Covid-19: Backlog forces HSE to skip calls to thousands of close contactsGovernment fears health officials will seek another lockdown after ChristmasTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Extra day to Dáil debate on extending State’s powers during pandemicTD says if Government is going to ‘roll over’ any regulations they need to be debatedTue Oct 20 2020 - 20:27
Brian Hayes says he considered resigning over Oireachtas golf dinner‘I apologise unreservedly, unreservedly and sincerely for attending the dinner’Tue Oct 20 2020 - 19:21
Covid-19 public spending unsustainable without vaccine – DonohoeAnnual cost of Covid supports estimated to be about €16bnTue Oct 20 2020 - 16:21
Nphet letter predicts 50 daily cases by Christmas after six-week lockdownGovernment warned failure to impose lockdown would see around 1,000 cases a dayTue Oct 20 2020 - 10:51
Six weeks of Level 5: Non-essential shops to close, no visitors to homes and a 5km travel limitGovernment sources privately fear teachers' unions will not co-operate with new planTue Oct 20 2020 - 07:53
Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of ‘meaningful’ Christmas celebrationsPublic to stay within 5km of home but social bubbles for some and two households allowed to meet outdoorsMon Oct 19 2020 - 23:26
Six-week Level 5 restrictions will cost €1.5bn and cost 150,000 jobs - VaradkarTánaiste tells business leaders they had done ‘nothing wrong’ in recent monthsMon Oct 19 2020 - 23:04
Behind the scenes: How a weekend of talks and briefings brought us back to lockdownThis time the stakes are much higher with billions borrowed and spent, the public has grown wearyMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:22
Simon Harris signals imminent move to at least Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions nationwideMinister admits Level 3 has not worked and says Government will act tomorrowSun Oct 18 2020 - 13:36
Ministers balancing 'range of variables' before deciding on Nphet's Level 5 recommendationGrowing expectation among some Ministers that country will move to higher level of alert in coming days, but that it will fall short of the Level 5 for 6 weeks recommendationSun Oct 18 2020 - 09:57
Coveney held bilateral with Austrian minister who later tested positive for Covid-19Minister attended Cabinet after testing negative and has been told by HSE he is not considered a close contactSat Oct 17 2020 - 16:51
Teachers in ‘fear and trepidation’ of schools being open during Level 5 restrictionsUnion says safety and welfare of teachers and students is paramountSat Oct 17 2020 - 14:53
Leaders to discuss move to Level 5 amid fears lockdown could last more than six weeksMinisters divided over how to respond to latest Nphet recommendation on Covid-19Sat Oct 17 2020 - 00:48
Coronavirus: 1,000 more cases and three further deaths reported in StateRecord high of almost 1,300 Covid-19 cases recorded in Northern Ireland on FridayFri Oct 16 2020 - 19:32
Analysis: It’s hard for Cabinet to reject Nphet advice on Level 5 twicePressure beginning to show on hospital system and disease in the community is growingFri Oct 16 2020 - 18:14
Coronavirus: Government considers advice to move to Level 5 as Taoiseach warns of ‘enormous economic consequences’Number of cases reported on Thursday highest daily total throughout pandemicFri Oct 16 2020 - 16:13
Coronavirus: Situation 'rapidly deteriorating' as 1,205 new cases and three further deaths reportedIf current trends continue there could be 1,800-2,500 daily cases by October 31st, says NphetThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:35
Covid-19: ‘Things may get worse before they get better,’ says Taoiseach amid record new casesBorder counties move to Level 4 as extra restrictions imposed nationwideThu Oct 15 2020 - 04:30
Nationwide ban on home visits imposed while Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal moved to Level 4‘We know that a lot if not most Covid transmission is happening in private homes,’ Tánaiste saysWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:32
Coronavirus: 1,095 new cases and five further deaths reported in the StateCork University Hospital has become ‘congested’ due to the impact of Covid-19Wed Oct 14 2020 - 18:37
Budget 2021: €5.5bn set aside due to Covid-19 and Brexit uncertaintyVaradkar insists contingency funds needed as ‘we don’t know what’s going to happen’Tue Oct 13 2020 - 21:29
State to outline plans to tackle national debt caused by Covid-19 next yearPandemic has brought about ‘hugely significant increase’, says Michael McGrathTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:25
New business support scheme could cost €40m a week to runScheme will provide up to €5,000 a week to businesses forced to close due to restrictionsTue Oct 13 2020 - 20:39
Prospect of EU/UK trade agreement ‘better than 50%’, Varadkar saysTánaiste stresses VAT reduction for hospitality sector a ‘temporary measure’Tue Oct 13 2020 - 19:45
Budget 2021: Extra €50m for Covid-hit live entertainment sectorIndustry groups welcome pledged €50m increase in Arts Council funding to €130mTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:40
Budget 2021: €4bn for health, €500m for social houses, more doctors, gardaí and teachers to be hiredCash for businesses forced to close and funding for public services among prioritiesTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:30
Cost of social welfare Christmas bonus balloons to about €350mBudget package set to increase the number of doctors, nurses, gardaí and teachersTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Budget 2021: PUP recipients to get Christmas bonusExtra payment to be made to those on the scheme for four monthsMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:31
Budget 2021: Government to spend extra €6 billion in largest budget in history of the StateDeficit for 2020 expected to be €21bn, considerably less than had been fearedSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:39
Budget 2021: Who will be the winners and losers?Big-spend items include social welfare, health, jobs and housingSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:03
Broadband plan can be delivered within five years unless Covid ‘wreaks havoc’Chairman of company delivering project says quarantine can cause difficultiesFri Oct 09 2020 - 20:41
Government knew of Holohan concerns before Level 5 Nphet meetingChief medical officer says he told Minister for Health his views on Sunday morningThu Oct 08 2020 - 08:05
Every part of country seeing rise in Covid-19 cases, warns Nphet‘The disease is spreading very rapidly, particularly outside Dublin’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 02:36
Tony Holohan more concerned about Covid-19 now than when he recommended Level 5‘Our concern is getting greater and faster’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 23:06
‘We are deeply concerned’: Officials report 611 new Covid-19 cases, five further deathsHolohan criticises leak of Nphet recommendation that entire State go to Level 5 lockdownWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:41
Date of new rules to set out personal injuries awards brought forwardGuidelines will now be put in place by July 31st, 2021, Minister saysWed Oct 07 2020 - 17:59
State group to examine cost of tackling Celtic-tiger building defectsWorking group set up by department will look at scale of problem and cost of fixing itWed Oct 07 2020 - 15:36
Nphet’s shock recommendation caused disbelief and anger within GovernmentRelationship between politicians and public health experts has been badly damagedWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:06
Dublin Port not yet ready for Brexit, Cabinet toldMinisters approve Climate Action Bill which will set annual carbon emissions targetsTue Oct 06 2020 - 12:43
Nation moves to Level 3 as Cabinet rejects NPHET advice and keeps economy openTaoiseach says aim is to balance demands of public health with need to protect livelihoodsTue Oct 06 2020 - 08:54
How NPHET made a strong case for Level 5NPHET wanted a short, sharp break to get the virus under control before ChristmasTue Oct 06 2020 - 02:02
Moving to Level 5 is ‘only’ way to control Covid-19 and keep schools open - NPHETLetter to Minister for Health says current measures failing to get a handle on diseaseMon Oct 05 2020 - 15:24
Business leaders say Covid restrictions hit them ‘disproportionately’Letter to Government from 450 businesses and lobby groups expresses major concernMon Oct 05 2020 - 14:31
Government to reform State’s personal insolvency regimeMeasures will allow access to court protections for debtors hit by the pandemicMon Oct 05 2020 - 06:00
Varadkar denies he pushed for Dara Calleary’s resignationTánaiste reacts to suggestion made by Séamus Woulfe’s in Golfgate transcriptMon Oct 05 2020 - 03:05
Covid-19: Level 5 recommendation puts Government in ‘impossible position’Cabinet sources express serious reservations about adopting the recommendationMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:45
State faces significant challenges as NPHET recommends Level 5 lockdownHow economy, society and political system will now confront the pandemic is not clearMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:40
Ryan rejects Young Greens’ criticism of party entering GovernmentAt virtual Green Party conference leader says joining coalition ‘right thing to do’Mon Oct 05 2020 - 02:02
Public subsidy for some air routes among support options being consideredPackage of measures to aid aviation and travel sector will form part of Budget 2021Mon Oct 05 2020 - 01:28
