By now it plays out as theatre – the initial warnings, the appeal to personal responsibility, the grim predictions and, finally, the Taoiseach’s sombre address to the nation.
Other countries have had their own surges and crises in this pandemic – even now over a dozen European states have more Covid-19 patients in hospital than Ireland – but in few of them do events demand as much drama as in Ireland.
Martin says further Covid restrictions cannot be ruled out as new measures announced to curb surge
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Government should fear political danger from Covid surge
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When I’m with my children I’m often not 100% there
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Former colleagues and business figures attend Sean FitzPatrick’s funeral
TD introduces Bill to ban car ‘idling’ outside schools
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