Coronavirus: Ireland will have to ‘live alongside the virus’Phased exit from travel and social restrictions will involve ‘different terrain’Fri Apr 10 2020 - 00:01
Impact of coronavirus ‘overwhelming’ in Republic but for public-health controls‘Within 20 days from now we would have had a peak of 100,000 cases per day,’ says expertThu Apr 09 2020 - 22:13
Republic’s Coronavirus death toll rises by 28 as confirmed cases up by 500‘Work to be done on testing,’ says FF leader Micheál Martin as over 50,000 waitingThu Apr 09 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus: Cross-Border travel to be monitored over weekendFurther 200 beds secured to protect residents in direct provision centresThu Apr 09 2020 - 12:41
State exams may be delayed until late summer or autumnGovernment considers options as Covid-19 restrictions unlikely to be lifted by June 3rdThu Apr 09 2020 - 06:52
Coronavirus: The inside story of how gardaí were granted their new powersTaoiseach was reluctant to grant new powers, but Kehoe, Madigan and Flanagan were in favourThu Apr 09 2020 - 00:01
Clarification expected soon on State examinationsSenior officials have been meeting in recent weeks to examine contingency measuresWed Apr 08 2020 - 19:31
Coronavirus: Use of new Garda powers ‘a last resort’Latest regulations to enforce travel restrictions, social distancing will lapse at end of bank holiday weekend, briefing toldWed Apr 08 2020 - 12:11
Coronavirus: Sweeping Garda powers take effect despite Cabinet divisionsLegislation needed to allow gardaí arrest people who flout Government restrictionsTue Apr 07 2020 - 23:32
‘No point’ in coalition with FG-FF without two smaller groupings‘Four legs’ and stable majority needed, says Regional Independent group Denis NaughtenTue Apr 07 2020 - 02:00
Rejoining medical register will allow Varadkar ‘take temperature of health service’Taoiseach signals inward bound travellers may be checked to ensure they are abiding by quarantineMon Apr 06 2020 - 14:50
Alan Kelly faces uphill struggle as 13th leader of Labour PartyFirst big decision Tipperary TD must make is whether to enter coalition talksSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
Remote control: Coronavirus is changing how Ireland is governedChanges include a more dominant civil service and the idea of ‘designated survivors’Sat Apr 04 2020 - 03:00
Victory for Alan Kelly in Labour leadership contest as Aodhán Ó Ríordáin concedesTwo TDs were vying replace Brendan Howlin after party dropped to six seats in General ElectionFri Apr 03 2020 - 23:50
Coronavirus: Efforts ongoing to bring home 1,000 Irish from 86 countries‘Fast moving and volatile’ situation sees entire regions closed off at short noticeFri Apr 03 2020 - 13:07
Coronavirus: 13 more deaths in Republic with 402 new cases confirmedVaradkar says plan is for Leaving and Junior Cert exams to go aheadThu Apr 02 2020 - 21:37
Varadkar: Decision next week on relaxing coronavirus restrictionsEconomic picture ‘very bad’ and Ireland is facing into a recession, Taoiseach saysThu Apr 02 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus: Almost 100 staff and residents in one nursing home test positive, Dáil hearsFianna Fáil TD Stephen Donnelly says situation is ‘very serious’ as four residents dieThu Apr 02 2020 - 15:23
Parties discuss who should be taoiseach first in ‘coalition of equals’FF and FG agree position should rotate between leaders and on equal split of ministerial jobsThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:21
Ireland’s pharma industry gears up to make key ingredient for Covid-19 testingInability to secure sufficient supplies of reagent has led to reduced testing of samplesThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:10
Coronavirus: Republic reports 14 further deaths and 212 new casesEight of the 14 patients who died were reported as having underlying health conditionsWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:59
Labour TDs back going into opposition rather than into governmentResults of Alan Kelly-Aodhán Ó Ríordáin leadership vote to be announced on FridayWed Apr 01 2020 - 01:00
New Labour leader to be elected on Friday after count by video linkParty has received postal ballots from about 70 per cent of eligible votersTue Mar 31 2020 - 20:53
Ireland ‘squanders’ geographical advantage with different Covid-19 stances North and South - ScallyExtra coronavirus checks on citizens returning to Ireland mooted but confirmation that Ireland will not close its bordersTue Mar 31 2020 - 08:38
Coronavirus: Unemployment payments to reach bank accounts by TuesdayUp to 389,000 apply for €350 Covid-19 benefit, equivalent to a 19-month claim loadMon Mar 30 2020 - 20:30
Coronavirus: Eight further deaths from Covid-19 reported, 295 new cases detectedGovernment reaches deal with private hospitals to take them over during crisisMon Mar 30 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus in Ireland: 22 outbreaks in nursing homes across countryMore than 2,600 confirmed cases in Republic with peak expected to hit by mid-AprilMon Mar 30 2020 - 17:25
Coronavirus: 10 more deaths and 255 new cases confirmed in the RepublicThere have now been a total of 1,819 cases in the State and 19 fatalitiesThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:29
Spouses of front line staff may get extra childcare supportsOne proposal would see certain crèches look after children of doctors, nurses and gardaíThu Mar 26 2020 - 15:13
Parties make breakthrough on talks to form government‘Working majority’ needed, says Varadkar as FG and FF edge closer to accordThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
Greens say pandemic makes talks with large parties inappropriateEamon Ryan keen to enter Cabinet but radical new recruits must be appeasedThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
As Greens exit talks, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael reach out to smaller partiesFF, FG to consider programme for government as negotiations enter new phaseWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:58
Opposition questions HSE on shortages of personal protective equipmentFlight from China en route with 11 million masks, one million goggles, 500,000 gownsWed Mar 25 2020 - 16:55
TDs ‘inundated’ by calls from citizens anxious about coronavirusPublic anxiety ‘goes way beyond risk of infection’, Social Democrats co-leader saysSun Mar 22 2020 - 16:05
Dublin and Stormont arrive at united front to tackle Covid-19‘The coronavirus has no political consideration. It is neither British nor Irish, unionist or nationalist’Fri Mar 20 2020 - 16:11
Coronavirus: Temporary bans on evictions and rent increases proposedLandlord group says it is ‘grossly unfair’ to assume owners would evict hard-up tenantsThu Mar 19 2020 - 17:45
Coronavirus crisis: Harris dismisses Green Party’s call for national unity governmentStable government must be formed to deal with Covid-19 crisis, says Simon HarrisWed Mar 18 2020 - 00:25
Coronavirus: Varadkar addresses nation and says crisis may last monthsTaoiseach makes rare televised address to the nation on St Patrick’s Day holidayTue Mar 17 2020 - 22:25
‘This is the calm before the storm, before the surge’Covid-19 disruption to everyday life could last into the summer, Varadkar warnsTue Mar 17 2020 - 22:25
Coronavirus: New powers to direct citizens to stay at homeCabinet agree on a range of regulations designed to prevent and limit the spread of Covid-19Tue Mar 17 2020 - 21:35
Coronavirus: 69 new cases confirmed in State as total rises to 292Number of deaths related to outbreak in Ireland remains at twoTue Mar 17 2020 - 17:59
Coronavirus: Former communications chief to coordinate on outbreakJohn Concannon denied that SCU favoured Fine Gael candidates before it was closed downTue Mar 17 2020 - 15:37
Government coronavirus plans call for extraordinary measuresThe coming weeks could see the Cabinet use dramatic enforcement powersTue Mar 17 2020 - 01:15
Coronavirus: 40,000 close contacts ‘will have to be traced’ by end of weekIrish residents advised not to leave country as exponential leap in cases expectedTue Mar 17 2020 - 01:03
Coronavirus: 54 new cases confirmed in Ireland, 15,000 forecast by end of MarchRise in cases cannot be stopped’ as restrictions set to be extended beyond March 29thMon Mar 16 2020 - 23:01
New laws may see State detain and isolate people on public health groundsCoronavirus cases to rise 30% daily and may reach 15,000 in fortnight, warns VaradkarMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:22
Green Party renews call for ‘crisis national unity government’Eamon Ryan urges suspension of FG-FF government formation talksMon Mar 16 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus restrictions: the measures that are still to comeCabinet committee meeting on Monday to discuss instructions for restaurants and cafésMon Mar 16 2020 - 15:46
Coronavirus: Government calls on all pubs and bars to close from tonightOfficials announce new measures to ensure payment of workers if businesses cease tradingSun Mar 15 2020 - 22:17
Coronavirus: Publican groups expect some bars will never reopenCovid-19 pandemic causing ‘existential crisis’ for the industry, say vintnersSun Mar 15 2020 - 21:32
