Elliott feared there could be ‘thousands’ of scout abuse victimsReport found abuse was ‘tolerated’ and covered up in legacy scouting organisationsFri May 15 2020 - 17:09
Scouting Ireland makes ‘organisational apology’ to abuse survivorsVolunteers who tried to report abuse were put under pressure and told that certain senior officials were ‘too important’ to be challenged, report saysFri May 15 2020 - 05:20
Sex offenders operated at highest levels of scouting groups, report findsScouting bodies protected each other and their reputations while facilitating sex abuseFri May 15 2020 - 01:29
Damning report reveals child abuse was ‘tolerated’ in scout bodiesDarkest hour for the scouting movement as scale of child abuse scandal laid bareFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Timeline: 10 key dates in the Scouting Ireland controversyScandal unfolded in February 2018 when details of review into group’s handling of rape allegation were publishedFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Timeline: How the abuse scandal in Ireland’s scouting movement unfoldedStart of the controversy over safeguarding standards dates back more than two yearsThu May 14 2020 - 12:51
‘Sex offenders dominated leadership’ of scouting body for decades, report findsScouting Ireland makes an ‘organisational apology’ to survivors of child sex abuseThu May 14 2020 - 12:19
Scouting Ireland to publish final report into historic child abuseChild protection expert Ian Elliott’s awaited report into past child sex abuse completedWed May 13 2020 - 23:00
Covid-19: Fewer than 150 carers redeployed to nursing homesHome carers association ‘frustrated’ with lack of progress on testing and PPE supplyTue May 12 2020 - 15:50
HSE appoints investigator to assess St Mary’s whistleblower claimsAlso, outbreak of coronavirus in Dundalk nursing home has ‘stabilised’ – managementTue May 12 2020 - 02:57
How will the construction sector reopen after Covid-19 lockdown?Building workers will among the first to return to work on May 18th when rules easedMon May 11 2020 - 19:12
Children left in State care ‘twilight zone’ indefinitely by TuslaConcerns raised by Hiqa over placement of children in care without court ordersMon May 11 2020 - 01:40
‘Too early to say’ if schools will fully reopen in September, Minister saysJoe McHugh denies new Leaving Cert system will see some students being unfairly gradedSun May 10 2020 - 13:59
Coronavirus: 18 more people die of Covid-19 in the StateSimon Harris urges people to ‘stay the course’ as number of patients in ICU falls furtherSat May 09 2020 - 18:06
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on gradesGovernment concerned over exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college placesSat May 09 2020 - 15:00
Coronavirus: Staff shortages and test delays fuelled Dundalk home outbreakDealgan House nursing home has had 23 deaths during a serious coronavirus outbreakSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Rose Hegarty obituary: A life full of flowers and vibrant colourLives lost to Covid-19: Finglas native ‘loved a good debate at the dinner table’Sat May 09 2020 - 00:13
Reforms of Scouting Ireland’s governance ‘satisfactory’ - reportOrganisation has been at the centre of major governance and safeguarding controversiesFri May 08 2020 - 19:47
Coronavirus: Number of people satisfied with life plummetsCSO survey shows increased strain in personal relationships during lockdownFri May 08 2020 - 15:13
Whistleblower raised St Mary’s Covid-19 worries a month agoInternal papers show care-home staff member highlighted PPE concerns in early AprilThu May 07 2020 - 18:30
Coronavirus: Hairdresser group calls for salons to open next monthConcerns grow over ‘black market’ hairdressers operating amid lockdown restrictionsWed May 06 2020 - 16:21
Cutting national herd to reduce emissions a ‘lazy narrative’, says IFAFarmers’ group criticise comments from senior civil servant on climate action planTue May 05 2020 - 15:59
Crowd of Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters supporters gather at courtSmall children among crowd of around 50 supporters protesting Covid-19 restrictionsTue May 05 2020 - 14:53
Gardaí investigate cause of fire in historic Dublin buildingMore than 20 firefighters tackled blaze at Belcamp College on Monday nightTue May 05 2020 - 08:08
Key climate plan targets ‘not credible’, warned senior officialDepartment secretary general proposed ‘negligible’ 5% cut to national farming herdTue May 05 2020 - 03:05
The story of Rose Hegarty and how Ireland's nursing homes became coronavirus ground zeroHow was Ireland ‘caught off guard’ by the spread of Covid-19 through nursing homes?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Over 220 medicine students graduate from UCDNew graduates will start on the coronavirus frontline in 17 days timeFri May 01 2020 - 18:19
Clusters of Covid-19 infections spread to 211 nursing homesAlmost 60 per cent of virus deaths associated with residential facilities and nursing homesMon Apr 27 2020 - 21:30
Coronavirus: 18 more deaths reported in State bringing total to 1,102Nursing home patients with Covid-19 less likely to be hospitalised for treatment, figures showMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:03
Coronavirus: Fears of ‘disaster’ in residential disability centresNumber of outbreaks in disability centres triples to 82 in two-week periodMon Apr 27 2020 - 19:44
Delays in testing raise doubts about timing of lifting Irish lockdownDoctors’ group wants more contact tracing to identify cases of infectionMon Apr 27 2020 - 09:40
Inside the hospital rehabilitating coronavirus patients after ICUSome patients need to learn to ‘sit again, to stand again and walk’ after Covid-19Mon Apr 27 2020 - 02:04
Coronavirus: Additional €1.1m funding for online mental health supportsRoll-out of online supports for groups such as healthcare workers and young peopleSun Apr 26 2020 - 19:04
Coronavirus: 26 more fatalities in State confirmed, bringing virus death toll to 1,087Number of confirmed cases advanced to 19,262 on SundaySun Apr 26 2020 - 17:53
Coronavirus: 75 care homes at status ‘red’ outbreakNumber of disability centres grappling with clusters of disease nearly triple in two weeksSun Apr 26 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: 15 deaths reported in single Dublin nursing homeGP resigns from Medical Council after criticising State’s handling of nursing home outbreaksMon Apr 20 2020 - 19:24
Coronavirus: Over one million people now receiving State income supportHardware stores should open only for emergencies and deliveries, says GovernmentMon Apr 20 2020 - 14:27
Coronavirus: 17-year-old ‘shocked’ over hospitalisationBrandon Fay is one of a small number of young people hospitalised with coronavirusSat Apr 18 2020 - 12:02
Coronavirus: Timeline of a pending ‘catastrophe’ in nursing homesConflicting decisions on visiting, and changing guidance on outbreaks in nursing homesSat Apr 18 2020 - 00:15
Coronavirus: Nursing home memo urges staff to set up ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ areasSt Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park has seen 11 Covid-19 related deaths in a two-week periodFri Apr 17 2020 - 21:20
More than 250 cannabis plants seized from Killarney growhousePlants seized from Co Kerry property would have estimated street value of over €200,000, gardaí sayFri Apr 17 2020 - 10:02
Gardaí appeal for dash cam footage in Ballybough stabbing inquiryGlen Osborne (20) was fatally stabbed in north inner city Dublin flat complexFri Apr 17 2020 - 08:09
State will top up childcare workers wages, says ZapponeMinister announces new scheme will be used in conjunction with existing Revenue subsidyThu Apr 16 2020 - 16:39
Coronavirus: Beaumont Hospital treating most confirmed cases (137)Hospitals across State dealing with 881 confirmed Covid-19 patients, 449 suspected casesThu Apr 16 2020 - 14:08
Coronavirus: Quest Diagnostics says it has cleared US Covid-19 test backlogLab embroiled in CervicalCheck scandal had been facing criticism over coronavirus test backlogWed Apr 15 2020 - 07:30
Coronavirus: Another 41 deaths announced in the RepublicSeven people arrested over weekend under new Covid-19 lawsTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:36
Coronavirus: Ireland is at a ‘delicate and critical point’High level of compliance with travel restrictions over weekend - officialTue Apr 14 2020 - 12:44
Coronavirus: Incorrect test results for ‘less than 100’ investigatedTest results backlog reduced from about 35,000 people to some 11,000, says HSETue Apr 14 2020 - 07:37
Harris challenges HSE to speed up turnaround time for Covid-19 test resultsSome restrictions may be eased on May 5th but social distancing to remain until vaccine found, says MinisterTue Apr 14 2020 - 07:12
Coronavirus: Council for the blind forced into ‘truly awful’ cutbacksNational charity for the blind to lay off some staff and make 10% wage cutsTue Apr 14 2020 - 00:56
