Covid-19: No new restrictions on cards but public asked to ‘dial back’ socialising

No plans to reimpose restrictions as ‘vaccine wall is holding’, Tánaiste says

Covid’s fourth wave: if not new restrictions then what is plan B?

Nphet is banking on this latest wave being manageable, but the way ahead is uncertain

‘We missed out on our glory years’: Nightclubs reopen after 19 months

Going ‘out out’ finally becomes possibility for many young people as clubs reopen

All indicators pointing towards deteriorating Covid trajectory, says Deputy CMO

Continued doubt over next phase of reopening on October 22nd due to high case numbers

HSE plays down concerns about change to Covid-19 checks on children

Teachers fear parents will ‘drop their guard’ in wake of changes to close contact guidance

Experts divided on vaccinating children against Covid

Moral quandary raised over jabbing children for virus which, mostly, does not seriously affect them

Stephen Donnelly gives unconvincing National Maternity Hospital performance

Radio: Minister for Health is smooth on the Delta variant but rattled by the hospital saga

The science behind vaccines and how long to wait before being immune

‘Your immune response takes about two to three weeks to produce the antibodies’

Getting the measure of chemicals in the environment

Research Lives: Dr Jenny Lawler, head of the Membrane and Environmental Technologies Group and assistant professor at DCU school of biotechnology

Girls Hack Ireland: Event aims to get young women coding

Dublin City University hosts first ever all-girls hackathon

The hard Stem sell: trying to get girls to buy into science

We know the Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) have trouble attracting women, but why, with all of the efforts and role models now, are things getting worse?

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