[ad_1] SOME of the top-performing students in this year’s Leaving Cert are ready to meet the challenges of the post-Covid world, and several are inspired to study medicine and science. ack O’Sullivan (19), now a former student of Christian Brothers Boys’ Secondary School in Cork, received 625 points with eight H1s, in Irish, English, mathematics, … Read more
[ad_1] The Leaving Cert class of 2020 is celebrating the best results day ever, with a 4.4% grade point average inflation after teachers tested their own students when exams were canceled due to Covid-19. The increase in grade values would have been greater if the generosity of teachers had not been held back by the … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland could suffer another 1,200 deaths from Covid-19 by the end of the year if the use of face masks remains at current levels, according to a forecast by American academics. The number of additional deaths could remain below 400 if mask use rises to near-universal levels, according to the Institute for Health Metrics … Read more
[ad_1] RTE star and speaker Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has been praised for her “courage and bravery” after she opened up about her hell of harassment. The assistant professor was repeatedly attacked by UCD colleague Professor Hans-Benjamin Braun over a two-year period and kept a crowbar nearby for safety. 3 Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin was … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland could suffer another 1,200 deaths from Covid-19 by the end of the year if the use of face masks remains at current levels, according to a forecast by American academics. The number of additional deaths could remain below 400 if mask use rises to near-universal levels, according to the Institute for Health Metrics … Read more
[ad_1] British and European Union negotiators will meet in London next week for their eighth round of talks on their future relationship, but neither side expects any progress. Michel Barnier warned this week that there would be no deal unless Britain moved from its current positions on fisheries and state aid. On Friday night, Britain’s … Read more
[ad_1] The floods that inundated Clifden in Co Galway within hours is a clear sign that Ireland’s weather extremes will continue to worsen, warned one of the country’s leading climate change experts. Professor Peter Thorne said that a “very large” number of cities and towns across the country are equally susceptible to “truly catastrophic” flash … Read more
[ad_1] GARDAI arrested a man in his 50s after the anti-drug squad seized more than € 30,000 worth of suspected cannabis from a home in County Limerick. The divisional drug unit and the armed support unit searched a house in Abbeyfeale shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. During the course of the search, Gardai discovered a … Read more
[ad_1] Another 217 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the state and no more deaths, confirmed the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). The number of cases recorded Tuesday is the highest daily figure reported since May, according to Acting Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn. There are now a total of 29,025 confirmed cases … Read more
[ad_1] Denying entry to a garda attempting to inspect a pub to verify that it complies with Covid-19 regulations will result in a fine of up to € 2,500 upon conviction, according to new laws released by the government on Tuesday. The bill, which will be debated by Dáil on Wednesday, spells out broad powers … Read more