HSE chief Paul Reid says Ireland remains in a period of ‘sustained threat’ from Covid-19

Over 80% of cases among unvaccinted with rise in vaccinated people linked to rollout to younger groups

Foreign travel ban to be lifted on Monday despite travel being second-highest source of infection

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly warns Seanad of ‘roaring’ growth in virus infections

Thousand cases a day threshold has been met ahead of when expected, Paul Reid says

Public health director says new PCR test will allow ‘more actions’ to prevent spread

Offaly posts highest rate in country, but still unclear whether Delta variant to blame

Contact tracers find growing number of cases in county linked to social gatherings

HSE says the affected north Co Dublin childcare facility was an ‘isolated case’

More than 30% of eligible population have received one dose, as 12.5% fully vaccinated

Ministers consider ‘summer stimulus’ package as rollout of one-shot vaccine begins

HSE’s testing plan aims to target younger people as average age of infections falls

Facilities aimed at asymptomatic people have detected more than 1,600 cases

National Ambulance Service to double its capacity from next week to speed up vaccines to the housebound

Tracers reporting rising number of people with more close contacts, says HSE official

More than 60% of community transmission cases were recorded in Dublin

Pop-up test centres aim to detect asymptomatic cases in areas with high rates of Covid

‘If I get the all-clear I will be reassured. I would be worried I would be asymptomatic’

Government expresses optimism easing of EU-UK row will fast-track delivery of more vaccines

Centres will target mild or symptom-free cases in hotspots in Dublin and Tullamore