Reliability of Covid antigen tests seen as key issue as reopening continuesGovernment’s chief science adviser backs use of rapid tests to complement other health measuresTue May 11 2021 - 01:00
Councillors seek to protect their role against Land Development AgencyRepresentatives from the Association of Irish Local Government to make presentation to the Oireachtas Housing CommitteeTue May 11 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Government already looks like it is on the run on housing issueSinn Féin see the political opening and have a simple message: ‘build more public housing’Sat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Cabinet to approve move to allow adopted people rights to recordsOriginal birth certs with names of mothers are currently withheld on privacy groundsFri May 07 2021 - 19:54
Government anger over UK plans to grant amnesty for crimes committed during the TroublesSimon Coveney warns Britain against ‘unilateral’ action on North legacy issuesFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Any unilateral UK move on soldier amnesty a ‘breach of trust’, Taoiseach saysSimon Coveney says Brandon Lewis gave no indication of plans during meetingThu May 06 2021 - 20:48
Government still wants funds in housing market but not at any priceMinisters and officials wary of chasing away source of funding needed for new projectsThu May 06 2021 - 18:00
Government to block investment funds from buying up housing estatesMove has been agreed between three Coalition parties, sources sayThu May 06 2021 - 02:02
Government under fire over investment fund activity in housing marketMinisters fear they are politically exposed on housing issue as pandemic recedesThu May 06 2021 - 00:07
British government to give amnesty to soldiers accused of crimes during TroublesStatute of limitations to be introduced as well as plans for truth and reconciliation commissionWed May 05 2021 - 23:51
Irish and British governments to meet amid unionist unrest over NI protocolIntergovernmental conference will be first since two administrations were formedWed May 05 2021 - 21:32
Coalition eyes €900m from EU ‘recovery and resilience’ Covid fundCash to be paid in grants over two years and is part of bloc’s €750bn Covid-19 fiscal resourceTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Revised HSE Covid vaccination plan to proceed with older people offered vaccines firstSame approach will apply to under-50s as to over-50s following high-level discussionsTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Cabinet to consider third-level governance and minimum alcohol pricesDonnelly to bring memo to Cabinet on measure targeting cheap alcoholTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 453 cases reported, taking total since pandemic began past 250,000HSE issues 707,000 vaccines during April with more than 200,000 to be administered this weekMon May 03 2021 - 21:33
Northern Ireland secretary to meet Coveney for talks in DublinTalks to take place amid continuing uncertainty at Stormont and turmoil in DUPMon May 03 2021 - 06:00
Fine Gael considers earlier Dublin Bay South byelectionSome party sources favour a contest in June or July, hoping for a boost for the Government as the vaccine rollout gathers paceMon May 03 2021 - 01:03
Ministers to discuss accelerating vaccination of under-50sBetween 220,000 and 240,000 vaccinations scheduled for this weekMon May 03 2021 - 00:01
Pat Leahy: DUP can see the future, but cannot face itDeveloping crisis within unionism cannot leave southern politics untouchedSat May 01 2021 - 01:00
Phased reopening to begin next week as vaccination plan moves to over 50sPublic must ‘stick with strategy’, says Taoiseach, with May and June set for easing of restrictionsFri Apr 30 2021 - 02:45
Micheál Martin takes a calculated gamble on reopening IrelandBiggest shift in Covid regulations since the lockdown was reimposed at ChristmasThu Apr 29 2021 - 16:53
Cabinet to decide reopening plan as intercounty travel, retail, garden meet-ups to resume in MayMove follows lengthy talks between health chiefs and leaders of the coalition partiesThu Apr 29 2021 - 04:31
Vaccine plan redrawn to accelerate rollout as summer reopening plans finalisedStephen Donnelly declares ‘full steam ahead’ on Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccinesWed Apr 28 2021 - 00:05
Mater hospital and CUH designated State’s major trauma centresSt Vincent’s and Tallaght hospitals will also deal with trauma care for less complex casesTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:02
Healthy under 50s who had Covid to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ after one jabPregnant women to be offered faster access to vaccines after Cabinet decisionTue Apr 27 2021 - 16:11
India and Iran set to be added to mandatory hotel quarantine listTravellers arriving into State from countries on list must spend at least 12 days in hotelTue Apr 27 2021 - 13:23
Double boost for Ireland’s vaccine rollout: J&J use approved and AstraZeneca restrictions easedAllowing J&J for over 50s, along with change in AstraZeneca guidelines, to accelerate vaccinationsTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:37
Cabinet to be warned public spending levels are unsustainablePandemic supports burning through cash quicker than anticipatedTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:30
Niac to recommend Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for over-50sUse of both vaccines had been curtailed due to concerns around blood-clotting eventsMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:57
Ibec calls for clear roadmap for reopening of the economyLetter to Taoiseach and Ministers says ‘summer being outdoors’ is not a planMon Apr 26 2021 - 18:30
Coronavirus: Five further deaths and 461 new cases reported as a quarter of adults get first vaccineNumber of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to 162, the lowest level since OctoberSat Apr 24 2021 - 17:14
Coalition partnership settles down into grumpy middle-ageBig two may be uneasy allies but realising this circumstance is recognition of political realitySat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine rollout to be boosted by delivery of 165,000 AstraZeneca dosesChange to supply plan comes after EMA licenses manufacture of drug in Asian plantSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: State regulator reports serious clotting events linked to AstraZeneca jabFewer than five reports of clotting with low platelets post-jab, regulatory authority saysFri Apr 23 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: What’s happening now with the Covid-19 vaccination programme?Niac to discuss key elements of the State’s plan on ThursdayThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine usage expected to begin next weekNiac to consider extending time between doses of Pfizer jab to vaccinate more peopleThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Easing Covid restrictions: Ministers want as wide a reopening as possible in MayCabinet agrees to proceed as planned with further easing of measures from MondayWed Apr 21 2021 - 03:40
Gerard Hogan nominated to Supreme Court by GovernmentProcedures approved to appoint chief justice to succeed Frank ClarkeWed Apr 21 2021 - 00:01
Mary Lou McDonald writes to Queen over death of Prince PhilipLetter suggests SF leader following example of McGuinness in seeking to build relations with British royalsTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:20
May reopening: Expect a choppy week ahead of final announcementThere remains much division on how much loosening of restrictions is wise at this stageTue Apr 20 2021 - 18:18
Sorry, not sorry: McDonald’s Mountbatten comments mark a change of toneThough the Sinn Féin leader has not broken from party theology, a shift is perceptibleTue Apr 20 2021 - 03:00
Sinn Féin denies using social media data mining to enhance voter databaseParty will ‘take on board’ any suggestions from commissioner on database management, says Eoin Ó BroinMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:16
Under-30s may get vaccinated early under new plan being considered to slow Covid-19Officials fear a spike in cases among younger people once society begins to reopenSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:43
Pat Leahy: Scrap the ‘abundance of caution’ approach to vaccine rolloutPrioritising the young over middle-aged is one approach that could pay dividendsSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:00
President Michael D Higgins at 80: What can we expect from the rest of his term?After a year in lockdown, the President must choose the themes for the remainder of his time in the ÁrasFri Apr 16 2021 - 19:42
Scramble to fix problems with vaccination and mandatory quarantineDouble blow likely to mean significantly fewer vaccines administered this monthWed Apr 14 2021 - 03:59
Speed of economic recovery depends on vaccination – reportKey stability document to be published by Government on WednesdayWed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
HSE cancels all AstraZeneca vaccine clinics for rest of this weekOne option available is to space out the doses between vaccines still being administeredTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:38
Is it sensible to delay vaccines if we are at risk of a fourth wave of the virus?Politicians are terrified to deviate from public health advice, so the key decision-makers are the top health officialsTue Apr 13 2021 - 21:02
Robert Watt to be appointed secretary general at Department of HealthJob comes with controversial salary of €292k, the highest paid to a civil servantMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:30
