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Concern over Covid-19 variants prompts call for recent arrivals from Brazil to seek a test
- Politics
- January 17, 2021, 18:48
Some 1,500 recent arrivals from Brazil in the past two weeks have been asked to contact a GP, get a coronavirus test and restrict their movements by t(...)

Covid surge: Pausing student nurse training ‘the right thing to do’
- Health
- January 17, 2021, 15:10
Suspending hospital training for student nurses to free up nursing tutors for frontline work “is the right thing to do”, given the pressures facing th(...)

Holohan urges people to work from home as ICU total nears 200
- Irish News
- January 17, 2021, 08:48
A further 13 deaths of patients with Covid-19 have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), bringing to 2,608 the total num(...)

Covid-19: INMO calls for clarity on suspension of student nurse placements
- Irish News
- January 16, 2021, 19:53
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said further clarity is needed on the decision to suspend placements for student nurses. More (...)

Further year of Covid curbs needed to protect public, says top health official
- Health
- January 16, 2021
Another year of restrictions related to Covid-19 would be necessary before the number of people vaccinated would be sufficient to protect the public i(...)

Infertility treatment: When will free IVF be introduced in Ireland?
- Health & Family
- January 16, 2021, 06:00
In 2019, the government committed to publicly funding infertility services, including IVF. Lynn Enright asks if it will happen this year and speaks(...)

Miriam Lord: Why did the secretary general cross the road? Because he’s worth it
- Politics
- January 16, 2021, 02:10
Monopoly money is not just for Christmas, you know. So here are some sums. Cross the road outside Government Buildings on Merrion Street and turn lef(...)

Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?
- Health
- January 16, 2021, 01:00
HSE chief executive Paul Reid is an avid soccer fan. On Thursday he said Irish people may feel like the country is 5-1 down in the Covid-19 battle but(...)

Government warned of ‘urgent need’ to address Rotunda overcrowding
- Politics
- January 15, 2021, 18:12
The Government has been warned of an “urgent and serious need” to address overcrowding in the neo-natal unit of the busiest maternity hospital in Euro(...)

Covid-19 vaccine: HSE extends interval between first and second jabs in move to vaccinate more people
- Health
- January 15, 2021, 12:08
The HSE is extending the interval between the first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from 21 to 28 days in a move that will spread the benefit(...)