Nphet fears ‘real trouble’ if Covid-19 cases keep risingNursing home residents allowed two visits a week on compassionate groundsFri Mar 12 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions: Government seeks advice on next stepsDepartment to engage with Prof O’Mahony to set ‘broad’ terms of reference for reportThu Mar 11 2021 - 21:09
Students in direct provision will no longer have to pay international feesGovernment is examining extending student support schemeThu Mar 11 2021 - 13:10
Illegal adoptions: Government’s next step fraught with difficultyState has duty of care to subjects of illegal birth registrations but also to their anguishThu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions: ‘Doing nothing’ not option for State inquiryScale and timeframe among challenges, special rapporteur for child protection saysThu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions report delayed due to Seámus Woulfe’s concernsFormer AG raised issues around data protection, terms of reference and other inquiryThu Mar 11 2021 - 00:06
At least 14 illegal adoption cases at ‘advanced stage’ in High CourtBelfast man launched proceedings against St Patrick’s Guild in January 2020Wed Mar 10 2021 - 18:04
Q&A: What did the review of Ireland's adoption records find?Report ‘will leave many questions unanswered’ but also raises many problemsWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:00
Up to 20,000 adoption files could relate to irregular birth registrations – reportPhrases or ‘markers’ found in sample files that could indicate ‘suspicious practice’Wed Mar 10 2021 - 03:20
Illegal adoptions review advises against inquiry despite thousands of ‘suspicious’ filesReview based on small sample suggests up to 20,000 suspicious cases may be in archivesTue Mar 09 2021 - 15:04
New guidelines on personal injury awards to take effect ‘within weeks’Minister for Justice to bring proposals for Bill to Cabinet after judges back plansTue Mar 09 2021 - 01:00
Abortion legislation review to begin, Donnelly tells CabinetAct includes three-year review to monitor delivery of services, operation of legislationSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Ireland may ask EU countries to share their Covid-19 vaccinesStephen Donnelly seriously concerned about reliability of AstraZeneca’s deliveriesFri Mar 05 2021 - 01:00
Archbishop pledges assistance to any inquiry into illegal adoptionsFull Government inquiry into State’s adoption practices looking increasingly likelyThu Mar 04 2021 - 22:05
Varadkar criticises Green TD’s High Court Ceta challengePatrick Costello raises concerns over Government’s plan to ratify trade agreementWed Mar 03 2021 - 20:06
Nphet considers asking all arrivals to give samples for Covid-19 genomic sequencingLetter to Government warns of 33% increase in workplace outbreaks in one weekWed Mar 03 2021 - 15:53
Government response to housing crisis comes under fireInside Politics: Sinn Féin to call for scrapping of new shared equity home loan schemeWed Mar 03 2021 - 08:25
'Dead as a dodo': Scrap shared equity home loan scheme, says SF TDBruton says Sinn Féin’s claim that scheme will result in price spiral is ‘false’Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:32
CervicalCheck: Family members have medical cards extended by five yearsIt had been expected Cabinet would agree a three-year extension for dependants of those affected by controversyTue Mar 02 2021 - 13:05
Covid variants: Government to consider tighter curbs on travel from South Africa, South AmericaNew legislation to enforce mandatory State quarantine in hotels for passengers passedTue Mar 02 2021 - 03:05
CervicalCheck: Family members to have medical cards extendedMcEntee expected to bring informal update to Cabinet about Saturday’s protest in Dublin city centreTue Mar 02 2021 - 01:01
Quarantine hotels to rely on private security firms for rules enforcementGardaí will not escort passengers from airport or stay on site, Garda management saysTue Mar 02 2021 - 01:00
Nphet says normal life ‘some way off’ and vaccination unlikely to fully halt Covid-19Country’s health infrastructure is ‘not fit for purpose’, public health experts sayThu Feb 25 2021 - 19:12
Martin indicates Covid restrictions including 5km travel limit may be eased on April 5thTaoiseach tells party meeting restrictions on outdoor activity, sport, construction and travel rules could be eased on Easter MondayWed Feb 24 2021 - 21:55
The Path Ahead: Full facts from Nphet paint stark pictureLetter to Stephen Donnelly set out reasons why easing of Covid-19 curbs not good ideaWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:20
Gabriel Scally not ‘dumped’ from CervicalCheck reformPublic health expert to provide one final report on implementation plan, Department of Health confirmsWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:42
Covid vaccine ramp-up to see 80% of adults get dose by June - MartinEasing of restrictions contingent on continued suppression of virus, says TaoiseachWed Feb 24 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach says ‘the end is truly in sight’ as Level 5 extended until April 5th and schools to reopenIn-person education will resume on phased basis on March 1st while travel limit will be reviewed in early AprilTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:22
Muddled Government messaging adding to anger and frustrationPublic growing tired of vague, conflicting information and ad hoc announcementsSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Tight restrictions to remain until May, as case numbers plateauLevel 5 to stay until April, while phased return of schools to begin in MarchFri Feb 19 2021 - 01:20
Level 5 restrictions to stay until at least April despite school reopening planPhased reopening of schools set to begin in March but outdoor gatherings to remain bannedThu Feb 18 2021 - 23:33
Covid-19: 47 more deaths confirmed as Nphet says 25% of cases are not fully investigatedRonan Glynn says public health team ‘really wants’ focus on retrospective contact tracingThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:29
Mother and baby homes: Options for retrieving recordings to be examinedSome survivors who provided testimony say they were not told tapes would be deletedWed Feb 17 2021 - 21:15
Covid-19: Government set to finalise legislation on mandatory hotel quarantineInside Politics: Private security at facilities would have no enforcement powersWed Feb 17 2021 - 08:12
Single-dose vaccine will be a game-changer, says TaoiseachJohnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in Ireland by AprilWed Feb 17 2021 - 03:03
New Shannon Group chairman departs over Twitter controversyAaron Forde apologises for ‘insensitive’ language as Eamon Ryan revokes appointmentTue Feb 16 2021 - 22:22
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
Covid-19: 744 more cases and 33 further deaths in the StateDaily new cases could drop to as low as 100 by mid-March, Glynn saysTue Feb 16 2021 - 18:10
Ban on indoor house visits to remain under next Covid phaseHospitality sector to reopen on outdoor basis from May at earliest, say sourcesMon Feb 15 2021 - 04:55
Varadkar says he ‘committed no offence’ over leaked documentTánaiste has offered to meet gardaí and provide ‘full statement’ on GP contract leakMon Feb 15 2021 - 04:36
Leaving Cert talks between Government and teacher unions to continueConstruction industry representatives advise builders to limit work to projects permitted under Level 5 restrictionsMon Feb 15 2021 - 03:45
Leaving Cert 2021: No deadline for a decision, Minister says‘We are not setting artificial timelines... most important thing is that we get agreement’Sun Feb 14 2021 - 18:37
Tánaiste offers to speak to gardaí over GP contract leakStephen Donnelly says he was unaware gardaí were assessing complaint over leakSun Feb 14 2021 - 18:04
Austria and UAE among countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine listOver 10,000 residents arrived back into State from abroad since late JanuaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Late April or May before lockdown eases with month of low cases needed before changeDaily cases need to fall to 100 by mid-March and be maintained for easing of restrictions, according to sourcesFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Arrivals to Ireland may have to book slot in quarantine hotelMinisters to consider proposals for mandatory facility for passengersThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:00
Covid-19: What might mandatory hotel quarantine look like?Q&A: What we know about planned measures for some incoming travellersThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:22
Covid-19: New restrictions to target foreign travelRevised plan for ‘living with Covid’ to be unveiled by end of month, Varadkar saysWed Feb 10 2021 - 02:13
Legislation on mandatory hotel quarantine may be ready next week, says VaradkarHotels offering to provide facility to isolate incoming travellers for 14 daysTue Feb 09 2021 - 16:01
Cabinet to end ban on identification of children who have been killedGovernment meeting unlikely to take any decision on this year’s Leaving Certificate examsTue Feb 09 2021 - 01:05
