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Air Canada Proposes Science-Based Approach to Easing Quarantine Act Restrictions
Air Canada’s Chief Medical Officer today issued a letter urging the Canadian government to consider a science-based approach to easing the Quarantine Act restrictions, which have been essentially unchanged since March, to strike a better balance for travellers and for the Canadian economy without adversely impacting public health. Air Canada is not proposing relaxing the U.S. border…
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10 GOOD NEWS STORIES FROM SCOTLAND’S BUSINESSES
In the mood to read heart-warming and inspirational news stories? We’ve cherry picked some of our favourites on Scottish businesses who are out in force supporting a variety of local businesses, industries, and communities. Feel uplifted with our pick of the latest good news stories from across Scotland. ORKNEY: ORTAK BECOMES A GREENGROCER Renowned for…
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CIE Tours appoints Jennifer Bond business development manager of Western Canada
– CIE Tours, the premier tour operator for vacations throughout Ireland and Britain, welcomes Jennifer Bond as the business development manager for Western Canada, overseeing British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories and Nunavut. A seasoned professional with more than twenty years of experience in industry sales, business development, and training in…
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New Irish-Canada strategy will see new Ireland consulate in Toronto
Ireland will be opening a new consulate in Toronto as part of a wider strategy to bring the two countries closer together by 2025. During remarks to Ottawa’s Irish community on Thursday, March 21, the first full day of spring, Ireland’s ambassador to Canada, Jim Kelly, welcomed his guests to his Rockcliffe Park residence. He…
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When Hockey meets Canadian Whisky:
Corby Spirit and Wine launches limited edition Alumni Whisky Series Corby Spirit and Wine Limited is pleased to announce a new limited edition Canadian whisky honouring some of the nation’s most treasured professional hockey players. J.P. Wiser’s partnered with the NHL Alumni Association (“NHLAA”) to celebrate the past in both hockey and whisky tradition by…
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‘Report confirms massive economic windfall from reunification’ – O’Neill
The reunification of Ireland would lead to a massive economic windfall for the whole island while Brexit will have disastrous consequences, a major new international research study has concluded. The report, ‘The Cost of Non Unification – Brexit and the Reunification of Ireland’ was conducted by a team of political science and economics researchers led…
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Is it time for Ireland to leave the European Union?
For Ray Bassett, Ireland’s former ambassador to Canada, the answer is yes. During an email exchange with Celtic Canada magazine from his Dublin home this past October, after attending a conference in Belfast, the diplomat, who helped negotiate the historic Good Friday Agreement (GFA) of 1998, wrote that “I honestly believed the Irish government policy…
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Higgins appears headed for first-ballot re-election as Ireland’s President
President Michael D. Higgins appears set to return to the Aras for another seven-year term. The incumbent captured 58.1 per cent of the vote in the RTE News exit poll released Friday on The Late, Late Show. These numbers are in line with other exit polls from the Irish Independent and Irish Times. If these…
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Ireland ranks 4th destination in the world
Ireland has been ranked the fourth best destination in the world for ‘travel experiences’ by TripAdvisor. Tourism Ireland welcomes news of Ireland ranked fourth in the world for ‘travel experiences’ – according to TripAdvisor ratings Ireland has been ranked the fourth best destination in the world for ‘travel experiences’ by TripAdvisor. The popular travel site…
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Tourism Ireland welcomes growth of +6.7% in overseas visitors for January-June 2018
Tourism Ireland welcomes growth of +6.7% in overseas visitors for January-June 2018 Commenting on figures published today by the CSO for overseas arrivals for January to June 2018, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “Today’s figures from the CSO confirm that overseas visitor numbers increased by +6.7% during the January-June period, 307,000 additional overseas…