THE government are considering easing restrictions at a meeting this weekend, following the news that the pandemic is mercifully over again for another while. Early closing hours and social distancing rules are all on the table at the meeting, following the news that the Omicron wave in Ireland appears to have peaked, and cases have… Read more »
THUS FAR huge numbers of Covid-19 cases attributed to the Omicron variant has not resulted in the HSE being overwhelmed by the virus with health service thankfully just subjected to the normal chaos and breakdown it frequently enters. “Oh no relax, that mentally fragile nurse who’s crying and begging for help isn’t doing it due… Read more »
A US man who received the world’s first pig heart transplant has thanked former British Prime Minister David Cameron for his well wishes but urged him that there is no need for all the flowers. Speaking from his recovery room at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, 57-year-old David Bennett said he was overwhelmed at… Read more »
“HERE, watch this” giggled members of NPHET as they tweeted out musings on whether or not Ireland should make the move to mandatory vaccination, just to rile the usual suspects up. Although nobody in government is considering a program of mandatory vaccination, or indeed listening to NPHET any time soon, the team have on occasion… Read more »
IN A BID to persuade those French people still reluctant to participate in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, French president Emmanuel Macron has stated he wants to be ‘a pain in the ass’ to unvaccinated people sparking widespread condemnation of his tone and language. “You think that’s bad, listen here you fucking idiots get the fucking… Read more »
RECOMMENDATIONS leaked to the media by members of government from NPHET include proposals to shutter pubs and restaurants by 5pm. Airborne pandemics which have a tendency to throw in a ‘new variant’ plot twist every now and then are notoriously hard to eradicate, and many drastic and sweeping measures must be taken. However, many people… Read more »
A RARE good news story in the world of HSE waiting lists has emerged after a Dublin man has risen to the top of a waiting list after suffering a traumatic brain injury just 11 years ago. “I appreciate it’s hard not to focus on the rage inducing stories of delays, cancelled operations, no resources… Read more »
IN THESE uncertain times people tend to cling to the familiar no matter how sad or harrowing it may be as a way to provide comfort, and today’s out-of-the-blue news that the Irish health service is an overwhelmed mess with patients strewn on trolleys is that comfort. “I dunno, I sort of find it all… Read more »
IT IS possible that if you have been distracted by the latest episode of The Great British Shitshow, hosted by Boris Johnson, you may not have noticed the shambolic communication around rollout of third doses and booster jabs by the HSE and Dept. of Health here in Ireland. Are you due a jab but unsure… Read more »
MEMBERS of the government are to meet with the National Public Health Emergency Team today after it was realised that imminent new restrictions may limit the present-buying time they have for their annual Secret Santa. With the new Omicron variant almost certainly present in Ireland already, Minister For Health Stephen Donnelly called the crisis meeting… Read more »