The debate around what role rapid Covid-19 testing should have on the speed at which society opens up moved up a gear on Wednesday. Hundreds of workers from the aviation sector took their message to ...

Our website is temporarily unavailable in your location. We are working hard to get it back online. Here is a simple breakdown of the rule changes on who should book a PCR or antigen test from the HSE ...

Barely half of the positive results from antigen tests carried out on close contacts of Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by further PCR testing. An average of almost 4,000 antigen tests have been ...

There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...

Sinn Féin Councillor Cathal Foley said delays in PCR testing and a limited supply of antigen tests is at crisis point in Tralee due to the rapid rate of COVID infections caused by the Omicron variant.

While PCR testing remains the gold standard when it comes to Covid-19, antigen testing could play a key role in the reopening of the country. As businesses prepare to open their doors on a phased ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is to make new antigen tests for Covid-19 available in hospitals later this week. It would be up to each hospital to decide when and where these tests would be used, ...

Affordable antigen testing options could be crucial in the reopening of hospitality businesses in Ireland, according to the medical director of a Cork-based Covid testing company. The Covid-19 antigen ...

People Before Profit TD Brid Smith blamed the Government for its inaction, causing chaos over the Christmas period. Photo: by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images There is an urgent need for free Covid-19 ...