Updated: 14 Mar 2021, 21:21
IRELAND S Covid-19 vaccine rollout has suffered a new blow after the AstraZeneca jab was temporarily shelved due to reports of serious blood clotting .
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn announced that following discussions by the HPRA and National Immunisation Advisory Committee yesterday, the administration of the AstraZeneca jab in Ireland would be brought to a sudden halt.
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Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee Professor Karina Butler
The decision was made after four new reports of serious blood clotting in young adults following administration of the jab in Norway.
However, Dr Glynn said that it has not been concluded that there is any link between the AstraZeneca vaccine in these cases but that the NIAC made the recommendation as a precautionary principal .
Updated: 13 Mar 2021, 21:36
THE grieving family of a man shot dead by cops in his front garden have declared: “He will forever be in our hearts.”
Tragic George Nkencho, 27, was laid to rest today after being shot multiple times in a stand-off with gardai outside his family home in December.
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Mourners follow the coffin of George NkenchoCredit: PA:Press Association
The funeral at the Sacred Heart Church in Hartstown, Dublin, was limited to ten people in line with Covid-19 restrictions.
But a crowd of more than 100 friends and neighbours gathered outside, with some holding posters demanding “justice and truth” for their pal.
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Gardai probe if Derek ‘Bottler’ Devoy went on machine gun rampage after being denied €20k for botched Boylan hit
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14 Mar 2021, 8:30
GARDAI are probing if drug-crazed gangster Derek ‘Bottler’ Devoy went on a machine gun rampage after being denied a €20,000 payment for a botched hit on Lee Boylan.
The Irish Sun on Sunday today reveals how Devoy, 37, emerged as the prime suspect for the attempted murder of the gangland bagman.
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Cops attend to shooting victim Boylan after Mulhuddart attack
Boylan, 26, who still has bullets lodged in his body, had a miracle escape after he was blasted three times in the neck and shoulder as he sat in his van at Blakestown Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin, on March 6, 2019.