O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 on March 17, 2017
This morning/afternoon.
Another virtual Paddy’s Day.
St Patrick’s Festival Dublin parade cancelled for second year (RTÉ)
Tag Archives: coronavirus
D Briefing
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Independent TD Michael McNamara, chair of the Oireachtas Covid response committee, writes:
Following my intervention in the Dáil last week (above), I received a briefing yesterday from senior health experts who were emphatic about the urgency of addressing Vitamin D insufficiency as part of the fight against #COVID19. They need to be listened to…
Annie Lynch was the first person to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Ireland on December 29, 2020
Annie receives her second shot this morning
This week we are also seeing the first of our dose 2 vaccinations happening – so Annie Lynch and those who were among the first in the programme will be getting the second vaccine. pic.twitter.com/6hfc0vOI3c
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) January 19, 2021
This morning.
Why does she get two?
FIGHT!
Stephen Donnelly said: “Trust in the vaccine programme is of critical importance and what happened should not have happened” https://t.co/XjUCnJ0GCF
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 18, 2021
This morning.
In a statement, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said he was made aware last night of a situation with regard to the administration of vaccines on Friday at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.
Via RTÉ:
“Trust in the vaccine programme is of critical importance and what happened should not have happened,” the statement added.
“Our vaccine allocation strategy clearly sets out a priority list for vaccination – and that’s currently for frontline healthcare workers and residents and staff of our long term residential care facilities.
“It does not include family members of healthcare workers.
“I will be speaking with the Chair of the Coombe Hospital Board for a full account,” the statement said.
‘Full account’ sought after family members of Coombe staff given vaccine (RTE)
Meanwhile…
Saturday.
Phoenix Park, Dublin.
The Moderna vaccine being administered at the HSE National Ambulance Service HQ in conjunction with HSE Public Health.
Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
Masxlol
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Last night.
Maxol service station, Templeogue Village, Dublin 6.
Anyone?
Thanks CarlosFandango
Meanwhile…
Thanks Niall O’Keefe
Gis A Jab
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After you.
No, after you.
Please, I insist.
NO, I insist.
Etc.
Via Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment Ossian Smyth
Paul Reid, CEO, HSE at Dr Steevens’ Hospital for the weekly HSE operational update on the response to Covid-19 this afternoon
A total of 77,303 #Covid19 vaccines had been administered in Ireland up to yesterday, according to the Heath Service Executive | https://t.co/0UGEHa8tcF pic.twitter.com/AM8niIIZHe
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 14, 2021
This afternoon.
At the HSE weekly briefing at Dr Steeven’s Hospital Dublin…
The HSE’s chief executive Paul Reid said 69,378 of them were received by frontline healthcare workers and 7,925 were received by people in long term care facilities.
He said said Ireland has received 152,100 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to date, along with 3,600 doses of the Moderna vaccine.
He confirmed that there are 1,792 people with Covid-19 being treated in hospital.
Paul Reid said that equated to over 100% more than at the first peak.
The Irish Government has announced the extension of the requirement for a pre-departure negative/not detected PCR tests to passenger arrivals from ALL countries from Saturday 16 January 2021. The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival
👉https://t.co/4BLj1ZiEkB pic.twitter.com/dcxdx5wpJr
— Irish Foreign Ministry (@dfatirl) January 13, 2021
This afternoon.
Good times.
Grind On
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This morning.
Further to a call by Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley for the Leaving Cert to be scrapped this year….
…on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One
The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has again said that the Leaving Certificate exams should run as normal in June, despite a call for it to be called off this year.
…the unions President Anne Piggot said students are not in the classroom because of level of virus transmission and that students and teachers will be returning to the classroom as soon as possible…
….Ms Piggot said that it seems quite unusual that someone from the Minister for Education’s party should be calling for the cancellation of the state exams, particularly when the Minister has committed to them going ahead
This afternoon.
Baggott Street, Dublin 2.
One of a large number of Garda checkpoints around the country as Level 5-enforcing Operation Fanacht resumes
Gardai last week gave 17 fixed penalty charges to motorists who FLAGRANTLY traveled more than 5km from their home to visit the Wicklow Mountains.
Meanwhile….
You can find a list of questions that Gardai will ask you at checkpoints here, and exemptions that allow you to break the Covid travel restrictions here…