One of Fianna Fáil’s most senior politicians has called for all major parades for the St Patrick’s Day Festival to be cancelled given the current COVID-19 crisis. Éamon Ó Cuiv tweeted that “It seems strange that the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, and other major parades elsewhere in Ireland, would go ahead given the current […]
A professor of immunology has called on the authorities to cancel the St Patrick’s Day festival, as cases of the coronavirus begin to climb in Ireland.
Cork University Hospital is effectively on lock down this evening, with notices outside the hospital saying an “infection outbreak” means strict visitor restrictions are in place.
A man who has now tested positive for the coronavirus worked a shift in a hospital emergency department in the west of Ireland after returning from northern Italy, it has been revealed. The man, a healthcare professional, is one of a family of four in Clare who have been confirmed to have the virus and […]
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against legalising abortion on demand in the country. The court undertook a review of the country’s abortion laws when a magistrate issued a formal proposal that abortion on demand in the first 16th week of pregnancy be made lawful. On Monday, the court ruled against extending abortion provision, which had been […]
A national school in Co Clare has been closed for two weeks as 4 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the country last night. The Clare Echo has reported that all four cases are a family in North-West Clare who had travelled to Northern Italy before returning home. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony […]
Some 8,000 Google staff have been told to work from home tomorrow because a staff member reported flu-like symptoms amid Coronaviris fears. It is thought unlikely that the worker has the Covid-19 virus, it is believed that Google thought to test the company’s capacity to have all staff work remotely in view of the risk […]
Ireland’s newest political party, Aontú will contest the Seanad elections for the first time at the end of the month, after Paul Lawless secured a nomination on behalf of Aontú. Lawless, a native of Mayo, secured more than 3000 first preference votes in Election 2020 on February 9th. Leader of Aontú Peadar Tóibín said Paul […]
A medical conference in Dublin has heard that abortion pill reversal – where the effects of the abortion pill are reversed by giving the pregnant woman extra progesterone – has already been safely and successfully provided in Ireland. The conference, which was attended by health care professionals from Ireland and Northern Ireland, sought to appraise […]
As the first case of the Corona Virus is being confirmed on the island of Ireland, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for the immediate recall of the Dáil in order to help deal with the crisis. Deputy Tóibín said that the Irish authorities needed to look at enforcement of self-isolation recommendations and the […]
Aquila Bioscience at NUIG has developed a technology, called Abwipe, which they say could prove a useful countermeasure to the Wuhan coronavirus, COVID-19. The technology was originally designed in consultation with the European Defence Agency to protect military and emergency personnel from biological agents such as anthrax. Professor Lokesh Joshi, vice-president of research at NUIG […]
The number of abortions performed in England and Wales because an unborn baby has a cleft lip and palate has increased 150% sine 2011, new figures show. Information released to MP Fiona Bruce who asked a parliamentary question on the issue showed that abortions for babies diagnosed with the condition had rocketed from 10 in 2011 […]