A State of Emergency: The Story of Ireland's Covid Crisis by Richard Chambers Pa

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The electrifying behind-the-scenes account of a year that brought Ireland to the brink and back.

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The electrifying behind-the-scenes account of a year that brought Ireland to the brink and back.In 2020 Ireland was launched into a state of turmoil, with the Government scrambling to handle the arrival of a virus that would see the already strained healthcare system buckle under the weight of the responsibility foisted upon it. The National Public Health Emergency Team was sent into overdrive, while thousands became unemployed as businesses around the country closed their doors.Woven from a wealth of original research and dozens of interviews with ministers, politicians, public health experts, essential workers, and ordinary people on whom the crisis exacted a personal toll, this is the incendiary untold story of Ireland's response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century.Ranging from the halls of Government Buildings, where a new Cabinet riven by personal acrimony found itself beset by a series of unprecedented crises, to the frontlines of the containment effort itself, where medical practitioners and the communities they serve were pushed to breaking point, A State of Emergency is a landmark work of investigative journalism and the defining account of an extraordinary time in Irish history.

Author Biography

As the News Correspondent with Virgin Media News, Richard Chambers is one of Ireland's most recognisable and respected broadcast journalists, whose coverage of the pandemic has earned widespread acclaim. Prior to joining Virgin Media in 2018, he spent five years as a reporter with Newstalk FM. A State of Emergency is his first book.

Review

'Absolutely RIVETING' – Marian Keyes'The last thing I thought I would want to read at the end of 2021 was a book about Covid-19 … I was wrong. At times it reads like a thriller with larger-than-life characters we all think we know, who are all just human in the end.' – Rick O'Shea'An absolutely fascinating read' – Claire Byrne

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The electrifying behind-the-scenes account of a year that brought Ireland to the brink and back. In 2020 Ireland was launched into a state of turmoil, with the Government scrambling to handle the arrival of a virus that would see the already strained healthcare system buckle under the weight of the responsibility foisted upon it. The National Public Health Emergency Team was sent into overdrive, while thousands became unemployed as businesses around the country closed their doors. Woven from a wealth of original research and dozens of interviews with ministers, politicians, public health experts, essential workers, and ordinary people on whom the crisis exacted a personal toll, this is the incendiary untold story of Ireland's response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century. Ranging from the halls of Government Buildings, where a new Cabinet riven by personal acrimony found itself beset by a series of unprecedented crises, to the frontlines of the containment effort itself, where medical practitioners and the communities they serve were pushed to breaking point, A State of Emergency is a landmark work of investigative journalism and the defining account of an extraordinary time in Irish history.

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'Absolutely RIVETING' - Marian Keyes 'The last thing I thought I would want to read at the end of 2021 was a book about Covid-19 ... I was wrong. At times it reads like a thriller with larger-than-life characters we all think we know, who are all just human in the end.' - Rick O'Shea 'An absolutely fascinating read' - Claire Byrne

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The electrifying behind-the-scenes account of a year that brought Ireland to the brink and back. In 2020 Ireland was launched into a state of turmoil, with the Government scrambling to handle the arrival of a virus that would see the already strained healthcare system buckle under the weight of the responsibility foisted upon it. The National Public Health Emergency Team was sent into overdrive, while thousands became unemployed as businesses around the country closed their doors. Woven from a wealth of original research and dozens of interviews with ministers, politicians, public health experts, essential workers, and ordinary people on whom the crisis exacted a personal toll, this is the incendiary untold story of Ireland's response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century. Ranging from the halls of Government Buildings, where a new Cabinet riven by personal acrimony found itself beset by a series of unprecedented crises, to the frontlines of the containment effort itself, where medical practitioners and the communities they serve were pushed to breaking point, A State of Emergency is a landmark work of investigative journalism and the defining account of an extraordinary time in Irish history. Gold title * The inside story of Ireland's struggle to contain Covid-19; based on over 100 interviews. * Riveting: full of human drama, political conflict, and fresh insight. * Author has an exceptionally strong social media presence (112k followers on Twitter; 17k on Instagram). Competition: by;fintan o'toole;derek scally;david mcwilliams

Details ISBN000850282X Author Richard Chambers Year 2021 ISBN-10 000850282X ISBN-13 9780008502829 Format Paperback Place of Publication London AU Release Date 2021-10-28 NZ Release Date 2021-10-28 Publication Date 2021-10-28 UK Release Date 2021-10-28 Pages 336 Imprint HarperCollinsIreland Country of Publication Ireland Narrator Akiya Henry Edited by Jon Karlsson Birth 1945 Affiliation Georgia Institute of Technology Position Kranzberg Professor Qualifications MD Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Subtitle The Story of Ireland's Covid Crisis Alternative 9780008502836 DEWEY 941.5083 Audience General We've got this

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