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 9 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 9 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 7 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 7 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 5 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 5 2020 - 11:29
Covid-19: Level 5 recommendation puts Government in ‘impossible position’Cabinet sources express serious reservations about adopting the recommendationMon Oct 5 2020 - 02:45
Vitamin D deficit link to Covid-19 severity ‘considerable’Much to gain by recommending supplementation for all, says expertMon Oct 5 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 4 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 4 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 3 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 25 2020 - 16:12