Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has hit back at Fianna Fáil leadership rival Jim O’Callaghan as war threatens to break out in the party over its disastrous by-election performance in Dublin Bay South. Meanwhile Belfast’s ‘culture’ divisions appear intractable as the annual Orange marches and ‘celebration’ of the Twelfth leave Catholic neighbours anxious about today. A garda source said detectives will sift through the information, separating the wheat from the chaff, before deciding on the next steps. Pharmacy waiting lists for vaccineYoung people registering with multiple pharmacies for their Covid-19 vaccines are expected to cause delays in the roll-out of jabs. Children face risk of long CovidAn infectious diseases expert has warned Ireland needs a plan for treating long Covid as the Delta variant rips through the country’s young people.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2021 06:56 UTC