Hospitals use ‘last resort’ measure to handle overcrowding 1,900 times in a yearFull Capacity Protocol sees beds placed in wards and hallways to ease pressure on EDsMon Nov 02 2020 - 11:11
Report will ‘release’ survivors from shame, says Catherine CorlessHistorian hopes commission on mother-and-baby homes will reveal ‘whole truth’Sat Oct 31 2020 - 00:20
Murder inquiry opened after deaths of mother and two children in south DublinPostmortem examinations triggered murder investigation, gardaí have saidFri Oct 30 2020 - 22:30
Compliance with Level 5 restrictions ‘very high’, say gardaíOnly two incidents of individuals suspected of breaching travel restrictionsFri Oct 30 2020 - 21:56
Legal costs of injury claims in court 20 times higher than cases dealt with by PIABHIgher legal costs exist ‘even though the final award is only marginally higher than the settlement as assessed by PIAB’Fri Oct 30 2020 - 21:09
Covid-19: Number of people needing kidney dialysis has ‘increased dramatically’Tallaght Hospital has opened a new renal unit, more than doubling dialysis capacityThu Oct 29 2020 - 20:12
President applauds Galway city for urban park campaignPresident Higgins said campaign is example of ‘active citizenship at its very best’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 17:54
Tour operator: ‘This year has been a complete wipe out’CSO figures shows overseas travel was down almost 75 per cent in SeptemberThu Oct 29 2020 - 15:00
Calls to gardaí for domestic abuse and violence up 18% this year‘Renewed focus’ on prosecution and enforcement under third phase of domestic violence operationWed Oct 28 2020 - 06:26
Yellow weather alert issued for west of country‘Heavy rain’ warning for Thursday into Friday with flooding and disruption expectedTue Oct 27 2020 - 20:28
Further 51,700 to get pandemic payment this week after Level 5 moveAlmost 300,000 claimants to receive payment this week, at a cost in excess of €85.6mTue Oct 27 2020 - 19:34
Lack of mandatory face covering rules for taxis leading to ‘challenges’Free Now calls for mandatory wearing of face coverings to be extended to taxi sectorTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:13
Protest at Áras an Uachtaráin over mother and baby homes BillPresident’s remarks on legal challenges not believed to be way of encouraging court actionsMon Oct 26 2020 - 17:46
Covid-19: Public urged to ‘stay at home’ as 1,025 further cases confirmed in StateTánaiste Leo Varadkar says range of key indicators on spread of disease starting to ‘level off’ but it is ‘early days’Sun Oct 25 2020 - 18:25
Schools can be ‘assured’ of safe return after mid-term, Foley saysTeachers’ unions raise concerns about safety of schools and ‘shambolic’ testing systemTue Oct 20 2020 - 15:48
Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of ‘meaningful’ Christmas celebrationsPublic to stay within 5km of home but social bubbles for some and two households allowed to meet outdoorsMon Oct 19 2020 - 23:26
Fifth person arrested in relation to alleged witness intimidation in Aaron Brady caseBrady was jailed last week for 40 years for capital murder of Det Garda Adrian DonohoeMon Oct 19 2020 - 08:51
Covid-19 impact on mental health will ‘come to fore’ in coming monthsWorking from home can add to stress, anxiety and loneliness, says Wexford counsellorSat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00
Over half of Covid-19 cases now linked to outbreaks, CSO says61% of outbreak-linked cases found in private homes in last seven weeksFri Oct 09 2020 - 13:14
Kilkenny family wins €5.4 million with Lotto numbers used for over 25 yearsThe family said they intend to use money to pay off their mortgagesFri Oct 09 2020 - 13:06
Covid lessons should be used to tackle inequality, climate change says PresidentGlobal, unregulated version of economy is greatest threat to democracy, Higgins tells conferenceFri Oct 09 2020 - 10:58
Limerick Boojum issued with temporary closure order following sewage issuesFSAI found accumulation of sewage and wastewater in basement of restaurantThu Oct 08 2020 - 16:44
Off-licences deny customers are ‘bulk-buying’ alcohol for house partiesPoliticians have suggested reducing opening hours for off-licences in bid to curb CovidWed Oct 07 2020 - 20:16
Young people have ‘growing sense of hopelessness’, says mental health charityJigsaw has had 25% increase in referrals over past two monthsWed Oct 07 2020 - 15:17
‘You start to question whether you have the fight to open again’Wicklow publican lays off 115 staff as Level 3 restrictions beginWed Oct 07 2020 - 04:30
Assisting in suicide is a ‘false exercise of compassion’, bishop saysPeople Before Profit TD Gino Kenny introduced Dying with Dignity bill last weekTue Oct 06 2020 - 22:01
Dublin girl (9) wins Manchester City kit design competitionLucy Beth Duffy completed the design ‘to keep busy’ during Covid lockdownTue Oct 06 2020 - 20:48
Dating during Covid-19: ‘It’s on pause. It’s like you’re spectating your own life’Restrictions on gatherings and usual meeting places have forced people to adaptMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:15
Irish residents took more than 21m overnight trips last year – CSO€5.3bn spent on holidays abroad in 2019; increase on 2018 in number of domestic trips takenWed Sept 30 2020 - 13:02
Student feels ‘hopeless’ after having six Leaving Cert marks downgradedVictoria Xu missed out on university place after losing 66 points in standardisation processTue Sept 29 2020 - 20:35
Risk of localised flooding as yellow warning issued for several countiesRest of week and weekend forecasted to turn cooler and more settledTue Sept 29 2020 - 16:18
Gardaí investigating Meath death not looking for another person or vehicleMan’s remains discovered in ‘unexplained circumstances’ close to electric scooter in HarmonstownMon Sept 28 2020 - 12:05
St Vincent de Paul charity prepares for tough winter as pandemic bitesLack of face-to-face interaction due to Covid-19 has made volunteers’ work more difficultMon Sept 28 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Only 11 lung transplants carried out this year so farIreland has sixth highest rate of lung transplants in the world, report saysSun Sept 27 2020 - 10:17
Co Donegal hotel offers €2 rooms to locals to circumvent Covid-19 outdoor dining rulesThe Beach Hotel, Downings apologises for ‘any unintentional offence’ caused by offerSat Sept 26 2020 - 17:39
Gardaí charge man (30s) in connection to €50,000 cash and drugs seizureThe seizure was made on ThursdaySat Sept 26 2020 - 11:22
Visitor restrictions remain in place at National Maternity Hospital and CoombePartners of pregnant women in these hospitals not permitted to attend certain scansSat Sept 26 2020 - 10:49
People asked not to cross Border as Donegal prepares for Level 3 restrictionsHealth officials appeal to teenagers and those in twenties, thirties reduce social contactsFri Sept 25 2020 - 16:04
Covid-19 cases higher in areas with large proportion of renters, CSO saysA total of 1,503 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed last weekFri Sept 25 2020 - 12:21
Coronavirus: Warning of similar measures for other counties as Donegal moves to Level 3Government’s elevation of Donegal comes after substantial rises in infections in countyFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:26
People leaving Catholic church because they are tired of ‘little old men’ - McAleeseMcAleese says church hierarchy is a ‘small, self-serving hermetically-sealed group of men’Thu Sept 24 2020 - 21:44
Gardaí unlikely to set up cross-Border checks as Donegal enters Level 3‘Total panic’ reported within hospitality sectorThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:43
University and college staff being paid in book tokens, Oireachtas toldPublic Accounts Committee to query impact of gaping deficits in third-level fundingThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:18
Covid-19: Three more deaths and 324 new cases in State as ‘green list’ of countries reduced‘Imperative’ for counties with high numbers to reduce spread of virus - TaoiseachThu Sept 24 2020 - 17:59
Ireland’s top earners ‘do not see themselves as rich’, study findsSome 28% of Ireland’s high earners report experiencing some level of financial difficultyWed Sept 23 2020 - 00:01
Budget 2021: Women’s council calls for increased payments for new parentsNWCI also seeks investment in early years education rising to 1 per cent of GDP over next decadeTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:31
Six Irish charities form alliance to respond to Covid-19 in vulnerable communitiesThe group will assist countries ‘already struggling to cope with the impact of conflict and displacement’Tue Sept 22 2020 - 00:00
'Please limit your social contacts' - Glynn warns of rising coronavirus cases211 more cases and one further death reported by NPHETFri Sept 11 2020 - 19:30
Students should consider not going home at weekends – CAO board chairmanProfessor Ó Dochartaigh said ‘in ideal world’ students should go home ‘only occasionally’Fri Sept 11 2020 - 18:22
Weekend forecast: Mostly dry but rain in the northwestWeather next week is expected to be warmer, with spells of rainFri Sept 11 2020 - 11:53
