# chief-medical-officer - Sunday 21 November, 2021
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
Cabinet is widely expected to sign off on plans to subsidise antigen tests on Tuesday.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 3 August, 2021
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 21 May, 2021
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
Both case numbers and hospitalisations have remained steady as vaccination continues to roll out.
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 3 May, 2021
# What Comes Next
# What Comes Next
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.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
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.
# chief-medical-officer - Sunday 20 December, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
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.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 18 December, 2020
# Warning
# Warning
The CMO has written to the government recommending new restrictions after Christmas.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The news yesterday was really positive, but there are practical considerations to bear in mind.
# chief-medical-officer - Sunday 4 October, 2020
# Tribute
# Tribute
Dr Tony Holohan is returning as chief medical officer tomorrow.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Community Transmission
# Community Transmission
Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.
# chief-medical-officer - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
“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.
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
The Acting Chief Medical Officer noted that they were monitoring the increase of cases in Dublin.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Oireachtas Golf Society
# Oireachtas Golf Society
The acting CMO said the event should not have taken place.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
In his message, Glynn acknowledged that yesterday’s measures may seem “unfair” for a “nation which loves sport”.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# New Figures
# New Figures
The figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
Glynn is taking over the role after Dr Tony Holohan announced he is stepping aside for family reasons.
# Thank You Tony
# Thank You Tony
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are among those to thank Dr Holohan.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 2 July, 2020
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
Dr Ronan Glynn has been appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer.
# Covid19
# Covid19
Health officials have provided an update on the pandemic in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 22 June, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Health officials have provided an update on the situation in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Tony Holohan
# Tony Holohan
The Department of Health has held daily press briefings since the start of the crisis.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 4 June, 2020
# Health Warning
# Health Warning
Dr Tony Holohan was speaking ahead of a planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions on Monday.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Healthcare staff have been told they can act as if they are immune from Covid-19 for three months after recovering.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Chief Medical Officer briefed Cabinet ministers earlier today.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Warning
# Warning
Tony Holohan suggested that the weather this weekend might help people follow the public health rules.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
# Privacy
# Privacy
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said he was aware of one case where test results were shared with an employer.
# Community Transmission
# Community Transmission
Community transmission is ‘very, very low’ says the chief medical officer .
# chief-medical-officer - Monday 18 May, 2020
# Phase One
# Phase One
Health officials have provided an update on Ireland’s first day in Phase One.
# Changes
# Changes
Hardware stores, garden centres and golf are all a possibility now.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The use of face coverings will not be made a legal requirement.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Roadmap
# Roadmap
The team usually meets on a Friday but the CMO said the government will have a number of considerations to discuss.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
The chief medical officer said that it was always a risk that healthcare staff could spread the virus.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Holohan said the questions he was asked by ministers last week were ‘reasonable and sensible’.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The Department of Health has provided an update on the outbreak in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# Social Distancing
# Social Distancing
The chief medical officer told reporters this evening that NPHET’s advice to the government is unlikely to change.
# chief-medical-officer - Saturday 25 April, 2020
# Transparency
# Transparency
The team was convened at the end of January this year to coordinate the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
# chief-medical-officer - Friday 24 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The focus now is on residential facilities such as nursing homes.
# chief-medical-officer - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Health officials are giving an update this evening on the outbreak in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Health officials have given an update this evening on the spread of the virus in Ireland.
# chief-medical-officer - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Private nursing homes have reported they are struggling to get on-site visits from GPs.
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