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Supporting the public health response to COVID-19 in Ireland: …

WEB* [email protected] (corresponding author) Irish Geography Vol. 53, No. 2 November 2020 DOI: 10.2014/igj.v53i2.1418 Supporting the public health response to

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The Public Health (Alcohol) Act: Spatial issues and glaring gaps

WEBMost read articles by the same author(s) Frank Houghton, Sharon Houghton, Exploring the Judgements of Powerful Outsiders on the Discipline of Geography in Ireland., Irish Geography: Vol. 49 No. 2 (2016): Issue 2 Frank Houghton, Sharon Houghton, Lisa Scott, Caution – Census Data Being Used: exploring and understanding errors and …

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Towards a geography of health inequalities in Ireland

WEBRelationships between health inequalities and social disadvantage are well established, but less is known about spatial variations in health. Most geographical …

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The Askeaton Investigation and the failure of Irish health …

WEBSporadic concerns over animal health problems have been voiced in north county Limerick since the late 1980s. This issue came to the fore in late 1994 when local …

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Hiding the evidence: The state and spatial inequalities in health in

WEBThe Irish State has consistently reduced its production of publicly accessible disease / mortality maps over the last fifty years. State health statistics, and the small number of …

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Geography and the Covid-19 Crisis in Ireland Irish Geography

WEBIn the few short months since the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world had paid more daily attention to maps, charts, rates and locations than ever before; the function and value of a wider geographical imagination, research and education has never been more apparent. Geography and its concerns with place, locations, networks, …

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Mapping the Miasma; the geographies of a forgotten Irish …

WEBIn the spring of 1832, the great cholera pandemic finally reached Ireland. This was the most virulent pestilence to reach European shores since the Black Death. …

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The exposure fallacy: migration, mobility and ecological analysis of

WEBAuthors. Frank Houghton National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), NUI, Maynooth & the Department of Public Health, MWHB Kevin Kelleher …

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Reflection and Comment: Health GIS in the mid-west: Unexpected

WEBThe use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to address health issues is growing rapidly internationally. In Ireland, however, health GIS remains in its infancy. …

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Back gardens and friends: the impact of COVID-19 on children and

WEBHome / Archives / Vol. 53 No. 2 (2020): Issue 2 / Commentaries Back gardens and friends: the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents use of, and …

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Heatwaves and mortality in Ireland, planning for the future

WEBClimate change enhances the vulnerability of Ireland to extreme weather events in terms of potential adverse health impacts. To examine this, the mortality …

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Health, Place and Hanly: modelling accessibility to hospitals in

WEBThe Irish Government is currently engaged in considerations about a proposed reorganisation of acute hospital services. The proposals in the 'Hanly' Report …

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Examining the factors associated with depression at the small area

WEBThe World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that, world-wide, depression will be the second largest source of burden of disease by 2020. It is currently estimated …

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An urban–rural classification for health services research in Ireland

WEBTo analyse small area variation in health status and outcomes, it is important to understand area type and the degree to which an area is urban or rural. The previous …

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Reflections on the science and art of using a GIS to locate a new

WEBWhere is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? T. S. EliotWhere is the information we have lost in data? CDC2 …

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Historic and contemporary dune inventories to assess dune …

WEBThe overall status of dune health in Ireland is assessed as ‘inadequate’ and declining due to the on-going losses and pressures which signify the urgent need for …

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The CSO, the census and the needs of carers Irish Geography

WEBThe recent article by Foley (2008) on the geographies of informal care represents a welcome addition to the relatively small body of academic studies on the …

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The Spatial Distribution of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and the

WEBCardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly ceases to pump blood around the body. To optimise survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), knowledge of …

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