Coronavirus: Churches call for St Patrick’s Day to be ‘National Day of Prayer’ in response to COVID-19

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17 Mar, 2020 Coronavirus: Churches call for St Patrick's Day to be 'National Day of Prayer' in response to COVID-19 A group calling itself 'Irish Churches Together' (ICT) has issued a call for a National Day of Prayer in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Latest News Unusually contrite Arlene Foster says sorry for her RHI 'errors' Arlene Foster has apologised for "errors" and "mistakes" which she made in the setting up of the deeply flawed RHI scheme and admitted that she had damaged public trust in politics. Coronavirus will close Northern Ireland's schools: Arlene Foster Northern Ireland's schools will close as a result of coronavirus, the First Minister has said. Is equity release right for me? With equity release featuring more and more in the media over recent years, you may not really be sure what it is, if it's right for you and where to turn for advice? Promoted by Age Partnership With this ongoing health crisis it is no time for irresponsible comments from Sinn Fein Sinn Fein's conduct since Friday with regard to the coronavirus has been disgraceful. Alex Kane: Outside influence needed to reform our civil service In a number of pieces for the News Letter in the last year or so – as the RHI saga unfolded and the scale of the flaws within the civil service handling of it became apparent – I raised the question of whether the faults and practices were confined to a rogue department or whether they were common practice across every department. So I was fascinated by a number of the comments in Sir Patrick Coghlin's summary. Sport Update Coronavirus NI: North West 200 in May is OFF The 2020 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 will not go ahead in May due to concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. Isle of Man TT CANCELLED due to coronavirus pandemic The 2020 Isle of Man TT has been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus NI: Tandragee 100 postponed indefinitely The 60th anniversary meeting of the Tandragee 100 in May has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. And finally... Co Down gun attack 'attempted murder' Those responsible for gun attack on a man in Co Down on Sunday night must be "taken off the streets" without delay, an Alliance MLA has said. See all the day's news here

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