Month: March 2022

Rich countries are hoarding Covid-19 vaccines

More than 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been distributed around the world so far. Only 55 — 55! —

4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now

Since the start of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, has been mutating, its genetic code slowly changing

Insulted, ignored, persevering: AFL is home to great Irish sporting stories

THEY WERE THE days of their lives. At least that is what his father often tells him. Regularly they gather

Prisons have already failed to contain Covid-19. What happens when the new variants arrive?

The rapid spread of new variants of the coronavirus, some of which seem to be more contagious than older versions,

Biden now promises 200 million vaccine shots in 100 days. The US is already on track for that.

President Joe Biden on Thursday set a new goal for Covid-19 vaccines in the US: 200 million shots in his

What can Kerry and Mayo take from a March league meeting in Tralee?

THE TWO SIDES beaten in the 2021 All-Ireland series by the eventual champions Tyrone, met in Tralee on Saturday night.

The pandemic is becoming a grief crisis

It’s been nearly a year since Julie Horowitz-Jackson’s mother, Arlene, died of Covid-19 in a nursing facility in Philadelphia. “What

America is now on track to vaccinate all adults by July 4

July 4 this year could also be America’s Independence Day from Covid-19. At current rates, America is administering nearly 2.8

6 players from Galway as 8 counties feature in Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year

THERE’S A STRONG Galway contingent in this year’s Hurling Team of the Year selection, awarded after the recent Fitzgibbon Cup

Why even a small increase in Covid-19 cases is so scary

Over the past few days, Covid-19 cases have taken an upward turn — a trend that led Centers for Disease