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More than half of people admitted to ICU in September & October were not vaccinated - CSO figures reveal

The latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office reveal that 97% of vaccinated people admitted to an ICU had an underlying health condition 54% of people admitted to ICU in September and October were not vaccinated. Just under 62% of ...

19 Nov 2021 at 17:34

National News

'It is an industrial relations issue' - Varadkar speaks amid student nurses protest today

Student nurses and midwives held a demonstration outside Leinster House today and protested pay and conditions for student nurses. At present, students completing their clinical placement from years 1-3 and the first semester of year 4 receive a ...

02 Nov 2021 at 16:44

National News

Extension of Covid certs and full work from home policy not actively being considered says Donnelly

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has said the government does not plan to close anything down despite '1 in every 200 people in the country being identified as a new case in the last week'. He said: "Let's do the things we can all do which ...

11 Nov 2021 at 16:14

Covid-19

Above-average incidence of Covid-19 puts Laois in the top ten counties with the highest Covid-19 rates

Laois has moved in the wrong direction on the Covid-19 incidence table due due to an above the national average despite the fact that reports of new cases per day have fallen, according to the latest data from the National Public Health ...

12 Feb 2021 at 19:12

National News

'At risk youths' excluded from supports during pandemic - report finds

Young people who were already deemed ‘most at risk’ became the most disconnected from youth services and supports as a result of Covid-19, according a new report on the youth work sector. The research report, ‘A Review of the Youth ...

29 Sept 2021 at 13:53

Merchants Quay sees rise in demand for alcohol and drug treatment during lockdown

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Merchants Quay sees rise in demand for alcohol and drug treatment during pandemic lockdown

Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) has warned that more people availing of addiction services due to lockdown restrictions, with a significant rise in demand in the midlands. The charity has warned of the long-term impact of the ...

21 Oct 2021 at 15:47

National News

'A poor use of taxpayers funds', Government urged to scrap pandemic bonus

The Governments plan for a new bank holiday and pandemic bonus payment to be paid to frontline workers has been labelled as a "bad idea" and "a poor use of taxpayers funds". Neil McDonnell, CEO of the Irish Small and ...

04 Oct 2021 at 13:03

National News

'Difficult winter ahead' says INMO

The number of patients on trolleys has almost doubled this October when compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The organisation said it has seen more patients ...

01 Nov 2021 at 10:38

Covid-19

Almost €130m in Pandemic Unemployment Payment arrears to be paid to 280,000 people today

Approximately 286,000 pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) recipients will be paid arrears to the value of €129.2 million today, the Department of Social Protection has said. Of the 286,068 people who are ...

01 Dec 2020 at 16:08

Deaths

Laois views sought for study on impact of pandemic on Catholic funerals

The views and experience of people in Laois and other counties are being sought to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the rituals and practices of Catholic funerals in Ireland during the ...

14 Jun 2021 at 21:08

National News

Jobs market recovery post-Covid likely due to state intervention and pandemic welfare supports, says study

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell, new findings show. A new study from the Irish Human Rights and ...

24 Apr 2024 at 11:46

National News

Increase in large for-profit operators providing nursing home care – report

Large for-profit operators are the “dominant” providers of nursing home care in Ireland since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a think-tank’s report. Research by the Economic and Social ...

09 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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