An “astronomical” amount of healthcare operations are being cancelled every week as the HSE struggles to accommodate procedures, the Irish Patients’ Association has said. Stephen McMahon, who is director of the IPA, warned that hundreds of procedures are being cancelled every week due to a rise in Covid hospitalisations, which will prolong the already brutal […]
The CEO of Children’s Health Ireland has said that Covid-19 is not putting pressure on Irish children’s hospitals, and that ICU units are instead strained because the government’s lockdown has caused a spike in RSV infections. The remarks were made over the weekend by CHI chief Eilis Hardiman during an interview on RTÉ Radio 1. […]
Boris Johnson has declared that global warming is a more serious threat than Covid, and says it proves that we have to “listen to the scientists” and employ “urgent government action.” The comments were made at the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum in London yesterday, where the British Prime Minister urged wealthy attendees […]
With Ireland’s planned October 22nd “Freedom Day” set to be cancelled by the government, the Taoiseach has followed NPHET’s advice and will be keeping Covid restrictions until at least – wait for it – February of 2022. The hardest part about “two weeks to stop the spread” is the first two years. An Garda Síochána […]
Worst for 50 years?
Commentators say the Internet 2.0. report casts further doubt on the narrative from China about the origins of the virus.
Now, Arden has announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland.
At first blush, you might think this headline relates to Australia’s inexplicably slow vaccine rollout, compared to the rest of the western world. If they can’t get people jabbed, they may well have to rely on other measures. But no, you’d be wrong. Masks for years even after 80% of people are jabbed, she says: […]
My teacher friend says that younger children – those in junior and senior infants – had fallen way behind on their motor skills when they returned after the Covid lockdown in spring. Their handwriting had been neglected and is still a good bit behind where it should normally be at this point. Face-to-face mentoring is […]
Be warned, this is going to be a long article, because it’s an important article. If you’re looking for a breezy two minute read, this one ain’t going to be for you. We’ll still try to make it as quick as possible, though. There might be no more important question after all, in the context […]
A 74-year old grandmother who flew from New Zealand to live with her family in Ireland, says that she feels “a prisoner” after being forced to stay in a Dublin quarantine hotel – even though her country of origin has an exceptionally low rate of Covid infection and is not on Ireland’s “high-risk” countries list. Elizabeth Malcolm […]
The Social Democrats hosted a webinar last Wednesday to discuss the broad topic of left unity. The participants were Sinn Féin TD Éoin Ó Broin, Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon, Labour Senator Annie Hoey, People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny, and UCD Professor Emeritus Kathleen Lynch. A number of things struck me. First of all […]