The third — and largest — coronavirus wave is hitting the US just in time for the presidential election, with surges in key Midwestern swing states. Numerous polls suggest voters may be taking their pandemic pain and panic with them to the ballot boxes in these places: President Donald Trump isn’t just down in national Read more about Polls show Trump is losing ground where the coronavirus is surging[…]

Click: More frequent Covid-19 testing is one key to help end the pandemic. But as individuals, we can’t rely on testing alone to protect ourselves and others. Take this recent example: Public health officials in New Zealand reported on a cluster of cases that likely spread aboard a long-haul flight. Yet the suspected index cases Read more about Why a negative Covid-19 test before Thanksgiving isn’t an all-clear[…]

President Joe Biden has promised a faster Covid-19 vaccine rollout, vowing to administer 100 million shots during his first 100 days in office — enough to fully vaccinate at least 50 million Americans. But that goal is no longer as ambitious as it once appeared. Over the past week, America has already averaged about 900,000 Read more about Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine goal isn’t ambitious enough[…]

1. How likely is strike action? Gaelic Players Association CEO Tom Parsons. Source: Ben Whitley/INPHO ON LAST NIGHT’S Allianz League Sunday programme, Tom Parsons issued the threat of “further action” but stopped short of uttering the word Joanne Cantwell was pushing for. Strike.  Given there is a full slate of football and hurling league games scheduled Read more about GAA’s role in expenses row, GPA’s long-term vision and could strike action happen?[…]

Vaccines are gradually becoming more widely available across the United States. But as the fight to ensure everyone can access them continues, the US is also entering the second phase of its vaccination campaign against Covid-19: the fight against vaccine hesitancy. About 26 percent of Americans say they won’t take a vaccine, according to an Read more about Why getting vaccinated for Covid-19 is more popular in the UK than in the US[…]

Some of the managers in this year’s top flight. Source: Inpho DUBLIN AND WEXFORD have been the surprise packages of the Allianz Hurling League so far, going unbeaten in the opening three rounds of action. Cork have responded well to their 2021 All-Ireland final hammering, winning every game so far. Their form was crowned by Read more about New talent, untouchables and depth: How has your county’s manager used his squad?[…]

IT WAS AFTER her club defeated Slaughtneil in the 2020 All-Ireland camogie club semi-final that Stacey Kehoe could see a hectic schedule of events coming down the line. The concluding stages of that competition was delayed until the end of last year due to the Covid pandemic. There was also a high-profile fight to protect Read more about ‘Great position to be in’ – Getting married and back-to-back All-Ireland finals in two months[…]

CORK CAMOGIE HAS announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Kearys Motor Group. Click Here: Laura Treacy, Amy Lee and Amy O’Connor. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Cork lost last year’s All-Ireland senior final against Galway but enjoyed recent O’Duffy Cup triumphs in 2014, ’15, ’17 and ’18. Advertisement The new sponsorship deal will cover the Cork Read more about Cork announce new three-year sponsorship deal covering all county teams[…]

WICKLOW ARE SEARCHING for a new senior football manager after Colin Kelly has departed ‘due to a change in work commitments’. The announcement was made this evening by the Wicklow county board as they now embark on the search for a successor. Click Here: Kelly was appointed last October, filling the vacancy created by the Read more about Wicklow search for new manager after Kelly departure[…]

SARSFIELDS PLAYER LAURA Ward believes the integration of the Camogie Association with the GAA would be a major benefit in securing appropriate pitches for championship games. Sarsfields player Laura Ward. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Ward will line out for the Galway club in next Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland senior final against Oulart-the-Ballagh of Wexford in Croke Park. Read more about ‘At least if we have full power to get into pitches, you can’t be kicked out at the last minute’[…]