Cost of housing Ukrainian refugees ‘creates challenges’ in budget, says Martin
Taoiseach signals ‘targeted approach’ to increasing vaccine take-up among refugees
Irish-found link between Covid-19 and stillbirth confirmed by major study
Study of 68 perinatal deaths found 65 caused by Covid-related inflammation of placenta
How to behave as restrictions ease, by Luke O’Neill, Mary Horgan and Paul Gilligan
People will need to get used to the changes, and should do so at their own pace
Can antigen tests properly detect Omicron?
Could rapid antigen tests be missing some cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19?
Q&A: How do I know the antigen testing kit I’m buying is reliable?
Ireland’s Covid-19 strategy will now include self-administered tests that give quick results
Mild dose of Covid virus may boost protection for those vaccinated, says immunologist
Can’t afford ‘luxury’ of booster jab when most of the world not vaccinated, Prof Mary Keogan says
Wide use of rapid Covid tests recommended by expert group, but members are split
‘Majority report’ is in favour of mass rollout of antigen tests, possibly in schools by September
Donnelly promises to publish report on use of rapid antigen testing ‘soon’
Report expected to green-light use of Covid test to monitor outbreaks
Thriller writer Harlan Coben: ‘At the end of a book I’m crazy. I grow a beard, I don’t shower’
The US author, who has sold an estimated 75 million books, on writing novel number 33
Palliative care experts warn of ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying Bill
‘There’s no proper oversight or scrutiny... this legislation could lead to a slippery slope’
Nphet gets three new members to boost infectious disease, scientific resources
Professors Mary Horgan, Karina Butler and Mark Ferguson added to State’s Covid-19 policy advisory body
GP representative added to coronavirus vaccination body
Vaccination rate of 70% required in population to achieve results, says professor
Covid is not just for Christmas, so why the political short-termism?
A return to some version of Level 3 for the festive period risks undoing recent progress
People will need to get used to a ‘simpler life’ because of Covid-19, says prominent medic
Professor Mary Horgan says several foreign holidays a year are out in the future
Seán Moran: Let’s leave the confusion aside and enjoy this All-Ireland
Misinformation and conflicting statements on elite sport have not helped anyone
‘Stick your vaccine up your arse’ – the Covid-19 vaccine, the science and the sceptics
Covid-19 vaccine trials are advancing fast – but anti-vaccine sentiment is growing too
I live in direct provision. It’s a devastating system – and it has thrown away millions
Black Irish Lives: The new Government must give asylum seekers their lives, and dignity, back
Leading British health professionals warn of real risk of second coronavirus wave
Government rejects calls from heads of 15 top health groups for a review of nation’s preparedness
Test deceased for Covid-19 before postmortems, say new guidelines
Staff at substantial risk so autopsies should be restricted to mortuaries in Dublin and Cork
Like the sound of a Covid-19 ‘immunity passport’? Here’s why it’s pie in the sky
Muiris Houston: So far, there’s no evidence surviving coronavirus guarantees immunity
Acorrd app helps treatment of Covid-19 patients
Web-based tool aids closer monitoring and moved from idea to deployment in 10 days
Coronavirus: UK fatalities rise to 1,408 with worst thought yet to come
Measures showing positive results, adviser says, but one-quarter of doctors not at work
Coronavirus: 40,000 close contacts ‘will have to be traced’ by end of week
Irish residents advised not to leave country as exponential leap in cases expected
Church wedding not your style? Here's how to say 'I do' a little differently
From pubs and barns to warehouses and museums, there's a wide range of venues now offering an alternative
Killiney pile with paparazzi past for €2.35m
Mansion on 1.3 acres was where Liam Neeson wooed Natasha Richardson
Why we need to talk about deprescribing
Some of us are taking more medication than is good for us, a particular issue for older patients
Health sector ‘facing significant recruitment challenges’
There are skills gaps across many healthcare categories and grades, with posts going unfilled
Looking after employees’ mental health
Employers are becoming increasingly proactive in terms of addressing mental-health issues and encouraging optimum wellbeing among employees
Healthcare must change wasteful ways with lower carbon footprint
If health sector were a country, it would be fifth-largest emitter on planet
New figures reveal scale of consultancy for Government departments
Consultancy for Government a lucrative business for small number of firms
Hundreds of obese people waiting more than five years for surgery
Report warns of dangers of funding shortfalls at a time of rising levels of obesity
Over 150 doctors affected by cancellation of exam due to computer glitch
Doctors say they were forced to wait up to three hours for the exam to begin
Will the Earth’s poles soon switch? And what would it mean?
The poles switch every few hundred thousand years. Opinion is split on the significance of this
Canadian IVF doctor who used his own sperm loses licence
Norman Barwin (80) faces class action claiming he is biological father of 11 children
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