# crisis

This week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

# Overcrowding

'Winter trolley numbers in May': INMO slam hospital wait times as almost 12,000 without beds

This month’s figures show the worst level of hospital overcrowding seen since the INMO began counting trolleys.

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Wed 1:49 PM

This year

2023

# crisis

Govt agrees to deploy Army Ranger Wing to help Irish citizens leave Sudan

Joe Biden has called for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire”.

48.3k

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Apr 23rd 2023, 5:15 PM

Voices

Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble

There was also a huge shortage of coffins and body bags, writes midwife Aisha Harbalieh from Azaz in northern Syria.

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Feb 18th 2023, 7:00 AM

# rugby weekly extra

Wales players 'looking at significant pay-cuts'

Bernard Jackman was talking on The42′s Rugby Weekly Extra.

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Jan 31st 2023, 5:13 PM

# Mothballed

Two naval ships to be tied up as staffing crisis deepens in Irish Navy

News of the mothballing of the ships comes just a day before Minister for Defence Micheál Martin visits troops in Lebanon.

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Jan 25th 2023, 4:03 PM

# Ukraine

CityWest refugee centre to close to new arrivals 'in a matter of days', says O'Gorman

The UN’s refugee agency warned that ‘urgent intervention’ is needed to prevent large numbers of people becoming homeless here.

26.6k

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Jan 19th 2023, 9:30 PM

# housing for all

Housing targets expected to be revised upwards as Govt considers buying up apartments

The summit comes as homelessness figures broke new records for the fifth month in a row.

23.2k

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Jan 10th 2023, 3:50 PM

Last year

2022

# crisis

German football needs rapid overhaul, says Flick

Prior to the match, 1990 World Cup winner and former manager Jurgen Klinsmann said another group stage elimination would be ’10 times more of a disaster’.

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Dec 1st 2022, 11:03 PM

# problems

Crisis-hit Juventus suffer humiliating early Champions League elimination

A difficult start to the campaign has resulted in calls for coach Massimiliano Allegri to depart.

35.3k

Oct 25th 2022, 9:55 PM

# Ukraine War

Increase to €400 payment for housing Ukrainians 'on the table' as leaders set to meet Monday

33 Ukrainian refugees were unable to be accommodated last night, with some returning to the airport.

59.6k

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Oct 22nd 2022, 8:13 PM

# crisis

Luke Donald says Ryder Cup can 'unify' golf despite LIV split

The Europe team captain hopes the Ryder Cup will help put that bitterness to one side.

3.4k

Oct 4th 2022, 5:21 PM

# crisis

English club rugby reeling after Wasps join Worcester in fight for survival

Both English clubs are being pursued for unpaid tax and have been served with winding-up orders by Britain’s Revenue authorities.

11.6k

Sep 22nd 2022, 8:24 AM

# Flash Flooding

Death toll from Pakistan flash floods surpasses 1,000

The deadly monsoon season has been called a “serious climate catastrophe”.

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Aug 28th 2022, 12:09 PM

# cooperation

Six EU countries send firefighters to help battle French wildfires

361 foreign firefighters were dispatched to assist their 1,100 French colleagues deployed in the worst-hit part of the French southwest.

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Aug 11th 2022, 7:33 PM

# crisis

June homelessness report shows all-time highs in several categories

A total of 10,492 people, including 1,385 families with 3,071 children, are homeless.

8.7k

Jul 29th 2022, 4:15 PM

# new president

New Sri Lanka president sworn in amid ongoing crisis

Protesters recently stormed the home of then-president Rajapaksa, forcing him to step down and clearing the way for a new president.

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Jul 21st 2022, 7:24 AM

# crisis

UK's Johnson went on country weekend instead of attending emergency heatwave briefing

The revelation comes as Penny Mordaunt fends off criticism in her bid to replace Johnson.

55.3k

Jul 17th 2022, 4:39 PM

# Outbreak

Recent decline in childhood vaccinations reaching crisis point, UN says

24.7 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, while 3.5 million missed the first vaccine for HPV.

9.5k

Jul 15th 2022, 6:15 AM

# crisis

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives

A state of emergency has been declared and protesters stormed the prime minister’s office.

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Jul 13th 2022, 3:01 PM

# Ambulance Service

Number of paramedics should 'at least' double to reduce burnout among staff

People in the sector are facing burnout with some leaving for other jobs, representatives have said.

Representatives say staff numbers should at least double to tackle the current issues facing ambulance workers.

Dozens have left the sector in recent times for a number of reasons, including burnout.

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Jun 21st 2022, 12:05 AM

# crisis

New citizens' assembly on biodiversity to meet for the first time in April

Cabinet approved two new citizens’ assemblies on biodiversity and Dublin’s local governance at a meeting this afternoon.

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Feb 8th 2022, 5:46 PM

All time

# border crisis

Irish aid worker claims migrants in Poland/Belarus area have been beaten and electrocuted

At least ten people have already died in the region in recent weeks.

16.1k

Nov 11th 2021, 6:00 AM

# crisis

Dundalk's injury problems compounded by Covid outbreak on eve of FAI Cup replay

A combination of Covid, injury and suspension will leave Vinny Perth without 11 players for tomorrow’s meeting with Finn Harps.

2.7k

Sep 20th 2021, 3:25 PM

# Investigation

Internal investigation after motorcycle paramedics told to provide 50km escort for bride-to-be

A Siptu union organiser said such deployment of resources was “totally unacceptable”.

The two paramedics were told to wait outside the church until the ceremony was finished, writes Garreth MacNamee.

They then escorted the couple to their venue.

Wedding guests took photos of themselves on the bikes.

161k

Sep 15th 2021, 12:05 AM

# crisis

Fuel tanker explosion kills 20 people in Lebanon

The blast comes as Lebanon faces a critical fuel shortage.

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Aug 15th 2021, 8:29 AM

# Solutions

The government could help solve the housing crisis if it borrowed several billion euro, says ESRI

Ireland faces another decade of rising prices and rents unless the government spends money building homes, the ESRI says.

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Jun 3rd 2021, 8:00 AM

# Central Bank

A successful vaccine rollout 'should see economy recover in second half of 2021'

The Central Bank governor said today that the positive economist forecast “remains contingent on key assumptions regarding Covid-19 developments.”

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Jan 25th 2021, 4:19 PM

# crisis

'If this goes on indefinitely you have to question if pro rugby is sustainable'

IRFU chief warns ‘existence of professional rugby in Ireland’ is under threat in 2021 as sporting bodies seek government help.

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Sep 18th 2020, 9:31 PM

# Fallout

European clubs chief warns that football is in 'crisis-management' mode

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said football will have a revenue drop of four billion euros in two years.

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Sep 8th 2020, 3:17 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Lebanon needs help - or the consequences for the Middle East don't bear thinking about'

Yesterday’s explosion made a desperate situation worse, writes Bríd Kennedy of Concern.

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Aug 5th 2020, 8:00 PM

# Aviation

Aircraft maker Airbus warns of 'gravest crisis' as it says it will cut 15,000 jobs

The main cuts are set to come at the company’s French and German sites.

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Jun 30th 2020, 10:21 PM

# Moneyball

'If players refuse to take a pay cut then they will lose credibility'

Eddie O’Sullivan says ‘rugby’s financial model has been a catastrophe’ but he believes the IRFU will survive this crisis.

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May 25th 2020, 8:04 PM

# Transparency

Who's calling the shots? - The role of Ireland's public health emergency team and its key players

The team was convened at the end of January this year to coordinate the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

33.4k

Apr 25th 2020, 12:10 AM

# crisis

Predictable, not inevitable? How Covid-19 spread through Irish nursing homes

Questions remain about how the coronavirus spread so easily through nursing homes.

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Apr 24th 2020, 12:05 AM

# crisis

Shamrock Rovers players and staff take 25% pay cut

The club have been forced to curtail wages amid the ongoing League of Ireland shutdown.

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Apr 16th 2020, 1:12 PM

# crisis

‘This is like a war - Irish sport and the Irish economy will need a Marshall Plan’

Fianna Fáil sports spokesperson warns that it could be months before we see top-level sport again in Ireland.

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Mar 31st 2020, 5:48 PM

# uncertainty

'The IRFU have done it in the most equitable way' - Carty on pay deferrals

The Connacht out-half says these are uncertain times for many rugby players.

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Mar 26th 2020, 7:51 AM

# crisis

Commissioner Goodell tells NFL teams to close facilities

Roger Goodell said the shutdown of NFL facilities will carry on until April 8 due to the global health crisis.

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Mar 25th 2020, 8:07 AM

# ALTRUISM

Jose Mourinho helps deliver food parcels to elderly

The Portuguese manager volunteered for charity Age UK and community group Love Your Doorstep.

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Mar 24th 2020, 9:06 AM

# pandemic

How are Ireland's Olympic hopefuls dealing with the coronavirus crisis?

Ayeisha McFerran and Judy Reynolds tell The42 about how their preparations for the Games have been disrupted.

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Mar 20th 2020, 8:06 PM