(photo courtesy of The University of Notre Dame)
by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business
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Jan 13, 2021 / 04:11 PM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame is partnering with the Royal Irish Academy to launch the ARINS Project. The initiative is designed to bring together “leading experts from Ireland and abroad to consider the most challenging policy issues now being debated” in Ireland.
The university says the ARINS, or Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South, Project will explore research questions ranging from constitutional and institutional issues to options for economic, fiscal and social policy. Other topics will also be assessed, such as relations within Northern Ireland, across the island of Ireland, and between Ireland and Britain.
Coronavirus: NI dentists concern over missed dental check-ups
By Amy Stewart
Dentists in NI have expressed concern about the impact of coronavirus restrictions on patients oral health.
The British Dental Association (BDA) NI has warned that fewer dental check-ups may lead to serious problems not being picked up soon enough.
Compared to the same period last year, patient interactions were down 78% for the first six months of 2020/21.
Iain Hoy from the BDA NI said forced reduction in activity will undoubtedly have implications on oral health .
He said that with limited capacity dentists have been asked to prioritise urgent and emergency treatments.