Hope on the horizon
by Róisín McKane

As of midnight on November 8, travellers from 'orange' countries no longer have to restrict their movements on arrival into Ireland, as long as they present evidence of a negative PCR test result. The Indo has this handy guide explaining what it means. Meanwhile, an Irish genetic science company hopes to provide pre-travel Covid-19 screening after boosting its capacity to handle 1,000 virus tests a day and provide results in six hours.

 

In aviation, The Examiner reports that Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG has said that it has no current interest in receiving any government bailout or state aid, despite a potential future need to boost its finances due to the continued impact of Covid-19 on the  industry.

 

Fórsa is planning to provide face masks directly to its members working in schools where local management has failed to provide them. Read more on that here.

 

The fallout from #Golfgate rumbles on as it has been revealed that Chief Justice Frank Clarke has told Supreme Court Judge Seamus Woulfe it was his personal opinion that he should resign over the controversy relating to his attendance at a golf dinner in Clifden in August.

 

Elsewhere, the Dáil will this evening debate and vote on a Sinn Féin no confidence motion in Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Read more on that here.

 

The Times reports that there was a sharp increase in the number of women and children seeking support from domestic violence services during the first six months of the pandemic. New figures show an average of almost 2,000 women and 411 children were in receipt of some kind of support from domestic violence services each month since last March.

 

A support group representing women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy has privately called on the Government to “do better” in addressing growing concerns about the establishment of a new tribunal.

 

The Irish Wheelchair Association has said that more than seven out of 10 people with physical disabilities in Ireland have little or no access to public spaces and amenities, while two-thirds continue to report difficulties in accessing public buildings.

 

And finally, the first hydrogen-powered bus to be used in public transport in Ireland is taking to the streets of Dublin over the coming weeks, before a more extensive rollout of hydrogen buses begins next year. 

 

Fleetwood Mac bring us our zen this morning. Their album 'Tusk' is 41 years old this week. Here's it's title track to start your morning. Have a good day folks. 

 

 

 

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