The Big 6 - Thursday 11th March

Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day

Nursing home visits are to resume from March 22nd. Health minister Stephen Donnelly says residents may be facilitated to receive two visits per week on general compassionate grounds. Meanwhile the European Commission has authorised the use of Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine across the EU. The single dose vaccine should begin arriving in Ireland next month, the Tánaiste has said.

Almost one in five 13-year-olds has some symptoms consistent with depression, new research has found. Young girls rather than boys were significantly more likely to suffer from these symptoms.

The principal of De La Salle college in Waterford has denied reports that the school has an outbreak of Covid-19. Speaking to WLR, Principal of De La Salle College Mick Walsh confirmed that the HSE notified the school of one confirmed case, and all necessary guidelines have been followed.

A Dungarvan based auctioneer says there’s been a big increase in UK “cash” buyers purchasing properties in Dungarvan – and many are buying after seeing houses online only. Denise Radley from Radleys Auctioneers told Damien Tiernan on Deise Today that remote working has seen a big trend in people moving out of cities.

30 year old Sam Bennett from Carrick on Suir has won todays fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race. Bennett already held the Green Jersey of most consistent finisher in the race and now has a good chance of keeping it to the end of the race.

The Dutch engineer credited with inventing the cassette tape, Lou Ottens, has died aged 94. As a product development manager at Philips he was also responsible for the development of the first CD.  He said of his time at Philips, “We were little boys who had fun playing. We didn’t feel like we were doing anything big. It was a kind of sport.”