[ad_1] X Factor host Dermot O’Leary told Ryan Tubridy on Friday’s Late Late Show that “Nothing really prepares you” for parenthood, and how he accepted that he might not be able to become a father. In an extensive interview, the TV host spoke about his and his wife Dee’s doubts as they sought to conceive, … Read more
[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to people in Ireland is expected to surpass the half-million milestone this weekend as deployment continues. Deputy Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn said that we are beginning to see really positive effects and that vaccines represent a very powerful tool that will allow people to move to … Read more
[ad_1] This afternoon a protest rally will take place in Cork calling for an end to the lockdown restrictions. The organizers, The People’s Convention, have said it will be a peaceful event and have described the risk of trouble there to the minimum. Gardaí has said that an extensive police plan has been put in … Read more
[ad_1] A Co Kerry senior who unexpectedly received doses of a Covid-19 vaccine has said that receiving the vaccine is an honor and like winning the lottery. Last week, Sean O’Shea, 78, of Derrynane, received a call informing him of his first shot injected the next day. O’Shea told RTÉ’s News at One that it … Read more
[ad_1] Organizers of an anti-lockdown rally have ignored growing calls for it to be canceled, insisting tonight that it will take place tomorrow as planned. Pressure mounted on event organizers today with charity activists, business leaders, the Mayor of Cork and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties calling for the event to be canceled. But … Read more
[ad_1] The Central Local Electoral Area of the city of Galway has the highest incidence of Covid-19 in 14 days in the country with 767.7 cases per 100,000 people in the two weeks until last Monday, March 1. This is 3.8 times higher than the national average, which was 201.2 cases per 100,000 people on … Read more
[ad_1] A 40-person team, armed with a single barcode and limited test data, spent days using “stubborn determination” to track down the mysterious person in the UK infected with the Manaus variant of the coronavirus. Experts in data analysis and laboratory and logistics resources were recruited to help identify the person who tested positive for … Read more
[ad_1] Two cousins who hijacked a bus near Dublin airport last year were sentenced to five and four years in prison. Stephen McDonagh (26) and John McDonagh (27), both residing in The Steeples, Navan, Co Meath, appeared today before Judge John Aylmer in Cavan Circuit Court via video link. Stephen McDonagh appeared on screen in … Read more
[ad_1] A UCC professor and obstetrician at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) says pregnancy complications due to Covid-19 are “very rare.” Professor Keelin O’Donoghue spoke after a preliminary report linked four stillbirths in Ireland to a condition called Covid placentitis, a coronavirus infection of the placenta in pregnant women who have Covid-19. Professor O’Donoghue has … Read more
[ad_1] Pregnant women are advised to maintain their normal safety practices in relation to Covid-19 and to contact their GP if they have specific concerns following preliminary reports of four potentially Covid-19-related stillbirths. A rare condition called covid placentitis is a coronavirus infection of the placenta in pregnant women who have Covid-19. Coroners have tentatively … Read more