A GoFundMe campaign to help repatriate the body of Bruna Fonseca to her native Brazil has raised over €45,000 since yesterday afternoon.
The family of the 28 year old were aiming to raise €30,000 to bring her body back to her home in Formiga.
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The Health Minister admits overcrowding in Irish hospitals will get worse before it gets better.
It comes after the The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation counted its highest ever number of people waiting on trolleys or seats yesterday.
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Officials meet in Brussels today to sign off on coordinated measures to deal with an upsurge in Covid 19 cases.
Its likely to include increased domestic surveillance across the bloc along with wastewater monitoring and pre-departure testing for those arriving in Europe from China.
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A former FBI agent, who's accused of killing an Irishman in the US, is seeking to have the court proceedings moved.
Attorneys for Thomas Martens, who is going to trial for a second time over the 2015 death of Limerick businessman, Jason Corbett, claim he can't get a fair trial.
Martens, and his daughter, Molly, are both facing a charge of second-degree murder.
