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Tom Kelly: Now is not the time for holding officials and politicians to account - that will come later

Tom Kelly

As many Irish News readers may know, for three years I presented a weekly chat programme for Q radio.

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Chris Donnelly: Goodness shines through at a time of unprecedented anxiety

Chris Donnelly

Our definition and understanding of what constitutes a key worker in society is something that should endure beyond the current crisis.

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27 Mar, 2020

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Heroic health workers must be protected

There will be a clear understanding that the latest stringent regulations in the fight against Covid-19 which were announced firstly by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and then by the Stormont Executive represent absolutely essential measures which need to be fully respected by the general public across Ireland.

Help the NHS - stay at home

28 Mar, 2020

On Thursday night, in a remarkable show of appreciation and support, vast numbers of people stood on their doorsteps or at their windows to clap and cheer the health service staff who are at the front line of the coronavirus fight.

North's health service braced for virus surge

27 Mar, 2020

As the coronavirus infection continues its relentless march, governments are preparing for the next phase in the fight to control the spread of this disease.

Employers must ensure staff are protected from coronavirus

26 Mar, 2020

There is no doubting the tremendous effort that has gone on within the business community as it tries to deal with the most challenging conditions ever experienced in a modern economy.

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Moral responsibility of everyone to strictly adhere to distancing guidelines

I am from a family of 12 with ages ranging from 60 to 80 years, all of us still alive and in reasonably good health. For this we are truly thankful.

Just call it ‘history' and it needn't trouble us anymore

24 Mar, 2020

On seeing the headline of Tom Collins’s opinion piece – ‘We need to move on and leave history to historians’ (March 9) – I was minded of a talk I attended by Sara Rowbotham, a social worker working in Rochdale at a time when ‘historical abuse’ of children was taking place.

Children forced to do transfer test if they want grammar school place

23 Mar, 2020

I have every sympathy with Naomi McBurney, campaign organiser, #bringbacktoprimary – ‘Politics needs to be removed from centre of selection debate’ (March 3) – in her attempts to allieviate the huge stress and burden placed on young children and their families who are forced to take a transfer test if they want a place at a grammar school.

Sinn Féin's democratic mandate cannot be dismissed or sidelined

22 Mar, 2020

The result of the recent general election seems to have rocked the political status quo in Ireland.

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Chris Donnelly: Goodness shines through at a time of unprecedented anxiety

Chris Donnelly

Our definition and understanding of what constitutes a key worker in society is something that should endure beyond the current crisis.

Tom Kelly: Now is not the time for holding officials and politicians to account - that will come later

Tom Kelly

As many Irish News readers may know, for three years I presented a weekly chat programme for Q radio.

Patrick Murphy: The health professionals are the true leaders in this crisis

Patrick Murphy 28 Mar, 2020

If management means doing things right and leadership is doing the right things, it is clear that Boris Johnson has failed on both accounts.

Newton Emerson: Should have been obvious that the great outdoors would face a social distancing issue

Newton Emerson 28 Mar, 2020

You can go out but can you go to the great outdoors? Closure of parks, forests, beaches and mountains remains a point of confusion in Northern Ireland and the Republic.