Carole Coleman

Nursing Homes Ireland has called for a six month pause on recruiting vital nursing home staff

Concerns over loss of nursing home staff to the HSE

Private nursing homes say they are extremely worried at the rate at which they are losing frontline staff to the HSE and other public health roles.

Coronavirus • 18 Oct 20

New legislation 'to speed up forestry licence appeals'

New legislation will be brought before the Oireachtas on Tuesday to get the forestry sector moving again, according to the minister with responsibility for forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett.

Environment • 20 Sep 20

Children who are part of the Just Ask youth club play football near Greek Street flats

Concern some students will struggle with school return

Hundreds of thousands of students will be back at their desks tomorrow, but not all are looking forward to their return.

Ireland • 30 Aug 20

Dr Mike Osterholm said Ireland would see a challenge with older children

Coronavirus will be with us 'for all eternity' - expert

A leading US epidemiologist has told RTÉ News that the coronavirus will be "with us humans for all eternity".

Coronavirus • 16 Aug 20

Face coverings will be required by most students when the return to school

Teaching with a mask will be 'tricky' as new term looms

Ireland's post-primary pupils and teachers are adding face coverings to their list of school supplies for the coming term.

Coronavirus • 10 Aug 20

CHIME says that people living with deafness or acquired hearing loss often rely on lip reading, which cannot be done where a face mask is being worn

Face covering issues for people with hearing loss

A charity for people experiencing deafness and hearing loss has asked the National Public Health Emergency Team to consider recommending transparent face shields as a reasonable alternative to face masks.

Coronavirus • 14 Jun 20

Padraig McGarry says the growth in telemedicine should be seen as an additional tool to help both GPs and patients.

Telemedicine 'won't replace traditional GP visits'

Doctors across Ireland say they're treating many more patients by phone or video since Covid-19 arrived. This could eliminate crowded waiting rooms as more people chose to been seen remotely.

Coronavirus • 31 May 20

There were 206,000 children in childcare settings on 12 March

Childcare providers seek clarity on how to re-open

Childcare providers have said they need clarity on how they can re-open in phase 3 of the Government roadmap to easing Covid-19 restrictions, due to start on 29 June.

Coronavirus • 10 May 20