Covid-19: Backlog forces HSE to skip calls to thousands of close contactsGovernment fears health officials will seek another lockdown after ChristmasTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Thirteen further deaths and 1,269 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the RepublicMeath is county with highest number of new coronavirus cases on Tuesday at 221Tue Oct 20 2020 - 18:47
Coronavirus: Cases in State pass 50,000 as 1,031 new cases reportedHSE introduces new swab testing kit which it says may improve turnaround timesMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:23
Doctors’ letter calls for new strategy to ‘co-exist’ with Covid-19Former FF minister among doctors who say Ireland is ‘lurching from crisis to crisis’Mon Oct 19 2020 - 14:07
‘Stick your vaccine up your arse’ – the Covid-19 vaccine, the science and the scepticsCovid-19 vaccine trials are advancing fast – but anti-vaccine sentiment is growing tooSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Health officials say coronavirus ‘out of control’ and warn of 2,500 cases a day by end of monthVaradkar says public will demand exit strategy if Level 5 imposedFri Oct 16 2020 - 12:30
Coronavirus: Situation 'rapidly deteriorating' as 1,205 new cases and three further deaths reportedIf current trends continue there could be 1,800-2,500 daily cases by October 31st, says NphetThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:35
Some Covid-19 infections could be missed by inefficient swabbingInaccurate swab collection could increase false negative rates, say authors of Beaumont studyWed Oct 14 2020 - 13:46
Coronavirus: 811 more cases as Cavan emerges as new hotspotTen further deaths on island of Ireland as Northern Executive discusses tighter restrictionsTue Oct 13 2020 - 18:45
Coronavirus: Tighter restrictions mulled for Dublin as cases riseAnnouncement on moving Border counties up to Level 4 expected by ThursdayTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:03
Covid-19: Holohan warns against parties and playdates after 825 new cases‘We can’t have children and families moving from house to house’ at HalloweenMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:53
Covid left doctor (23) in ICU ‘wondering would I die’Dr Owen O’Flynn, from Kerry, says he is still feeling the effects of the infection months laterMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:07
Border counties could move to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions if NI CMO’s lockdown advice followedNphet contacts Government after figures for infections in Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal cause particular concernMon Oct 12 2020 - 12:48
Covid-19: Five more die and 617 new cases reported as coronavirus resurgence continuesCovid-19: HSE chief says a record number of over 19,500 tests done on ThursdaySat Oct 10 2020 - 09:04
Coronavirus: New fines for not wearing face masks and non-essential journeys by end of the monthExtending mid-term breaks discussed by sources now talking idea downSat Oct 10 2020 - 09:02
Fixation on daily tally of Covid cases distracts from what must be doneIt is encouraging that deaths remain low, but little progress has been made on key issuesFri Oct 09 2020 - 19:11
Covid-19 hotspots revealed: Parts of Donegal, Longford and Monaghan worst for virusTotal of 506 new cases reported in Republic and one deathFri Oct 09 2020 - 08:08
Over 1,000 HSE staff off work for Covid-19 related reasonsFour hundred staff off due to testing positive or as close contact in August – HSE chiefThu Oct 08 2020 - 15:33
GP to close practice after threat of suspension over anti-mask viewsMedical Council concerned about ‘public statement which would tend to undermine regulations’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 15:33
Almost 400 Covid-19 outbreaks in homes last week, seven in nursing homes183 schools subject of mass testing in September, says HPSCThu Oct 08 2020 - 11:56
Coronavirus: Two-thirds of public want tougher restrictionsSurvey shows levels of anger are at their highest in the pandemic, while fear is also increasingWed Oct 07 2020 - 10:13
What we can do to bend the curve of Covid-19 infections?Better and faster testing and tracing is vital, but what about the role of alcohol in this crisis?Wed Oct 07 2020 - 01:55
Covid-19: Varadkar tells TDs of possible lockdown ‘on horizon’432 more cases confirmed as Holohan calls for renewed public effortTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:08
Hard times ahead unless Covid-19 policy is seriously revampedMonths lost to complacency but faster testing and reopening with strict controls neededTue Oct 06 2020 - 15:40
Lifestyle changes could prevent almost a third of cancers in Ireland - reportSmoking, overweight and obesity, and infections were top three modifiable risk factorsTue Oct 06 2020 - 02:43
Covid-19: Society split on remedy as Holohan returns to helmCapacity and ICU beds crucial as pandemic decision-making clearly in need of reformTue Oct 06 2020 - 02:27
Coronavirus: 518 more cases as Holohan warns of ‘significant’ reverse‘It is vital we do everything in our power now to arrest the current trajectory,’ says CMOMon Oct 05 2020 - 18:10
NPHET reaches for the sledgehammer as Irish Covid-19 fight hits impasseAnalysis: Officials need to explain what second lockdown would change if public accept more heavy restrictionsMon Oct 05 2020 - 11:29
Covid-19: Level 5 recommendation puts Government in ‘impossible position’Cabinet sources express serious reservations about adopting the recommendationMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:45
Vitamin D deficit link to Covid-19 severity ‘considerable’Much to gain by recommending supplementation for all, says expertMon Oct 05 2020 - 01:42
Covid-19: NPHET recommends State moves to Level 5 restrictions for four weeksGovernment taken by surprise as such a move would have serious implicationsSun Oct 04 2020 - 21:42
Monaghan now has higher incidence of Covid-19 than DublinCounty still with Level 2 restrictions as it has 189 cases per 100,000 to Dublin’s 172.8Sun Oct 04 2020 - 15:08
Budget deficit smaller than feared despite huge Covid-19 spendState more than €9bn in the red as North reports highest-ever daily infectionsSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:01
Some mothers highlight post-birth maternity care as needing improvementVast majority of women report a positive experience in hospitals, according to surveyThu Oct 01 2020 - 18:59
Covid-19 infections from funeral led to a third of one restaurant’s staff self-isolating‘Proximity and congregation and alcohol’ key factors in infection sources, says Dr Una FallonThu Oct 01 2020 - 17:40
How one couple’s weekend away resulted in 30 Covid-19 casesNPHET outlines examples of how recent clusters of the virus spread and developedThu Oct 01 2020 - 11:18
Covid-19: College students on a break and middle-aged people in rural pub linked to large clustersPeople urged to drastically cut contacts as socialising fuels outbreaksThu Oct 01 2020 - 07:26
Covid-19: Impact will last for years, says US hospital group chiefHis advice to Ireland? ‘You need continuing education on masks so people use right kind’Thu Oct 01 2020 - 01:49
Slow Covid test results prompt home help providers to contact traceHomecare body claims it can be three days before clients are told if a carer tests positiveThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:30
Coronavirus: 429 new cases as vigilance urged amid rises across the countryPublic health officials await pattern for Dublin after relatively high numbers in recent daysWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:06
CPE superbug being detected at record levels, says HSETen hospitals currently have CPE outbreaks; superbug said to pose ‘existential threat’ to health serviceWed Sept 30 2020 - 07:45
Covid-19: One death and 363 further cases confirmed in StateOfficial figures show 391 outbreaks reported in family homes in week to September 19thTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:32
Prepare for six to nine months of Covid-19 restraints, warn health officialsNo return to ‘normal’ after surge in cases handled, says acting chief medical officerTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Women who go private to give birth more likely to have CaesareanStudy suggests women going private are ‘risk-averse’ and want continuity of careTue Sept 29 2020 - 00:31
Covid-19: Seventy cases in Cork traced to local pubs and restaurants in recent weeksFurther 390 cases reported as Taoiseach warns next two weeks criticalMon Sept 28 2020 - 18:59
Modest improvement in trends despite rise in Covid casesFewer than one in five of those diagnosed with Covid-19 will end up in hospitalMon Sept 28 2020 - 18:45
Coronavirus cases rise in most counties but rate of increase is slowingDoctors fear significant impact of Covid-19 on healthcare system this winter as cases riseMon Sept 28 2020 - 13:39
Fears grow over restrictions in cities as Donegal and all colleges enter Level 3Concern over rise in cases ‘within the community’ in Cork, Limerick, Galway, WaterfordFri Sept 25 2020 - 22:39
Coronavirus: 326 more cases reported with 152 in Dublin, 22 in DonegalOther areas may move to Level 3 but ‘nothing inevitable about it’, says Dr Ronan GlynnFri Sept 25 2020 - 19:22
More than 50 patients contracted Covid-19 while hospitalised in two monthsOne-third of those patients subsequently died, according to a new studyFri Sept 25 2020 - 16:12
