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A State of Emergency

The Story of Ireland’s Covid Crisis

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A State of Emergency

By: Richard Chambers
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Summary

The incendiary untold story of Ireland’s response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century, 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.

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 Year Unlike Any Other is a landmark work of investigative journalism and the defining account of an extraordinary time in Irish history.

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Critic reviews

‘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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Chambers insights and summations paints a new and stark perspective for the way Ireland (mis)managed the pandemic. The personal stories of those affected drive it home.

A phenomenal and touching story

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Good listen, we’ll researched. Narrative was sound and engaging! Story details the difficult decisions and circumstances facing Ireland during covid.

Good listen

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I should probably not have read this while actually COVID positive. Luckily I'm vaccinated and caught a milder variant. I'd forgotten how scary and traumatic march 2020 was. A brilliant listen. thank you.

Inclusive honest and moving account

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A superbly narrated account of Ireland 2020.
Very thorough and thought out.
Magnificent. Listen!

Remarkable

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I really enjoyed this. So informative and well balanced. An emotional read which really shows you how so many people gave so very much to save others during the pandemic.

Must read

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