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Holohan rebuked by Donnelly over Nphet replacement group

The chief medical officer raised concerns over membership of the new advisory team, correspondence seen by the Business Post shows
  • Cónal Thomas
  • May 13, 2022

Editorial: State must apply lessons learned during pandemic to manage refugee influx

The arrival in Ireland of up to 100,000 Ukrainian people fleeing the war must be handled compassionately and efficiently if it is not to turn the housing crisis into a full-blown emergency
  • Business Post
  • April 24, 2022

Tony O’Brien: High levels of Covid are a policy failure, but refusing to act is a leadership failure

The reintroduction of a partial mask mandate seems a simple and proportionate response to the situation we are now in
  • Tony O'Brien
  • April 3, 2022

Willie O’Reilly: Cutting health measures and messaging a double blow

The government may come to regret shuffling Nphet off stage in so much haste as we still need to be guided out of the pandemic and its volatile aftermath
  • Willie O'Reilly
  • April 3, 2022

Group to replace Nphet ‘not being set up in response to rising cases’

Tony Holohan requested new group be established following Nphet’s final meeting last month
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 24, 2022

Department to underpin Nphet decisions in event of legal action

Legal service to compile reports and documentation relating to team’s work
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 10, 2022

Health officials divided over ending use of Covid certs

Nphet meeting heard that focus should be on ‘long-standing deficits’ in the county’s health service exposed by the pandemic
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 23, 2022

Out of Office: Record employment numbers and the end of Nphet?

Your essential round-up of the latest business news
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 17, 2022

Holohan signals end of Nphet as mask wearing set to be eased

The team met for the first time today since most Covid-19 restrictions were lifted almost four weeks ago
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 17, 2022

Covid-19: Global public health risk still ‘very high’, Holohan to say

Chief medical officer will tell politicians the outlook is ‘broadly positive’ when it comes to the risks associated with the disease in Ireland
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 1, 2022

Government’s expert group on antigen testing stood down

The group met 20 times between last July and January to advance the widespread use of rapid testing
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 27, 2022

Tony O’Brien: Ireland should use its UN pulpit to push for vaccine equity

Such a move would be a worthy use of a privileged position, in a world where new variants of Covid-19 may well emerge before long
  • Tony O'Brien
  • January 23, 2022

Nphet signals end to most restrictions including Covid certs and limits at events

The Cabinet will meet tomorrow to decide on dates to ease restrictions
  • Cónal Thomasand
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 20, 2022

Are we nearly there yet? How the Covid-19 crisis could be reaching its endgame

A growing number of medical experts are increasingly optimistic that the pandemic may be about to peak, with Omicron causing far fewer deaths and showing a reduced virulence. While there is still some caution, their predictions suggest we can get back to normal soon – but what will that look like?
  • Rachel Lavinand
  • Daniel Murray
  • January 16, 2022

Covid-19: Omicron wave to peak but concerns remain over record case numbers

With one of the highest incidence rates in the world, how will hospitals cope in the next few weeks?
  • Rachel Lavin
  • January 9, 2022

Fallout of the ‘pingdemic’: should the close-contact rules change?

Staff shortages caused by the self-isolation mandate for close contacts of cases of Covid-19 are leading to closures and reduced service in pubs and restaurants, as well as in shops, pharmacies, factories and supply chains
  • Aaron Roganand
  • Lorcan Allen
  • January 9, 2022

Number of contact tracers to rise as officials meet to discuss Omicron wave

Taoiseach Micheál Martin indicated he did not expect further restrictions this week saying it was ‘steady as she goes’
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 6, 2022

Positive antigen tests could be added to official Covid figures

Government is optimistic that Covid-19 cases will peak this coming week, but business leaders warn that staffing shortages are emerging in critical industries like food and pharma
  • Daniel Murray,
  • Lorcan Allen,
  • Cónal Thomasand
  • Rachel Lavin
  • January 2, 2022

Omicron: Why the experts have ‘never been more concerned’

With case numbers doubling every two days, and vaccine protection dropping in some cases to zero, it seems the safest option is to batten down the hatches and spend a very quiet Christmas
  • Rachel Lavin
  • December 19, 2021

Covid-19: Government scrambles to get message back on track as public patience starts to run out

Ministers found themselves on the back foot last week as they struggled to keep up with Covid developments and Nphet’s public announcements
  • Michael Brennan
  • December 5, 2021

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