Ursula von der Leyen survives rare censure vote in European Parliament
Commission president targeted over refusal to release messages related to Covid-19 vaccines and plans for huge defence spending
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Jail term for man who received pandemic unemployment payment from six others
Father of four could not provide an explanation for €60,000 lodged into his accounts over four months
Specialist property lenders cut small business loans most sharply during market shocks, says Central Bank
Period covered includes Covid-19 pandemic and inflation spike
My wise 100-year-old friend Frances: ‘I used to pursue people who didn’t like me. I don’t have to do that any more’
Frances Ballantyne, an Irish-American who was 94 when we became friends in New York, rubbed shoulders with Kathy Bates, James Baldwin and local wiseguys, but these were mere side notes in a rich life
David McRedmond: ‘An Post has been brilliant. I’ve never been remunerated less and enjoyed a job more’
McRedmond’s credo is: ‘All businesses are dying; you have to find the new thing’. He has lived that philosophy at State-owned postal service, whose core business has shifted from letters to parcels and, increasingly, financial services
From India to Ireland: ‘The first day I came to Dublin, I felt like I’m home, like I belong’
Sumyrah Khan moved from Chennai in India in 2021
Long Covid: ‘I’m only in my 30s, but I’m not the person I was in December 2020′
Healthcare workers affected by long Covid say a Government payment scheme should be extended indefinitely
Court-appointed liquidations triple as Revenue ends debt warehousing scheme
Second quarter saw almost 20% rise in overall insolvencies compared with the first, bringing the first six months in line with last year
Preventing Mam from accepting a hug from a friend at my sister’s funeral will haunt me forever
Gestures ubiquitous at Irish funerals before the pandemic ravaged the world were no longer allowed during the most surreal period in a generation
Mike Ryan: What next for the ‘Indiana Jones of epidemiology’ as he leaves WHO?
Sligo man exits the crisis-hit World Health Organisation after decades of fighting deadly diseases in some of the most dangerous places
Long Covid scheme for healthcare workers to be extended after Labour Court recommendation
Scheme will remain in place until end of year, as unions urge Government to classify Covid as an occupational illness in line with most other EU countries
Long Covid support scheme to end this month, Minister for Health confirms
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
Covid cases rise by more than 60% in last fortnight, mainly affecting the elderly
But figures are likely to be an underestimate as testing has declined since end of pandemic
Slapped cheek virus cases surge in Ireland
Cases in 2024 surpassed total number during Covid-19 years
How Ireland’s landmark €325-a-week arts scheme changed my life – I’ve never taken it for granted
People who make art are human beings who need the same things as you: shelter, food and water. But they also need to be valued enough to invest in
Ireland’s grubby treatment of Covid-19 heroes will cause frontline workers to think twice next time
Nurses who contracted long Covid remain trapped in a post-pandemic freeze frame, battling extreme fatigue, brain fog, weakened immunity, headaches and pain
Ireland has 10th smallest gender equality gap in the world
Global parity is 123 years away at the current pace of improvement
Walking Ghosts by Mary O’Donnell: An ambitious, dystopian and horny collection
This is a work rich in standout descriptions
Influence of heatwave and cold snaps on spread of disease likely underestimated, says study
Study highlights need to understand how extreme weather events can alter disease dynamics
Ireland’s young adults on the future: ‘We are lost, forgotten about, no prospects’
From the housing crisis and precarious work to putting off big life decisions such as marriage and children, four people aged 19-37 are wary of what’s ahead
AIB weighs sale of more problem loans with face value of €500m
Portfolio featuring mortgages, business and unsecured loans includes borrowings that soured during Covid-19 pandemic
Covid inquiry: Ireland’s ‘evaluation’ is underequipped to deliver what public might expect
The pandemic saw a huge amount of power sucked into the centre of the ‘system’ with a small group operating with reduced checks and balances
Covid inquiry: Holohan, Varadkar unlikely to give public evidence for review about ‘learning lessons’
Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiences
More than 120 countries back treaty to share vaccines in pandemics
WHO chief acknowledges role played by Irish epidemiologist Dr Mike Ryan in helping to secure agreement
Dublin-based CityJet reports loss of €16.8m in 2023
Directors conclude ‘significant doubt’ over ability to continue as going concern
Dr Mike Ryan is dropped from WHO executive team amid ‘painful’ cost cuts
World Health Organisation has been thrown into crisis by Trump’s order directing the US to withdraw from the agency
Von der Leyen loses court fight over secret Pfizer texts
European Commission president exchanged messages with US pharmaceutical CEO during negotiations for Covid vaccines
A Portuguese nurse in Ireland: ‘Nurses are a lot more valued here’
Ana Vale Oliveira moved from Portugal to Ireland in May 2017 with her boyfriend
‘It is nice to know future surgeons gained skills because of my dad’: Body donated to science is returned to family two years on
Does someone who donates their remains for medical research receive a burial?
Little evidence of post-Covid ‘scarring’ to Irish labour market, new paper finds
Covid-19 study finds when restrictions were lifted there was a sharp increase in spending as consumers spent their accumulated pandemic-era savings
DAA lands near €300m profit despite passenger cap limitations
CEO Kenny Jacobs predicts airline demand will see passengers at Dublin rise to 36m this year
Over 7,000 businesses fail to comply with Covid-era back tax
Revenue’s Debt Warehousing Scheme has so far secured €3bn in outstanding liabilities
Pfizer’s Irish staff fear for jobs as drugmaker seeks another €1.5bn in cuts
Pharma giant now looking for $7.7bn in annual savings by 2027 as it grapples with falling post-Covid sales and lack of new blockbusters
Profits soar at Dublin’s famous O’Donoghue’s pub
Company behind Merrion Row establishment records post-tax profits of over €900k
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