Enforcing hotel quarantine will need new legislation, Cabinet hearsFears sparked that plans agreed by Government may be likely to face delaysTue Feb 02 2021 - 14:04
Sixth-year students may get choice of mix of exams and calculated gradesTeachers’ unions oppose option of assessing own students and favour exams insteadTue Feb 02 2021 - 04:42
Cabinet to make final decision on format of Leaving Cert exams next weekGovernment hopes to have all schools open by the end of March, depending Covid numbersMon Feb 01 2021 - 20:09
Ireland still ‘very vulnerable’ with ‘exceptionally’ high levels of Covid-19 in over-85s - NphetTony Holohan says there were 14 new nursing home outbreaks in one dayThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:55
Covid-19: Any plan to ease restrictions comes laden with caveatsInside Politics: Leo Varadkar said Ireland could move into Level 4 or Level 4 with modifications from March 5thThu Jan 28 2021 - 07:32
Some Government TDs urge tougher quarantine for travellersMartin tells parliamentary party that nearly half of those coming into Ireland’s airports on Wednesday had been on holidayThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Restrictions may be eased to Level 4 after March 5th, Varadkar saysVisa-free travel from South Africa and most South American countries banned due to emergence of Covid-19 variantsThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Nearly half of passengers arriving into Ireland were on holiday - TaoiseachVisa-free travel effectively banned from South Africa and South AmericaWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:55
Covid-19: 54 deaths and 1,335 new cases reported by NphetExit from Level 5 requires sharp fall in cases and will be gradual, says TánaisteWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:01
'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
Ministers optimistic Leaving Cert exams will go ahead this yearCabinet on Tuesday discussed phased plan to reopen schoolsWed Jan 27 2021 - 01:00
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
Galway council asked to apologise over Tuam mother and baby homeIndependent TD Catherine Connolly says council should issue response to reportMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Green Party seeks internal consensus on EU-Canada trade dealDispute within party on Ceta agreement has caused ‘animosity’, members sayFri Jan 22 2021 - 22:10
Passengers arriving into Republic without valid PCR tests could face compulsory quarantineCabinet to consider tighter controls as Nphet says pre-flight Covid tests are not enoughFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:44
‘Nothing is being ruled out’ in relation to tightening incoming travel rulesIntroduction of mandatory quarantine would likely survive constitutional challengeFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Holohan warns of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in January, calls for tighter air travel rulesPre-travel test ‘is not sufficiently robust system for prevention of disease importation’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:02
Covid-19: Lockdown to be extended until late February as ramping up of vaccines promisedSimon Coveney says majority of restrictions to remain in place ‘well into February’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Government set to extend Level 5 restrictions to late FebruaryIrish hospitality sector may not reopen properly until late May or early JuneWed Jan 20 2021 - 14:19
Labour publishes Bill to enable adopted people access their birth certsOireachtas committee to ask chair of mother and baby homes commission to appear before itWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
AstraZeneca tells HSE vaccine deliveries can be expected by mid-FebruaryDonnelly tells Cabinet colleagues there is a clear protocol in place for Covid-19 vaccinationsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 vaccinations to be prioritised for paramedics and firefightersUp to 150 paramedics had their vaccines cancelled amid reported supply issuesWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Paul Reid ‘disappointed’ to learn hospital staff relatives received vaccineSinn Féin TD claims he heard anecdotal evidence of non-frontline staff receiving jabsTue Jan 19 2021 - 12:51
Government to consider stricter regime for inward-bound travellersPast two weeks have seen 1,500 arrivals from Brazil where there is a new strain of Covid-19Mon Jan 18 2021 - 01:10
Delays in completion of national children’s hospital ‘exacerbated’ by lack of programmeBoard overseeing the project has yet to receive ‘valid works programme’ from builderMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
Seanad leader calls for independent review of mother and baby homes reportDoherty says Government should commission review of ‘cold and callous’ reportSun Jan 17 2021 - 21:08
Covid-19: Donnelly says 4m to be inoculated by end of September as mass vaccination centres plannedMinister for Health sent updated projections on vaccine rollout timescale to TDs last nightThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:26
Dublin paramedics have Covid-19 vaccination appointments cancelledUnion calls for ‘coherent approach’ to vaccinating frontline workersThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:08
As the dust settles on the mother and baby homes report, the backlash growsInside Politics: Many women and adopted children are still fighting for access to information about their lives and pastThu Jan 14 2021 - 07:55
Hospitals across State ordered to treat Covid-19 surge as ‘emergency situation’HSE forecasts more than 2,000 coronavirus patients will require hospitalisation by next MondayThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:36
Action by State ‘far short’ of what was expected after discovery of illegal adoptionsCommission saw no evidence of illegal registration of births in homes under investigationThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:00
Stories from the ‘homes’: The TD who landed woman in ‘trouble’ and the girls forced to ‘cut timber’From overcrowding to no running water, infant mortality were high in many homesWed Jan 13 2021 - 15:44
State apology to survivors must be backed by real action, says McDonaldReport of mother and baby homes commission ‘records litany of misery and heartache’Tue Jan 12 2021 - 21:31
Allegations that large sums were paid to adopt children ‘impossible to prove’Between 1922 and 1998, 1,638 children who were resident in homes were placed for foreign adoption – 1,427 went to the USTue Jan 12 2021 - 19:52
All travellers into Republic will need negative Covid-19 tests from SaturdayCabinet agrees to extend measure requiring passengers to have PCR tests to all countriesTue Jan 12 2021 - 19:34
Minister may replace rent-pressure-zones with new protectionsDarragh O’Brien says broader protections for rental market being consideredMon Jan 11 2021 - 06:24
Government U-turn on partial reopening of schools amid mounting opposition from teachersPause would allow for ‘further engagement with all education stakeholders’Fri Jan 08 2021 - 03:05
Government scraps plan for partial reopening of schoolsRemote learning to take place until February 1st after unions and principals voiced oppositionThu Jan 07 2021 - 22:19
Coronavirus: 5,325 new cases, 17 deaths reportedCurrent surge can be turned around quickly if lockdown measures are adhered to , Holohan saysWed Jan 06 2021 - 12:26
Echoes of first lockdown as tighter Covid restrictions on everyday activities expectedCabinet expected to sign off on plans that include sweeping additional travel measuresWed Jan 06 2021 - 02:55
Concerns over vulnerability spur domestic violence services auditReview on how response to violence is ‘segmented across different government agencies’Wed Jan 06 2021 - 01:00
Cabinet set to agree closure of schools and construction until end of JanuaryClick and collect retail set to be banned while crèches to remain open for essential workersTue Jan 05 2021 - 21:53
Covid-19: All travellers into State will have to provide negative PCR testConstruction work expected to stop until end of January with exceptions for social housingTue Jan 05 2021 - 18:36
Covid-19: Schools likely to remain closed until end of month with Cabinet sub-committee to meet todayTony Holohan says he is more concerned about virus than at any point in pandemicTue Jan 05 2021 - 02:44
Proposal to close schools until end of January considered by GovernmentCabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issueMon Jan 04 2021 - 21:51
Ireland in Level 5: Third nationwide lockdown to last until at least the end of JanuarySchools closed until January 11th to give families 10 days to minimise social contactsThu Dec 31 2020 - 03:13
Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until January 31st, says TaoiseachSchools to remain closed until January 11th with non-essential retail to shut on ThursdayWed Dec 30 2020 - 22:11
Mother and Baby Homes report to highlight ‘massive societal failure’Government ‘will not be found wanting’ in response to report, says Minister for ChildrenWed Dec 30 2020 - 01:00
Britain travel ban will be replaced by ‘targeted’ restrictions, says RyanMinister for Transport says continued ban from 2021 is ‘not feasible’Fri Dec 25 2020 - 13:53
