Covid-19: Rapid tests have ‘reduced diagnostic accuracy’Hiqa says cheaper tests should be considered but none could be recommended as yetWed Oct 21 2020 - 10:40
People who throw house parties can be fined €1,000 and jailed for up to a month under planned lawOn-the-spot fines for breaching Government's Covid-19 restrictions will be up to €500 according to legislation going to the Oireachtas for approvalTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:25
Six weeks of Level 5: Non-essential shops to close, no visitors to homes and a 5km travel limitGovernment sources privately fear teachers' unions will not co-operate with new planTue Oct 20 2020 - 07:53
Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of ‘meaningful’ Christmas celebrationsPublic to stay within 5km of home but social bubbles for some and two households allowed to meet outdoorsMon Oct 19 2020 - 23:26
Behind the scenes: How a weekend of talks and briefings brought us back to lockdownThis time the stakes are much higher with billions borrowed and spent, the public has grown wearyMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:22
State to begin testing rapid Covid-19 antigen kits for national rolloutRapid testing kits could potentially be approved by the end of the yearSat Oct 17 2020 - 03:43
Leaders to discuss move to Level 5 amid fears lockdown could last more than six weeksMinisters divided over how to respond to latest Nphet recommendation on Covid-19Sat Oct 17 2020 - 00:48
Coronavirus: Government considers advice to move to Level 5 as Taoiseach warns of ‘enormous economic consequences’Number of cases reported on Thursday highest daily total throughout pandemicFri Oct 16 2020 - 16:13
Varadkar does not want to be ‘rushed’ into a lockdownPeople will demand exit strategy if Ireland goes to Level 5, Tánaiste saysFri Oct 16 2020 - 01:29
Householders will ‘light fire’ with Covid-19 plan due to confusion, Labour leader saysAlan Kelly calls on Government to stick to 5-level plan with no ‘interval stages’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 17:01
Growing concern in Government that Covid numbers could spiral out of controlInside Politics: Nationwide ban on visitors to homes and gardens to come into effectThu Oct 15 2020 - 07:58
Coalition’s €18bn budget takes wind out of Sinn Féin sailsAnalysis: Noticeable that the party did not charge into Leaders’ Questions with usual budgetary critiqueThu Oct 15 2020 - 03:43
State pledges to open almost 700 additional inpatient, critical care bedsHSE indicates 650 beds would open by end of year along with 37 extra critical care bedsWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:48
Budget 2021 main points: Up to €5,000 a week for Covid-hit firms, hospitality VAT rate cutPUP extended but top rate of €350 not restored; Cost of packet of cigarettes will rise to €14Tue Oct 13 2020 - 18:52
Budget 2021: €4bn for health, €500m for social houses, more doctors, gardaí and teachers to be hiredCash for businesses forced to close and funding for public services among prioritiesTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:30
Coronavirus: Tighter restrictions mulled for Dublin as cases riseAnnouncement on moving Border counties up to Level 4 expected by ThursdayTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:03
Cost of social welfare Christmas bonus balloons to about €350mBudget package set to increase the number of doctors, nurses, gardaí and teachersTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Budget 2021: PUP recipients to get Christmas bonusExtra payment to be made to those on the scheme for four monthsMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:31
Covid-19: Holohan warns against parties and playdates after 825 new cases‘We can’t have children and families moving from house to house’ at HalloweenMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:53
Coronavirus: New fines for not wearing face masks and non-essential journeys by end of the monthExtending mid-term breaks discussed by sources now talking idea downSat Oct 10 2020 - 09:02
Covid-19: Cabinet sub-committee agrees to introduce fines system for rule breakersFailure to wear face coverings and making non-essential journeys will attract penaltyFri Oct 09 2020 - 19:51
Coronavirus: Extended mid-term break discussed but plan for now is to keep schools openUnions call for full consultation on any decisions about potential disruption of schoolsFri Oct 09 2020 - 18:40
Budget 2021: Sinn Féin says ‘now is not the time for fiscal conservatism’Party would spend €5.3bn more than Government plans to, partly funded by new tax measuresFri Oct 09 2020 - 12:00
Nphet recommends no new restrictions despite serious concerns over Covid-19Next 10 days to tell whether current public measures are reducing spread of infectionsFri Oct 09 2020 - 02:45
Referendum may be needed for Dying with Dignity Bill, says Gino KennyCabinet divided on legislation which has been moved to Oireachtas Committee on JusticeFri Oct 09 2020 - 01:12
Covid-19: Nphet not recommending move to higher level of restrictions as 506 new cases reportedTen days needed to see if current restrictions are dampening down number of casesThu Oct 08 2020 - 18:22
Northern Ireland needs financial help to fight Covid-19, Taoiseach tells Boris JohnsonSituation in Northern Ireland is ‘very worrying’, Micheál Martin tells prime ministerThu Oct 08 2020 - 15:27
‘We are deeply concerned’: Officials report 611 new Covid-19 cases, five further deathsHolohan criticises leak of Nphet recommendation that entire State go to Level 5 lockdownWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:41
Covid-19 checkpoints and traffic congestion were ‘sharp shock’ to motoristsPeople planning to avoid measures ‘will be left very disappointed’, say gardaíWed Oct 07 2020 - 13:31
Off-licence opening hours should be curtailed - MinisterFears about potential increases in house parties during Level 3 restrictions prompts callWed Oct 07 2020 - 10:49
Consider penalties of €50 for not wearing masks and €200 for leaving county - TánaisteTony Holohan met secretary general of Department of Taoiseach Martin Fraser on TuesdayWed Oct 07 2020 - 10:12
Super checkpoints will cause major traffic congestion, Harris warnsGarda hope traffic delays discourage people leaving their home countiesWed Oct 07 2020 - 08:43
Government is at Covid-19 crossroads as restrictions loom largeInside Politics: After recent events, a new way of managing big decisions may seem sensibleWed Oct 07 2020 - 08:34
Nphet’s shock recommendation caused disbelief and anger within GovernmentRelationship between politicians and public health experts has been badly damagedWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:06
Covid-19: Varadkar tells TDs of possible lockdown ‘on horizon’432 more cases confirmed as Holohan calls for renewed public effortTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:08
Dublin Port not yet ready for Brexit, Cabinet toldMinisters approve Climate Action Bill which will set annual carbon emissions targetsTue Oct 06 2020 - 12:43
Fine Gael plots big changes in bid for ‘personality’ in wake of election reviewHaving essentially lost the election, party determined not to repeat mistakesMon Oct 05 2020 - 09:25
Coronavirus: Visitors to be capped nationwide at six from one other homeRestrictions are tightened across State following NPHET advice amid fear over worsening Covid-19 case numbersFri Oct 02 2020 - 08:01
Coronavirus: stricter house visitor limits nationwide as 442 new cases confirmedNPHET says there should be maximum of six people from one household rather than threeThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:10
Tánaiste: More than Covid-19 case numbers should be looked at to decide restrictionsTaoiseach says there is ‘always an ongoing tension’ between economy and public healthThu Oct 01 2020 - 15:22
Pharmacists to be allowed give flu jab in homes and carsMinister for Health Stephen Donnelly to bring amendments to existing legislationThu Oct 01 2020 - 07:07
‘Where the virus goes, the economy goes’: Donohoe to warn of stop-start cycleMinister will tell TDs economic backdrop to Budget 2021 ‘exceptionally difficult’Thu Oct 01 2020 - 02:49
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert: Up to 1,000 extra college places may be needed due to results error, Harris saysMinister of State Josepha Madigan said she only became aware of issue on WednesdayWed Sept 30 2020 - 20:08
Ticket touts could face fines of €100,000 or jail under new lawsTánaiste says touting and resale websites ‘ruin gigs and matches’ by driving up pricesTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:35
Covid-19: Possible extra restrictions for four counties to be decided by weekendHealth workers who used holidays to look after children set to be given leave backMon Sept 28 2020 - 01:31
Public transport needs €460m to keep running, Eamon Ryan warnedCovid-19 impact on passenger numbers costly with uncertainty over ‘mega-projects’Mon Sept 28 2020 - 01:07
‘Entirely wrong’ to remove pandemic payment from students, says Sinn Féin leaderMcDonald also calls on Minister for Finance to reverse cut to paymentSun Sept 27 2020 - 13:20
Visitor restrictions remain in place at National Maternity Hospital and CoombePartners of pregnant women in these hospitals not permitted to attend certain scansSat Sept 26 2020 - 10:49
Covid-19: Contact tracers to start looking into where people are infectedExtra information to be gathered about cases labelled ‘community transmission’ up to nowSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:16
