Holohan has ‘huge amount of regret’ over CervicalCheck issuesNon-disclosure of clinical audits caused ‘significant harm’, says CMOThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:32
Covid-19: 28 deaths of residents recorded in mental health facilities, Dáil hearsMinister highlights increase in cases of ‘first episode psychosis’ and eating disordersThu Feb 04 2021 - 15:42
Vaccination for over-70s ‘may well be slower’ says TánaisteVaradkar tells Dáil recommendation not to use AstraZeneca ‘will probably change’Thu Feb 04 2021 - 13:21
Covid business supports set to be extended beyond MarchKey Cabinet subcommittee chaired by Tánaiste to assess measures for exposed sectorsThu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach cites legal reasons for not implementing hotel quarantine for all arrivalsVaradkar appears to contradict Donnelly on whether people in shared homes have to stay in roomsWed Feb 03 2021 - 20:41
Bill introduced to cut TDs’, Senators’ pay by 25% during Level 4, 5 restrictions‘Every single Deputy should be playing their part’, says Aontú’s Peader TóibínWed Feb 03 2021 - 20:36
Elderly staying in bed, refusing showers because of cold in homes, Dáil toldSF calls for extension of fuel allowance to recipients of Pandemic Unemployment PaymentWed Feb 03 2021 - 14:31
Taoiseach tells Dáil Northern Ireland protocol ‘needs some changes’Johnson says he is prepared to invoke Article 16 to ensure no barrier down the Irish SeaWed Feb 03 2021 - 13:50
Politicians ‘need to work together’ to calm North ports situationObjective of protocol is to ensure North’s access to EU and UK markets, Minister for Agriculture saysTue Feb 02 2021 - 20:49
Eamon Ryan defends ESB plan to convert Georgian museum into luxury apartmentsMinister says return of eight houses to residential use could be ‘exemplar’ of successful city livingTue Feb 02 2021 - 01:00
EU must learn ‘serious lessons’ from North controversy, says MinisterCommission should look closely at how they interact in Northern Ireland, says Thomas ByrneMon Feb 01 2021 - 02:00
State to invest €193m in research on cybersecurity, AI and e-healthResearch to include smart cities, applied geosciences, energy security, marine resourcesMon Feb 01 2021 - 00:01
Make St Brigid’s Day a bank holiday, Minister urgesMinister of State Martin Heydon submits proposal on idea to Taoiseach and TánaisteSun Jan 31 2021 - 21:41
Covid-19: Mass testing in childcare facilities sees 10% positivity ratePositivity rate has generally been higher in childcare facilities than in schoolsSun Jan 31 2021 - 20:23
Coronavirus: 15 further deaths and 1,247 cases reported in StateNorth records 19 deaths as incidence of virus continues to fall across island of IrelandSun Jan 31 2021 - 18:59
EU did not grasp political reality of move on NI protocol, says McGuinnessCommissioner accepts move on vaccine exports was rushed through without ‘proper scrutiny’Sun Jan 31 2021 - 16:39
No major reopening of economy likely after March 5th, says TaoiseachMartin says hospitality sector must wait until vaccination programme well advancedSun Jan 31 2021 - 15:35
Almost 5,000 work permits issued to medical personnel since pandemic beganDepartment denies claims of three-month processing times for non-EEA applicationsSun Jan 31 2021 - 13:27
Taoiseach defends EC’s approach in AstraZeneca vaccine disputeCertain ‘degree of normality’ realistic following inoculations in Ireland, Martin saysFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:45
Dáil told people still being refused emergency accommodation in DublinTD insists homeless are being denied beds despite Minister’s instructions that they must be accommodatedThu Jan 28 2021 - 21:56
Incoming travellers may be required to take two Covid tests with quarantine in betweenTánaiste says proposal is under consideration amid criticism of Government approachThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:47
Donnelly admits unlikely 700,000 people will be vaccinated by end of MarchMinister faces trenchant Dáil criticism for ‘over promising’ on Covid-19 vaccine rolloutThu Jan 28 2021 - 12:55
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
Dáil approves nomination of two new GSoc appointeesTD objects to former PSNI officer on ‘need to be seen to be impartial and dispassionate’Wed Jan 27 2021 - 20:59
No plans to extend eligibility criteria for CRSS, says Paschal DonohoeOpposition criticises exclusion of businesses that do not operate from fixed premisesWed Jan 27 2021 - 18:08
Leaving Cert options announcement coming soon, says TaoiseachLabour Party calls for ‘assessed grade’ model to be offered to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle studentsWed Jan 27 2021 - 16:20
Mother and baby homes report did not have ‘level of workmanship’ needed, Seanad hearsFianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers calls for commission members to answer questionsTue Jan 26 2021 - 22:13
Travellers ‘are treated like dirt’, Seanad is told by SenatorDepartment asked to take action to deal with Hepatitis A outbreak at halting siteTue Jan 26 2021 - 21:36
Target to have all adults vaccinated by September ‘contingent on deliveries’Adjustments to March plans may be needed following delays with AstraZeneca, says MinisterTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:58
Ireland ‘not at all happy’ about ‘disproportionate’ fish quota loss - MinisterCharlie McConalogue says EU members have not respected principle of post-Brexit burden sharingFri Jan 22 2021 - 15:34
‘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
Minister urged by Government TDs to enter media blackout on reopening special schoolsNorma Foley asked to go into Brexit-style ‘tunnel’ until solution is found for impasseThu Jan 21 2021 - 20:49
Up to one third of patients contracting Covid-19 while in hospital for other conditions‘They didn’t come in Covid-positive, they picked it up in hospital,’ Tánaiste saysThu Jan 21 2021 - 18:30
Covid-19: Mandatory quarantine for passengers is not workable, Tánaiste saysLeo Varadkar claims that such a measure is not an option due to Border with NorthThu Jan 21 2021 - 15:42
Donnelly apologises to Catherine Connolly for ‘unf***ingbelievable’ incidentDonnelly says he spoke in ‘unacceptable and inappropriate way’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 15:31
Every adult in Ireland to have Covid-19 vaccine by September, Minister for Health saysDonnelly says priortiy list for vaccines is a ‘living document’ and can be reviewedThu Jan 21 2021 - 13:56
Inspector who highlighted mother and baby homes to be remembered through scholarshipAlice Litster wrote that babies in Bessborough were ‘emaciated’ and had ‘sores all over’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 11:07
Department to get Mother and Baby Homes Commission archive next monthGovernment ‘must accept criticisms’ of report’s failure to accept survivors’ testimonyWed Jan 20 2021 - 19:23
Ireland’s relationship with Britain ‘will always be close and special’ – TaoiseachMartin says State has spent more than €1bn on Brexit-related issues since 2016Wed Jan 20 2021 - 18:35
Madigan apologises in Dáil for remarks about ‘normal children’Josepha Madigan also clarifies comments about mother and baby homesWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:32
Foley accuses union of being ‘disingenuous’ on school reopening claimJosepha Madigan raises mother and baby homes when discussing situation for special education pupilsWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:07
Minister for Education to address Dáil as fallout from closure of special-needs classes intensifiesTaoiseach insists Norma Foley will lead talks as call made for his intervention in disputeWed Jan 20 2021 - 14:07
Student nurse helping patient shower when ‘toe fell off in his sock’, Dáil toldOpposition TDs condemn planned pay rise for secretary general post while highlighting work experience storiesWed Jan 20 2021 - 12:58
Covid-19: 61 deaths and 2,488 new cases reported‘Game changer’ vaccine not available until mid-February, Taoiseach saysWed Jan 20 2021 - 07:58
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
Local authorities ‘intrinsically involved’ in mother and baby homes fees – MinisterGreens Senator expects ‘full apology’ from Galway council over Tuam home useTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:08
Homeless hostels in Dublin ‘perpetuate inhumane inequality’Some are refused entry to emergency accommodation because last known address not in DublnTue Jan 19 2021 - 21:15
Man arrested after jumping barrier at Leinster House entranceGarda apprehends individual after he attempted to breach security at Dublin complexTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:51
Holohan urges people to work from home as ICU total nears 200Thirteen more deaths and 2,944 cases of Covid-19 reported by NphetMon Jan 18 2021 - 06:48
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
