Housing for All seeks to ‘release’ vacant homes of nursing home residents

WHO spokeswoman calls on Ireland ‘not to rush and corner all the supplies of vaccines’

Decision by Data Protection Commissioner a ‘prudent measure’, says Tadhg Daly

Private nursing homes raise ‘very serious concerns’ with Holohan about end of scheme

Industry seeks meeting and says private care homes facing cliff edge on funding

HSE advice on nursing home visits sets out clear counsel and also relaxation of rules

Residents to be allowed two visits per week on compassionate grounds from March 22nd

Nphet to consider changes to visiting restrictions as part of a ‘vaccine bonus’

Groups representing care homes and residents call for plan to allow visiting once more

Challenge of supporting facilities experiencing outbreaks ‘very significant’, HSE says

Visa delays for nurses from outside Europe hamper management of staff shortages

Calls for rapid vaccine rollout for non-Covid cases as more care homes battle outbreaks

Five residents at Droimnín Nursing Home in Stradbally died in less than a week

Some 3,000 residents and staff are to be vaccinated this week

Confusion surrounds apparent delay in roll-out of jabs at two Dublin facilities

Draft HSE timeline suggests 70,000 residents and staff will be vaccinated within six weeks

‘Strong merit’ in vaccinating nominated visitors for safety and happiness of residents

Tens of thousands of tests carried out since July under fortnightly mass testing programme

New figures show proportion of care home deaths about a third lower than in first wave

Fresh guidelines for sector hit hard by Covid-19 outbreaks due for Christmas period