Eddie Hobbs: From consumer advice to conspiracy theories
Bad investment advice and divisive remarks during the pandemic reshaped perceptions of financial adviser
Covid-19
Flu hospitalisations up by a third in one week, HSE figures show
Public urged to remain vigilant as cases rise again after Christmas drop-off
Mental, social connections and physical health top three issues during the pandemic
Two public consultations have been conducted on the response to Covid-19
Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘A lot of people panic about the weather’
The Outdoor Primary School (TOPS), in Greystones, Co Wicklow, functions outside the Department of Education’s remit, but staff and parents rhapsodise about the benefits of such an education
Can going out when it is chilly make you catch a cold?
Data from the Covid-19 pandemic shows how much human contact matters
Irish woman takes up role as head of European drugs agency
Lorraine Nolan headed up Health Products Regulatory Authority for last decade
Fair Doses: The global race for Covid-19 vaccines and lessons the world needs to learn
A former Gavi chief executive, Seth Berkley, offers a firsthand account of the scramble to develop and distribute life-saving vaccines during the pandemic
This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery
We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions
John Gapper: British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines are about the UK’s economic potential
Vigilance urged as hospitals ‘very busy’ with respiratory illnesses
There were 2,321 new respiratory illness cases notified over the past week, which includes flu, Covid-19 and RSV
Hairdressers Peter Mark paid €2.5m dividend to shareholders last year
Revenues have rebounded dramatically in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic
‘I have been told a minimum of 11 years waiting’: On the housing list as a wheelchair user
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’
Twenty years ago, The Irish Times tried to predict 2025. It got quite a few things right
Irish Times writers correctly foresaw rises in WFH, sea levels and right-wing politics by 2025 but they didn’t see e-scooters coming, and the home Olympics still haven’t happened
Flu cases: 17 deaths so far this winter, figures show
Virus continuing to increase across all indicators but is at ‘very high levels’ among those aged 15 and under
Fallon & Byrne reduces losses and says it is in ‘good place from which to grow’
Revenues at Dublin restaurant rose by 7% last year, latest accounts show, with owners saying the business is now ‘self-sustaining’
Pandemic payments to health staff had weak controls and governance gaps, HSE audit finds
More than 200,000 personnel received €1,000 payment in recognition of their work during Covid-19 at cost of €211 million
If it’s closing time for Jimmy’s Corner, then it’s last orders for New York
If the property titans who run the city have no room for this famous beat-up bar, then what is left?
Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation
Former chief medical officer says opt-out from pollution restrictions is worrying for water quality
Flu season has started weeks early with ‘significant pressures’ expected on hospitals
Almost 2,000 new influenza cases were reported in the week ending November 29th, double the previous week
Flu: What are the symptoms and when should I stay out of the office?
Cases are on an upward trajectory and are expected to peak around Christmas
The return of the dinner party: Expert advice on how to host a great night in
What does a modern-day dinner party look – and taste – like?
Trump loyalist Kevin Hassett as Fed chairman could politicise US monetary policy
Respected economists once defended Hassett’s expertise but he has a record of partisanship and poor judgment
Rate of self-harm presentations at hospitals a fifth lower than peak in 2010
Decrease is ‘contrary to early concerns, expectations’ of pandemic-linked rise, researchers say
Office worker wins €30,000 more for ‘long Covid’ discrimination
State-backed community development body, Pobal, which previously lost a €10,000 claim from same worker, ignored their own medical adviser
Detective who lent bicycle to ‘vulnerable’ man given permission to challenge refusal of medical cert
Eamonn Cunnane submits that ‘act of kindness’ during pandemic led to allegations against him of criminality, theft and negligence
Why community ‘fulfils our basic need to belong’ and how to find yours
Loneliness is not a one-dimensional experience, nor is it always bleak or even permanent, despite results of recent data
‘Exceptionally high building inflation’ blamed for €6m Dublin park tearooms going over budget
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
Mark Lanegan, my uncle, died out of the blue after moving to Ireland
My uncle, who was in Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age, died after moving to Killarney at the height of the pandemic. Our family have been trying to fit the pieces together ever since
UK Covid inquiry: Earlier lockdown may have saved 23,000 lives
In numbers: key take-aways from official inquiry report
UK Covid-19 inquiry: Chaotic response under Boris Johnson was ‘too little, too late’
Report says efforts were hampered by ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture under former UK prime minister
Brexit ‘tensions’ contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin’s Covid-19 responses
Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O’Neill for attending IRA man’s funeral in June 2020
Six flu deaths in Ireland as virus arrives ‘much earlier’ this year
Cases rising early from a low level, with calls for those eligible to get vaccinated
‘Points don’t define potential – work ethic and passion do’
Rickwang Tientcheu says he drifted through the Covid years of second level before building up his own app for students, Edu Éire
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