Public childcare would be good for parents and children, Dáil research findsAnalysis of European scheme suggests universal system would 'enhance maternal and child wellbeing'Tue Jun 23 2020 - 02:41
Coronavirus: Failures around childcare provision to come under Dáil scrutinyCovid-19 committee to hear from sector on ongoing funding and capacity issuesTue Jun 23 2020 - 02:32
Q&A: Are we allowed to hug during Covid-19?Comforting children is now a public health issue, according to health expertsMon Jun 22 2020 - 21:09
Two more nursing homes query their inclusion on HSE list of Covid-19 deathsNursing homes in Ballinasloe and Claremorris say they have had no deaths associated with the virus in their facilitiesThu Jun 18 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Dublin has fewer than 100 weekly cases for first time since MarchRepublic reports three further deaths and 13 more cases as CSO releases regional dataFri Jun 12 2020 - 20:13
Beaumont Hospital extends deadline for opt-outs to genomics researchStudy aims to harvest information on brain tumours from 9,000 Irish patients, many of whom are deadFri Jun 12 2020 - 19:14
TDs call on Government to extend maternity leave benefitsBrid Smith says new mothers had been left ‘isolated’ from support servicesThu Jun 11 2020 - 11:14
Childcare €75m funding plan aims to keep fees unchanged for parentsProviders to get one-off reopening grant and capital grant and fee subsidiesWed Jun 10 2020 - 13:00
Childcare package to include reopening grant and funds to upgrade buildings‘Imminent’ plan to provide grants and subsidies to creches and enable parents return to workWed Jun 10 2020 - 07:48
Childcare providers wait with ‘bated breath’ for funding announcementCreches and childcare services facing ‘huge costs’ to open as planned on June 29thWed Jun 10 2020 - 02:45
Aer Lingus proposes pay cuts and work changes for staffDiscussion document outlines a deal which would run until the end of February 2022Tue Jun 09 2020 - 22:32
Coronavirus: Further nine deaths related to Covid-19 bring toll in State to 1,691Chair of expert group says no strategy ‘utterly insulates’ Ireland from the pandemicTue Jun 09 2020 - 19:42
Coronavirus: Irish people ‘can do better’ on wearing facemasksChief medical officer comments after four more deaths brings toll in State to 1,683Tue Jun 09 2020 - 18:31
Nursing home deficiencies subject of Hiqa concern at start of AprilStaffing levels and nursing skills ‘not commensurate’ with Covid-19 care needsTue Jun 09 2020 - 01:07
Covid-19: Testing could cost State €450m by year end, says HSEOireachtas committee told current system needs overhaul to be fit for purposeTue Jun 09 2020 - 00:18
Phase two explainer: What restrictions are being lifted today?Some shops will reopen and you can explore your county but no pints or haircutsMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:48
Oxygen supply in Irish hospitals ‘a challenge’ as pandemic neared peakMaximum flow in hospitals could not be increased, NPHET group meeting notes sayMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:41
Covid-19: Enough protective equipment secured until OctoberCountries competing for supplies of vital material during pandemicMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:02
Green Party’s Catherine Martin confirms she will stand against Eamon RyanGovernment formation talks continue but ‘central issues unresolved’Sat Jun 06 2020 - 20:01
Penneys announces it will reopen Irish stores next week‘We know that life for our customers is going to look different for a while’Sat Jun 06 2020 - 18:09
Nine more deaths from Covid-19 recorded in Ireland along with 24 new casesTotal number of coronavirus-related deaths in the State now stands at 1,678Sat Jun 06 2020 - 17:44
Aer Lingus confirms job cuts due to ‘decimation in demand’Airline refuses to say how many contractors affected with other staff facing 70% pay cutsSat Jun 06 2020 - 16:34
Sports bodies must keep electronic records of participants as training sessions resumeCricket and hockey can join 14 other sports restarting under Government’s road mapSat Jun 06 2020 - 12:08
Cities continue to account for outsized proportion of confirmed Covid-19 casesCSO data shows Dublin continues to be worst hit by virus; small towns see their share of infection growFri Jun 05 2020 - 14:46
Pandemic payment may be tapered based on previous earningsThe Government has yet to explain how part-time workers will be identifiedThu Jun 04 2020 - 18:42
Housing supports should be increased if Covid-19 payment is cut – ESRITaoiseach signals payment to be cut for some part-time workersThu Jun 04 2020 - 14:02
Nursing homes dispute accuracy of HSE data on Covid-19 deathsHomes say virus deaths were wrongly assigned to them or dispute number of deathsThu Jun 04 2020 - 05:55
Covid-19: State’s contact tracing app to be tested for accuracyTCD scientists question app’s ability to function reliably in crowded areasMon Jun 01 2020 - 20:23
Government formation talks hit serious pinchpointsParties lower expectation of an agreed programme for government within 7 daysMon Jun 01 2020 - 02:23
Responses 'vital': CSO urges take-up for Covid-19 surveyCentral Statistics Office fears fall in response rates could affect quality of data collectedMon Jun 01 2020 - 00:12
Coronavirus: HSE to restart testing of patients discharged to nursing homesTesting of those leaving hospital stopped at peak of epidemic with patients instead told to isolateSun May 31 2020 - 20:40
Coronavirus: Further two deaths in Republic as expert warns against ‘rush’ to ease restrictionsNewspaper reports indicate Government is considering accelerating parts of lockdown exitSun May 31 2020 - 18:12
Changes to Covid-19 payments to be considered next week, Minister saysSF’s O’Broin calls for payment to remain until end of year on RTÉ’s Week in PoliticsSun May 31 2020 - 15:29
Moving Luke Kelly sculpture suggested as response to vandalismSome councillors favour moving work after it was vandalised for a fifth time on FridaySat May 30 2020 - 16:23
‘Dramatic increase’ in littering and dumping in north DublinFingal County Council alarmed by waste in parks and beaches across local authoritySat May 30 2020 - 12:28
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Higgins: ‘This is very, very different to 2008 ... we need radical thinking’President urges rethink of housing, healthcare and precarious work on Late Late ShowFri May 29 2020 - 23:10
Covid-19: Childcare criteria to include parents who need it for work from June 29thChildren will be grouped into ‘pods’ of between six and 12 when sector reopensFri May 29 2020 - 22:33
Quarantine will cease within fortnight, Ryanair CEO claimsMichael O’Leary criticises handling of reopening and says ‘thousands’ booking flightsFri May 29 2020 - 21:00
People urged to keep a record of who they meet over bank holidayFurther six deaths reported from Covid-19 along with 39 new casesFri May 29 2020 - 20:07
Insurance should be ‘no barrier’ to reopening childcare, says ZapponeMinister writes to providers giving detail about planned ‘play-pods’ for June 29th restartThu May 28 2020 - 19:56
‘Obvious gaps’ in oversight of private nursing home sector, HSE chief saysPaul Reid says target of testing and tracing 90% of cases within three days missedThu May 28 2020 - 11:37
Nursing home infection rates ‘quite unpredictable’, says HSE officialData shows mortality rate in some homes as proportion of occupancy above 40 per centThu May 28 2020 - 11:05
New HSE figures reveal the toll on care homesHSE statistics offer insight into 1,030 deaths across 167 residential facilitiesThu May 28 2020 - 06:07
The human cost of Covid-19: Ireland's care homes with the most deaths revealedOf the 10 settings which saw the highest number of deaths, only one is a HSE-run facilityThu May 28 2020 - 00:38
TikTok investigates ‘alarmingly immature’ farm stunt videosIFA president ‘disgusted’ at social media clips featuring tractors, diggers and quad bikesTue May 26 2020 - 14:45
Man injured in Co Meath shooting attack last nightVictim aged in his twenties was shot on Main Street in Clonee at around 10.25pmTue May 26 2020 - 07:37
Schrems letter turns up heat on Data Protection CommissionerThere is a pressing need for the regulator to act quickly and effectively to dispel criticismMon May 25 2020 - 16:23
Schrems calls on EU authorities to intervene in ‘Kafkaesque’ DPC caseCampaigner claims watchdog met Facebook regularly before introduction of GDPR rulesMon May 25 2020 - 15:07
U2’s Bono lobbied government on housing, database showsSinger had phone call with Minister for Finance earlier this yearFri May 22 2020 - 20:47
