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Excess mortality - Blog post #13 The data suggests that we have returned to “normal” levels of deaths in Ireland but we saw the same indicators last summer only to be followed by the second/third wave. It is important that we learn from this experience …

Excess mortality - Blog post #14 Now that we’re into the second year of our battle with COVID-19, we thought it would be interesting to revisit the question of the presence of any gender bias in the deaths caused by the virus in Ireland. During the first …

Excess Mortality - Blog #10 Has Donegal really been experiencing lower than average deaths during the pandemic? Our regularly published Excess Mortality post contains a table illustrating the estimated excess mortality rates by county since March 2020. …

Excess mortality blog post #11 A second consecutive month with a large drop in the number of deaths relative to the previous month is cause for celebration. Nonetheless, emerging anecdotal evidence from other countries that younger people are increasingly …

Excess mortality blog post #16 As Ireland looks to lift the last of its restrictions and move into, hopefully, a post-pandemic phase, it is important to remember that while the pandemic may be ending in much of the world, the virus has not been eradicated …

Excess Mortality - Blog #5 On 3 September, we hosted a panel discussion on excess mortality including Jon Flanagan from the CSO, Dr Gerard McCarthy from Maynooth University, Andrew Smith from University College Dublin and John Nolan from the Society’s …

Excess Mortality - Blog #6 With winter setting in and “lockdown 2” being eased for the festive season, we expect to see an increasing number of COVID-19 cases over the coming weeks. Now is a good time to look at where we are and how things have changed …