Claire Byrne
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Claire Byrne says she still suffers Covid-19 after-effects
- People
- November 14, 2020, 21:22
Claire Byrne has had quite an eventful year. As an “early adopter” of Covid-19 (she was diagnosed on March 16th), she admits she experiences symptoms (...)

Ciara Kelly hits radio gold as health expert suggests postponing Christmas
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 13, 2020, 05:00
Not so long ago, celebrating Christmas in January was solely the province of those working for cheapskate companies allergic to shelling out for festi(...)

Ireland has the fastest improving incidence of Covid-19 in Europe
- Health
- November 9, 2020
Ireland has the fastest improving incidence of Covid-19 in Europe, with a 43 per cent drop in the past two weeks, according to the National Public Hea(...)

Covid-19 crisis prompted huge surge in radio listenership, first figures show
- Media & Marketing
- November 5, 2020, 12:00
Irish people flocked to radio as the coronavirus crisis unfolded, leading to huge increases in the listenership of shows such as Morning Ireland, Live(...)

‘Attention-seeking’ Shane Ross has a spiky joust with Regina Doherty
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 30, 2020, 10:00
If you’re bored with constant conversations about Covid-19, spare a thought for Brendan O’Connor. With immaculate timing, O’Connor began hosting his s(...)

Anatomy of a lockdown U-turn: Holding out against Nphet a gamble politicians unwilling to take
- Politics
- October 23, 2020, 20:15
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan, according to a person who has worked with him, is not someone who accepts rejection with equanimity. If he does(...)

Minister for Agriculture acknowledges department should have issued sanitiser notice sooner
- Education
- October 23, 2020, 12:12
The Department of Agriculture should have issued a public notice about the problems with ViraPro hand sanitiser on October 16th when a formal notice w(...)

Emergency staff drafted into nursing home at centre of Covid-19 crisis
- Politics
- October 23, 2020, 01:07
Emergency staff have been drafted into a nursing home in Ahascragh, Co Galway, following a Covid-19 outbreak that has affected all but four of the hom(...)

Galway nursing home sees 26 out of 28 residents test positive for Covid-19
- Health
- October 22, 2020, 12:52
Staff at a nursing home in Co Galway in which 26 out of 28 residents have tested positive for Covid-19 have said they “feel abandoned” and are “in dir(...)

Newton Emerson: The North is not the reason there cannot be all-Ireland zero-Covid
- Opinion
- October 22, 2020, 00:00
Like global warming, the zero-Covid proposal for the island of Ireland is something few of us are qualified to judge. The best we can do is compare th(...)