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Extension of Covid certs and full work from home policy not actively being considered says Donnelly

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has said the government does not plan to close anything down despite '1 in every 200 people in the country being identified as a new case in the last week'. He said: "Let's do the things we can all do which ...

11 Nov 2021 at 16:17

National News

‘Forgotten’ frontline workers demand pandemic recognition payment

Contract cleaning and security workers are demanding receipt of a pandemic recognition payment of 1,000 euro which was announced for eligible frontline health and ambulance workers. SIPTU members working in contract cleaning and security ...

15 Jun 2023 at 17:04

National News

Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

Around 46,000 staff who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes and other care facilities are still waiting for their €1,000 pandemic recognition payment. Latest figures show that 86,000 non-HSE staff who ...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

National News

Cancer diagnoses missed in 1 million Europeans during pandemic, new report suggests

An estimated one million cancer diagnoses were missed across Europe in the last two years, and a new report suggests the impact of Covid-19 could set back European cancer results by almost a decade. Researchers say the pandemic has ...

16 Nov 2022 at 12:44

National News

Housing crisis is holding Ireland back, says Varadkar

The housing crisis is holding Ireland back as a country, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said a “can-do” Covid-style response needs to be adopted to solve the emergency situation, similar to the response taken to the pandemic....

29 Dec 2022 at 00:01

National News

Almost a third of Ireland’s total deaths from Covid occurred in nursing homes

Almost 30% of Ireland’s total deaths caused by Covid-19 occurred in nursing homes, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Between March 2020 and February 2022, there were 3,176 deaths from Covid-19 ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:13

National News

'There's a lot we need to do' - Billionaire calls for stronger efforts to prepare for next pandemic

Bill Gates has called for South Korea to further step up in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases such as Covid-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic. Speaking to ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:13

National News

Government has €5 billion surplus after bumper corporation tax and record €83.1 billion tax haul

Tax revenue growth left the Government with a €5 billion surplus last year, the latest exchequer figures show. The State collected a record €83.1 billion in taxes in 2022, an annual increase of €14.7 billion. Figures ...

04 Jan 2023 at 17:40

Arts & Entertainment

Covid campaigners fly plane with 35ft banner over I'm A Celeb jungle

Campaigners flew a plane over the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle with a message for former health secretary Matt Hancock, which read: “Covid bereaved say get out of here!” The plane bearing a 35ft banner ...

15 Nov 2022 at 17:40

National News

More than half of people admitted to ICU in September & October were not vaccinated - CSO figures reveal

The latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office reveal that 97% of vaccinated people admitted to an ICU had an underlying health condition 54% of people admitted to ICU in September and October were ...

19 Nov 2021 at 17:37

National News

Jobs market recovery post-Covid likely due to state intervention and pandemic welfare supports, says study

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell, new findings show. A new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality ...

24 Apr 2024 at 11:46

National News

Study finds almost half of nursing home staff experienced PTSD during the pandemic

According to a new study, 45% of nursing home staff displayed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the pandemic. One in seven respondents reported they were thinking of ending their ...

16 Nov 2021 at 17:12

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