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Covid-19

Over 50% of adults now fully vaccinated in Ireland as testing ramps up amid Delta fears

Updated 6 Jul 2021

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janssen

Data shows Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta variant

2 Jul 2021

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space tourism

Billionaire Richard Branson set for first space flight with Virgin Galactic

2 Jul 2021

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Coronavirus

UK man tests positive for Covid-19 for 305 days in world's 'longest ever' case of virus

24 Jun 2021

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Saskatchewan

Remains of hundreds of children found at second Catholic-run indigenous school in Canada

24 Jun 2021

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cure for liver ills

Drinking coffee associated with reduced risk of chronic liver disease new study claims

22 Jun 2021

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Would you pay more taxes to help reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions?

22 Jun 2021

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RCSI

Irish scientists identify how some Covid patients develop life-threatening blood clots

15 Jun 2021

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Honours

Irish vaccine researchers at Oxford to receive knighthood and OBE

12 Jun 2021

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Planet pinball

Death of star will start ‘game of pinball’ for planets in system, say scientists

11 Jun 2021

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Cyber Attack

HSE effort to rebuild systems after ransomware attack is 'gaining momentum'

29 May 2021

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lancet study

Study that tested live indoor music concert in Spain resulted in no Covid cases

28 May 2021

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nui galway

Noble false widow spider bites can require hospital treatment – study

27 May 2021

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covid-19 origins

Biden orders intelligence agencies to investigate origins of Covid-19

Updated 26 May 2021

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mrna

Moderna trial shows Covid vaccine 'highly effective' in adolescents

25 May 2021

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world health organization

Excess deaths up to three times higher than reported Covid toll - WHO

21 May 2021

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European Space Agency

World's largest iceberg - slightly bigger than Majorca - breaks off Antarctica

20 May 2021

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Troubled Cyber Defence

Ireland's response to the HSE cyber attack has been undermined by Government cuts to Defence Forces, say senior officers

20 May 2021

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SARS-CoV-2

What we know about the surge of the Indian coronavirus variant in England

18 May 2021

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Podcast

The Explainer: What's the story with rapid Covid-19 tests?

13 May 2021

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Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket to launch again in July - this time with a crew on board

5 May 2021

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International Space Station

SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth in rare night splashdown

2 May 2021

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Artificial Intelligence

EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies

21 Apr 2021

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zzzz

Sleeping fewer hours in middle age associated with dementia risk - study

20 Apr 2021

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Mars

NASA successfully completes first-ever controlled helicopter flight on another planet

Updated 19 Apr 2021

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Pfizer BioNTech

Israeli study says South African Covid-19 variant can evade Pfizer vaccine

12 Apr 2021

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Weird Science

Physicists may have to rethink how universe works after ‘tantalising’ results

8 Apr 2021

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flight on mars?

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for the first-ever powered flight on another planet

4 Apr 2021

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AstraZeneca

UK releases new data about AstraZeneca-linked blood clots as EMA continues to support use of vaccine

3 Apr 2021

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s what’s making headlines this morning.

Updated 31 Mar 2021

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AstraZeneca

The EMA has granted approval for AstraZeneca plant at centre of diplomatic dispute

26 Mar 2021

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Health Warning

AstraZeneca issues guidance to patients on symptoms of 'very rare' potential vaccine side-effect

25 Mar 2021

84.3k

antibodies

Wuhan study finds 40% of people with Covid were protected against future infection for at least nine months

19 Mar 2021

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Twin Peaks

Number of twins being born at 'all-time high', researchers say

12 Mar 2021

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Sputnik V

Covid-19: EMA to review Russian-developed vaccine as part of first step towards EU approval

4 Mar 2021

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Elon musk

SpaceX Starship completes landing but then explodes in latest test

4 Mar 2021

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Coronavirus

US regulator says Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 'effective' against Covid-19 and new variants

24 Feb 2021

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Coronavirus

Covid-19: UK researchers launch world-first study that will deliberately infect people with virus

17 Feb 2021

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shot in the arm

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary applies to EMA for Covid-19 vaccine approval

16 Feb 2021

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Imperial College London

Covid-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought, study suggests

10 Feb 2021

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