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Above – Bob in The Times

Police issue 100 warnings to people breaking coronavirus restrictions
The PSNI have said they will set up more roadblocks from today, particularly at beauty spots and roads to seaside resorts

Care home deaths not included in daily Covid-19 figure
Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill said: “The number of deaths recorded probably doesn’t reflect all the people who have died with Covid-19”

Northern Ireland economy ‘could take a generation to recover’
Ulster University economists claim the north’s economy is set to shrink by as much as 10 per cent this year as 250,000 workers are signed on to the government’s job retention scheme

Coronavirus in NI: Churches reach Easter flocks online amid pandemic
BBC News
Coronavirus in NI: Churches reach Easter flocks online amid pandemic … places of worship across Northern Ireland have sought new ways to reach their faithful … “I never imagined my job would be like this,” he told BBC News NI.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-52235196/coronavirus-in-ni-churches-reach-easter-flocks-online-amid-pandemic ]

Clap for Carers: Harland and Wolff horn sounds out for first time in two decades to show support for …
Belfast Telegraph
Across Northern Ireland church bells rang, car horns honked and families came to their front doors to clap, cheer, and make a joyful noise last night in …
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/clap-for-carers-harland-and-wolff-horn-sounds-for-first-time-in-decades-to-show-support-for-nhs-staff-39117508.html ]

Mourners at funeral of Francie McNally ‘blatantly ignored’ virus advice
The Irish News
He told the PA news agency: “Church guidelines and the law of the land were observed and upheld. “I had no prior knowledge or involvement with …
Archbishop Eamon Martin has insisted the PSNI should not be called in to police funerals after a republican colour party accompanying a hearse sparked outrage for flouting coronavirus restrictions
[[] https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/04/09/news/mourners-at-funeral-of-francie-mcnally-blatantly-ignored-virus-advice-1897356/ ]

Ian Knox in The Irish News

Catholic Police Officers Guild for PSNI gets go ahead
Superintendent Gerry Murray, who is originally from Ardoyne in north Belfast, said his plans for a guild had been approved by Catholic primate Archbishop Eamon Martin

Judge Peter Cory has died aged 94
The Canadian judge investigated a series of controversial killings during the Troubles including the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane by the UDA

Plea for Ireland’s priests to get Covid-19 payments
The Tablet
No church collections are currently taking place with churches closed for Masses and so no income is coming in to the first collection which funds the
[[] https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/12741/plea-for-ireland-s-priests-to-get-covid-19-payments ]

Tributes paid following death of ‘oldest serving’ priest
Irish Post
A super fan of the Tipperary hurling team, Fr Tim also attended the most consecutive All-Ireland Football Finals of any GAA fan, having attended every …
[[] https://www.irishpost.com/news/tributes-paid-following-death-longest-serving-priest-183294 ]