Anthony Staines

Explainer: Pros and cons of extending gap between vaccine doses

Minister for Health is awaiting a recommendation on whether to extend interval

Nphet to wait for EMA decision before updating advice on spreading out vaccine doses

No further deaths and 403 more Covid-19 cases reported in the State

Philip Boucher-Hayes trips over his own intellect

Radio: The erudite, thoughtful presenter is sometimes too keen to show off his learning

Fintan O’Toole: Somebody McSomebody is spreading Covid in Ireland

We have chosen not to properly track the virus. The result is endless lockdown

Covid-19: Is there a fourth wave coming? One day’s figures do not tell us much

Analysis: Pandemic severity best measured by death toll, and ICU and hospital figures

Chris Johns: Obsession with zero Covid not what the doctor ordered

Ad hominem attacks and credentialism are all the rage these days

We need a mindset shift to build an outdoors fun economy for summer

Bureaucracy must be flung out the window to facilitate hospitality and trading outdoors

Will it be safe to reopen schools? Here’s what the experts say

Public health authorities say a phased reopening of schools can occur safely

Call for quicker action on hotel quarantines amid concern over Brazil variant

Quarantine legislation was brought to Cabinet last week, but a range of issues are still being worked through

‘Cautious and conservative’ the mantra as Government plans reopening

Voices calling for zero-Covid get louder but strategy not seen by Government as viable

Ireland can achieve zero Covid without sealing country – campaign group

Scientists, academics launch campaign calling on Government to introduce strategy

Nphet records 48 further deaths and 1,254 confirmed Covid-19 cases

Zero-Covid strategy not a ‘false hope’, says public health specialist

Mandatory travel quarantine should be introduced by Ireland, experts urge

EU countries ‘moving to same conclusions’ on need to introduce measure

Proposal to close schools until end of January considered by Government

Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issue

Safer to meet ‘200 friends in a field’ than 20 indoors, says expert

‘If you are going to do mad stuff do it outside’, says DCU professor Anthony Staines

Coronavirus: Epidemiology has been a political football from the get-go

Ireland now appears to be in a lose-lose scenario compared with Sweden

Vast majority of parents worried about safety of schools

One-fifth of parents unlikely to avail of Covid-19 vaccine, CSO survey finds

Could local lockdowns work in Ireland?

As a small state with a highly mobile people, a local approach may undermine community spirit

Ireland needs to move to ‘zero-Covid’ policy to avoid catastrophe, scientists say

Health experts seek meeting with Oireachtas coronavirus group and call for new measures

Covid-19: Ireland likely faces ‘imminent second wave’ due to reopening, experts warn

Government should lock down local areas with high Covid-19 rates, group says

The Counter Ruck

The Counter Ruck

Sign up to the Irish Times weekly rugby digest for the view from the press box with Gerry Thornley

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

Common Ground

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