#COVID-19

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Irish Examiner view: Covid inquiry process not off to a great start
Irish Examiner view: Covid inquiry process not off to a great start
Questions need to be asked as to the purpose of this 'evaluation'

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Coronavirus
No April's fool joke: 2026 before covid report lands
It will be over six years by then since the first death from covid in Ireland with more than 9,500 since

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Cork's Opera Lane fully occupied for first time since 2019 with new Mountain Warehouse lease
Cork's Opera Lane fully occupied for first time since 2019 with new Mountain Warehouse lease
Mountain Warehouse to open flagship store, filling Topshop's prime retail space after five years vacant

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Homemade Spicy Jalapeno Pepperoni PIzza
Profits at Milano pizza restaurants fall 80% to €2.34m
Agenbite Ltd's new accounts show that Milano's revenues increased by 5.5% last year, from €25.48m to €26.9m

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

Coronavirus
Cabinet to approve inquiry assessing Ireland's handling of covid-19 pandemic
An inquiry into how Ireland performed during the covid-19 pandemic is due to be formally approved by Cabinet today.

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

Funeral home owners who ‘stored bodies’ expected to plead guilty to Covid fraud
Funeral home owners who ‘stored bodies’ expected to plead guilty to Covid fraud
US funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly 900,000 dollars in Covid-19 pandemic relief funds and living lavishly, all while allegedly stashing 190 decaying bodies in a building and sending grieving families fake ashes, are expected to ...

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

'We feel we have been betrayed': Families of covid victims call for promised inquiry
'We feel we have been betrayed': Families of covid victims call for promised inquiry
Families have been frustrated to see plans for a review only, seeing it as a downgrade in comparison to what has happened in other countries

Mon, 14 Oct, 2024

Lonely Tramp
Gareth O'Callaghan: We're all in this together? Tell that to those living in absolute misery
We like to believe that Victorian poverty and the shocking history of our own beggarly past are behind us. Far from it

Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

Roy Butler inquest: Coroner says all adverse reactions to vaccines should be recorded
Roy Butler inquest: Coroner says all adverse reactions to vaccines should be recorded
In his verdict, Cork City Coroner Philip Comyn said there was insufficient evidence to say the covid vaccine caused 23-year-old Waterford man's death

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

Inquest into death of Michael Laffan
Covid infection a factor in death of businessman who drowned in his daily swim, inquest told
The coroner said a pathologist had attributed the cause of death to drowning but that the victim had also tested positive for covid-19

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

What is long Covid and how do you know if you have it?
What is long covid and how do you know if you have it?
It is important to consult with your GP to discuss your specific symptoms and to rule out any other health issues

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Al Pacino 80th birthday
Al Pacino reveals he almost died of covid — and delivers his verdict on the afterlife
The 84-year-old actor speaks about contracting the virus in 2020, saying he ‘didn’t have a pulse’ and came to with six paramedics in his house

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Aircoach revenues surge to €30m topping pre-covid levels
Aircoach revenues surge to €30m topping pre-covid levels
The pre-tax loss of €7.23m this year followed a pre-tax profit of €1.8m in fiscal 2023

Thu, 03 Oct, 2024

An american bully XL dog in nature
'Heartbreaking': Almost 3,000 homeless dogs in shelters
'Surge in dog surrenders and abandonment persisting' after the pandemic

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Mick Clifford: Are we any better off? Comparing the Coalition's first and last budgets
S Mick Clifford: Are we any better off? Comparing the Coalition's first and last budgets
Comparing the Coalition's first and last budgets could help us understand the big picture

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Department identifies 60,000 cases of overpayment of covid unemployment benefit 
Department identifies 60,000 cases of overpayment of covid unemployment benefit 
The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) had previously highlighted the risk of overpayments through the pandemic unemployment payments scheme

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Estate Agents Signage
House prices are up 37% on pre-covid levels
The Daft analysis shows there was a further 3% increase in house prices in the last three months 

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Roy Butler inquest hears Janssen 'had no idea' of reported number of fatalities after covid jab
Roy Butler inquest hears Janssen 'had no idea' of reported number of fatalities after covid jab
Medical safety officer for Janssen’s covid-19 vaccine told Cork Coroner’s Court he does not believe it was linked to Roy Butler's death

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Drug Use in West Midlands, England
Fall in number of drug overdose deaths may be 'a phenomenon of the covid pandemic'
Four in five deaths involve more than one drug and half of polydrug deaths had four drugs or more implicated

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

'I just want the truth': Family seek answers at inquest into death of Waterford man days after covid jab
'I just want the truth': Family seek answers at inquest into death of Waterford man days after covid jab
Roy Butler, 23, was described as being very fit and healthy up to the day he had one dose of the Janssen covid vaccine 

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Dulux maker Akzo Nobel plans to cut 2,000 jobs globally
Dulux maker Akzo Nobel plans to cut 2,000 jobs globally
Akzo Nobel plans to cut more than 5% of its workforce as part of efforts to reduce costs

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Neil McDonnell: No going back to pre-covid levels of commercial property
Neil McDonnell: No going back to pre-covid levels of commercial property
ISME believes that commercial properties that cannot be quickly returned to commercial use should be converted to housing.

Sun, 22 Sep, 2024

Close up of a cute funny jack russel terrier in the arms of a female veterinarian doctor. Healthy pets, profession concept
Unwanted pets found dumped in plastic bags, Cork charity warns
Rescue charity launches adoption campaign

Sun, 22 Sep, 2024

Asian therapists writing down notes during therapy with male patients
More than a quarter of  secondary school students say their mental health is 'bad' or 'very bad'
Results of a survey undertaken in 2021 among more than 4,400 adolescents 'may be partly related to the covid-19 pandemic' according to the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest
Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest
Having taken command in Mallow less than 12 months ago, Superintendent Gary McPolin tells Liz Dunphy that key aspects of policing do not differ much between north Cork and Dublin’s inner city

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Watch: After a 21-year wait, helicopters land again at CUH
Watch: After a 21-year wait, helicopters land again at CUH
The helicopter flight landings on Monday are the first since CUH's original helipad was decommissioned in 2003

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Coronavirus - Tue Jul 14, 2020
GP before Medical Council inquiry over covid vaccine and mask claims
Witnesses say medic did not wear face mask, and displayed anti-vaccine posters in his surgery

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts
Revenue recoups €220m in wrongly claimed covid pay-outs
Nearly €50.2m of the overall settlement bill involved companies in wholesale and retail, as well as the repair of motor vehicles

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

'I was in agony': Dermot Bannon suffers pulmonary embolism
'I was in agony': Dermot Bannon suffers pulmonary embolism
The 'Room to Improve' host said the clot had worked its way up from his leg into both of his lungs after a holiday in the summer

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

The new mpox variant may appear to be less deadly but complacency would be a grave error
The new mpox variant may appear to be less deadly but complacency would be a grave error
If the world has learned anything from the covid pandemic, it is that new viruses must be stopped in their tracks

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour
Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour
It would be foolish to drop our guard

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Climate change
Fewer car journeys and more flights: how covid has changed the way we travel
Apart from in the wealthiest European nations, transport and travel emissions rebounded to pre-lockdown levels after the pandemic

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning governance report
Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning governance report
Decision marks gloomy footnote to the 15-year rein of Dubliner Alan Joyce at Australia’s dominant airline

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Covid-19 inquiry to begin next month, confirms Taoiseach
Covid-19 inquiry to begin next month, confirms Taoiseach
Speaking previously, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said any inquiry would take a different approach to that of the UK, saying that it had not shed 'much light on the subject' but instead provided 'moments of great drama'

Wed, 07 Aug, 2024

Closeup of young woman holding little baby in her hands
Mothers should receive pay-related maternity benefit, social protection minister says
Heather Humphreys said she felt 'very strongly' that women who on maternity leave should not suffer a sudden drop in income

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

EU referendum
John Whelan: The aviation sector soars again but so do airline costs
The big question facing IATA and airlines including Aer Lingus and Ryanair is how to turn the passenger growth into bottom-line profits

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Long Covid
Covid and measles cases on the rise but flu rate waning
Covid has spiked since the beginning of June, with a peak of 1,087 cases recorded on June 24, new figures show

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Bantry among three regions with more deaths than births in 2021, says CSO
Bantry among three regions with more deaths than births in 2021, says CSO
Cork City North-West had the third-highest incidence of covid deaths per 100,000 of population (129.5) in 2021

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Joe Biden Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Joe Biden continues to recover from covid-19 after ending his 2024 campaign
The president was last seen in public late Wednesday after arriving at a US air base in Dover, Delaware, after testing positive for covid-19

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

High-pressure oxygen chambers in Cork help patients catch their breath again
High-pressure oxygen chambers in Cork help patients catch their breath again
Designed for divers suffering from 'the bends', a hyperbaric system in West Cork is helping patients including those with cancer, MS, and long covid, writes Sarah Horgan

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Coronavirus - Sat Mar 19, 2022
Irish Examiner view: Ireland's Covid inquiry is coming. But then, so is Christmas
Ireland has plenty of legitimate criticisms to make about our next door neighbours — but we really should emulate Britain's prompt and revealing inquiry into its handling of covid-19 

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Coronavirus - Thu May 28, 2020
Court rejects Philip Nolan's bid to keep his employment status at Science Foundation Ireland
Former Nphet member's legal team did not push for him to return to his day-to-day functions as director general of the research agency but requested he would not be treated as dismissed

Fri, 19 Jul, 2024

Tánaiste wants covid-19 inquiry set up 'before this government comes to a closure'
Tánaiste wants covid-19 inquiry set up 'before this government comes to a closure'
Micheál Martin said 'I would try and avoid the legal adversarial (approach)' for the inquiry

Fri, 19 Jul, 2024

Joe Biden
President Biden tests positive for covid-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Mr Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will “self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time”

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

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