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Covid-19

This month
September 2025
KIDS
Covid-era blanket school closures harmed kids without any clear benefit - WHO's Mike Ryan
11 Sep
11.7k
Last month
August 2025
Mental Health
Covid-19 handwashing messaging may have worsened symptoms for people with OCD
18 Aug
9.7k
remote working
On average, people in Ireland are working less since the Covid-19 pandemic
14 Aug
10.9k
66
Inquiry
Ireland's Covid inquiry has been going on for over two months, here's what it's found out
12 Aug
20.1k
34
Eat Early Eat Often
Demand for early bird dinner bookings has soared at Irish restaurants
One restaurateur has stopped serving early bird offers in summer as customers are already dining early without the incentive
5 Aug
36.2k
38
This year
2025
Waiting Lists
Outpatients in Ireland face the longest waits for care of patients in similar countries
26 Jul
6.1k
14
Covid-19
Long-Covid pay scheme for healthcare workers to be extended to end of the year
26 Jun
14.0k
FactCheck
Debunked: Covid-19 vaccines are not 'bioweapons' that 'destroy the immune system'
29 May
435
oireachtas media committee
RTÉ paid out €2.7m to Revenue for wrongly claiming Covid wage subsidy scheme
28 May
12.6k
40
FactCheck
Debunked: The US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid-19 shots are not traditional vaccines
27 May
323
Courts
Anti-lockdown protester Dee Wall challenges €200 fine for breaking Covid travel restrictions
24 May
15.8k
covid inquiry
'Unlikely' Dr Tony Holohan and other key figures will give evidence in public, says Covid inquiry chair
22 May
6.0k
69
Courts
‘Dubai two’ accused of resisting Covid hotel quarantine law walk free from court four years on
They had gone on a trip to Dubai, where they claimed they intended to undergo cosmetic surgery but ultimately did not have the procedure.
15 Apr
25.8k
Nursing Homes
New nursing homes rules mean a nominated person may visit at all times, even during a pandemic
31 Mar
8.5k
10
shake it off
Five years on from pandemic, one in four avoid handshaking and only 6% regret getting a dog
25 Mar
9.3k
32
covid inquiry
Taoiseach hopes Covid Inquiry can be ‘expedited’ to 'better prepare' Ireland in the future
17 Mar
3.5k
covid pandemic
Strong link between public’s behaviour to mitigate Covid-19 and daily case figures, report shows
25 Feb
11.1k
43
FactCheck
Debunked: Doctors and nurses who gave the Covid-19 vaccines are not being tried for war crimes
4 Feb
1.8k
FactCheck
Debunked: ‘HIV-infected Green Monkey DNA’ has not been found in Covid-19 vaccines
28 Jan
442
The Morning Lead
'I miss my old life': Readers with Long Covid tell us how it has affected their lives
Readers with Long Covid said the condition has devastating effects.
We asked our readers to share their experiences of the condition and received a large number of responses.
Many people expressed disappointment and frustration at their experience with the healthcare system, including HSE Long Covid clinics.
In many cases, readers with Long Covid said their condition has had detrimental and even devastating effects on their daily lives.
5 Jan
24.8k
73
your stories
Have you been affected by Long Covid? We want to hear from you
Updated 1 Jan
30.9k
Last year
2024
Covid-19
WHO remembers lives lost to Covid-19 on fifth anniversary of virus outbreak
30 Dec 2024
8.1k
flu cases
Three deaths and over 400 hospitalisations with the flu so far this winter season
12 Dec 2024
8.2k
11
FactCheck
Debunked: Years-old headline used to suggest Taoiseach wants to bar unvaccinated kids from school
Updated 19 Nov 2024
6.7k
Patrick Ruane
UK conspiracy theorist jailed for five years for encouraging violence against Chief Medical Officer
11 Nov 2024
10.8k
covid inquiry
Opposition calls for Covid inquiry to have powers to compel people to attend
3 Nov 2024
5.5k
covid inquiry
Tánaiste in 'no doubt' that former CMO and NPHET members will appear before Covid inquiry
31 Oct 2024
7.0k
23
FactCheck
Debunked: Fake news story claims Irish government will arrest those who refuse vaccines in future
9 Oct 2024
8.6k
Vaccines
HSE launches winter vaccination programme and warns that Covid-19 and flu are on the rise
30 Sep 2024
9.0k
aquatic raid
Boris Johnson considered raiding a Dutch warehouse for Covid vaccines as PM, says memoir
27 Sep 2024
17.9k
39
FactCheck
Debunked: Claim that PCR tests are ‘97% inaccurate' is false (and old)
6 Sep 2024
12.3k
ESRI
Covid infection rates were more than a third higher in deprived areas
4 Jul 2024
10.0k
long covid
Over 40% of people with long Covid say ability to conduct daily activities has ‘reduced a lot’
2 Jul 2024
11.9k
FactCheck
Debunked: Visiting restrictions at Tallaght Hospital are due to viruses, despite conspiracy theories
27 Jun 2024
13.9k
Health
There was a 60% jump in Covid-19 cases in Ireland last week
27 Jun 2024
32.3k
FactCheck
Debunked: A US appeals court did not rule that mRNA shots are not really 'vaccines'
14 Jun 2024
9.8k
Covid-19
Estimated 1,100 excess deaths during pandemic years, report says
4 Jun 2024
11.9k
Coronavirus
Heather Humphreys did not want Covid-19 to be recognised as an occupational illness
27 May 2024
16.1k
NI Covid Inquiry
Michelle O’Neill apologises for attending Bobby Storey’s funeral during Covid lockdown
Updated 14 May 2024
9.7k
Covid-19
UK's Covid-19 inquiry to begin sittings in Belfast
30 Apr 2024
3.5k
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