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# chief medical officer

This year
2023
# flu season
Ireland has passed the peak of this year’s 'severe' flu season, according to the CMO
Flu cases have decreased by 48% in the past week.
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Jan 20th 2023, 5:22 PM
Last year
2022
# pandemic preparedness
Plans on how to respond to possible future pandemic are being worked on, CMO says
Professor Breda Smyth became CMO in October after Dr Tony Holohan stepped aside.
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Dec 30th 2022, 12:41 PM
# Strep A
HSE contacts schools with advice for parents as child dies from invasive Strep A
A total of 55 cases of invasive Strep A have been confirmed in Ireland so far this year.
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Dec 7th 2022, 8:37 PM
# new cmo
Professor Breda Smyth appointed new chief medical officer at the Department of Health
Professor Smyth has been the interim chief medical officer since July, after Dr Tony Holohan stood down from the role.
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Oct 5th 2022, 3:53 PM
# Weather
Interim CMO warns public to be 'sun smart' ahead of Status Yellow heat warning
The warning will be valid from midday tomorrow and will run until Sunday at 6am.
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Aug 10th 2022, 12:22 PM
# cmo
Professor Breda Smyth appointed as interim chief medical officer
Dr Tony Holohan will resign as Chief Medical Officer on 1 July after 14 years in the role.
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Jun 16th 2022, 7:22 AM
# Dust down the cv
Applications are now open for the Chief Medical Officer job
The job comes with an €187,578 annual salary and the deadline for applications is 30 June.
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Jun 10th 2022, 11:08 AM
# cmo
Sen Gen Robert Watt and Dr Tony Holohan to appear before Oireachtas health committee next week
Secretary General Martin Fraser was quizzed by politicians at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
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Apr 27th 2022, 7:11 PM
# Maura Quinn
Maura Quinn to head up review of Tony Holohan's abandoned secondment to Trinity
Quinn is the the outgoing Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors.
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Apr 20th 2022, 11:19 AM
# chief medical officer
Dr Tony Holohan will not take up controversial role at Trinity College and will retire as Chief Medical Officer
Dr Holohan said he will leave the public service after stepping down as CMO later this year.
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Apr 9th 2022, 3:14 PM
# tony holohan
'Unusual characteristics' to CMO's new Trinity role, public expenditure minister says
Dr Holohan will be stepping down as the country’s Chief Medical Officer to take up the role at TCD in July.
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Apr 6th 2022, 1:34 PM
# NEVER SAY NPHET AGAIN
Tony Holohan to step down as CMO and take up new role at Trinity College
The Minister for Health made the announcement this afternoon.
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Mar 25th 2022, 7:10 PM
# Greenlight
NPHET advice paves way for early scrapping of almost all Covid restrictions
NPHET met today to discuss Ireland’s Covid-19 measures.
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Jan 20th 2022, 8:35 PM
All time
# chief medical officer
'Only consider using an antigen test if you have no Covid symptoms', Holohan urges
Cabinet is widely expected to sign off on plans to subsidise antigen tests on Tuesday.
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Nov 21st 2021, 9:08 AM
# chief medical officer
Coronavirus: 1,015 cases as CMO warns of outbreaks arising from symptomatic people socialising
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
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Aug 3rd 2021, 5:34 PM
# chief medical officer
'Dark cloud on the horizon': Holohan flags concerns over Indian variant
Both case numbers and hospitalisations have remained steady as vaccination continues to roll out.
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May 21st 2021, 5:42 PM
# what comes next
Holohan to the vaccinated: 'You can now get back out there and restart many things you used to do'
Dr Tony Holohan has written an open letter to those who are fully vaccinated, advising them to trust in the protection a Covid vaccine gives them.
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May 3rd 2021, 6:00 AM
# chief medical officer
Dr Holohan says 'no reason' to change his view on possibility of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths this month
Meanwhile, the latest letter from the Chief Medical Officer said that ‘optimistic’ projections show between 800 and 1,600 cases per day at the end of January.
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Jan 21st 2021, 9:16 PM
# covid19
'Don't meet up': Holohan urges people to cut down contacts and avoid crowds
The Chief Medical Officer urged people to stay at home, not to meet up and to stay away from pubs and restaurants and to avoid crowds.
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Dec 20th 2020, 1:34 PM
# warning
Tony Holohan: 'Re-examine your plans and limit your social contacts as much as possible before Christmas'
The CMO has written to the government recommending new restrictions after Christmas.
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Dec 18th 2020, 9:20 AM
# Coronavirus
Explainer: The logistical challenges for the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine
The news yesterday was really positive, but there are practical considerations to bear in mind.
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Nov 10th 2020, 4:09 PM
# Tribute
Health Minister thanks Ronan Glynn for 'tireless effort' as acting CMO
Dr Tony Holohan is returning as chief medical officer tomorrow.
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Oct 4th 2020, 1:45 PM
# community transmission
Contact tracers to begin asking community transmission cases about visits to pubs and restaurants
Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 9:19 PM
# chief medical officer
Dr Ronan Glynn appeals to Dubliners to limit contacts during Covid-19 'window of opportunity'
“Prioritise the people that you need to see, but keep groups small and see them regularly, rather than meeting lots of different people from lots of different households,” the CMO said.
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Sep 12th 2020, 8:41 AM
# chief medical officer
Dr Ronan Glynn: If Covid-19 cases keep increasing, it's only a matter of time before it spreads to vulnerable groups
The Acting Chief Medical Officer noted that they were monitoring the increase of cases in Dublin.
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Aug 24th 2020, 9:09 PM
# oireachtas golf society
'The virus couldn't care less about anger': Ronan Glynn asks people to look past 'justifiable anger' over golf event
The acting CMO said the event should not have taken place.
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Aug 21st 2020, 5:05 PM
# Public Health
Dr. Ronan Glynn releases video to 'clarify' confusion into 'simple message'
In his message, Glynn acknowledged that yesterday’s measures may seem “unfair” for a “nation which loves sport”.
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Aug 19th 2020, 8:08 PM
# New Figures
Coronavirus: No deaths and 14 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
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Jul 29th 2020, 5:39 PM
# nphet
Profile: Who is new Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn?
Glynn is taking over the role after Dr Tony Holohan announced he is stepping aside for family reasons.
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Jul 3rd 2020, 4:49 PM
# thank you tony
'Every home has come to know him': Tributes paid to Dr Tony Holohan as he steps aside to spend time with family
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are among those to thank Dr Holohan.
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Jul 3rd 2020, 8:59 AM
# chief medical officer
Dr Tony Holohan to step away from work as Chief Medical Officer for family reasons
Dr Ronan Glynn has been appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer.
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Jul 2nd 2020, 8:09 PM
# covid19
Coronavirus: Five deaths and 15 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have provided an update on the pandemic in Ireland.
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Jul 2nd 2020, 7:01 PM
# covid19
Coronavirus: Two deaths and four new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have provided an update on the situation in Ireland.
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Jun 22nd 2020, 5:44 PM
# tony holohan
Daily Department of Health briefings to drop to two days a week as Ireland enters Phase Two
The Department of Health has held daily press briefings since the start of the crisis.
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Jun 6th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Health Warning
House parties being 'organised with abandon', warns Chief Medical Officer
Dr Tony Holohan was speaking ahead of a planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions on Monday.
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Jun 4th 2020, 8:05 PM
# Coronavirus
Three-month immunity advice for healthcare staff not to be extended to general population
Healthcare staff have been told they can act as if they are immune from Covid-19 for three months after recovering.
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Jun 3rd 2020, 10:28 PM
# Coronavirus
Coronavirus: 17 deaths and 73 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Chief Medical Officer briefed Cabinet ministers earlier today.
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May 27th 2020, 5:43 PM
# warning
Chief Medical Officer says large gatherings of people 'are exactly things we don't want to see'
Tony Holohan suggested that the weather this weekend might help people follow the public health rules.
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May 22nd 2020, 10:00 PM
# Privacy
HSE suspends practice of notifying some employers of Covid test results before informing employees
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said he was aware of one case where test results were shared with an employer.
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May 19th 2020, 9:34 PM
# community transmission
Dr Tony Holohan: 'We have effectively extinguished the virus from the community'
Community transmission is ‘very, very low’ says the chief medical officer.
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May 19th 2020, 3:40 PM
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