Health

Beacon Hospital: ‘Weekend of Chaos’ – Search for two escapees from quarantine continues as pressure continues on Beacon to remove CEO as vaccine line increases

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[ad_1] The state response to Covid-19 fell into chaos yesterday when a vaccination program at a hospital was suspended and three people escaped from a mandatory quarantine facility at a hotel a day after the system went into effect. As the government prepares to announce this week that strict public health restrictions should remain in … Read more

Pressure on Beacon to remove CEO as vaccine dispute escalates

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[ad_1] The state response to Covid-19 fell into chaos yesterday when a vaccination program at a hospital was suspended and three people escaped from a mandatory quarantine facility at a hotel a day after the system went into effect. As the government prepares to announce this week that strict public health restrictions should remain in … Read more

RTE icon Anne Doyle’s reason for not marrying long-term partner Dan McGrattan

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[ad_1] RTE icon Anne Doyle has opened up about her love life and her decision not to have children on tonight’s Tommy Tiernan show. The former news anchor was praised for her honest interview on the RTE show tonight as she revealed why she had chosen not to marry her longtime partner, Dan McGrattan. When … Read more

Donnelly asks HSE to suspend the Beacon vaccine program

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[ad_1] Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has asked the Health Service Executive to suspend vaccination operations at Dublin’s Beacon Hospital. It follows revelations that the privately owned hospital administered 20 leftover Covid-19 vaccines to multiple teachers at St Gerard’s School in Bray. In a statement today, Donnelly said: “The provision of vaccines by Beacon Hospital to … Read more

Three people escape quarantine from a Dublin hotel

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[ad_1] THREE people escaped from a mandatory quarantine facility at a hotel near Dublin Airport while on a smoking break outside, with one person located and searches underway for two others, Independent.ie learned. Ources said three men, who had arrived on a flight from Dubai, were outside the Crowne Plaza hotel in Santry smoking under … Read more

Beacon Hospital: Health Minister Stephen Donnelly calls on HSE to suspend vaccination operations at Beacon Hospital

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[ad_1] TAOISEACH Micheál Martin believes that Beacon’s CEO must be held accountable for his actions, as vaccination operations were suspended at the private hospital. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced this afternoon that vaccination operations at the hospital were suspended. The move comes in the wake of revelations that the hospital gave school teachers and daycare … Read more

The number of people with Covid-19 receiving intensive care drops to 66

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[ad_1] THE NUMBER OF people hospitalized with Covid-19 receiving intensive care has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of January. Paul Reid, CEO of HSE tweeted this morning that 66 people are in ICU, a drop of nine from yesterday’s figures. This is still higher than at any point during the second wave, … Read more

Storm Keating undergoes emergency surgery in what she called the ‘scariest week’ of her life

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[ad_1] Storm Keating has revealed that he underwent emergency spinal surgery in what was “the scariest week of my life.” Onan Keating’s wife, 39, thanked hospital staff for their “keen diligence” without which she said she would not be able to lead a “normal life”. In a post on Instagram, the Australian-born fashion designer recounted … Read more

Remember the plan to stop the semi-annual clock changes in the EU? Well it’s stagnant

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[ad_1] IN 2019, THE European Parliament voted to abolish seasonal time changes for a proposed date of 2021. That year has obviously come, but disagreements at the state level in the EU have put the plan on hiatus for now. In case you’ve forgotten, time will move forward one hour from tonight in Ireland and … Read more

Robert Watt from the Department of Health called the head of RTÉ before the television exhibition on the file

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[ad_1] The main official of the Department of Health personally called the director of RTÉ shortly before the station transmitted to the complainant that he claimed that his department was secretly collecting confidential information about children with special needs who sued the State. Deputy Secretary General Robert Watt is understood to have expressed concern to … Read more