Sharp fall in antibiotic use as prescriptions dip 20% in 2020

Decline is ‘good news story’ from pandemic as antimicrobial resistance remains a threat

Survey finds 55% of Irish people would take Covid vaccine

Drop in numbers of close contacts noted as 1,025 confirmed new cases in State reported

Top Irish authors contribute to new book to help adult literacy

Publication in plain English marks 40 years of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

Flu vaccine delay should be resolved by end of October - IMO

Ordering process for children’s nasal spray vaccine to start at beginning of next month

ASTI: Teachers facing ‘life or death’ risk due to Covid-19 vulnerability

Returning to work as schools reopen a threat to health of many staff, union warns

Experts examine less invasive Covid-19 testing for children

Groups looking into different approach to fevers and swabs to stop people avoiding tests

Midlands lockdown: Movement restrictions in place for residents of Kildare, Laois and Offaly

Garda checkpoints to enforce new travel limits, cafes and pubs to close for two weeks

Gavan Reilly’s solid Newstalk show is just not infectious enough

Radio review: The Sunday morning programme needs more zip to compete with rivals

HSE asks 5,000 people to take part in Covid-19 antibody study

Initial results expected in late August to measure prevalence of virus in population

Inside a Covid-19 community assessment hub

‘We will probably get more cases as restrictions lift’, clinical co-ordinator says

GPs urge people with Covid-19 symptoms to self-isolate at home

Irish College of General Practitioners said vulnerable family members could be at risk

Patients who regularly see doctors are not doing so for fear of Covid-19

‘There will be difficult choices, difficult decisions and huge ethical issues for doctors and society’

Q&A Covid-19 testing: How many tests have we done?

What happened to the goal of 15,000 tests a day and other testing questions

From eating healthily to staying warm, how to treat Covid-19 in the home

Most people with coronavirus will have mild symptoms that can be treated at home

Coronavirus: Are playdates right or wrong during Covid-19?

Depends who you ask. If you have children to play, there are certain rules you should follow

Coronavirus: patients asked to visit GP surgery only if they have an appointment

One Cork medical practice moves to mostly phone consultations to reduce virus risk

Nearly 200 artists sign letter urging action on sexual harassment, bullying in the arts

Open letter to Arts Council and Government says movement ‘will not be silenced’

Second-generation Irish: ‘We were outsiders among the English – and the Irish too’

Ian Duhig’s parents emigrated to England in the 1950s in search of a better life. In this essay, he looks at growing up under the influence of Ireland and never feeling quite at home

Colm Mac Con Iomaire: The River Holds Its Breath review – One beauty on top of another

Third album from The Frames’ man fuses traditional sources and contemporary music with ease

Keepers of the Flame: An education in revolutionary Ireland

With tricky commemorations ahead, Nuala O’Connor’s documentary is nicely measured

Calendar of events

A guide to historical happenings around the country this year

‘I remember at 11 or 12 having to beg people to come into the church’

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

Writers on Jane Austen: ‘Who can think about men and keep a straight face?’

Today marks 200 years since the death of Jane Austen. Here seven writers discuss her extraordinary impact

Will a new contract with GPs ease hospital overcrowding?

Government, HSE and Irish Medical Organisation to begin talks within next fortnight

Seven Irish writers on longlist for world’s richest literary prize

John Banville, Kevin Barry, Sara Baume, Anne Enright, Louise O’Neill, Nuala O’Connor and Edna O’Brien on 147-strong longlist

Revealing Emily Dickinson through her feisty Irish maid

Nuala O’Connor has found a novel way into the life of the reclusive poet

Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor: Domesticity and Dickinson’s dark side

Review: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne admires a compelling novel about the friendship of poet Emily Dickinson and her Irish maid

We know there’s no cure for colds. But let’s try anyway

Peter Mc Guire explores the science behind some folk cures and remedies for colds and flu, and the misconceptions about how the illnesses can be caught and cured

The Closet of Savage Mementos, by Nuala Ní Chonchúir

This month’s Irish Times Book Club choice is a moving, beautifully written portrait of love, grief and motherhood

Ireland facing ‘silent epidemic’ of superbugs, doctors told

Antibiotic use in Irish nursing homes is twice as high as any other country in Europe

Maid in America: an author’s tale

Writer Nuala Ní Chonchúir has struck a substantial deal in the US and Canada for her third novel about poet Emily Dickinson’s Irish maid. She tells The Irish Times about writing, motherhood and rural Ireland

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands