Nationally, there are 587 covid cases last week according to most recent Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) data, the highest figure yet this year and up significantly from 461 the week previous and 218 at the start of the year. 

Professor Anne Scott defended the Covid-19 Evaluation process as she urged the public to share their experiences of the pandemic.

March 2025 will mark five years since the threat of Covid-19 changed life for people in Ireland almost overnight.

Professor Anne Scott has been appointed to led a comprehensive evaluation of how the country managed the pandemic.

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer Sir Michael McBride was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

A HSE spokesperson told The Echo: “HSE Public Health Area D (Cork and Kerry) has seen an increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of covid-19 cases over the past four weeks."

The ESRI launched a report examining the health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on people living in disadvantaged areas in Ireland.

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland said there was 'broadly no excess mortality in 2020' in Ireland

Appearing at the Covid-19 Inquiry, the former first minister was pressed on her party’s use of a controversial veto mechanism during the pandemic.

The former DUP leader expressed ‘great regret’ that ministers did not foresee the speed with which the pandemic took hold.

The minutes show the Sinn Fein minister defending her attendance at the funeral, claiming there was ‘no dilution’ of the public health message.

Conor Murphy’s witness statement would be published on the UK Covid Inquiry’s website.

Michelle O’Neill told the Covid-19 inquiry she accepts her attendance at the funeral at a time of lockdown measures limiting gatherings caused harm.

The Department of Health had sought help to find suitable premises.

Stormont’s Health Minister is giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry.

A briefing document on an impasse between ministers was published on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry website on Thursday evening.

A Stormont Executive meeting in March 2020 was adjourned for 15 minutes at one stage, when exchanges became heated.

Conor Murphy has been advised to rest pending medical tests, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said.

A senior civil servant also said that Northern Ireland entered the pandemic with a ‘very tired’ health workforce.

The former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service said business was still done but it affected relations.

Eddie Lynch was giving evidence on the second day of the UK wide Covid-19 Inquiry sitting in Northern Ireland.

It came amid disagreement around containing the coronavirus pandemic in autumn 2020.

The inquiry’s hearings in Belfast begin on Tuesday and will run for three weeks.

Simon Harris, who was minister for health at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the inquiry would be ‘really important’.

The figures were released by the HSE to Labour Party TD Sean Sherlock and candidate for Cork City South East Peter Horgan, along with the figures for Dublin clinics.

A memo on the terms of reference for the Covid-19 inquiry is to be brought to Cabinet in the coming weeks.

A memo on the terms of reference for the inquiry is expected in the coming weeks.

Almost three-quarters of respondents reported the pandemic prevented their loved one from having the death they would have wished for

It emerged at the Covid inquiry in December that some WhatsApp messages between Stormont ministers during the pandemic were wiped.

Nicolae and Florin Mazarache were travelling to Spain to visit family when they were stopped at Dublin Airport by a garda

The presenter was back at work on Thursday to present the ITV show after taking a leave of absence following Derek Draper’s death on January 3rd.

It follows data released by the HSE which showed a stark increase in respiratory illness and hospitalisations resulting from them. 

The Minister for Further and Higher Education said the inquiry format should enable people to be transparent and forthcoming

The Cork GP said that South Doc saw more than 10,000 patients between December 23 to January 1, or approximately 1,000 people a day. 

Stephen Donnelly has congratulated the HSE for reducing the number of people waiting on trollies for a hospital bed.

A spokesperson said that the rise in flu and covid infection is very steep, so they are urging the public to attend emergency departments only for major health emergencies

The HSE said there has been a rise in the number of people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments.

The UK Covid Inquiry is holding a preliminary hearing into the devolved administration’s decision making and response to the pandemic.

The report, published on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry website, sets out the scale of the differences in fatalities between the four UK regions.

Helen MacNamara, who served as deputy cabinet secretary, made the claim to the Covid inquiry.

The autumn Covid vaccination programme was brought forward amid concerns over the BA.2.86 subvariant.

The woman died in February of 2021.

Derek Draper fell seriously ill with Covid-19, which left him with long-lasting damage to his organs and needing daily care.

The HSE confirmed there has been 'no significant increase in infection severity' in Ireland in recent weeks.

Irish Congress of Trade Unions assistant general secretary, Gerry Murphy, was giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The former Northern Ireland first minister and DUP leader is giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry

The former Stormont health minister was the first politician from Northern Ireland to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Ireland was over-cautious: We locked down too hard, and for too long, to the detriment of the majority of our population so says John Dolan

The TV presenter was recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours for her services to broadcasting, journalism and charity

Workers were promised the payment more than a year-and-a-half ago and were ‘still fighting to get it’, SIPTU said.