Q&A: What can we expect in today’s revised Living with Covid plan?Fundamentals are unlikely to change, but there should be some clarity on schools and childcareMon Feb 22 2021 - 18:26
North protocol offers ‘benefits and opportunities’, says TaoiseachMartin says deeper co-operation is needed in British-Irish relations post-BrexitMon Feb 22 2021 - 13:49
Covid-19 infections in hospital staff down 90% since rollout of vaccinesNew blow to State’s efforts to control virus after first cases of Brazilian variant foundSat Feb 20 2021 - 06:00
FF must return to ‘core policy’ of providing homes, colleagues tell MinisterDarragh O’Brien voices support for requiring schemes to be at least half affordable homesSat Feb 20 2021 - 05:12
Half of air travellers to State in January came for ‘non-essential’ reasonsNumber of people coming for essential reasons increased through last monthSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
No ‘large reopening of society’ at start of March, Taoiseach saysJunior to second primary school classes set to return firstFri Feb 19 2021 - 18:55
Government classifying key workers to determine priority for vaccineDepartments asked to submit list of professions that may be prioritised for dosesThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:19
Q&A: what’s in the quarantine legislation and why is it so complex?Legislation is quite draconian, and will deprive people of their civil liberties for 14 daysThu Feb 18 2021 - 08:45
School reopening: Infant and Leaving Cert classes may return on March 1st, says TaoiseachLifting of restrictions complicated by UK variant now accounting for 90 per cent of Covid-19 casesThu Feb 18 2021 - 06:06
Those flouting hotel quarantine rules could face fines of up to €4,000Exiting quarantine after 10 days may be permitted with a negative Covid testWed Feb 17 2021 - 23:09
Four people including two politicians to face charges over Golfgate eventDPP has recommended charges be brought against Noel Grealish and Donie CassidyWed Feb 17 2021 - 16:58
Labour seeks ban on advertising by gambling companiesParty stops short of calling for immediate ban on sports sponsorship by sectorWed Feb 17 2021 - 13:40
Single-dose vaccine will be a game-changer, says TaoiseachJohnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in Ireland by AprilWed Feb 17 2021 - 03:03
Not possible to salvage recordings of mother and baby home survivors, Minister saysRoderic O’Gorman says commission of investigation told him ‘ tapes are not retrievable’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 20:17
New Covid-19 variants may delay schools reopening, Cabinet toldGovernment says there needs to be a ‘note of caution around mass mobility’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 19:15
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
EU agency urges immediate and tough steps to prevent fresh Covid-19 waveECDC advises national authorities to speed up Covid vaccinations of highest risk groupsTue Feb 16 2021 - 08:04
New powers would allow gardaí clamp down on scrambler and quad useProposals focus on their anti-social use in parks, green spaces and on waste landTue Feb 16 2021 - 01:01
ESRI claims shared equity schemes risk driving up pricesSchemes include State's €75 million home-ownership programmeTue Feb 16 2021 - 01:00
Minister asks if deleted interview notes can be salvagedDeletion of files from mother and baby home interviews causes blacklash among survivorsTue Feb 16 2021 - 01:00
Hotel quarantine may cost up to €2,000 per person under Government plansNo final decision taken on the figure, with ‘hard questions’ about regime outstandingMon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16
Ireland faces losing thousands of tonnes from fish quotas after EU investigationState could miss out on €40m funding over deficiencies in fisheries controlsMon Feb 15 2021 - 13:36
First 21,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arriving in State is ‘big day’ , Donnelly saysGPs hope to have all over 85s vaccinated by March 8th under revised planSat Feb 06 2021 - 17:47
Large-scale Covid vaccination clinics to be set up in Dublin, Cork, Galway for over-70sState burning through €5.5bn coronavirus contingency fund faster than anticipated, Ministers toldSat Feb 06 2021 - 08:30
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
