Last year, an Exchequer surplus of €5 billion was reported, a €12.4 billion improvement over the €7.4 billion deficit registered in 2021. Both the rapid growth in tax revenue and the drop in Covid-related public spending are reflected in the improvement. On a more comprehensive general government basis, this is consistent with a surplus of … Read more
Today saw the largest number of patients on trolleys so far this year. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 669 persons on trolleys in Irish hospitals. This figure includes 28 children. With 80 persons on trolleys today, University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected, followed by Cork University Hospital with 72. … Read more
Citizenship ceremonies welcoming 950 people as Irish citizens took place in person for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee hosted 2 very special citizenship ceremonies in Killarney, Kerry on Monday 20th June 2022, to welcome 950 people as they become Irish citizens. The event was … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3,342 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Tuesday 1 March, 4,352 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the day’s cases to a combined total of 7,694. As of 8am today, 653 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 46 … Read more
The vast majority of Covid-19 restrictions will lift on Monday in Ireland, a move hailed as a “milestone” for the country. The Government decided last week, following advice from health officials, that from February 28th there will be no legal requirement to wear a mask in any setting. However, people will still be advised to … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of an additional 4,158 positive PCR cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today. In addition, on Tuesday 22 February, 3,900 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. This leads to a combined total of 8,058 cases of Covid-19 reported today. As of 8 am this … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 5,268 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additionally, 4,613 more positive antigen tests have been registered on the HSE website, bringing the day’s cases to a combined total of 9,881. There has been a total of 6,399 deaths related to COVID-19 notified in Ireland. This includes 108 deaths … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 12,765 new PCR positive Covid-19 cases since Saturday. In addition, 10,209 positive antigen tests have been reported through the HSE portal for a combined total of 22,974. As of 8 am today, there were 665 patients in hospital with a confirmed case of Covid-19, of whom 67 are … Read more
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the government will introduce a series of new restrictions to control the spread of Covid-19, as she warned the global financial hub was on the edge of another outbreak. The new rules include a ban on flights from eight countries for two weeks from 8 January – the UK, … Read more