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ST PATRICK’S DAY parades are set to return this year as the Government announced the vast majority of Covid restrictions are to be removed as of tomorrow morning.
Addressing the nation this evening. Micheál Martin said the 8pm closure of hospitality and capacity limits at indoor and outdoor events will be lifted from 6am tomorrow.
Nightclubs have been given the green light to reopen, rules around social distancing will come to an end and guidance on restricting household visits will also conclude.
The reopening also extends to St Patrick’s Day parades which have been cancelled for the last two years.
Culture Minister Catherine Martin confirmed the details this evening.
She told reporters: “Yes, I can confirm that there will be a parade on St Patrick’s Day after two years of an absence where we will have a physical parade.
“The department is funding over 2 million euro in the events for that day and there will also be strong online content as well.
“All of this is being worked on and has been worked on that – we’re doing contingency plans behind the scenes but we’re delighted now that the physical parade will take place and we’ll announce those details soon.”
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Note: I dont work or have any relationship to Kiva other than I use it. I am sure there are other equally clever and reputable services doing the same thing online.
What a great idea. Just put in $50.
@ Brian Henoll. Thats excellent. Well done.
This is the same nation that sent a space probe to Mars.
Sadly India embraces the caste system, which is inequality between classes. That gives you the uber rich and also the uber poor. That is why they can send things into space and have loads of weapons.
What these women are doing is good and it should be applauded.
India’s caste system has less bearing on ones’s economic position that you might think. Higher caste is not necessarily richer. You will find all castes have people from the different folio economic strata.
Billions spent on nukes and an army
What a kip…
Gorta is delighted to support projects like this which have a major impact on local communities. The SCAD project directly assists 3,500 women in the self-help groups. The ripple effect is that these women are aiding an astounding 60,000 more women in their community.
For full details read Dee Kingston’s daily blog here http://www.gorta.org/blog/gorta-making-difference-india
What India should do is send a probe to Mars and increase its nuclear arsenal – all at great expense! That should help its citizens out of abject poverty!
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