Almost 400 entitled to cervical cancer case review, report author saysScreening service faces ‘huge risk’ due to escalating number of legal claimsMon Nov 9 2020 - 02:50
Coronavirus: 542 new cases and two further deaths reported by NphetGovernment yet to decide on Covid-19 health advice for ChristmasSun Nov 8 2020 - 15:10
Three mental health centres forced to close following Covid outbreaksVulnerable people who urgently require admission to a mental health centre may be at riskSat Nov 7 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: ICU admissions and deaths down to a fraction of first waveCSO data show 93% of those who have died with Covid-19 had underlying conditionSat Nov 7 2020 - 01:00
Eight more deaths and 499 new Covid-19 cases reported‘We want Christmas to be safe, but we also want January and February to be safe,’ says Dr Colm HenryFri Nov 6 2020 - 17:59
HSE says visors may be an alternative to masks in some circumstancesNphet has said visors offer inappropriate protection against Covid-19 for majority of peopleFri Nov 6 2020 - 12:51
Covid-19: Holohan praises ‘dramatic reduction’ in cases among the youngRisk of a coronavirus patient dying in ICU in the Republic is less than half of that in the UKThu Nov 5 2020 - 18:33
Concern as emergency department attendance falls sharply in Level 5Ireland is one of only two countries in Europe with a declining incidence of Covid-19, HSE saysThu Nov 5 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: Aim is to move from Level 5 to ‘minimum additional restrictions’Minister says removing restrictions only achievable if ‘we all follow the basics’Thu Nov 5 2020 - 02:44
HSE capacity to process Covid tests reaches 140,000 weekly - DonnellyEight more deaths and 444 cases of coronavirus reported; R number now 0.7 to 0.9Wed Nov 4 2020 - 20:29
Covid-19 figures bring good news, but we remain off targetReproduction number for disease has fallen but not to the level hoped for by officialsWed Nov 4 2020 - 18:50
Nineteen residents and staff in Co Kerry nursing home test positive for Covid-19Manager of home among those diagnosed with coronavirus, Minister tells committeeWed Nov 4 2020 - 17:56
Health watchdog recommends no change to coronavirus 14-day self-restriction periodReducing 2-week restricted movement period presents increased risk of transmission, Hiqa warnsWed Nov 4 2020 - 10:23
Covid advisory groups shut as work 'realigned' into departmentsDepartment of Health confirms 10 expert groups were stood down over the summerWed Nov 4 2020 - 04:21
Dublin proving difficult nut to crack in reducing Covid-19 numbersHighest case rates appear to be in newer suburbsTue Nov 3 2020 - 19:15
Covid-19: Holohan notes ‘downward trend’ as 322 cases and five deaths reportedPositivity rate for tests falls to 4.8 per cent having reached 7.3 per cent on October 20thTue Nov 3 2020 - 19:02
Covid-19 cases ‘stubbornly’ high in Dublin as hopes of early easing of restrictions fadeTwo more deaths and 767 further infections confirmed in the StateTue Nov 3 2020 - 08:57
Ireland has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world – reportOnly two out of three women initiate breastfeeding before leaving hospitalTue Oct 27 2020 - 04:01
Hundreds of health staff unavailable every week due to coronavirusThree more deaths and a further 939 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported by NphetTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:26
Europe needs ‘serious acceleration’ in fight against Covid-19, warns WHOAvoid stringent lockdowns by quarantining when required, advises Dr Mike RyanTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:16
Air pollution attributed to at least 150 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland – studyResearchers say air pollution may lead to ‘fatal health outcomes’ of the virus infectionTue Oct 27 2020 - 00:05
Covid-19: Further 939 cases and three deaths reported in StateDepartment of Health says 115,138 tests for coronavirus completed over the last weekMon Oct 26 2020 - 18:27
Almost 20% of staff at Dublin hospital have antibody evidence of Covid-19 infectionJust 12% of participants in Tallaght study had been diagnosed with coronavirus diseaseMon Oct 26 2020 - 13:23
Contact tracing: A lot of people on the Border are not being traced, says GPCovid-19 spreading due to lack of collaboration between North and Republic, say doctorsMon Oct 26 2020 - 03:10
Survey finds 55% of Irish people would take Covid vaccineDrop in numbers of close contacts noted as 1,025 confirmed new cases in State reportedMon Oct 26 2020 - 01:44
Covid-19: Public urged to ‘stay at home’ as 1,025 further cases confirmed in StateTánaiste Leo Varadkar says range of key indicators on spread of disease starting to ‘level off’ but it is ‘early days’Sun Oct 25 2020 - 18:25
Transmission of Covid-19 on flight into Ireland linked to 59 infectionsStudy authors say outbreak shows potential for spread of disease during air travelSun Oct 25 2020 - 12:40
HSE says it did not abandon nursing home overrun by Covid-19 outbreakOfficials insist rosters at facility are covered despite claims home had been abandonedFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Covid-19: Despite fears, nursing homes now better able to halt outbreaksInfection in Ballinasloe facility comes at time of greater expertise, faster testing and PPEThu Oct 22 2020 - 21:59
‘Rapidly accelerating volume of calls’ and lack of staff led to weekend collapse of Covid-19 tracingHead of the HSE said keeping Taoiseach and ministers informed ‘didn’t work as it should’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 18:01
Galway nursing home sees 26 out of 28 residents test positive for Covid-19One nurse and one carer working 13-hour shifts looking after 24 residents, says directorThu Oct 22 2020 - 17:26
Contact tracing must improve if third Covid-19 wave is to be avoidedSystem cannot be expected to handle current surge but Ireland is yet to get process rightThu Oct 22 2020 - 02:08
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
Covid-19: Rapid tests have ‘reduced diagnostic accuracy’Hiqa says cheaper tests should be considered but none could be recommended as yetWed Oct 21 2020 - 10:40
Covid-19: Six weeks of lockdown hardship offers little by way of end rewardEscalation to Level 5 only leads to pre-festive fork in road with more restrictions inevitableWed Oct 21 2020 - 01:00
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