New secretary general of Department of Health waives €81,000 pay rise for nowRobert Watt says it’s not appropriate to take increase in difficult economic conditionsTue Apr 20 2021 - 21:01
Rural Independent TDs attack Government’s Climate Action BillHealy-Rae blames pollution in Asia for harming environment, not person ‘with a turf fire’Tue Apr 20 2021 - 16:16
Robert Watt to waive salary increase for top health job ‘until economy recovers’Cabinet approves civil servant’s move from senior Department of Public Expenditure roleTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:07
Minister defends LDA plans after criticism of ‘insufficient’ €2.5bn budgetChair of agency tasked with using State land for housing to work four to six days a monthMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:02
Covid-19: 11 further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the StateOf 532 people to quarantine in hotels in past three weeks, 18 tested positive for Covid-19Fri Apr 16 2021 - 18:11
McEntee confident hotel quarantine is ‘proportionate and reasonable’Measure has been successful but people need to see ‘exit strategy’, Minister for Justice saysFri Apr 16 2021 - 11:17
Covid-19: Vaccinated people to be exempt from hotel quarantine, Donnelly saysSystem review in tandem with diplomatic, domestic pressure produces policy changeFri Apr 16 2021 - 00:30
Mandatory hotel quarantine described as ‘logical’ by Brazilian diplomat‘We support measures that are taken with a view to combat or to stall the contamination’Thu Apr 15 2021 - 21:52
Garda to focus on children who have been groomed by gangs to break the lawSeparate law targeting criminals that encourage children to offend is being developed, but unlikely to be enacted until 2022Thu Apr 15 2021 - 21:19
Fully vaccinated people will be exempted from hotel quarantine , Donnelly saysOnline bookings for the system will resume this evening after extra capacity addedThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:16
Varadkar ‘increasingly confident’ indoor and outdoor dining possible this summerIf hairdressers reopen in May it will be for everyone, vaccinated and not, Tánaiste saysThu Apr 15 2021 - 18:35
Covid-19: Over 3,000 people travelled from ‘high-risk’ states in five weeks, data showsFigures relate to passengers from 33 countries on mandatory hotel quarantine listThu Apr 15 2021 - 01:00
Ireland ‘on track’ to further ease restrictions in May, says VaradkarMartin says ‘progress is being made’ with vaccine rollout after turbulent 24 hoursWed Apr 14 2021 - 21:43
Departing land agency chairman raises concerns over time required for jobJohn Moran says LDA’s mission appears to have been curtailed, and its €2.5bn allocation for delivering housing is ‘insufficient’Wed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
Glynn warns small number of super spreader events would ‘get us into trouble’Chief medical officer tells TDs, Senators he hopes there will be ‘very open and good summer’Tue Apr 13 2021 - 20:18
Bookings for State’s mandatory hotel quarantine system paused, Donnelly confirmsAirlines reminded to be vigilant in not to letting passengers without reservation on planesTue Apr 13 2021 - 19:04
Vaccine safety concerns must be addressed through rollout, Glynn saysActing CMO expects 30 per cent of public to have ‘legitimate concerns’ over blood clotsTue Apr 13 2021 - 14:34
‘Considerable risk’ of another Covid wave if curbs eased too quicklyWhile numbers fully vaccinated remain low, focus must remain on controlling spread of infection, Nphet warnsMon Apr 12 2021 - 21:21
Robert Watt elevation ‘a stroke of the highest order’, claims Sinn FéinPAC member warns against confirmation of civil service mandarin to €292,000 health postMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:46
Green Party ‘to move on from recent events’ with review of nominationsRow eases over Dublin Mayor Hazel Chu’s decision to stand for Seanad byelection as an independentMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:11
Green’s executive committee not supporting move to have Chu step asideReview ordered into Seanad byelection selection process to ‘ensure such incidents are avoided in future’Sat Apr 10 2021 - 15:48
Covid-19: HSE set to recruit additional 3,500 vaccinatorsHealth service approaching next phase of rollout with ‘great confidence’, HSE chief saysFri Apr 09 2021 - 06:00
Hazel Chu says numbers ‘aren’t there’ for her to be elected to SeanadDublin’s Lord Mayor says seeing people from minorities running helps ease divisionsThu Apr 08 2021 - 15:14
Mater Hospital chairman received vaccine at ‘very early stages’ of rolloutFormer trade union leader David Begg says role requires him to go into Dublin hospitalWed Apr 07 2021 - 20:02
Taoiseach open to adding more EU countries to mandatory quarantine regimeMartin insists Attorney General does not have ‘legal issues’ with the measureWed Apr 07 2021 - 19:38
Taoiseach signals Government will not change vaccine priority for teachersAll three unions back motion to hold ballots on industrial action as Foley defends changesWed Apr 07 2021 - 18:17
HSE boss says 860,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines expected to be given in AprilPaul Reid declines to give detailed rollout figures for weekly injectionsWed Apr 07 2021 - 16:08
Sinn Féin backing Billy Lawless in Seanad byelection raceParty’s decision to back Independent candidate for panel is blow to hopes of Hazel ChuTue Apr 06 2021 - 20:55
Vaccine Certificate Q&A: What is the status of Government plans?Tánaiste suggests use of certificates could provide way for hospitality and live events to resumeTue Apr 06 2021 - 18:09
Coronavirus: EU countries left off hotel quarantine list for now after ‘frosty’ meetingCoveney raises concerns over capacity and legal issues if EU countries on at-risk listFri Apr 02 2021 - 00:15
Rapid antigen testing can be used as ‘another valuable tool’ – DonnellyMethod may allow hospitality and live events to resume safely this year, Tánaiste saysThu Apr 01 2021 - 21:46
EU states and US dropped from mandatory hotel quarantine listQuarantine system extended to 26 countries rather than the 43 originally proposedThu Apr 01 2021 - 21:14
Paris Olympics hopefuls to return to training in April after Covid restrictions easedOlympic Federation feared Ireland’s hopes of victory in 2024 could be damagedThu Apr 01 2021 - 12:33
INTO made donations to 21 political candidates in 2019Taoiseach and Ryan among politicians who had to return donations to their partiesWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:48
Green Party TDs and Senators back call for Chu to step asideParty’s executive committee will decide whether to take action after non-binding voteWed Mar 31 2021 - 21:48
Covid-19: Seven new walk-in test centres being opened this weekSelf-testing for antigens to be explored in creches and schoolsWed Mar 31 2021 - 19:51
Coalition exceeded Nphet advice to allow under-18 sport at end April‘Very high’ risk of fourth wave if restrictions eased too fast, warns letter to MinistersWed Mar 31 2021 - 15:20
Childcare providers say changes to vaccine rollout plan are ‘unacceptable’Federation of Early Childhood Providers says it could be autumn before all staff vaccinatedWed Mar 31 2021 - 12:23
Funding to support abuse survivors should be ‘guaranteed’Reports says many survivors will need ongoing supports when State body closes downWed Mar 31 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach criticised for failure to provide details on €292k salary for next health chiefSeveral Government figures fail to respond to committee’s requests on the issueTue Mar 30 2021 - 23:12
Covid-19: Plan for easing restrictions criticised by hospitality and construction groupsOrganisations for restaurants and pubs hit out at lack of clarity for such businessesTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:33
Teachers warn vaccination changes undermine efforts to keep schools openGarda and prison officer representatives also disappointed with restructuring of Covid-19 vaccine rolloutTue Mar 30 2021 - 20:59
Timeline: How Covid-19 measures will be eased, according to latest planApril 12th will see easing of 5km restrictions while golf and tennis set for April 26th returnTue Mar 30 2021 - 18:59
Nama ‘on track’ to deliver 20,000 homes by revised target deadlineState assets agency fell short of target at end of 2020, blaming Covid-19Tue Mar 30 2021 - 13:48
Ibec cuts Irish economic growth forecasts to 3.1% due to lockdownsMinisters expected to push for return of construction focused on house buildingMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
New rural Ireland plan says 20% of public sector staff to work remotely by end of 2021Covid is the catalyst for ‘worker-led’ decentralisation to revive rural areasMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
Coveney urges Beacon Hospital board to ‘ensure accountability’Childcare provider confirms 36 staff received vaccines as Minister calls controversy ‘slap in the face’Sun Mar 28 2021 - 18:25
Eamon Ryan may call for withdrawal of no-confidence motion in ChuGreen Party deputy leader says motion ‘distracts’ from launch of Climate Action BillSun Mar 28 2021 - 15:22
Prospect of UK sharing vaccines with State many, many weeks away, says CoveneyMinister believes ‘politics being played’ in report of British offer to export 3.7m dosesSun Mar 28 2021 - 15:15
Childcare workers were vaccinated at Beacon HospitalHSE says they ‘provide the essential service of childcare to frontline healthcare workers’Fri Mar 26 2021 - 22:39
