Contributing factors to Covid-19 outbreaks at Mayo hospital identifiedFlare-ups in April and May on two wards accounted for 75 cases – 33 patients, 42 staffThu Dec 17 2020 - 17:44
Brexit threatens to damage Irish fishing grounds, committee hearsNo deal changes to fishing rights could see ‘annihilation’ of coastal communitiesThu Dec 17 2020 - 11:46
Clearing hospital waiting lists exacerbated by Covid-19 could cost €1bn - ESRIOverall spending on public hospitals expected to double over next 15 years, report saysWed Dec 16 2020 - 08:10
Number of victims of ‘online pimping’ grows since first lockdownStudy finds women from Latin America account for majority on escort sitesWed Dec 16 2020 - 00:01
Government setting up €3m fund to help former Debenhams workersMove follows recommendation by Labour Court chairmanTue Dec 15 2020 - 22:32
Award-winning Mike Ryan of WHO flags healthcare inequality‘Social justice is only a dream if we don’t put health justice at the centre of it,’ says RyanTue Dec 15 2020 - 21:49
Rally held at maternity hospital over partner visiting restrictionsProtest was staged outside the Coombe in Dublin but was aimed at services across the StateTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:29
Man (80s) dies in house fire in south DublinWoman, also in her 80s, is taken to hospital after blaze breaks out on Dundrum RoadMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:54
Gardaí warn of loan scam where fraudsters seek advance feesTrick involves legitimate-looking websites, application processes and phone interactionMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:45
Charitable Irish tighten their belts across 30 yearsAverage amount donated grew between 1987 and 2004 but sharp decline since, notes reportMon Dec 14 2020 - 00:11
Dublin Lord Mayor presents homeless strategy ‘wish list’ to Housing MinisterFurther moritorium on evictions and creation of youth strategy among report’s recommendationsSat Dec 12 2020 - 08:10
Prisons source older game consoles to prevent inmates using internetXboxes fall under ‘incentivised regimes policy’, says director general of prison serviceThu Dec 10 2020 - 17:27
Men’s health: Ireland has EU’s highest rate of prostate cancerResearch also highlights how only one third of men are not overweight or obeseThu Dec 10 2020 - 08:16
Covid-19: Eight admissions to ICU in 24 hours is highest since springFive further deaths and a total of 227 new Covid-19 cases reportedThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:28
Whistle-blowers in health sector most likely to be punished, report findsThose reporting wrongdoing in policing and banking also saw high level of retaliationWed Dec 09 2020 - 07:00
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to hold talks tomorrow in attempt to salvage dealUK and EU reach agreement on Northern Ireland protocol as Taoiseach warns of possible no dealTue Dec 08 2020 - 22:46
Irish Amazon customers warned of post-Brexit chargesRetailer flags changes for those who use its UK website but are based in EU countriesTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:26
RTÉ review notes breach of Covid-19 protocols at retirement eventDirector general Dee Forbes sorry for behaviour which ‘should not have occurred’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 17:45
Christmas sorted: How An Post is coping with record demandThe pandemic has accelerated the move from a dwindling letters business to parcelsMon Dec 07 2020 - 02:27
Garda launches coastal operation in Sligo and Leitrim to tackle crimeOperation Dualgas will not exclusively target drug smuggling but follows recent seizuresFri Dec 04 2020 - 20:16
New exercise regimes ditched when lockdowns end, survey findsWalking emerges as popular pandemic recreation in Sport Ireland researchWed Dec 02 2020 - 02:52
Ireland’s missing people: 823 cases remain ‘open’ with the GardaIn hundreds of homes, it will be another Christmas without loved ones missing for days, weeks or yearsWed Dec 02 2020 - 01:41
Dublin couple face €35,000 fee for building house for disabled daughterNew homes are not exempt from development fees to Fingal County CouncilMon Nov 30 2020 - 03:20
Ireland wants €100bn in trade with Asia-Pacific region by 2025, says MartinIreland’s membership of UN Security Council should help strengthen relationships in region, according to TaoiseachFri Nov 27 2020 - 14:00
Irish fishing industry facing big job losses as Brexit talks stallWarning value of industry could drop from €1.22bn to between €600m and €700mFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
People’s movement to work ‘down a third’ since October, says GoogleData based on phone location tracking finds mobility around domestic settings is up 14 per centThu Nov 26 2020 - 15:16
Young people ‘more likely’ to believe Covid disinformation, resist vaccinesVaccines are victim of their success as generations have no awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases, conference is toldThu Nov 26 2020 - 10:52
Major peatland restoration initiative is anything but bog-standardBord na Móna’s Living Bog project will benefit from €108m conservation fundingTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:40
No research on impact of fake news on vaccine uptake, conference toldFull disclosure of coronavirus vaccine data will be ‘key to securing public confidence’Tue Nov 24 2020 - 15:46
Vicky Phelan considers move to US for experimental drug trialCervicalCheck campaigner says chemotherapy would be the end of the road for herTue Nov 24 2020 - 07:52
‘We are still stuck where we were 20 years ago,’ Trevor Deely’s sister saysTwenty posters appealing for information will be hung in the area missing man was last seenMon Nov 23 2020 - 22:41
Consumer watchdog seizes and destroys over 51,000 toysSoft toys, teddy bears, battery-operated dogs among potentially unsafe productsMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:16
Young people reminded to register to vote before annual update of registerNational Youth Council of Ireland is urging them to make sure they have registered before deadline on November 25thMon Nov 23 2020 - 20:28
Children’s charity forced to cancel travel to foreign destinationsMake-A-Wish volunteer work also restricted due to Covid-19 pandemicMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:10
Health officials working on strategy to overcome vaccine scepticismAbout one-third of Irish people are ‘unsure’ about getting Covid vaccine, recent survey showsSat Nov 21 2020 - 14:57
GP representative added to coronavirus vaccination bodyVaccination rate of 70% required in population to achieve results, says professorWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:08
Covid-19: Government to ban takeaway pints for remainder of lockdownConcerns raised after footage showed crowds gathering with drinks bought from pubsMon Nov 16 2020 - 17:37
Covid-19: Study seeks to establish if hand sanitiser a ‘slip hazard’Hygiene product available at train stations but not on most bus routesMon Nov 16 2020 - 14:33
Minister to pursue changes to law on naming child crime victimsMove comes after court bans media from identifying woman who killed her childFri Nov 13 2020 - 01:00
Crackdown on outdoor drinking in Blackrock after street furniture attracts crowdsGardaí intervene in Dublin village dubbed ‘the new Temple Bar’Thu Nov 12 2020 - 19:03
Covid-19: Mink outbreaks could make vaccines ineffective, ECDC warnsVirus can mutate more quickly in animals before being spread into human populationThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:52
One in five who undergo rapid Covid testing could be incorrectly told they have virusFindings contradict previous research that found no inaccuracy among positive testsThu Nov 12 2020 - 00:02
Covid-19: GPs told to be alert for possible cases from DenmarkCircular issued over new strain of the disease linked to a mutation identified in minksTue Nov 10 2020 - 09:36
Call to cull mink in Ireland urged after Covid-19 Danish farm scarePrudent to dispose of animals under supervision of officials, says Veterinary IrelandMon Nov 09 2020 - 15:17
Covid-19 outbreak leaves 45 Naas hospital staff ‘unavailable’INMO says non-essential care should be suspended while situation addressedFri Nov 06 2020 - 23:53
Jack Charlton and WHO’s Michael Ryan win presidential awardsDistinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad recognises diaspora’s achievementsFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:24
Buncrana records highest rate of Covid-19 in the State and Dingle the lowestDublin’s highest incidence in Blanchardstown and lowest is in KillineyFri Nov 06 2020 - 09:09
Almost 150,000 fewer people attended cancer screening services in first half of yearHospital consultants’ group expresses concern about level of care for oncology patientsFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:06
Reporting on child welfare and homelessness nominated for Mary Raftery PrizeNo Child 2020 initiative and Homelessness series in Irish Times nominatedThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:59
Number on pandemic unemployment payment increases by 34,000Almost 333,000 recipients of PUP with €95.5 million in payments processed on TuesdayTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:10
