Editorial

O’Loughlin, Conleth

doi:10.1680/jphmg.2020.20.2.57

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“…In April, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court held its first-ever hearing through video technology (see O'Loughlin, 2020).…”

Section: Other Significant Political Eventsmentioning

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Political developments, 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), had a profound effect on Irish society, politics and the economy in 2020. The first reported case in the Republic of Ireland was on 29 February 2020. Within three weeks there were confirmed cases in all counties (see Cullen, 2020). On 11 March an elderly patient in Naas General Hospital in Co. Kildare became Ireland's first fatality of the virus (see Thomas, 2020a). On 12 March, following a meeting with the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) 1 , the government announced a series of measures designed to tackle the spread of the virus. The headline measure taken was to close all schools, colleges and childcare facilities (see Leahy et al., 2020a). On 15 March, after public outcry over videos posted on social media showing revellers at pubs not engaging in social distancing, and following discussions with the Licensed Vintners Association and the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, the government ordered all bars and public houses to shut (see Carswell & Bray, 2020). On 24 March, with the numbers of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland continuing to 1 1 NPHET, created on 27 January 2020 within the Department of Health, provides guidance on the development and implementation of a strategy to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. It also helps to coordinate the healthcare sector's response to Covid-19 across Ireland (see Boland, 2020).

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“…In April, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court held its first-ever hearing through video technology (see O'Loughlin, 2020).…”

Section: Other Significant Political Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%