A year in Government during life-altering coronavirus pandemicCoalition preparing some of the biggest moves back to ‘normal’ since pandemic beganTue Jun 29 2021 - 03:05
National Maternity Hospital land to be safe from repossessionOnce State signs lease, bank cannot seize St Vincent’s site for duration of up to 149 yearsSat Jun 26 2021 - 02:00
Legal concerns raised about proposed law on assisted dyingDying with Dignity Bill vulnerable to constitutional challenge, officials adviseFri Jun 25 2021 - 05:15
Full return of pubs and restaurants on July 5th looking unlikelyScheduled reopening of indoor hospitality grows doubtful amid fears of Delta variantFri Jun 25 2021 - 04:55
Ireland at ‘point of unease and apprehension’ in Covid-19 fight, says Paul ReidAnother 304 cases of the disease are confirmed in the State, with 13 in ICUThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:46
Taoiseach says ‘sense of inevitability about progress of Delta variant’ will have ‘implications’ for restrictionsGreen leader says ‘too early to say’ if Government will delay plans for indoor dining to reopen on July 5thThu Jun 24 2021 - 12:53
Delta variant predicted to cause nine out of 10 Covid infections in EuropeWarning puts pressure on Government’s summer reopening plans and vaccine rolloutThu Jun 24 2021 - 04:45
Publicans ‘in no man’s land’ seek clarity on reopening from GovernmentKey decisions not due until next week when Nphet meets to discuss public health trendsWed Jun 23 2021 - 18:55
Fears Delta variant could delay reopening of indoor hospitality from July 5thIf cases increase political sources expect medical experts to urge delay in reopeningWed Jun 23 2021 - 06:56
Explainer: Will the increase in Delta variant impact the reopening?Spike in Covid variant leads to fresh questions about further easing of restrictionsTue Jun 22 2021 - 18:38
Site ownership a recurring concern about National Maternity HospitalGovernment uncomfortable building €800m hospital on land it does not ownMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Statute of limitations over defective building materials may be extendedPlan could enable action against builders and suppliers over longer time frameMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Government to renew effort to purchase National Maternity Hospital siteState to engage with St Vincent’s Hospital Group and Religious Sisters of CharityMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar dances a leftward shimmy to pair with greatest hitsSinn Féin threat and pandemic effect give rise to tweaked messaging in ardfheis speechSun Jun 20 2021 - 19:14
Dublin Bay South voters urged to look to Green policies in byelection‘Only women can represent women effectively,’ says candidate Claire Byrne at launchSun Jun 20 2021 - 17:34
Varadkar guarantees abortions will take place in new maternity hospitalTánaiste says hospital will carry out clinical procedures contrary to Catholic ethosSun Jun 20 2021 - 13:20
Projected cost of National Maternity Hospital now €800mFigure has more than doubled amid renewed controversy over ownershipSat Jun 19 2021 - 01:12
Pressure mounts on Ryan over antigen testing pilot programme for air travelGovernment’s failure to adopt tests one of several restrictions blamed for aviation crisisFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:35
State would own new National Maternity Hospital in ‘ideal world’, says TaoiseachStakeholders should not become ‘overly obsessive’ about ownership, Taoiseach saysFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:28
Mica: Fianna Fáil meeting hears call for Government to pay 100% of costsTaoiseach says people aged 30-39 can register for Covid-19 vaccine ‘over the next day or two’Wed Jun 16 2021 - 21:07
Dublin Bay South byelection ‘wide open’, says Social DemocratsParty leaders defend approach to public health advice at launch of Durcan’s campaignWed Jun 16 2021 - 19:06
Rapid antigen tests open to manipulation, immunologist warnsHolohan cautions against use of antigen tests as ‘green light’ for resumption of activitiesWed Jun 16 2021 - 18:26
State urged to support regional airports that ‘don’t see an end in sight’Routes which may not be profitable for three years vital to recovery, says FF SenatorWed Jun 16 2021 - 16:38
‘Vast majority’ to receive second AstraZeneca shot earlier under accelerated rolloutUp to 450,000 people to get second vaccine dose sooner due to concerns over Delta variantWed Jun 16 2021 - 00:04
Minister wants powers to boost social and affordable housingCabinet to hear plan to give minister greater clout over use of public land in big citiesTue Jun 15 2021 - 02:30
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
Regional air links: ‘I was able to be in Dublin any morning at 9am’Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Moya Brennan call to keep flights out of Donegal and KerryMon Jun 14 2021 - 22:12
Aer Lingus to fly five Stobart routes to Britain until ‘at least’ July 19thHigh Court appoints provisional liquidators to Stobart Air after it ceased tradingMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:53
State's tax rates a ‘major disincentive’ for remote workers, says VarakdarIreland must adapt as Facebook allows Irish staff work abroad, Tánaiste saysSat Jun 12 2021 - 01:01
Q&A: Why were political party members posing as pollsters?Controversy erupts around parties’ historical approach to private polling of votersFri Jun 11 2021 - 17:41
Cuffe apologises for putting fake firm on mock ballot used to poll votersGreen Party member asked volunteers to give ballot paper to households days before 2002 electionFri Jun 11 2021 - 11:30
FG members used business cards from fake polling companyPolling firms express concern about how they are seen by the public after revelations about partiesThu Jun 10 2021 - 19:41
Micheál Martin: Party volunteers should not have posed as pollstersGreen Party says activists may have pretended to be market researchers in ‘isolated incidents’Thu Jun 10 2021 - 09:52
Political parties must account for source of voter data, says data protection commissionerFF and SF activists posed as market researchers for polling, FG did ‘similar’Wed Jun 09 2021 - 22:13
Cabinet approves move to establish sick pay schemeTánaiste suggests some employers may also have to pay workers more post pandemicWed Jun 09 2021 - 15:40
Bacik rejects ‘Punch and Judy’ politics of Dublin Bay South byelectionLabour Senator officially launches campaign to take seat vacated by Eoghan MurphyWed Jun 09 2021 - 15:33
Deposit amounts should be set by landlords, says property owners’ groupUpfront charges to be limited to two months’ rent under plans to be brought to CabinetWed Jun 09 2021 - 11:23
New legislation will expand sick pay and sick leave rights to workersStatutory regime may not be fully in place for years as employers given time to adjustWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:22
Cocaine exchanged at window ledge of room where child played, says Portobello residentPublic urination and drug use sparked local ire but council reaction ‘lazy and myopic’Wed Jun 09 2021 - 03:13
Portobello Plaza: Antisocial activity makes life ‘hellish’ for residentsCouncil closed canalside Dublin plaza for period due to ‘disgusting’ behaviourWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:08
Scheme to fix mica damage to houses could cost State over €1bnAnxiety at spiralling bill as Clare and Sligo look to join Donegal and Mayo in schemeWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:00
Blitz of Covid-19 testing for Co Limerick after rate of infection nearly doublesInterval between doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be reduced on a phased basisSat Jun 05 2021 - 02:00
Delta variant data must be taken ‘very seriously’, Donnelly saysMinister envisages reduced role for mandatory hotel quarantine from July 19thSat Jun 05 2021 - 01:26
Some Leaving Cert students in Limerick to miss exams due to Covid-19Holohan rules out local lockdown as incidence of cases in county causes concernsFri Jun 04 2021 - 18:17
FF Senators call for referendum on right to housing by 2023Group puts motion before Seanad seeking to enshrine right to home in ConstitutionFri Jun 04 2021 - 14:57
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address OireachtasMinister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivorsThu Jun 03 2021 - 16:57
Call for housing borrowing binge will concern fiscal conservatives in GovernmentThere are misgivings among some over breakdown in fiscal discipline among the Coalition leadersThu Jun 03 2021 - 08:12
Martin calls for better outdoor facilities as councils asked to provide more binsStephen’s Green bandstand fenced off as authorities deal with backlash to crowdsWed Jun 02 2021 - 23:18
Councils should be allowed vary property tax by more than 15%, Varadkar saysProperty tax net to include buyers of new-build homes in coming yearsWed Jun 02 2021 - 11:39
Thousands of cancers may have been missed due to Covid-19, TDs toldOireachtas health committee hears services suffered ‘hammer blow after hammer blow’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 11:08
