Prior to the current Covid scare the last great pandemic was the 1918 Great Influenza outbreak. It followed the end of the First World War and was intimately connected to the awful conditions which spread from the killing fields of Europe.

Priorities.

Diagnosis.

It is the end of an Era. Tom Brady’s time with the New England Patriots has come to a close. The Quarterback made the announcement on social media earlier yesterday morning, putting an end to both the speculation and to the Patriots formidable dynasty.

Brit bashing.

Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, penned a book with Dr. Oliver Johnson entitled ‘Getting to Zero (A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline). The title, as indicated, relates to getting to zero cases of Ebola…

The city of Philadelphia yesterday announced that, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, police will no longer arrest those found committing a number of offences, including theft, burglary, prostitution, and drug offences, effective immediately. Instead of arresting…

The preacher asked if he was allowed to say "that homosexuality is wrong". "It depends what you're saying," replied the policeman "but if I hear something and I don't think it's right I'll act upon it."

Bernie Sanders has announced he will return to his home-state of Vermont to "assess his campaign" with supporters after significant losses to Joe Biden in recent primary contests. 

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Recently, it's felt like Students’ Union leaderships are more concerned with political posturing and furthering their agendas than acting for the student body. This could not have been made clearer than from the recent exposés we have seen from The Burkean…

So apparently there’s this illness going around at the moment, you might have heard about it, kind of a big deal. Sorry, don’t mean to be flippant – it is my defence mechanism. For a number of weeks now I have been viewing the COVID-19 outbreak in other parts…

A disproportionate number of very strange stories about the Reproductive Revolution originate in the land of fruits and nuts, i.e. California. However, it would be unfair to ignore Florida, a state which does a lot of heavy lifting in this area. Pulitzer…

New figures from the Department of Health show that two-thirds of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as at Monday of this week are in people under the age of 55. The National Public Health Emergency Team analysed 271 cases notified as at midnight Monday, 16 March.…

The Minister for Education Joe McHugh has announced that all Leaving Certificate students studying languages will receive marks of 100% in lieu of oral assessments.

Tim Jackson is in agreement with Joe Brolly about the Taoiseach's speech.

Evil.

Terms like ‘self-isolation, ‘social distancing’ and even ‘cocooning’ are fast becoming part of our national vocabulary. For the vast majority of people, these new practices and behaviours will be somewhere between a major and minor inconvenience. Some businesses…

Carol Nolan, Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, says the banks must repay the generoisty of the Irish taxpayers and is encouraging a freeze on mortgage payment...

Constitutional issues.