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Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Facebook illegal ads
1. In our main story today, Stephen McDermott reports that a government TD has called on Facebook to stop hosting ads for college ‘essay mills’ after promoted posts for the illegal service recently appeared on the firm’s platforms.
A search of Facebook’s ad library by The Journal earlier this week found eight active advertisements for bespoke essay-writing services for college students, which targeted Irish users on Facebook, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger.
The ads, posted on different dates in October and November by three different companies, offer students to have their essays and dissertations written or other course work completed, including research proposals, statistical analyses and presentations.
Work from home
2. Government advice that everyone should work from home “unless it is absolutely necessary” that they attend the workplace in person comes into effect from today.
The guidance was outlined by Taoiseach Micheál Martin during an address to the nation on Tuesday during which he said the phased return to workplaces was being “paused”.
Healthcare workers and Covid
3. Sticking with Covid-19 news, unions have said healthcare workers must not be exempt from the new requirement for people to restrict their movements for five days if a member of their household has coronavirus.
It follows comments from HSE CEO Paul Reid yesterday afternoon that the health service...
Read Full Story: https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-55-5606084-Nov2021/
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