# public-health - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# Medicine
# Medicine
The focus on research into and symptoms of Long Covid needs to be complimented by treatment options, writes Dr Jennifer Dineen.
# public-health - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The Department of Health announced the figures this afternoon.
# public-health - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
Dermot Farrell claimed the Government’s Covid-19 measures were “discriminatory” to the Catholic Church.
# public-health - Tuesday 3 August, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
Charlie McConalogue asked people to follow the public health guidelines and to hold off on hosting the ceremonies.
# public-health - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
Dr Ryan also spoke of how inequality has led to poorer outcomes for marginalised groups during the pandemic.
# public-health - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
Michelle O’Neill branded the UK Government’s approach to removing restrictions “reckless”.
# public-health - Saturday 5 June, 2021
# Limerick
# Limerick
Over the past fortnight there have been 800 confirmed cases in Limerick.
# public-health - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
After November the powers can be rolled over for a further three months, but will not go beyond next February.
# public-health - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Nphet
# Nphet
Dr Tony Holohan advised that people who are not yet vaccinated should limit indoor interactions with other unvaccinated people.
# public-health - Thursday 15 April, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
It’s understood that the IMO will recommend the agreement to their members.
# public-health - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Scoop The Poop
# Scoop The Poop
Fianna Fáil TD Cormal Devlin says we need greater education and enforcement when it comes to the growing scourge of dog fouling.
# public-health - Friday 2 April, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Four deaths occurred in March, with four happening in February.
# public-health - Monday 29 March, 2021
# VTEC
# VTEC
The outbreak affected young children in a single setting.
# public-health - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# Public Health
# Public Health
Scally’s 170-page report into the CervicalCheck programme was published on 12 September 2018.
# Timeline
The powerful, brave women who pushed for a higher standard of cervical screening programme A look at the reports that examined the CervicalCheck programme, and found it clinically sound Where are we now with the issue of liability, the court cases, and the screening programme itself?
# public-health - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# National Service Plan
# National Service Plan
Over half of the HSE’s boosted budget will go towards non-Covid-19 measures.
# public-health - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Stephen Donnelly
# Stephen Donnelly
Dr Lorraine Doherty wrote on 21 December that the Covid-19 situation was “deteriorating”.
# public-health - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Tokyo 2020
From The42
# Tokyo 2020
The emergence of new strains has sparked debate on whether the Games should take place.
# public-health - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Doctor Strike
# Doctor Strike
They were due to strike today.
# public-health - Wednesday 16 December, 2020
# Killorglin
# Killorglin
“It has been uncommon to see an outbreak of this scale among a school population,” a HSE letter sent to parents said.
# public-health - Monday 30 November, 2020
# IMO
# IMO
The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.
# public-health - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
The IMO says the issue involves only 60 public health doctors.
# public-health - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# Reopening
# Reopening
It is reported the government is looking at plans that would only allow pubs with a kitchen and a chef onsite to open.
# public-health - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The European Commission has signed agreements with four companies so far.
# public-health - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
The plan will be focused on support for the vulnerable and crime prevention, gardaí said.
# public-health - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 is currently 70.4, with Dublin’s rate almost double that at 138.0 per 100,000.
# public-health - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
The period of isolation following onset of symptoms has also been reduced from 14 days to 10 days.
# Public Health
# Public Health
The HSE said that it’s looking for public-health trained individuals who will be ready to start almost immediately.
# public-health - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
Deputy Commissioner, policing and security, John Twomey said gardaí will have a “high visibility presence” in Dublin.
# public-health - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
There has only been one school in which a second case was identified after an original confirmed case.
# public-health - 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”.
# public-health - Tuesday 18 August, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
Health officials have expressed concern at rising case numbers in recent weeks.
# public-health - Friday 7 August, 2020
# Heatwave
# Heatwave
Health experts have issued a warning to people in the UK to take care in the sun.
# public-health - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Operation Navigation
# Operation Navigation
Gardaí say a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in each of these cases.
# public-health - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Pubs
# Pubs
This follows concerns that some licensed premises and customers haven’t been adhering to the public health guidelines.
# public-health - Thursday 30 April, 2020
# Vulnerable
# Vulnerable
Cocooning was happening in the homes of some people long before it became a public health guideline.
# public-health - Sunday 29 March, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The death toll in Northern Ireland from the virus now stands at 21.
# public-health - Thursday 18 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
But education and individual agency cannot help people to ‘do the right thing’ when it comes to their health, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.
# public-health - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
# public-health - Friday 4 January, 2019
# Swine Flu
# Swine Flu
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
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