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16 further deaths and 543 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland as patients in ICU drop by two to 85
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Updated: 13 Mar 2021, 19:05
SIXTEEN further deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported today.
The Department of Health have also confirmed a further 543 cases.
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The vaccine rollout continues in IrelandCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Of the cases notified today, 235 are in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 39 in Donegal, 31 in Meath, 28 in Galway and the remaining 160 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
As of 8am today, 340 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 85 are being treated in intensive care.
There have been 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Bertie Ahern says poll on Irish unity should be held on 30th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
Owen Conlon
Updated: 13 Mar 2021, 18:35
FORMER Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said a poll on Irish unity should be held on the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
The ex-Fianna Fail leader, who helped negotiate the 1998 deal to end 30 years of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, said more use should be made of its institutions.
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Former Taoiseach Bertie AhernCredit: Garrett White - The Sun
The agreement established a series of institutions for political cooperation across Ireland. Ahern told Italian newspaper La Repubblica a united Ireland was achievable.