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Leo Varadkar also apologised for comments he made about Dr Tony Holohan

Varadkar: Easing of Covid rules at Christmas 2020 wrong

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted that mistakes were made in relation to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions at Christmas 2020.

Coronavirus • 18 Sep 23

Robert Watt has been speaking to the Oireachtas Committee on Health

Watt defends handling of proposed Holohan secondment

Secretary General at the Department of Health Robert Watt has defended his handling of a proposal to appoint the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to an academic role in Trinity College.

Politics • 04 May 22

Robert Watt, Secretary General at the Department of Health, will appear before the Joint Committee on Health tomorrow

Watt 'regrets' Holohan TCD secondment not going ahead

The top civil servant at the Department of Health will tell an Oireachtas committee that he regrets that Dr Tony Holohan's "knowledge and skills" will not be available to the public service now that the proposed secondment of the Chief Medical Officer to Trinity College Dublin has been abandoned.

Politics • 03 May 22

Dr Tony Holohan has said he will retire from the Department of Health in the summer

Independent review into CMO secondment expected by June

An outside expert has been appointed to conduct an independent review into the issues around the controversy over the now abandoned move by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to a professorship at Trinity College Dublin.

Ireland • 20 Apr 22

Dr Tony Holohan was due to take up a professorship at Trinity College

Minister orders independent review of CMO secondment

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has initiated an independent review of the now abandoned secondment of the Chief Medical Officer to Trinity College.

Politics • 14 Apr 22

Dr Tony Holohan announced last month that he is stepping down as CMO to take on a new role in Trinity

CMO secondment has to be paused until report - Martin

The Taoiseach has said there has to be greater transparency around the planned academic role for outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan at Trinity College.

Ireland • 08 Apr 22

Dr Tony Holohan said he has relinquished his role as CMO

Preferable if CMO's secondment made public - Tánaiste

The Tánaiste has said "the full details" of the secondment of outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin "should" have been put in the public domain "at the outset".

Health • 07 Apr 22

Dr Tony Holohan is to take up a new position at Trinity College, Dublin

Holohan to step down as Chief Medical Officer

Dr Tony Holohan, who led the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is to step down from his position as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health.

Ireland • 26 Mar 22

People have begun to receive their EU Digital Covid Certificates

All EU Digital Covid certs to be emailed by Thursday

Almost a million EU Digital Covid Certificates are being issued by email to people who were fully vaccinated at a Health Service Executive vaccination centre.

Coronavirus • 13 Jul 21

Today marks one week since the Level 5 restrictions were introduced to suppress Covid-19 in Ireland

Covid-19: Six further deaths, 866 new cases, 43 in ICU

There have been 866 new cases of coronavirus and six further Covid-related deaths reported to the Department of Health.

Coronavirus • 29 Oct 20

A soldier working at the Covid-19 testing centre at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin today (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

'Substantial changes' in Covid-19 hospitalisation rate

The impact of Covid-19 is increasing and substantial changes in the hospitalisation rate can be seen, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said.

Coronavirus • 20 Oct 20

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed concern at the 'deteriorating' situation

CMO expresses 'worry' as 1,012 virus cases in 24 hours

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed worry after 1,012 new cases of Covid-19 were notified to the Department of Health in the past 24 hours.

Coronavirus • 11 Oct 20

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar speaking on Claire Byrne Live

FULL INTERVIEW: Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar explains the reason the Government decided not to accept NPHET's recommendation

claire byrne live • 05 Oct 20

Dr Tony Holohan said the National Public Health Emergency Team is still advising against all non-essential travel

Covid-19: Three further deaths, six additional cases

The Department of Health has announced that a further three people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Ireland have died.

Ireland • 01 Jul 20

WHO has said the world needs to co-operate to produce a vaccine against Coronavirus

Not certain Covid-19 vaccine will be produced - Holohan

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan has said that there is no certainty that a vaccine for Covid-19 would be produced.

Coronavirus • 23 May 20

NPHET, led by Dr Tony Holohan, will be trying to understand how the spread of the virus changes

Explained: How long it takes a Covid-19 case to be completed now

Next Monday, Ireland is due to begin its slow emergence from beneath the shadow of Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 14 May 20

Government is due to make an announcement on the restrictions tomorrow

Holohan not expecting to advise easing of restrictions

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said he is still not in a position to recommend easing restrictions due to Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 30 Apr 20

The Prom in Salthill, Co Galway, was very busy this afternoon

Harris rules out 'big bang' of lifting restrictions

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said Covid-19 is still causing havoc, devastation, hurt and pain in Ireland, and if the Chief Medical Officer had to make a decision today on easing the current restrictions, he would be advising the Government against it.

Coronavirus • 25 Apr 20

The new graph depicts the number of daily deaths that occurred in any 24-hour period

Graph shows breakdown of recorded Covid-19 deaths

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has produced a new graph that indicates a different story about the number of daily deaths in Ireland from Covid-19 to date.

Coronavirus • 18 Apr 20

The race is on to reopen the zoo in time for Cora's birthday

Young girl has special request for Dr Holohan

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan is a busy man in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic but he has received one very special request from an eight-year-old girl.

Coronavirus • 07 Apr 20

The coronavirus outbreak has now been named COVID-19

'Way too early to say' if coronavirus has peaked - WHO

The World Health Organization has cautioned it was "way too early" to say whether the coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, might have peaked or when it might end, following a drop in new cases.

World • 12 Feb 20

Lorraine Walsh was invited on to the CervicalCheck Steering Group last year as a patient representative

Walsh warned over repeating CervicalCheck criticisms

A major clash involving the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and a leading CervicalCheck patient advocate has been revealed in documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Health • 23 Aug 19

Dr Tony Holohan