Government’s refusal to scrap the licence fee shows a depressingly limited understanding of the media landscape
The debate needs to move on from the best way to fund a public-service broadcaster to the best way to fund public-service content
Brian MacCraith
Covid endgame: ‘The writing was on the wall for the last week’
With cases falling and rules easing, what happens next and what will become of Nphet?
Covid-19: 11,182 new cases reported in State, with 83% estimated to be Omicron variant
Number in ICU drops to below 90 as booster uptake now second highest in EU
Politics in 2021: The winners and losers, the highs, the lows and the curveballs
A good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemic
Exit Denis, enter Yvonne: 2021 saw one Irish media era end and another begin
A screen production boom and funding policy impasse marked the industry’s year
Covid pandemic has disproportionately affected older people, says Holohan, as 1,224 cases reported
Phased return to workplace to begin on Monday as restrictions ease further
Covid-19: 1,997 new cases confirmed, pop-up vaccine clinics planned for ‘last mile’
‘Don’t go out and about socialising’ if you have respiratory symptoms, says Holohan
Coronavirus: 1,819 new cases confirmed in State, as Glynn assures public ‘vaccines work’
More than 6m vaccine doses administered to date, with 78% of adults fully vaccinated
Vaccination for people aged 18-34 opens at more than 800 pharmacies
No limit on fully vaccinated people allowed to visit in private homes from Monday
‘Vast majority’ to receive second AstraZeneca shot earlier under accelerated rollout
Up to 450,000 people to get second vaccine dose sooner due to concerns over Delta variant
Hospitality sector, sporting and cultural events, foreign travel: faster, broader reopening this summer
Confirmation of significant easing of restrictions described as a ‘good news day’
Future of Media Commission costs taxpayer nearly €240,000
Press and radio ads account for bulk of expenditure
Rusbridger’s commission exit will make no difference to future of Irish media
Government action, not debates about filter bubbles, is what the sector needs now
Covid-19: 462 new cases and 39 deaths reported by Nphet
Offaly has highest county incidence followed by Longford while Cork has lowest incidence
A further 25 deaths and 566 new Covid-19 cases reported by Nphet
HSE misses 100,000 vaccine dose target for last week
Coronavirus: 14 new deaths and 359 further cases reported, the lowest daily figure since mid-December
‘Please hold firm to the public health advice,’ Ronan Glynn says
Vaccine rollout: When will different groups of the population get their jab?
Government’s hope to have all adults innoculated by September reliant on supplies
Cliff Taylor: Ireland can – and must – get all adults vaccinated by September
Scotland, now vaccinating 60,000 a day, shows a rapid ramp-up can be achieved
Republic’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout to accelerate
About 40,000 second doses to be administered next week, says HSE
Covid-19: What are the vaccination timelines for the months ahead?
The vaccine plan has been reshaped, and a massive ramping up is planned into the Spring
Explainer: So, when will you get vaccinated? It’s slowly getting clearer
Supply delays mean a rapid acceleration in vaccinations is unlikely before April
Ireland faces vaccines shortfall of 300,000 amid bitter row in Europe over supply
AstraZeneca warns of ‘signficant drop’ in supply, Oireachtas commitee is told
Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?
Ireland is now second in the EU vaccination league table. Can this pace be sustained?
Covid-19: Communications head appointed for vaccine rollout
Move comes amid criticism of pace of rollout and concern over vaccine hesitancy among population
Covid-19: Record 3,394 cases reported in Republic
State in ‘precarious position’ after four deaths and 71 admissions to hospital in 24 hours
State to examine extending period between vaccine shots
Extending period between shots could maximise numbers vaccinated in rollout
Prolonging interval between Covid vaccine shots to aid rollout speed examined
Extending period between shots could maximise numbers vaccinated in rollout
‘A momentous day’: Annie Lynch (79) first person to get Covid-19 vaccine in State
Head of vaccine task force says by August, anyone who wants vaccine, will have it
Covid vaccine brings some muted festive cheer
Cantillon: Pfizer expects the first supplies of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to arrive in Ireland by Saturday
Covid-19: All nursing home residents, staff could be vaccinated by February, taskforce head says
MacCraith says several ‘shippers’ of Pfizer jab would would arrive before year-end each with 5,000 doses
Vaccine certificates part of implementation plan, says Donnelly
Minister insists impact of inoculation on Covid-19 spread will need to be seen first
Cabinet plans to roll out 14m doses of Covid vaccine in five types of location
Mass vaccination centres, hospitals, GPs and pharmacies will all have a role to play
GPs, nurses, pharmacists and retired people could be used to give Covid-19 vaccine
High Level Vaccine Taskforce expected to issue report to Government
Why do tech giants allow anti-vaxx content? It’s the revenue, stupid
Convincing the public the Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective will be a daunting task
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