# public-health - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Doctor Strike
# Doctor Strike
They were due to strike today.
# public-health - Wednesday 16 December, 2020
# Killorglin
# Killorglin
“It has been uncommon to see an outbreak of this scale among a school population,” a HSE letter sent to parents said.
# public-health - Monday 30 November, 2020
# IMO
# IMO
The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.
# public-health - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
The IMO says the issue involves only 60 public health doctors.
# public-health - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# Reopening
# Reopening
It is reported the government is looking at plans that would only allow pubs with a kitchen and a chef onsite to open.
# public-health - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The European Commission has signed agreements with four companies so far.
# public-health - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
The plan will be focused on support for the vulnerable and crime prevention, gardaí said.
# public-health - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 is currently 70.4, with Dublin’s rate almost double that at 138.0 per 100,000.
# public-health - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
The period of isolation following onset of symptoms has also been reduced from 14 days to 10 days.
# Public Health
# Public Health
The HSE said that it’s looking for public-health trained individuals who will be ready to start almost immediately.
# public-health - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
Deputy Commissioner, policing and security, John Twomey said gardaí will have a “high visibility presence” in Dublin.
# public-health - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
There has only been one school in which a second case was identified after an original confirmed case.
# public-health - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
In his message, Glynn acknowledged that yesterday’s measures may seem “unfair” for a “nation which loves sport”.
# public-health - Tuesday 18 August, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
Health officials have expressed concern at rising case numbers in recent weeks.
# public-health - Friday 7 August, 2020
# Heatwave
# Heatwave
Health experts have issued a warning to people in the UK to take care in the sun.
# public-health - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Operation Navigation
# Operation Navigation
Gardaí say a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in each of these cases.
# public-health - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Pubs
# Pubs
This follows concerns that some licensed premises and customers haven’t been adhering to the public health guidelines.
# public-health - Thursday 30 April, 2020
# Vulnerable
# Vulnerable
Cocooning was happening in the homes of some people long before it became a public health guideline.
# public-health - Sunday 29 March, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The death toll in Northern Ireland from the virus now stands at 21.
# public-health - Thursday 18 April, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
But education and individual agency cannot help people to ‘do the right thing’ when it comes to their health, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.
# public-health - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
# public-health - Friday 4 January, 2019
# Swine Flu
# Swine Flu
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
# public-health - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
# Public Health
# Public Health
Four other premises were also closed in February for different reasons.
# public-health - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
# Public Health
# Public Health
Symptoms can present as red eyes, a runny nose, a high temperature and a rash.
# public-health - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck delves into a dispute over the so-called sugar tax, which is to go live on 1 May.
# public-health - Saturday 7 October, 2017
# Budget 2018
# Budget 2018
Harris told consultants that Irish healthcare is at a “historic juncture” in a speech today.
# public-health - Wednesday 6 September, 2017
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Following controversy over Super Junior Minister Finian McGrath’s comments about the vaccine, TheJournal.ie republishes this Factcheck.
# public-health - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
# Vaccine Controversy
# Vaccine Controversy
With HPV high on the agenda, we spoke to TDs who’ve raised the issue in the Dáil chamber.
# public-health - Monday 17 April, 2017
# The Small Print
# The Small Print
Signing up for private health care where none is available increases your bill ten times, and sometimes the situation can be even worse.
# public-health - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Climate Action Minister says four people die every day due to air pollution. We put his claim to the test.
# public-health - Wednesday 24 August, 2016
# Commuting
# Commuting
Research from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) suggests that people who commute for long periods of time are potentially “shortening their lives”.
# public-health - Monday 25 July, 2016
# Zika Virus
# Zika Virus
An aborted foetus in Slovenia also had microcephaly.
# public-health - Monday 11 April, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck puts some alarming recent headlines to the test.
# public-health - Monday 1 February, 2016
# Public Health
# Public Health
The organisation made the announcement this evening.
# public-health - Thursday 12 November, 2015
# Public Housing
# Public Housing
And anyone who doesn’t comply could be evicted.
# public-health - Monday 19 October, 2015
# Can It
# Can It
A new US study has calculated the cost of binge drinking to the economy.
# public-health - Friday 11 September, 2015
# Ecigarettes
# Ecigarettes
“Currently the evidence base does not support prohibiting vaping in public places…”
# public-health - Sunday 26 July, 2015
# Sex Week
# Sex Week
The facts (and figures) of life.
# public-health - Tuesday 30 June, 2015
# Legal Highs
# Legal Highs
A new Trinity study shows that treatment for ‘legal highs’ dropped to virtually nil
# public-health - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
# Safe Sex
# Safe Sex
It’s all about the molecules.
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