Stephen Donnelly has “questions to answer” following Ronan Glynn’s resignation
“There have now been a number of high profile resignations during Health Minster Stephen Donnelly’s tenure in office.” Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has “questions to answer” following Dr Ronan Glynn’s resignation as Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO), according to Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall. On Tuesday (10 May), news broke that Glynn, one of the […]
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Ronan Glynn resigns from Deputy Chief Medical Officer role
Another high-ranking member of NPHET departs. Ronan Glynn, one of the leading healthcare figures in Ireland throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, has formally resigned from his post as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Glynn was a regular fixture at daily informational briefings on the virus, eventually stepping into the role of acting Chief Medical Officer when Tony […]
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Over 11,000 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed on Christmas Eve
It is the highest daily case count to date. The Department of Health has confirmed 11,182 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland on Christmas Eve. As of 8am on Friday morning, 393 patients are in hospital in relation to the virus. Of those, 89 are in ICU. A statement from the Department of Health noted […]
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“I’ve never been more concerned” – Stark warning from WHO official on Omicron
“It really is important that every single human being does everything they can to protect health services by minimising social contact and by doing everything possible to prevent transmission of this virus.” The World Health Organisation has issued a damning warning concerning the spread of Covid-19 cases across the world. It arrives as the Omicron […]
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Schools not as safe from Covid now as they were earlier in 2021 – Ronan Glynn
“We’ve never said that schools are a safe environment. We’ve said they’re a lower risk environment.” Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn has said that schools are not as safe from the spread of Covid-19 as they were earlier in 2021. Speaking on The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk on Wednesday, Dr Glynn argued that […]
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People visiting family for Christmas need to “rein in socialisation” in coming weeks, says Deputy CMO
The advice comes as NPHET is to examine new data on Covid-19 on Thursday. Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ronan Glynn has said those planning to visit older family over Christmas should “rein in” their levels of socialisation in the weeks ahead. The Deputy CMO made the comments on Today with Claire Byrne, following […]
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