The Top Four Things You Need To Know Now

The main stories making the headlines across Cork

The Music & Entertainment Association of Ireland is reporting that musicians and performers are furious because live entertainment has been closed for nearly 500 days.

Some musicians are questioning if they can afford to stay in the entertainment industry as the sector remains closed.

That's according to musician and owner of the Cork based band J90, Ed McCarthy.

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200,000 people are set to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 up to two months early, according to a government minister. 

It's due to the accelerated programme, which will allow 18 to 34 year olds get a Johnson and Johnson jab in a pharmacy from Monday. 

The HSE says there's been a 'phenomenal response' since the announcement was made yesterday. 

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Peace in the North will be damaged if changes aren't made to the Northern Ireland protocol, that's according to Brandon Lewis and David Frost. 

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State and the UK's Brexit minister have written a joint article in the Irish Times.

They say this week's extension on the chilled meats grace period is welcome, but it addresses only a small part of the underlying problem.

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Authorities in Florida say two more bodies have been found in the rubble of a partially collapsed block of apartments.

20 people are now confirmed dead while 128 remain unaccounted for. 

US President Joe Biden has visited the families of those affected by last week's collapse.

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