We've passed the six month mark in the Covid-19 epidemic. Did you notice? Probably not. But your brain did. Monitoring the passage of time is a basic part of human functioning. It gives order, meaning, and purpose to what we do, and our perspective on time affects a remarkably wide range of behaviours - the...
Early on Tuesday morning, the world hit a grim milestone. One million people had died of Covid-19. One million lives lost. A huge number of grieving families and friends. And all from a virus, 30 million of which can fit on the full stop at the end of this sentence. A virus that most likely...
At least 70 healthcare workers were given exemptions to continue working during the pandemic despite being close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case or displaying symptoms.
Dr Ger O'Connor raises his arms to draw an imaginary line across the grey corridor on the ground floor of the hospital. "If you get past this area, you are really sick," he says.
The helicoptering of Donald Trump to hospital on Friday was a shock, but not a first.
Nurses, frontline workers and bereaved families expressed outrage and disgust at the Taoiseach over the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner.
It is unusual for someone to complete a long interview and then ask that it not be published.
