In the future, you could live in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin
The St James Gate brewery in the Irish capital will be transformed into an urban district
Sporting events will go ahead without an audience, as the country experiences the fourth highest growth rate in new cases in Europe
The Irish government announced last night a series of new restrictions aimed at avoiding, in the words of Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, “a full, national lockdown” after a spike in Covid-19 cases. The measures have taken immediate effect and will stay in place until 13 September, at the earliest. A work on a new roadmap is underway and its publication is expected in a few weeks time.
Speaking at a press briefing following a Cabinet meeting, Donnelly said that a further 190 cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours. With one more death reported, the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland now stands at 1 775.
"Looking at the facts and listening to the medical experts, we are at a tipping point. Ireland's rate of growth in new cases over the last two weeks is the fourth highest in Europe. In the last two months, we have gone from a low of 61 cases in one particular week to 533 cases last week," the Minister told RTÉ.
He added that if the government had dragged its feet, the situation in "two weeks or two months time would be much worse", eventually prompting a second full, nation-wide lockdown.
Here are the new measures and recommendations at a glance:
Local lockdowns in counties Kildare, Offaly and Laois will be considered tomorrow.
The country may run out of this common frozen product before the end of the summer
Some of these feature entire tanks – objects that have become too unsavoury to honour in light of the current circumstances
An annual ranking shows a wealth of crises threatening local financial stability
An annual ranking shows a wealth of crises threatening local financial stability
The data will be anonymous and will help the city plan traffic conditions more efficiently
According to Eurostat data, countries that spend less than the EU average, have grown their budgets the most in the last 10 years
The country may run out of this common frozen product before the end of the summer
The bags will help protect young trees’ roots from the urban drought
The towns in the UNESCO-protected national park cannot deal on their own with the trash generated by the throngs of visitors
The towns in the UNESCO-protected national park cannot deal on their own with the trash generated by the throngs of visitors
A local pastor explained that the throat and the soul are linked, so a little wine could open the door to religion for some
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These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
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