Number on Covid-19 unemployment payment falls below 400,000Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be paid to more than 385,000 people this weekTue May 04 2021 - 20:02
Alan Shatter: âI was effectively cancelled, completelyâThe former minister will ânever fully get overâ the circumstances of his departure from cabinetSat May 01 2021 - 06:00
Government urged to be ready to adopt EU Covid travel cert for summerEuropean Parliament backs plan for certificate to reopen travel quickly for tourismThu Apr 29 2021 - 20:53
Coombe vaccine controversy rumbles on with flurry of lettersFallout from Covid-19 jabs for staff relatives sparks criticism and counter-criticism amid flurry of lettersWed Apr 28 2021 - 01:00
Husband of Coombe-vaccinations critic claims hospital trying to silence herHospital seeking to âthreatenâ consultant Deirdre Murphy, husband writes to MinisterWed Apr 28 2021 - 00:45
EU flags move to unrestricted travel to Europe for fully vaccinated visitors from USAny Irish changes for inoculated travelers to be based around self-quarantine rulesMon Apr 26 2021 - 12:14
Countries rush to Indiaâs aid as Covid cases overwhelm hospitalsIreland to send emergency supplies to help India battle catastrophic second waveMon Apr 26 2021 - 09:37
Donnelly least-mentioned Minister in department tweetsMinister for Health mentioned in just 6% of his department tweets, research findsMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:13
Watt restructures Department of Health with new corporate operations officeNewly-appointed secretary general puts in new chief operations officer at the departmentSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:39
Taoiseach due to testify at IBRC loan write-offs inquiryMartin to be questioned next month on meeting with Department of Finance officialSat Apr 24 2021 - 03:07
IBRC loan write-offs investigation granted further extension to OctoberInquiry approaches sixth anniversary as final report into Siteserv deal delayed againFri Apr 23 2021 - 17:48
Covid-19 outbreak notice revoked at Dundalk nursing home after staff retest negativeTwo fully vaccinated Dealgan House staff had tested positive for the virus in recent daysThu Apr 22 2021 - 22:34
Restricting use of J&J jabs would âsignificantlyâ affect vaccine rollout, says ReidHSE chief says the single-dose jab is a âkey partâ of Stateâs vaccine rollout programmeThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:11
CCTV used in residentâs bedroom at disability care home, watchdog findsInspector says âsignificant use of restrictive practicesâ at Dublin 7 care facilityThu Apr 22 2021 - 13:06
Positive Covid-19 cases at walk-in test centres surpass 1,000Tracers reporting rising number of people with more close contacts, says HSE officialTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:49
Two fully vaccinated staff test positive for Covid-19 at Louth nursing homeContraction of coronavirus after vaccination possible but âyou would not get very sickâ, says health sector sourceTue Apr 20 2021 - 13:30
Experts urge caution on extending gap between doses of vaccinesSenior medics say a significant benefit to the vaccination programme would be needed to justify extending the gapTue Apr 20 2021 - 02:30
Explainer: Pros and cons of extending gap between vaccine dosesMinister for Health is awaiting a recommendation on whether to extend intervalTue Apr 20 2021 - 02:05
Give me a crash course in . . . proof of Covid-19 vaccinationThe vaccine record card is for administrative purposes, it is not a legal documentSat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00
Robert Watt advises managers not to engage with âtoxicâ social mediaâPolitical media world is very unforgiving, very irrational,â senior health official saysWed Apr 14 2021 - 20:48
Data privacy regulator launches inquiry over leaked Facebook dataInvestigation will look at how personal data for 530m users became publicWed Apr 14 2021 - 18:03
Mandatory vaccination of health workers would be âmost intrusive stepâ â regulatorWatchdog advises Nphet to take âprogressiveâ steps to encourage vaccine take-upWed Apr 14 2021 - 10:28
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
Vaccine rollout to be âreset, not revampedâ after AstraZeneca decision â ReidActing CMO Dr Ronan Glynn says impact of J&J vaccine delay in Europe âtoo early to sayâTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:21
Covid-19 infection led to second trimester miscarriage - RCPIMedical body links coronavirus-related infection of placenta to B117 strainTue Apr 13 2021 - 19:59
Johnson & Johnson delays EU vaccine deliveries as US pauses use over blood clotsEuropean Commission seeks clarification on âcompletely unexpectedâ announcementTue Apr 13 2021 - 12:51
Stephen Donnelly defends analysis of Twitter mentions by his departmentMinister says it is âreasonableâ to look at departmentâs communications in pandemicMon Apr 12 2021 - 21:28
Woman says hygiene in quarantine hotel room âpretty shockingâIrish-Brazilian citizen questions potential risks to guests from lack of cleaning in roomsMon Apr 12 2021 - 01:00
Coombe master must resign after âserious errorsâ in vaccine scandal, board toldProf Michael OâConnell âno longer commands respect of colleaguesâ, consultant saysMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:36
Stephen Donnelly queries why his departmentâs tweets donât mention himComparison with Further Education Twitter feed shows 10 references to Simon HarrisMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:00
Government to add US and four EU countries to quarantine listConcern over systemâs capacity to deal with extending mandatory hotel quarantine listSun Apr 11 2021 - 08:31
Vaccines regulator would take AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab if offered itDr Lorraine Nolan says benefits far outweigh risks despite first reported blood clot caseSat Apr 10 2021 - 15:10
âChaoticâ management at Ennis nursing home during outbreak â regulatorWatchdog inspectors found no one in charge at Clare facility during Covid-19 outbreakFri Apr 09 2021 - 21:56
âWeâre not there yetâ: Nphet warns against further easing of Covid restrictionsPlans to expand quarantine list next week as first Irish case of ârareâ blood clot investigatedFri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00
Medicines regulator investigates first Irish blood clot case after AstraZeneca jabPost-vaccination blood clot reported in 40-year-old Dublin womanThu Apr 08 2021 - 19:10
Pressure grows on Government to review use of AstraZeneca vaccinesDonnelly and Glynn set to consider vaccine in context of other EU countriesâ restrictionsThu Apr 08 2021 - 03:02
Mater Hospital chairman received vaccine at âvery early stagesâ of rolloutFormer trade union leader David Begg says role requires him to go into Dublin hospitalWed Apr 07 2021 - 20:02
Review of gynaecology at Donegal hospital after delayed cancer diagnosesHiqa to follow-up at Letterkenny hospital after care found to be âunsatisfactoryâWed Apr 07 2021 - 10:53
The worrier warrior â leading the last line of defence in a pandemicDefence Forces chief of staff Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett on a year of fighting Covid-19Sat Apr 03 2021 - 04:00
Vaccination of family members at Coombe was âconsensus decisionâ â reportMedical Council to review findings of report into vaccine controversy at Dublin hospitalSat Apr 03 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus variants with no link to travel detected in StatePotential âsuper-spreadingâ by undetected cases greatest concern, de Gascun saysSat Apr 03 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: Whatâs the problem with extending the country quarantine list?Tensions in Government plague future of week-old mandatory hotel quarantine systemFri Apr 02 2021 - 21:44
Vaccinated OâRourke eager for a âtight, tight hugâ from her grandchildrenFormer FF minister initially thought April 1st second jab appointment was âa big fat jokeâFri Apr 02 2021 - 01:04
Call for Coombe master to resign as report finds doctor took vaccines homeFormer master urges Dublin hospital chief to step down for undermining vaccine rolloutFri Apr 02 2021 - 01:00
Coombe doctor brought Covid-19 vaccines home for family, review findsDublin maternity hospital publishes lawyerâs report on vaccination of staff relativesThu Apr 01 2021 - 18:10
Covid-19: Seven new walk-in test centres being opened this weekSelf-testing for antigens to be explored in creches and schoolsWed Mar 31 2021 - 19:51
Teachers criticise new age-based vaccine rollout and seek urgent meeting with GovernmentTrinity immunologist disagrees with Government moving away from occupation-based approachWed Mar 31 2021 - 04:44
Covid-19 vaccines overhaul sparks anger as Government agrees to begin easing restrictions from mid-AprilâWe are on the final stretch of this terrible journeyâ, MicheĂĄl Martin insists as he announces phased changes to Covid-19 lockdownTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:46
Mandatory hotel quarantine may be extended to more EU countriesAdvisory group recommends adding a further 43 countries to the high-risk listTue Mar 30 2021 - 21:54
Explainer: What restrictions are being relaxed and when will more be lifted?High Covid-19 numbers and a slow vaccine rollout is stopping Government doing moreTue Mar 30 2021 - 21:03
