# Masks
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This year
2024
Fitness To Practice
Professional misconduct allegations against HSE physio who made false claims about Covid-19 upheld
5 Jan
19.0k
Last year
2023
FACTCHECK
Debunked: Recent studies indicate masks can be effective at preventing the spread of disease
24 Mar 2023
3.5k
Emergency Departments
INMO calls for return of mandatory mask-wearing in crowded settings amid record trolley numbers
Updated
3 Jan 2023
71.6k
104
All time
Covid-19
Government to prepare draft law that would allow return of mask mandate if required
Updated
28 Jun 2022
44.0k
89
Scotland
‘No further action’ to be taken over Nicola Sturgeon’s face mask breach
18 Apr 2022
15.6k
6
Masks
Cabinet agrees to end almost all Covid-19 health measures from next Monday
Updated
22 Feb 2022
77.0k
69
The Daily Poll
Poll: Will you avoid certain settings when masks are no longer required?
22 Feb 2022
60.5k
93
ffp2 mask
NPHET recommends clearer advice that medical and respirator masks 'offer greater protection'
11 Jan 2022
32.4k
47
Survey
Littering in Irish urban centres increased during 2021 - here are the cleanest towns and cities
4 Jan 2022
24.3k
33
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19
28 Dec 2021
23.8k
Voices
Children and face masks: Some tips from a speech and language therapist
Kate Beckett
2 Dec 2021
19.8k
28
Voices
School principal: 'Consideration must be given to children when it comes to face masks in classrooms'
Anonymous School Principal
Updated
1 Dec 2021
25.6k
41
Voices
Paul Murphy: If we are serious about tackling Covid, we must get real on ventilation
Paul Murphy
Updated
30 Nov 2021
39.3k
73
telegram
Anti-mask groups used Telegram to bombard National Parents Council over child facemask rules
30 Nov 2021
47.0k
Misinformation
Waterford businesses threatened with legal action by anti-mask group using fraudulent letters
10 Aug 2021
31.9k
28
upheld
Court of Appeal rules children must be returned to mother in France after father argues for stay in Ireland
4 May 2021
95.8k
Israel
Israelis no longer have to wear masks outdoors as Covid-19 cases plummet
18 Apr 2021
39.8k
35
Fully vaccinated Americans can gather together indoors without masks, health officials say
9 Mar 2021
18.2k
12
NTA
Rows over face masks and Covid-19 'deniers' feature in complaints to taxi regulator
18 Jan 2021
29.8k
12
Masks
Several towns and cities lose 'clean' status amid increase in PPE litter around the country
12 Oct 2020
24.5k
22
Parade
'Masks and missiles don't mix': North Korea holds giant military parade, ignoring pandemic fears
Updated
10 Oct 2020
46.0k
62
going underground
DUP MP Sammy Wilson 'offering no excuse' after he was photographed not wearing a face mask on London Tube
24 Sep 2020
52.3k
46
Transport
Complainant alleged taxi driver 'spent the entire trip claiming coronavirus doesn’t exist'
28 Aug 2020
56.9k
60
France
Paris officials announce u-turn on mask-wearing requirements for cyclists and joggers
28 Aug 2020
48.4k
35
Coronavirus
Face coverings mandatory in shops and other indoor settings from today
10 Aug 2020
65.0k
234
FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, you cannot catch Legionnaires' disease or pleurisy from wearing a face covering
8 Aug 2020
37.6k
78
Back To School
Secondary students: 'If you want us to wear face masks in the classroom, we'll do it'
Updated
7 Aug 2020
67.7k
94
covid19
Q&A: Your questions about Ireland's Covid-19 restrictions and health advice answered
18 Jul 2020
55.7k
62
Masking a lot
'It looked like the Lone Ranger': Donald Trump appears to perform u-turn on masks
2 Jul 2020
62.6k
53
Coronavirus
Can I catch Covid-19 twice? As the country reopens, people who have recovered have a few questions
27 Jun 2020
69.9k
61
The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you been wearing a mask when shopping or on public transport?
9 Jun 2020
62.8k
159
Voices
'We cannot just flatten the curve, we need to crush it. Wearing masks will help'
Professor Gerry Killeen
12 May 2020
71.2k
77
Covid-19
Varadkar: 'Wearing a face mask will not be compulsory if introduced'
Updated
29 Apr 2020
84.5k
243