Covid: Booster programme to be opened to all as 7,411 new cases reportedMove to extend vaccination programme come as daily case numbers climbThu Dec 23 2021 - 19:07
Coronavirus surge maroons up to 150,000 people in self-isolationDespondent Cabra native admits ‘feeling like I have ruined everybody’s Christmas’Thu Dec 23 2021 - 17:44
Cancelled pantomime: ‘We gave it our best shot and it just wasn’t to be ’Aladdin among productions cancelled due to rising Covid-19 casesThu Dec 23 2021 - 13:24
Man charged following stabbing at Dublin houseMale arrested by armed gardaí outside house in HarmonstownThu Dec 23 2021 - 12:55
Schools still main setting for Covid outbreaks but figures fall considerablyTotal number of people who tested positive for virus in December surpasses 100,000Wed Dec 22 2021 - 21:18
Christmas meals and cheer delivered to elderly people in DublinFriends of the Elderly organises festive hampers as Covid surge leads to cancelled partiesWed Dec 22 2021 - 19:27
100 years ago today: Mary MacSwiney’s marathon speech against the TreatyMacSwiney’s uncompromising republicanism was eventually rejectedTue Dec 21 2021 - 12:07
'It is so dreary': Pubs adjust to 8pm closing timeDublin is a ghost town as new Covid-19 restrictions come into forceMon Dec 20 2021 - 21:58
Covid-19: Holohan says disease level among young people has ‘increased sharply’ as 4,799 cases reportedData shows only half of those showing symptoms are isolations, CMO saysMon Dec 20 2021 - 19:53
Live stream of Newgrange sunrise takes place as thick fog warning in placeCovid-19 scuppers Newgrange winter solstice visits for a second yearMon Dec 20 2021 - 10:40
Proposed 5pm curfew would be ‘devastating’ for hospitality sectorPublicans and restaurateurs dismayed by possiblity of Nphet recommeding early closureFri Dec 17 2021 - 06:48
Gardaí seize laptops worth €30,000 after raid in DublinMan in his 30s released without charge after 21 laptops, cash, documents, phones seizedThu Dec 16 2021 - 21:25
North Waterford district records highest rate of Covid-19 againCarlow was worst-affected county in 14 days to December 13th, figures showThu Dec 16 2021 - 20:00
Trucker and haulier protest ends at Dublin PortSouth bore of the Dublin Port Tunnel was closed on Monday afternoon due to protestMon Dec 13 2021 - 21:37
Sketch featuring Gerry Adams withdrawn after families of IRA victims raise concernEx-SF leader stating ‘tiocfaidh ar lá, lá, lá, lá’ had been turned into Christmas greetingSun Dec 12 2021 - 20:56
Gym chain owner loses 200 members following Covid cert introductionWidespread opposition among gym-goers to certs following introduction at short noticeSun Dec 12 2021 - 09:00
Hundreds turned away from UCD vaccination centre amid high demand for boostersLong queues form at walk-in centre, with some advised of four-hour wait timeSat Dec 11 2021 - 13:57
Ireland in ‘very uncertain’ position ahead of Christmas with 4,115 new Covid casesHigh levels of virus driven by ‘highly transmissible’ Delta variant, says HolohanFri Dec 10 2021 - 22:15
North Waterford district has highest rate of Covid-19 in StatePortlaw-Kilmacthomas records highest incidence but infections widespread in eastFri Dec 10 2021 - 14:28
Cockroaches, rats and raw sewage: Closure orders served on four restaurants‘Grave and immediate risk to public health’ prompts closure of takeaway in Dublin cityFri Dec 10 2021 - 13:23
Taoiseach defends Government’s handling of Covid-19 in schoolsMartin says: ‘We followed public health advice all the way on schools and education’Fri Dec 10 2021 - 00:28
Passengers arriving in Ireland from Britain advised to take antigen tests for five daysSix cases of Omicron variant detected in Ireland and 4,022 new Covid-19 cases reportedFri Dec 10 2021 - 00:02
Northern Ireland voters should be allowed to vote in European elections, report recommendsSeanad report acknowledges unionist concerns about protocol are ‘genuine’Thu Dec 09 2021 - 22:14
Covid-19 circulating in Ireland at least two weeks before first confirmed case - studyResearch suggests three times as many people infected with disease than total testing positiveThu Dec 09 2021 - 20:54
Noted doctors sign letter calling for universal healthcare in IrelandMedics frustrated by the pace of reform and negotiations over Sláintecare contractThu Dec 09 2021 - 04:00
Covid vaccine approved for children aged 5-11 with rollout expected in JanuaryChildren to be given two doses lower than those administered to adultsWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:32
Proposed law could see ‘disruptive’ solicitors barred from client interviewsOireachtas committee members criticise provisions in new Garda powers billWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:27
Streak of Lotto rollovers reaches 50 without jackpot winnerLottery top prize has been capped at €19m since September with last win in JuneWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:19
Live performance sector to get extra €25 million in Covid-19 supportsChristy Moore and The Coronas among acts forced to reschedule due to restrictionsTue Dec 07 2021 - 00:03
Storm Barra: Schools and universities in 12 counties urged to close, hospitals face disruptionAll buses in Cork and Kerry and some in Clare suspended due to red wind warningMon Dec 06 2021 - 22:20
Signed Irish copy of Anglo-Irish Treaty goes on displayDublin Castle’s ‘Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives’ exhibition opens to publicMon Dec 06 2021 - 21:47
Storm Barra: What is a ‘weather bomb’?Explainer: Description refers to when pressure in a weather system drops very quicklyMon Dec 06 2021 - 20:42
What did David Lloyd George mean by ‘immediate and terrible war’?British prime minister’s threat is phrase most associated with Anglo-Irish Treaty talksSun Dec 05 2021 - 17:06
Michael Collins dismissed death threat three days before he was shotPapers of Diarmaid Fawsitt, economic adviser to Robert Barton, found in west CorkSat Dec 04 2021 - 11:36
Two fresh takes on the Treaty: compelling analysis of a triumph and a tragedy100 years ago next Monday, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed. Two books tell the storySat Dec 04 2021 - 06:38
Treaty Timeline: from beginnings to a RepublicFrom Lloyd George’s invitation in 1921 to declaration of republic two decades laterSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Who was who during the Treaty negotiationsMichael Collins and Winston Churchill just two of the famous names among delegationsSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Nightclub industry being treated as ‘whipping boys’ of pandemic, says owner‘We operate a safe business. It’s just not fair, but nothing surprises me’, says Ian RedmondFri Dec 03 2021 - 22:05
President postpones State visit to Malta due to Covid-19 situationTrip would have been first State visit to country by an Irish President since 2006Fri Dec 03 2021 - 16:55
Many parts of Ireland experienced warmest autumn on record this yearHighest temperature of the season recorded in Shannon and Valentia at 27.9 degreesFri Dec 03 2021 - 11:58
Global deaths from Covid-19 as bad as ever, says economic historianProf Adam Tooze: ‘7,000 deaths a day are occurring as a result of the pandemic’Thu Dec 02 2021 - 20:11
Parts of Dublin have highest rates of Covid-19 in the countryFive of county’s local electoral areas among State’s 10 worst affectedThu Dec 02 2021 - 18:51
Ticket buyers must hope Wednesday’s Lotto draw a case of 48th time luckyOdds against 47 rollovers 1,500/1 but another more likely than picking the winning numbersWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:09
Irish citizens urged to find their own flights to get home from South AfricaState may step in to repatriate citizens only after commercial options exhausted – DFAMon Nov 29 2021 - 15:06
Woman back from South Africa with Covid symptoms awaits PCR testAntigen tests negative but she finds nearby PCR centres in midlands all booked outMon Nov 29 2021 - 01:00
HSE apologises after long wait times for booster shots at Citywest walk-in centreScheduling error meant many people called for vaccination that were not eligible todaySat Nov 27 2021 - 20:41
Revolut founder pledges up to €1.1m to Toy Show appeal after app issuesMany viewers complained they could not make donation via banking appSat Nov 27 2021 - 19:06
No reason to believe vaccines will not work against Omicron variant, says de GascunEamon Ryan says DFA is trying to repatriate Irish citizens from South AfricaSat Nov 27 2021 - 13:38
People arriving from southern Africa must quarantine as new variant prompts fresh restrictionsUS set to join other nations and introduce travel restrictions as Omicron ‘outperforms’ Delta in South AfricaFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:49
Covid-19: 4,620 confirmed cases with 571 in hospital and 118 in ICUEverybody over 16 to get booster shots following Niac recommendationsFri Nov 26 2021 - 12:42