Covid-19: Record 20,554 cases as isolation reduced to seven days for those with boosterHolohan says level of hospitalisation ‘not sustainable’ as figures rise to 619 peopleThu Dec 30 2021 - 19:48
Cabinet to consider shorter isolation for Covid cases and close contacts due to work absencesRecord number of new coronavirus infections reported as officials consider testing changesThu Dec 30 2021 - 01:17
‘Opt-out’ organ donation Bill to go to Cabinet next year, says DonnellyMore than 200 transplant carried out this year despite difficulties posed by Covid-19Wed Dec 29 2021 - 16:58
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
