Covid-19: Varadkar defends ‘differentiated approach’ to mandatory quarantine‘Why would you put someone from the Isle of Man into hotel quarantine when there is no Covid there?’Wed Feb 24 2021 - 10:36
Covid-19: Weary nation faces further lockdown into AprilInside Politics: Taoiseach tries to keep public’s spirits up by insisting ‘end is truly in sight’Wed Feb 24 2021 - 07:57
Revised Covid-19 plan criticised as ‘more of the same’Opposition figures, hospitality industry and ‘zero Covid’ campaigners criticise planTue Feb 23 2021 - 21:36
Deleted testimony from mother and baby home survivors can be recoveredCommission believes tapes should be destroyed for ‘legal and moral reasons’Tue Feb 23 2021 - 21:16
Covid-19: Opposition criticises ‘dangerously defective’ proposals in Government planTDs call for Coalition to offer hope as it reveals revised Living with Covid strategyTue Feb 23 2021 - 16:08
Covid-19: Opposition criticises Donnelly over comment on schools talksMinister incorrectly said negotiations with unions were ongoing during television appearanceTue Feb 23 2021 - 14:22
Childcare could be reopened in phases next month if Covid-19 situation continues to improve - NphetMinisters to finalise Living with Covid-19 Plan ahead of Cabinet meetingMon Feb 22 2021 - 01:00
Laws to be updated on pub opening hours and nightclub permitsMinister says Justice Plan 2021 also includes proposals to reduce cost of taking legal actionMon Feb 22 2021 - 01:00
Legal action cost and migrant status set for reformMcEntee to publish Justice Plan 2021 setting out 200 actions for next yearMon Feb 22 2021 - 00:30
‘Constructive’ diplomatic contacts over Irish man detained in ChinaTaoiseach asks Chinese premier for review of O’Halloran’s case ‘on compassionate grounds’Sun Feb 21 2021 - 19:35
Minister says extending Mother and Baby Commission could hamper access to informationSocial Democrats TD brands Roderic O’Gorman’s suggestion ‘ridiculous’ in television debateSun Feb 21 2021 - 18:43
Longer opening hours for pubs and nightclubs after Covid to be consideredMinister Helen McEntee to unveil plan which includes overhaul of licensing lawsSun Feb 21 2021 - 13:42
New Covid-19 case numbers 'may not fall below 100 per day until April'Taoiseach’s mid-summer reopening comments spark ‘frustration and anxiety’ in hospitality sectorSun Feb 21 2021 - 12:09
Shadow of ‘Golfgate’ still looms six months onTwo politicians are to face charges over alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulationsSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:14
Coronavirus: Three cases of Brazil variant identified in the State for first time28 further deaths and 763 new cases reported as 13,171 more vaccines givenFri Feb 19 2021 - 22:01
Oireachtas committee to quiz Ulster Bank executivesQuestions will focus particularly on problem mortgages and the outlook for bank staffFri Feb 19 2021 - 19:45
Covid-19: Tight restrictions to remain until May, as case numbers plateauLevel 5 to stay until April, while phased return of schools to begin in MarchFri Feb 19 2021 - 01:20
Level 5 restrictions to stay until at least April despite school reopening planPhased reopening of schools set to begin in March but outdoor gatherings to remain bannedThu Feb 18 2021 - 23:33
Mother and baby homes: Options for retrieving recordings to be examinedSome survivors who provided testimony say they were not told tapes would be deletedWed Feb 17 2021 - 21:15
Varadkar says next easing of Covid-19 restrictions will be ‘extremely limited’Fine Gael meeting told reopening may only involve phased return to schools and childcareWed Feb 17 2021 - 20:21
Leaving Cert: Students to have choice between predicted grades and examsOral exams to be held during Easter holidaysWed Feb 17 2021 - 19:07
Covid-19 research finds many falsely believe they are fully compliant with rulesGovernment study conducted in collaboration with ESRI will feed into plans to reopen, official saysWed Feb 17 2021 - 14:42
HSE rejected request for ‘walk-in’ Covid testing over ChristmasMinister's proposal carried a ‘risk’ to testing and tracing system’s capacity, HSE chief saidWed Feb 17 2021 - 04:05
Revised €115m financial project on course to come in on budget, PAC toldAgency chief defends project, originally estimated to cost €54 million, before committeeTue Feb 16 2021 - 21:26
Hotel initially named as vaccination centre dropped from listSeven Oaks Hotel in Carlow had been ‘surprised’ by its inclusionTue Feb 16 2021 - 19:33
Gardaí to be given power to seize scrambler and quad bikesBill will make it an offence to use vehicles on private land without permissionTue Feb 16 2021 - 18:23
Covid-19: Thousands to be recruited by HSE in vaccination effortsRetired healthcare workers, paramedics and others to assist at 34 centres across the StateSat Feb 13 2021 - 00:01
ASTI agrees to further talks in bid to resolve Leaving Cert impasse‘Students have to be the number one priority’ but issue to important for union to be outside talks - TaoiseachFri Feb 12 2021 - 20:16
St Patrick’s Day meeting between Biden and Martin expected to be virtualTaoiseach says building on US-Irish relations more important than physical visit to WashingtonFri Feb 12 2021 - 19:35
Politicians shouldn’t mess with order of vaccinations, Harris saysPublic debate continues over Ministers receiving vaccine as Washington visit loomsFri Feb 12 2021 - 13:51
Hospitality and tourism workers urged to take new courses ahead of reopeningDepartment of Higher Education announces two online skills programmes for workersFri Feb 12 2021 - 13:12
‘Beyond unhelpful’: Ministers condemn ASTI exit from Leaving Cert talksUnion says negotiations with Foley today are not indication it is re-entering processFri Feb 12 2021 - 12:09
Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington still up in the airWhite House plays down idea of in-person meeting with US president Joe BidenFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:12
Covid-19: What might mandatory hotel quarantine look like?Q&A: What we know about planned measures for some incoming travellersThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:22
U-turn over Limerick road plan prompted by fears for €400m investmentPlan to hold off on €58m project sparked backlash from community and local TDsThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
Government concern as 5,200 Irish people return from holidays abroad in one week‘While we all would love and need a holiday, now is not the time to travel,’ says officialWed Feb 10 2021 - 16:38
Ryan backtracks on plan not to fully sign off on Limerick road projectCoonagh to Knockalisheen road seen as critical for regeneration of MoyrossWed Feb 10 2021 - 11:52
Bam Ireland rejects claim it is ‘underperforming’ on children’s hospitalProject mired in controversy over delays and construction costs which are set to top €1.4 billionWed Feb 10 2021 - 10:27
Covid-19: Government focuses on foreign travel restrictionsInside Politics: Increased fines targeting die-hard holiday-makers are likelyWed Feb 10 2021 - 08:18
Public Accounts Committee to seek stall on hiring of Department of Health chiefPAC to ask for analysis of decision to raise salary for civil service role to €292,000Tue Feb 09 2021 - 19:01
Children’s hospital behind schedule and may not open until 2024, PAC hearsContractor ‘underperforming’ and claims for additional costs have hit about €300mTue Feb 09 2021 - 17:19
Clear shift in Fianna Fáil’s position towards Sinn Féin, Eoin Ó Broin saysAlmost 20 FF TDs said they would not rule out holding coalition talks with partyTue Feb 09 2021 - 13:25
Q&A: How much progress has been made on Covid-19 travel restrictions?Hotel quarantining legislation likely to be in place within weeks, sources sayTue Feb 09 2021 - 03:00
TikTok told Taoiseach it would help inform public on Covid-19, records showHSE says video-sharing platform with over a million active users is a ‘valuable channel’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine rollout began in haphazard manner, INMO claimsGroup to tell Oireachtas committee of ‘sharp increase’ in hospital-acquired infectionsMon Feb 08 2021 - 20:49
FF TDs would not exclude Sinn Féin coalition after next electionA year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stanceMon Feb 08 2021 - 02:29
Amazon offered Taoiseach help with Ireland’s vaccination rolloutGovernment website Gov.ie is hosted on the public Amazon Web Services cloud platformSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:08
Plans to bypass councillors in local authority land sales ‘outrageous’Minister for Housing on Friday published Bill aiming to empower Land Development AgencyFri Feb 05 2021 - 14:11
Gravity of mandatory quarantine in facilities delaying legislationAir passengers and hotels: Government expects law to be ready in ‘weeks’Fri Feb 05 2021 - 05:40
Councillors to be bypassed in land sale to State housing agencyProposed Bill directs Land Development Agency to increase level of affordable homesFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
