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
IRFU complains over lockdown rules for GAA and rugbyOlympic 2024 hopefuls lobby for exemptions, saying rules affect medal potentialFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
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
New quarantine law: Gardaí can call to homes but not enterAGSI says it is still awaiting guidance on new regime which includes fines of up to €2,500Thu Feb 04 2021 - 23:43
Sinn Féin apology sought over ‘outrageous’ Dáil communicationCeann Comhairle tells party he will not be ‘dictated to’ after row in chamberThu Feb 04 2021 - 16:09
Covid-19: Only slight dip in Border traffic despite crackdownVolume of vehicles on six Border roads drops by 1.2 per cent in last week, data showsThu Feb 04 2021 - 04:39
Taoiseach cites legal reasons for not implementing hotel quarantine for all arrivalsVaradkar appears to contradict Donnelly on whether people in shared homes have to stay in roomsWed Feb 03 2021 - 20:41
White House visit decision ‘above my pay grade’, says VaradkarUncertainty remains over whether or not Taoiseach visits US for St Patrick’s Day due to pandemicWed Feb 03 2021 - 16:30
Quarantining must be in place when Covid-19 cases fall, says VaradkarTánaiste stresses role of travel restrictions when importation becomes ‘major risk’Wed Feb 03 2021 - 15:34
‘Lack of ambition’ for new election watchdog, Oireachtas members toldAcademics raise concerns over gaps in regulation plan on online political advertisingTue Feb 02 2021 - 19:05
Senior civil servant had ‘no input’ in sanctioning pay rise - McGrathMinister for Public Expenditure defends new salary of €292,000 for next secretary general in Department of HealthTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:34
Irish holidaymakers set to be main tourism revenue source this yearFáilte Ireland’s chief ‘hopeful’ domestic travel will return in the summerMon Feb 01 2021 - 12:45
Post-Brexit issue creates catch-22 for Irish potato growersRevitalise Irish seed production or risk importing potato diseases from ContinentMon Feb 01 2021 - 03:00
Covid-19: People caught trying to holiday abroad will face €500 fines from MondayRegulations signed to implement travel measures decided by Cabinet on TuesdaySat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
Decision to raise Department of Health chief’s salary ‘stinks’, PAC hearsSinn Féin TD Matt Carthy critical of €90,000 pay rise for incoming secretary generalFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:59
‘It is an utterly false promise’ - Nphet rejects zero-Covid strategy as ‘impractical and risky’Opposition members support strategy which health officials say offers ‘false promises’Fri Jan 29 2021 - 00:30
Mandatory quarantine plans being ‘urgently’ put in placeMeasures being worked on for people travelling into State without negative PCR testFri Jan 29 2021 - 00:15
Imposing fines on travel from Northern Ireland ‘not straightforward’, Minister saysHelen McEntee stresses Border is open and gardaí will not be asked to ‘police every boreen’Thu Jan 28 2021 - 16:51
Some Government TDs urge tougher quarantine for travellersMartin tells parliamentary party that nearly half of those coming into Ireland’s airports on Wednesday had been on holidayThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Restrictions may be eased to Level 4 after March 5th, Varadkar saysVisa-free travel from South Africa and most South American countries banned due to emergence of Covid-19 variantsThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate large gathering at house after Wexford funeralMourners urged to express condolences through social media, online websites, text or cardWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:00
Varadkar says up to 100,000 vaccines a week expected from AprilTánaiste reportedly says international travel accounts for less than 1% of Covid cases in IrelandWed Jan 27 2021 - 20:05
Covid-19: 54 deaths and 1,335 new cases reported by NphetExit from Level 5 requires sharp fall in cases and will be gradual, says TánaisteWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:01
Government warns of scams linked to vaccine and pandemic paymentsPublic are receiving fraudulent texts and calls asking for private informationWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:45
Government TDs express support for ‘zero-Covid’ strategyFianna Fáil TD ‘disappointed’ Cabinet stopped short of New Zealand style approachTue Jan 26 2021 - 22:03
New Limerick mayor in line for €135,000 salaryDirectly elected official would take on responsibility for housing and transportTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:24
Cabinet to discuss legislation allowing for Limerick mayoral electionPublic vote could be held as early as October following approval of move in 2019Mon Jan 25 2021 - 20:36
