Covid variants have been renamed by the World Health Organisation, which says naming them after the location where they are discovered can be stigmatising and discriminatory.
They've chosen Greek letters, and are asking governments and the media to use the new names.
The so-called Kent version has been called Alpha, while the Indian variant will now be known as Delta.
East Coast FM's Jack Massey Among Ten Selected for the Learning Waves Journalism Graduate Programme
East Coast FM's Jack Massey Among Ten Selected for the Learning Waves Journalism Graduate Programme
New Water Mains In The Pipeline For Delgany
Works will begin on Church Road next week for "A water supply people can count on".
Wicklow Secondary School Demand Largely stable, says Department
Some areas will see modest growth while Arklow and Tullow face a decline.
€8.65Bn Budget Package To Include Higher Tax Band, €10 Welfare Rise & €1,000 Cut In Childcare
Budget 2027 - Wicklow TD Simon Harris delivers his Budget in the Dáil from 1pm, with workers, families and rural households all in line for support.
Online School Application System Open To More Wicklow Families
Kilcoole's Coláiste Chraobh Abhann joins three Greystones schools in the expanded Apply to School scheme.
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