Omicron wave: Certain key workers to be exempt from need for self-isolationTaoiseach has asked officials to draw up ‘immediate contingency planning’ as fears grow over variantThu Dec 23 2021 - 01:02
Proposed law to enable adopted people to access birth dataLegislation will extend right to original birth certificates and documentation from early lifeWed Dec 22 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach rules out further coronavirus restrictions before ChristmasCoalition to maintain watching brief, but Martin unwilling to be drawn on next stepsWed Dec 22 2021 - 00:08
Experts say State needs ‘plan B’ of tighter restrictions to fight Omicron waveFears expressed about impact of infection on hospitals as new strain takes overMon Dec 20 2021 - 04:01
Businesses set to be offered enhanced pandemic supportsProposed changes would allow more companies apply for up to €5,000 a weekMon Dec 20 2021 - 03:58
Minister seeks advice on extending rent pressure zones countrywideDarragh O’Brien believes pressures in the rental market will begin to ease from MarchMon Dec 20 2021 - 03:56
No plans for further Covid-19 restrictions before end of year as Omicron becomes dominantFurther 5,124 cases of Covid-19 confirmed, including Minister Eamon Ryan who is self-isolating at homeSun Dec 19 2021 - 19:33
Covid-19: Pubs and restaurants to close at 8pm from MondayEmergency Cabinet meeting hears ‘stark’ advice on threat from Omicron variantSat Dec 18 2021 - 00:05
Up to 25% of people could be close contacts during Covid infection peak, Nphet warnsPublic health team says pessimistic Omicron scenario would see over 20,000 cases a dayFri Dec 17 2021 - 21:33
Taoiseach predicts ‘massive rise’ in Covid-19 cases as hospitality closing times moved to 8pmBooster vaccine doses to be made available to people aged 40-49 from SundayFri Dec 17 2021 - 17:43
Taoiseach on way back from Brussels to attend to worsening Covid-19 situation in IrelandHSE’s Paul Reid says even optimistic Omicron modelling puts hospitals under pressureFri Dec 17 2021 - 09:13
Cabinet to consider 5pm closing time for hospitality amid ‘darkened’ moodMajor sporting events threatened due to concern over looming Omicron waveThu Dec 16 2021 - 23:41
Covid: 4,141 further cases as HSE sets out timetable for children’s vaccines39 cases of Omicron now confirmed but 27% of new infections show marker for variantThu Dec 16 2021 - 19:46
Nphet to discuss restrictions on large sporting events and social gatheringsMinisters warned ICU numbers could be worse than January due to Omicron spreadThu Dec 16 2021 - 07:55
Rush to add hundreds of GPs and pharmacists to Covid booster programme in race against OmicronGovernment resistant to idea of any major new restrictions over ChristmasWed Dec 15 2021 - 04:55
Don’t shut down building sites again, warns industry chiefTom Parlon says Covid restrictions would impact on State’s housebuilding programmeWed Dec 15 2021 - 01:00
Party leaders meet Nphet as Holohan says Omicron now accounts for 14% of casesAnother 3,887 cases of Covid-19 reported; staff to be redeployed for booster campaignTue Dec 14 2021 - 17:40
Cabinet approves plan for €100 credit towards electricity billsPlan to credit every domestic electricity account-holder will cost €210m in totalTue Dec 14 2021 - 17:29
HSE to redeploy staff to accelerate Covid booster rolloutGap between second and booster vaccine dose to be cut to three months, Minister saysTue Dec 14 2021 - 07:58
Each household to get €100 credit towards electricity billsCabinet set to approve €210m plan that will benefit all homes regardless of meansTue Dec 14 2021 - 02:00
Nphet is the beast Government created, but can it be tamed?Ministers know they need public health team’s expertise as Omicron variant emergesSat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00
Government approves committee to investigate international surrogacyCommittee will have 3 months to complete its work on potential legal frameworkThu Dec 09 2021 - 18:29
State abandons plan to rejig Covid Restrictions Support SchemeToo difficult to amend schemes for business ahead of Christmas period, Government saysThu Dec 09 2021 - 12:59
Good news on the economy, good and bad news on CovidInside Politics: Ireland’s economic recovery from pandemic quicker than any other EU member, Martin saysThu Dec 09 2021 - 07:56
Storm Barra: Abundance of caution sees schools stay closed in some countiesInside Politics: Bigger problem looming for Government is vaccine booster uptakeWed Dec 08 2021 - 08:31
Pandemic-weary country further buffeted as ‘weather bomb’ Storm Barra arrivesInside Politics: Government will decide later whether affected schools and colleges will stay closed again tomorrowTue Dec 07 2021 - 08:51
Major reform of childcare sector to include public funding of servicesMinister to bring new workforce plan to Cabinet on TuesdayTue Dec 07 2021 - 03:01
Coalition promises backing for firms hit by fresh coronavirus restrictionsPlans in train to recalibrate supports for affected businesses, says Government sourceTue Dec 07 2021 - 01:00
Independent body should make State’s top appointments – Oireachtas committeeRobert Watt appointment was made in ‘ad hoc fashion’, new report findsThu Nov 18 2021 - 14:28
Redress scheme for all mother and baby home survivors would have cost €1.6bnGovernment widened scheme recommended by working group which only covered 19,000 survivorsThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19: Ministers warned over pressures facing hospitals as further restriction advice expectedModelling shows case numbers could rise steeply by the middle of DecemberThu Nov 18 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects SF leader’s claims on mother and baby redress schemeMary Lou McDonald accuses Government of ‘doubling down’ on commission’s ‘failures’Wed Nov 17 2021 - 21:52
FG senators accuse Donnelly of communication blundersComments on working-from-home ahead of announcement likened to FF bailout interviewsWed Nov 17 2021 - 21:41
Martin says further Covid restrictions cannot be ruled out as new measures revealedLatest measures include midnight closing time for bars and clubs as hospitals face pressureWed Nov 17 2021 - 08:12
Adoptees from mother and baby homes will ‘fight’ for change to redress schemeDepartment claims 34,000 survivors are eligible for redress at a cost of €800mWed Nov 17 2021 - 03:55
Mother and baby homes: Government still has a lot to do to address survivors’ concernsSurvivors may not receive redress payment until early 2023Tue Nov 16 2021 - 20:53
Mother and baby home survivors to receive redress of up to €65,000Scheme agreed by Cabinet to be available to 34,000 survivors at estimated cost of €800mTue Nov 16 2021 - 15:40
Deadline to begin abortion legislation review looms as expert yet to be appointedCabinet informed of plan in March, and review must be initiated by January, says HSEMon Nov 15 2021 - 02:00
Covid-positive teachers not allowed to list close contacts on dedicated portalHSE says people working in ‘complex’ settings will be phoned instead within 24 hoursMon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00
Advice to work from home set to return as Cabinet Covid subcommittee to ‘take stock’ in meeting todayHospitals face ‘very grim’ situation; details being worked out for antigen tests in schoolsMon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach ‘extremely concerned’ and cannot rule out further Covid restrictionsMicheál Martin says people need to cut level of socialising as 3,805 further cases recordedSun Nov 14 2021 - 15:29
Labour Party leader Alan Kelly hits out at ‘arrogance’ of other political partiesMr Kelly said too many parties are ‘lying to the Irish people’ and there is a third optionSat Nov 13 2021 - 17:08
Covid-19: 4,642 cases reported in State with virus ‘in most communities’Holohan urges people to think about number of others you meet as hospitalisations riseSat Nov 13 2021 - 13:23
Antigen tests to be sold at subsidised prices amid ‘concerning’ rise in Covid casesGovernment coming under pressure to pause plans for full return to workplacesSat Nov 13 2021 - 01:34
Antigen tests should be used twice weekly by people doing high-risk activities – NphetLetter sent to Government reccomends return to working from home where possibleFri Nov 12 2021 - 15:23
Holohan seeks stronger public-health messaging as Nphet advises working from homeA 14-year-old has become the youngest person in the State to die of Covid-19, according to HSPC figuresFri Nov 12 2021 - 01:00
New statutory body to be set up to ensure mica crisis not repeatedTaoiseach promises ‘comprehensive solution’ following meeting of MinistersThu Nov 11 2021 - 22:13
Nphet to advise Government people should work from home wherever possibleState’s public health team met on Thursday afternoon to discuss Covid-19 situationThu Nov 11 2021 - 18:57
CHI aims to cut waiting lists for children with scolisis to less than 4 monthsProposals for HSE funding to increase capacity at Crumlin and Temple St hospitalsThu Nov 11 2021 - 09:07
New mica scheme could include cap of about €400,000 per homeAlong with size of cap, whether to include rental properties is a major sticking pointThu Nov 11 2021 - 01:00
