Fears are rising over a Delta surge engulfing Ireland as the country opens up its borders to foreign travel today. More than 3,700 cases have been reported here over the past three days, and it has been warned that travel, particularly from the UK, could see a further surge in case. Slaughtered ex-racehorsesMost of the 4,000 racehorses slaughtered in abbatoirs since 2019 were trained in Ireland, a BBC investigation has found. Tax package for remote workTánaiste and Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar is set to push for a budget package to encourage long-term remote working. Insurers ‘tolerate fraud’ as they pass cost to customersInsurance companies are prepared to tolerate it as they can pass on the cost to policyholders, the Alliance for Insurance Reform claimed.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2021 06:22 UTC