6 ways long-term Covid smell loss can affect you Many people who've had Covid are still experiencing a reduction in their sense of smell 12 to 18 months after diagnosis Health • 09 Jun 22
6 ways long-term Covid smell loss can affect you Many people who've had Covid are still experiencing a reduction in their sense of smell 12 to 18 months after diagnosis Health • 09 Jun 22
What 2022's Leaving Cert class have to say about life since 2020 Research into the pandemic experiences of Irish youths has identified key themes around wellbeing, mental health and the school system Ireland • 26 May 22
What 2022's Leaving Cert class have to say about life since 2020 Research into the pandemic experiences of Irish youths has identified key themes around wellbeing, mental health and the school system Ireland • 26 May 22
Why are there so many Covid variants of concern in circulation? A Q&A on the rise in Omicron sub-variants and what it might mean for the future of Covid Health • 24 May 22
Why are there so many Covid variants of concern in circulation? A Q&A on the rise in Omicron sub-variants and what it might mean for the future of Covid Health • 24 May 22
Did you fall out with friends during the pandemic? Friendships end for many reasons, including differences exposed by responses to the pandemic Psychology • 20 May 22
Did you fall out with friends during the pandemic? Friendships end for many reasons, including differences exposed by responses to the pandemic Psychology • 20 May 22
Haven't had Covid yet? It could be more than just luck If you've managed to avoid Covid to date, you may have natural immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 infection Health • 19 May 22
Haven't had Covid yet? It could be more than just luck If you've managed to avoid Covid to date, you may have natural immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 infection Health • 19 May 22
How to reduce your risk of catching Covid on a plane The simple advice: wear a mask, avoid business class and don't sit close to the toilets Health • 29 Apr 22
How to reduce your risk of catching Covid on a plane The simple advice: wear a mask, avoid business class and don't sit close to the toilets Health • 29 Apr 22
How can we get more people to get booster shots? Here are 6 useful ways to motivate and enable people to get their vaccine boosters Vaccines • 26 Jan 22
How can we get more people to get booster shots? Here are 6 useful ways to motivate and enable people to get their vaccine boosters Vaccines • 26 Jan 22
Do face masks on Bumble or Tinder make people more attractive? New research shows that the pandemic has changed our psychology in how we perceive those who wear masks Psychology • 25 Jan 22
Do face masks on Bumble or Tinder make people more attractive? New research shows that the pandemic has changed our psychology in how we perceive those who wear masks Psychology • 25 Jan 22
Is Omicron our way out of the pandemic? Here's what we now know - and don't know - about the Omicron variant and what might happen next COVID-19 • 14 Jan 22
Is Omicron our way out of the pandemic? Here's what we now know - and don't know - about the Omicron variant and what might happen next COVID-19 • 14 Jan 22
Has the pandemic impacted more on introverts or extroverts? Research has found that introverts experienced increased anxiety at the onset of the pandemic, but extroverts quickly caught up Psychology • 12 Jan 22
Has the pandemic impacted more on introverts or extroverts? Research has found that introverts experienced increased anxiety at the onset of the pandemic, but extroverts quickly caught up Psychology • 12 Jan 22
Why Covid infections among the triple-vaxxed shouldn't alarm you Nobody has claimed that Covid vaccines provide immunity, but they have proven to be very good at preventing severe disease Vaccines • 06 Jan 22
Why Covid infections among the triple-vaxxed shouldn't alarm you Nobody has claimed that Covid vaccines provide immunity, but they have proven to be very good at preventing severe disease Vaccines • 06 Jan 22
Why reopening schools is the right decision 'We know more now than we did previously about the harm children experience when schools are closed for prolonged periods' Education • 05 Jan 22
Why reopening schools is the right decision 'We know more now than we did previously about the harm children experience when schools are closed for prolonged periods' Education • 05 Jan 22
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
How do the new Covid antiviral drugs work? New antiviral drugs represent a significant advance in our ability to quell the global pandemic Science • 05 Jan 22
How do the new Covid antiviral drugs work? New antiviral drugs represent a significant advance in our ability to quell the global pandemic Science • 05 Jan 22
What's the psychological impact on children of wearing masks? We know masks are an effective anti-Covid measure, but we know much less about their psychological impact on wearers, especially children Psychology • 10 Dec 21
What's the psychological impact on children of wearing masks? We know masks are an effective anti-Covid measure, but we know much less about their psychological impact on wearers, especially children Psychology • 10 Dec 21
Are mandatory Covid vaccinations a breach of human rights? Compulsory vaccination is not a new policy measure and has existed for centuries, yet Covid vaccines have faced much opposition law • 08 Dec 21
Are mandatory Covid vaccinations a breach of human rights? Compulsory vaccination is not a new policy measure and has existed for centuries, yet Covid vaccines have faced much opposition law • 08 Dec 21
Why are people so polarised about wearing masks? Pro-mask messages are more present in mainstream media, but anti-mask wearing sentiments are more common on social media Media • 26 Nov 21
Why are people so polarised about wearing masks? Pro-mask messages are more present in mainstream media, but anti-mask wearing sentiments are more common on social media Media • 26 Nov 21
What we know so far about Covid vaccines for children 'You can't get away from the fact that they are an unvaccinated cohort and the case numbers in children are so high' Health • 26 Nov 21
What we know so far about Covid vaccines for children 'You can't get away from the fact that they are an unvaccinated cohort and the case numbers in children are so high' Health • 26 Nov 21
What the Covid surge tells us about Ireland's hospital capacity Fears have been raised once again about hospitals and ICUs becoming overwhelmed with Covid patients Health service • 23 Nov 21
What the Covid surge tells us about Ireland's hospital capacity Fears have been raised once again about hospitals and ICUs becoming overwhelmed with Covid patients Health service • 23 Nov 21
Why having bad dental health could increase your risk of Covid Having good oral health and caring for your mouth could significantly reduce your risk of developing severe Covid symptoms Health • 16 Nov 21
Why having bad dental health could increase your risk of Covid Having good oral health and caring for your mouth could significantly reduce your risk of developing severe Covid symptoms Health • 16 Nov 21
What are my rights if I catch Covid-19 from a work colleague? Both employer and employee have a legal duty to take reasonable care to ensure health and safety in the workplace Work and careers • 22 Nov 21
What are my rights if I catch Covid-19 from a work colleague? Both employer and employee have a legal duty to take reasonable care to ensure health and safety in the workplace Work and careers • 22 Nov 21
5 reasons why Ireland's Covid numbers are still so high What's behind Ireland's stubborn high numbers compared to some other locations worldwide? Ireland • 04 Nov 21
5 reasons why Ireland's Covid numbers are still so high What's behind Ireland's stubborn high numbers compared to some other locations worldwide? Ireland • 04 Nov 21
Can we ensure the supply chain Grinch doesn't steal Christmas? Supply chains provide many things every day, but they cannot keep up with an ever-increasing demand for faster, cheaper, better goods Christmas • 03 Nov 21
Can we ensure the supply chain Grinch doesn't steal Christmas? Supply chains provide many things every day, but they cannot keep up with an ever-increasing demand for faster, cheaper, better goods Christmas • 03 Nov 21
Park life: how the pandemic changed our use of local parks More than 9 out of 10 respondents to a new survey believe Dublin parks are a good use of taxpayer's money Health • 01 Nov 21
Park life: how the pandemic changed our use of local parks More than 9 out of 10 respondents to a new survey believe Dublin parks are a good use of taxpayer's money Health • 01 Nov 21
Covid and the 'flu: how big could the dual threat be this winter? It is doubly important that people take up the offer of 'flu and booster Covid vaccines if and when offered them this winter Health • 19 Oct 21
Covid and the 'flu: how big could the dual threat be this winter? It is doubly important that people take up the offer of 'flu and booster Covid vaccines if and when offered them this winter Health • 19 Oct 21
