Researchers At Trinity To Participate In Clinical Trial For MND Sufferers
September 1, 2020 No Responses

Researchers At Trinity To Participate In Clinical Trial For MND Sufferers

Researchers in Dublin are participating in an early phase gene-based clinical trial for motor neurone disease (MND) sufferers. The team at Trinity College Dublin is one of only four in Europe to take part in the clinical trial for the...
read more
Met Éireann Announce Storm Names For 2020-21
September 1, 2020 No Responses

Met Éireann Announce Storm Names For 2020-21

Aiden will be the first storm to blow in across Ireland and the UK this winter, according to the new list of names for this year’s strongest weather systems. Bella, Gavin, Julia, Minnie, Oscar, Ravi, Saidhbhin and Wilson are among...
read more
Parents Warned To Keep Sick Children At Home As Schools Reopen In Ireland
August 31, 2020 No Responses

Parents Warned To Keep Sick Children At Home As Schools Reopen In Ireland

Parents have been warned not to “dose” their children with painkillers and send them to school if they have Covid-19 symptoms. Dr Sumi Dunne urged parents to keep their children at home if they are unwell, unless they only have...
read more
Irish Heart Foundation Warns Of The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle
August 30, 2020 No Responses

Irish Heart Foundation Warns Of The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

More than half of people working from home estimate they are sitting down for an average of two hours and 40 minutes longer per day, a new survey has found. The survey found that more than half of all workers...
read more
Ireland Faces New Challenges With Rise In Household Infections
August 29, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Faces New Challenges With Rise In Household Infections

The increasing number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in private households is more concerning than clusters in meat plants, according to an infectious diseases expert. Prof Sam McConkey, from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, said the number of outbreaks in...
read more
Armagh Haulier Pleads Guilty To Migrant Manslaughter In Essex
August 28, 2020 No Responses

Armagh Haulier Pleads Guilty To Migrant Manslaughter In Essex

A haulier from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of migrants who were found dead in the trailer of a lorry in Essex. Ronan Hughes (40) of Co Armagh admitted the charge on Friday at the Old Bailey....
read more
Calls To Extend The School Year To Make Up For Lost Time
August 27, 2020 No Responses

Calls To Extend The School Year To Make Up For Lost Time

There have been calls to extend the school year to try and make up for time that was lost during the strict lockdown, an expert group has said. Schools have been reopening this week and will continue over the coming...
read more
Martin: ‘Danger And Challenge’ Of Second Lockdown ‘Is Always There’
August 27, 2020 No Responses

Martin: ‘Danger And Challenge’ Of Second Lockdown ‘Is Always There’

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has warned the State is in a “fluid” situation as the Government tries to avoid another lockdown. Mr Martin said that as the number of Covid-19 cases rises, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is “constantly...
read more
President Higgins Leads Tributes To Playwright Eugene McCabe
August 27, 2020 No Responses

President Higgins Leads Tributes To Playwright Eugene McCabe

The president has hailed Eugene McCabe as a powerful and original contributor to Irish letters after the playwright’s death at the age of 90. McCabe’s career explored sectarianism and the legacy of colonialism, Michael D Higgins said. Born in Scotland...
read more
Majority Believe That Someone Who Contracts Covid-19 Has Been ‘Careless’ Or ‘Reckless’
August 26, 2020 No Responses

Majority Believe That Someone Who Contracts Covid-19 Has Been ‘Careless’ Or ‘Reckless’

More than 70 per cent of people believe that someone who contracts Covid-19 has been careless or reckless in following public health advice, a survey has found. According to new research, the majority of people hold negative views about those...
read more
1 … 117 118 119 120 121 … 288