State spending €5.5bn Covid contingency fund faster than expectedImpact of third wave much more onerous than had been expected by GovernmentSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:43
Testing contingency plans discussed amid Covid third waveMeeting minutes show HSE gave paper on ‘prioritisation of testing’Fri Feb 05 2021 - 18:40
Covid business supports set to be extended beyond MarchKey Cabinet subcommittee chaired by Tánaiste to assess measures for exposed sectorsThu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Holohan backs plan to use Pfizer, Moderna vaccines for over 70sGPs now working with the HSE to administer jabs to older people living in the communityWed Feb 03 2021 - 19:47
Covid-19: A new model for pandemic policy emergesInside Politics: Tension between politicians and public health chiefs over restrictions has easedWed Feb 03 2021 - 08:19
Covid-19 outbreak at Kildare nursing home claims nine livesVirus infects 40 residents and 40 staff at Beech Park nursing home since mid-JanuaryWed Feb 03 2021 - 06:00
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Childcare workers among ‘key’ cohort for vaccine priority, HSE saysConfusion over priority status as childcarers also included with educators in category 11Tue Feb 02 2021 - 21:58
Coronavirus: 101 more deaths in highest toll recorded on one dayDeaths included that of a 19-year-old, one of the youngest victims of Covid-19 in the StateTue Feb 02 2021 - 18:39
Covid-19: Two more residents die at Royal Hospital DonnybrookOutbreaks in nursing homes up to 193, with 4,300 positive cases in homes last monthTue Feb 02 2021 - 11:38
‘Critical window’ missed by not vaccinating nursing homes firstHealth Committee to hear ‘just 10% of the initial 77,000 vaccinations administered by mid-January were within nursing homes’Tue Feb 02 2021 - 04:39
Cabinet Bill on free period products criticised as too limitedLorraine Clifford-Lee’s proposal to end period poverty ‘flawed’, Rebecca Moynihan saysTue Feb 02 2021 - 01:00
Brussels vaccines move prompts backlash both sides of BorderMartin and Foster criticise protocol use to limit AstraZeneca supply to BritainSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
Concern and political pressure ever-present in shifting vaccine rolloutAnalysis: January’s see-saw experience may mirror rest of year in Ireland and the EUSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
EU backs down on plan to control export of Covid-19 vaccines across Border into North amid outcryFoster describes move to trigger Article 16 of Northern Ireland Protocol as ‘act of hostility’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 00:25
HSE says it expects fewer than expected Covid-19 vaccines from ModernaIreland has pre-ordered 875,000 doses of the drug from pharma companyFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:14
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine wins approval from EU regulatorEMA approves use in all adults despite German caution on giving drug to older peopleFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:34
Ireland faces vaccines shortfall of 300,000 amid bitter row in Europe over supplyAstraZeneca warns of ‘signficant drop’ in supply, Oireachtas commitee is toldFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:10
Germany set to limit AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s‘Insufficient data’ from trials to determine efficacy of Covid-19 drug on elderlyFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 outbreak in Dundalk nursing home claims six livesAlmost half the residents at Blackrock Abbey were infected by the virusThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Crèches asked to waive fees for children staying home in return for top-up fundingServices that are open can receive 100% of ECCE funding if they waive fees, hold placesWed Jan 27 2021 - 12:54
'Hold firm, stick to the basics': Martin urges solidarity as third lockdown extendedOfficials to examine quarantine restrictions for all inward-bound travellersWed Jan 27 2021 - 03:57
Q&A: What are the new Covid travel rules and how will they work?Changes include quarantine rules on entering the State, higher fines and Border checksTue Jan 26 2021 - 21:57
Level 5 extended until March 5th while officials consider ban on all non-essential travel into StateCheckpoints within 5km of Border, going to North may require passenger locator formTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:17
Covid-19: Ministers to consider intensifying checks on people quarantining after travelFines for breaches of stay-at-home requirements under considerationMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Government set to publish new sick pay scheme in MarchPlan designed ‘to set a minimum floor’ could see employers asked to cover pay for two weeksSun Jan 24 2021 - 19:57
Covid-19 and travel: Quarantine and increased Garda checks near Dublin airport on cardsPublic health team says lockdown should continue until at least end of February Tighter restrictions on international travel under considerationSat Jan 23 2021 - 03:00
Taoiseach appeals to China to reopen market to Irish beef urgentlyMartin expresses concern to Chinese over ongoing suspension of trade in Irish beefSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
Chair of national children’s hospital development board to step downFred Barry originally brought in by Simon Harris as cost of project spiralledFri Jan 22 2021 - 21:18
Holohan warns of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in January, calls for tighter air travel rulesPre-travel test ‘is not sufficiently robust system for prevention of disease importation’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:02
Foley accuses union of being ‘disingenuous’ on school reopening claimJosepha Madigan raises mother and baby homes when discussing situation for special education pupilsWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:07
Covid-19: State at most precarious stage of pandemic yetInside Politics: coronavirus infections are at an all-time high, schools are closed and vaccination programme is generating political firestormsWed Jan 20 2021 - 09:16
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
AstraZeneca tells HSE vaccine deliveries can be expected by mid-FebruaryDonnelly tells Cabinet colleagues there is a clear protocol in place for Covid-19 vaccinationsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
BusConnects: Over €55m spent by NTA on bus scheme so farTransport authority needs to explain exactly how the money was spent, says TDWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
HSE to compile report into non-frontline staff receiving vaccinesMinister to meet chair of Coombe after family members of staff given ‘spare’ Covid-19 jabsTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:35
Donnelly insists clear protocol in place on vaccines after Harris commentsMinister urges colleagues to come to him with questions after criticism over Coombe controversyTue Jan 19 2021 - 18:50
Cabinet approves €91m plan to bring GPs, pharmacists into vaccine programmeScheme will become key to the widespread vaccination effort, says DonnellyTue Jan 19 2021 - 14:39
Covid-19: Teachers urge rethink on resuming special education classesStill unclear if planned reopening of special needs schools will go ahead on ThursdayMon Jan 18 2021 - 21:44
GPs say patients rejected Covid-19 tests over fears of impact on Christmas plansNphet told of people with symptoms who were unwilling to be testedMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:28
Coombe board to discuss giving of Covid-19 vaccine to 16 family members of staffStephen Donnelly spoke to hospital chairman about controversy about leftover dosesMon Jan 18 2021 - 13:38
Covid-19: Nursing homes to be prioritised for vaccination for 10 days amid supply shortageVaccination of health workers to be scaled down as supply of jab to drop by up to 50%Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?Ireland is now second in the EU vaccination league table. Can this pace be sustained?Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Pfizer to reduce vaccine deliveries to EuropeIreland may receive just half of expected 40,000 doses next weekFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:22
Covid-19: Taoiseach tells TDs world will be ‘very different’ by JuneFianna Fáil members criticise teaching unions over Leaving Cert studentsWed Jan 13 2021 - 21:18
Ireland awarded over €1bn from EU fund to offset Brexit impactSupport being provided to offest effects of Britain leaving bloc on exports and sectors such as fishingWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:59
Covid-19: Holohan warns of high numbers of deaths ‘for next period of time’Chief medical officer calls on people to stay home ‘out of respect’ for those who have diedWed Jan 13 2021 - 01:00
Government should publish daily vaccine counts, says Fine GaelParty readmits three Golfgate Senators Buttimer, Burke and CumminsTue Jan 12 2021 - 21:31
First doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in Ireland as EU chief defends supplyAstraZeneca seeks green light while Chinese vaccine disappoints in trialTue Jan 12 2021 - 20:58
Health secretary pay rise should be disclosed at Cabinet, says MinisterGreen Party deputy leader tells Taoiseach Cabinet should be informed of €292,000 payTue Jan 12 2021 - 18:19
