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# flu-season - Monday 6 January, 2020
Overcrowding in Cork hospitals leads to cancellation of some surgeries
The overcrowding has been made worse by flu season, according to the HSE.
# flu-season - Friday 3 January, 2020
Dublin and Cork hospitals restrict visitors as they deal with high numbers of patients with flu
Children under 12 are not permitted to visit the hospital, it said today.
# flu-season - Thursday 2 January, 2020
Flu season to last another five weeks, HSE warns
There has been a marked increase in flu presentations in comparison to last year.
# flu-season - Monday 30 December, 2019
'Significant' increase in the number of over-75s attending emergency departments
There has been marked increase in general in the number of people attending EDs and being admitted to hospital compared to the same time last year.
# flu-season - Friday 27 December, 2019
There's a 'significant' 11.8% increase in the number of people on trolleys this winter
“200 more people a day tend an Emergency Department now than when I became Minister for Health,” Harris claimed today.
Over 100 people are expected to die of the flu this season
Half of those attending Emergency Departments have the flu or are presenting with flu-like symptoms.
# flu-season - Friday 13 December, 2019
From vaccines to sneezing etiquette: Here’s how to get through the flu season
Did you know that you can get the flu vaccine in some pharmacies for as little as €20
# flu-season - Thursday 21 November, 2019
HSE urges public to get flu vaccine as data shows annual flu season could hit 'within weeks'
The executive briefed the media on the latest update on its ‘winter plan’ today.
# flu-season - Thursday 14 February, 2019
34 people have died from the flu so far this season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
# flu-season - Thursday 18 October, 2018
'Patient safety takes priority': Calls to make flu jab mandatory for frontline health workers
Anyone who refuses is recommended to wear a mask or be assigned elsewhere, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians.
# flu-season - Thursday 25 January, 2018
34 people have died so far from the flu this season
The number of cases of flu continued to rise over the past week.
# flu-season - Tuesday 9 January, 2018
Here's what you need to know about the flu going around
With the various strains of flu going around you can likely get sick multiple times if you haven’t been vaccinated.
# flu-season - Saturday 7 January, 2017
Seven people have died from flu this winter as medics warn people to take care
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said 341 people were admitted to hospital for flu in the last two weeks of 2016.
# flu-season - Thursday 5 January, 2017
More beds and help from the private sector: How the HSE plans on beating overcrowding
Outbreaks of flu and the vomiting bug have put added pressure on the health service.
# flu-season - Wednesday 5 October, 2016
15 tweets that everyone in the throes of cold season will relate to
* Stuffs tissue up nose*.
# flu-season - Monday 7 October, 2013
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# flu-season - Friday 4 January, 2013
Scientists look at weather to predict illness outbreaks
Data from various weather events beginning to help predict conditions in which a disease will flourish.
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (2965)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2183)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (837)
No, it's fine the way it is (639)
I'm not sure (139)
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