Over the past few weeks, some of the biggest stories in Irish media have centered around the country remaining in level 5 lockdown, the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, or rather the pace of vaccinations. Along with education, as second-level students have pleaded with the Department for Education for clarity on the position of the Leaving Certificate 2021. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Helix venue opened as a Covid-19 vaccination hub and began vaccinating over-70s on Wednesday February 10th.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to take action against anyone who threatens violence against a journalist or member of the media. Read more…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne in four family owned Irish businesses are worried about losing control over their business within the next six months because of Covid-19, according to a recent study.
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e Can be Zero is a campaign launched by a group of Irish scientists on Monday February 1st.
Changing Irish legislation to allow survivors of the Mother and Baby Homes access to adoption records “should be the first and central pillar in a human rights-based response to the Commission’s report” according to DCU Professor James Gallan. Read more…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]otunda Hospital and the Coombe Hospital have confirmed that they gave unused Covid-19 vaccines to relatives of their staff and to members of their local communities.
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast week a campaign began to put an end to image based sexual abuse (IBSA), or what is sometimes known as “revenge porn,” in Ireland.
StandUp Awareness week is running this week in a number of schools across Ireland. Organised by BeLonG To Youth Service, the charity for young LGBTI+ people, the initiative has been going on for 11 years and gives second level schools a chance to stand up against LGBTI+ related bullying. Read more…
The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has called for a single, clear health and safety plan to be published if face-to-face teaching in third-level colleges is to resume. Read more…
The HSE ordered nearly €7.5m of defective ViraPro hand sanitiser that has been recalled. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Green Party’s youth wing has been hit by a wave of significant resignations, including the leader of the Trinity College Young Greens, Julie Smirnova.
DCU are leading new research to examine Covid-19 care among people who are homeless. The research is headed by Dr Briege Casey of DCU’s School, Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, and will examine the characteristics of a number of nurse-led Covid-19 interventions. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government announced a move to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions nationwide beginning at midnight on Wednesday October 21st.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]aoiseach Micheál Martin has hinted at the possibility of restoring previous Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) rates to introductory levels for those in sectors badly affected by Covid-19.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]inister for Finance Pascal Donohoe announced the biggest budget in the history of the State including a €50 million fund which will provide financial aid for third-level students across the country.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish Universities Association (IUA) has ended its “Greet and Transfer” service at Dublin airport after helping transport thousands of incoming third level international students to their accommodation.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Cabinet approved a move into Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions for the entire state on Monday October 5th.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Sexual Experience Survey (SES) 2020 publication was hacked by an unknown person yesterday, resulting in vandalism of the slides presenting the survey’s findings.
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver 263 million people around the globe use marijuana annually, researchers say. As the world celebrates Weed Day (420), scientists investigate the negative effects of marijuana use.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) has found that the intake of Vitamin D may boost resistance to Covid-19, or reduce the severity of the illness in those already infected.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he number of children calling Childline has increased by over 20 per cent in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak as schools and childcare facilities have been closed.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Covid-19 pandemic has had a major effect on the Irish drug trade, ultimately decimating the cocaine industry but increasing demand for cannabis, according to Gardaí and community officers.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he USI (Union of Students in Ireland) have called for cooperation between universities and students’ unions to ensure no students are negatively impacted by the covid-19 pandemic.
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eo Varadkar announced on Wednesday that Junior and Leaving Certificate exams will go ahead in June, as previously planned.