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
FF TDs would not exclude Sinn Féin coalition after next electionA year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stanceMon Feb 08 2021 - 02:29
No one in Government has appetite to push back against HolohanChief medical officer holds dominant role as State’s vaccination programme is recastSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Donnelly confident 70% of GPs can provide Pfizer/Moderna vaccinesCovid-19 vaccine rollout will see ‘tricky end point’ in remote areas - Colm Henry saysFri Feb 05 2021 - 13:49
Gravity of mandatory quarantine in facilities delaying legislationAir passengers and hotels: Government expects law to be ready in ‘weeks’Fri Feb 05 2021 - 05:40
HSE plans to vaccinate over-70s at large GP practices and dedicated centresDecision to use Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on those over 70 leads to ‘re-tooling’ of planFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
New quarantine law: Gardaí can call to homes but not enterAGSI says it is still awaiting guidance on new regime which includes fines of up to €2,500Thu Feb 04 2021 - 23:43
Older people may face vaccine delay as HSE scrambles to revise rollout after advice on AstraZenecaLower priority groups may be inoculated earlier due to decision to recommend the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people over 70 where possibleThu Feb 04 2021 - 04:01
Holohan backs plan to use Pfizer, Moderna vaccines for over 70sGPs now working with the HSE to administer jabs to older people living in the communityWed Feb 03 2021 - 19:47
Coronavirus: 11 further deaths and 504 new cases recorded in North‘Interim solution’ agreed between authorities in North, Republic on international arrivalsWed Feb 03 2021 - 14:42
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
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
