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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for February 26, 2021

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ireland

22:13:04 ‘Grand, quiet fellows’: Community in shock following Cork farm murders

21:30:54 Stormont minister halts construction work on Brexit inspection posts at NI ports

20:57:43 Hotel quarantine: Health Minister adds new states to ‘high-risk’ list

20:26:42 NGOs concerned by rise in single people experiencing homelessness

18:36:27 Dr Ronan Glynn warns against play dates and school gate crowds in open letter

18:16:25 Gardaí investigating discovery of body at Limerick city apartment

18:10:54 Health staff working ‘night and day’ to get mass vaccination centres ready

18:01:57 Gardaí believe axe involved in murder of brothers on Cork farm

17:28:51 Deceased farmer's nephew not entitled to €1m Kerry Group shares, judge rules

17:27:40 Coronavirus: 29 further deaths include those aged 29 to 95 years old

16:41:26 Number of fined partygoers almost doubles as lockdown continues

16:38:25 Court orders work to stop on Sandymount Cycleway

16:29:22 Mediator in case of teen who sued over swine flu jab recommends €990,000 award

16:15:35 Tipperary 'monster' jailed for 16 years for raping six-month-old baby

15:40:22 Teen gets €9,000 after being wrongly accused of stealing Coca Cola can from Tesco

15:38:08 Half of parents report 'major negative impact' of school closures on older students

15:35:07 Variant identified in east of country connected to travel, Nphet member says

15:26:50 Man jailed for handgun 'terror' that left grandmother with bullet wound

14:59:56 Direct Provision: Minister refuses to rule out State apology amid human rights failures

14:17:59 Irish Hairdressers Federation appeals to people to avoid black market

13:26:06 HSE to begin focus on location-based reverse contact tracing

12:54:20 Third body found near where brothers were killed on Cork farm

12:51:43 Vaccine certificates not the key to unlocking international travel says WHO special envoy

12:07:37 Over 120 foreign diplomats avoid penalties for driving offences in Ireland since 2010

12:03:41 Recycled electrical waste jumped by 10% last year

11:52:57 Politicking and dispute cost lives during pandemic in North, says Stormont minister

11:50:02 Government plan to end Direct Provision welcomed, but urgent action needed

11:35:59 Mother and child rescued after going overboard from ferry

11:10:55 Roscommon great-grandmother (98) receives Covid vaccine from grandson

11:07:26 Two further incidents of US troops breaching restrictions at Shannon airport

10:43:53 Covid-19 causing health service to be 'recalibrated' says HSE chief

10:02:18 Direct Provision to be replaced by new not-for profit system by 2024

08:59:58 Dublin City Council faced with waiting six years to start on new housing projects

07:12:46 HSE chief says businesses who defy restrictions risk 'throwing away' progress against Covid-19

06:53:26 Another variant of Covid-19 identified in Ireland, according to Nphet

covid-vaccine

20:40:11 Single dose of Pfizer vaccine ‘can reduce asymptomatic infection by four-fold’

world

19:30:13 Former British prime minister Theresa May gets first Covid vaccine

19:26:13 Sewage ‘poo power’ may help heat more than 2,000 homes in England

18:38:55 US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing

17:53:21 Myanmar’s UN envoy applauded for speech opposing military coup

17:33:04 Man who inspired film should face Rwanda terror trial, judge rules

17:15:41 LA cat reunited with owner after going missing for 15 years

15:27:16 Nice residents banned from beaches as Covid cases soar

13:00:02 Eritrea soldiers killed ‘many hundreds’ in Axum massacre, Amnesty says

09:10:08 US house votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

08:13:48 Briton jailed for breaking Singapore quarantine order

07:58:11 US air strike targets Iranian-backed militia in Syria

07:30:18 Japan partly ends state of emergency

04:20:48 McConnell pledges support for Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

04:01:15 Facebook signs pay deals with three Australian news publishers

03:46:51 TikTok owner ByteDance to pay US privacy settlement

01:40:55 US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

00:05:15 Airbnb reports huge loss after pandemic hits travel

sport

18:08:37 Lewis Hamilton: I’ll fight for equality as long as I have air in my lungs

16:36:07 Six Nations: Where and when to watch this weekend's games

13:41:19 Ireland kick off World Cup campaign with match in Bordeaux

11:45:45 Andy Farrell demands teamwork and ‘clinical edge’ from struggling Ireland

10:43:45 Kieran Tierney says Arsenal proved their mettle with Europa League fightback

09:10:40 Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney offer £250,000 promotion bonus

07:50:14 Wijnaldum could leave for PSG and Liverpool target new centre-back

entertainment

18:06:06 Justin Bieber announces release of his upcoming album Justice

14:22:02 Press was destroying my mental health and forced UK exit, says Prince Harry

11:14:14 Eurovision 2021: Ireland reveals entry for this year's contest in Rotterdam

10:24:33 Tom Holland on Cherry transformation: ‘I got very sick’

07:44:25 Billie Eilish opens up about ex-boyfriend in Apple TV+ documentary

07:38:13 Mike Tyson comes out swinging against planned TV series on his life and career

07:32:04 Lawyer for Britney Spears’ father speaks out amid conservatorship row

07:20:09 Harry speaks about family life with Meghan during chat with James Corden

lifestyle

17:44:09 Drive the world's greatest roads - from your couch

11:41:56 How to look after your nails during lockdown

brexit

16:24:04 Arlene Foster ‘legitimising’ loyalist paramilitaries with meeting

business

16:22:13 Order lifted on Moldovan aircraft detained at Dublin airport

14:06:49 Volkswagen reports huge pre-tax profit despite Covid-19 disruption

11:31:48 FBD increases money set aside for lockdown insurance claims

10:42:06 Aer Lingus owner calls for Covid health passes after record €7.4bn loss

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