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
Covid-19: NPHET recommends State moves to Level 5 restrictions for four weeksGovernment taken by surprise as such a move would have serious implicationsSun Oct 04 2020 - 21:42
Woulfe’s actions create problem for Supreme Court despite ‘fool’s pardon’Some lawyers feel judge should have quit even after Denham’s ‘Golfgate’ verdictSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Nursing home inquiry to be urged by Dáil committeeOireachtas committee’s draft report says State ‘failed to recognise risk level’Sat Oct 03 2020 - 00:46
Multi-million Anglo write-offs may be impossible to investigate, commission saysMany borrowers have left Ireland since collapse of bank in financial crashThu Oct 01 2020 - 12:06
HSE to launch 14-day contract tracing to identify coronavirus ‘hot spots’Tracers will contact 500 recent cases to establish movements before illnessWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:32
Dublin needs ‘significant improvement’ in Covid case numbers, Oireachtas committee hearsActing chief medical officer says he would only expect latest measures in capital to be taking effect nowWed Sept 30 2020 - 10:39
IAIM saw lobbying as key to CEO role taken by D'ArcyEx-minister did not inform ethics watchdog of move to association of investment managersWed Sept 30 2020 - 10:01
Ethics watchdog seeks stronger powers to police rules covering public officialsSipo welcomes review of post-employment provisions of lobbying rulesWed Sept 30 2020 - 01:18
Sipo legislation to be reviewed following Michael D’Arcy case, Taoiseach tells DáilTánaiste says ex-minister should have contacted Sipo before taking private sector roleTue Sept 29 2020 - 14:08
Coronavirus: Test-and-trace system could cost €700 million, says HSE chief Paul ReidHSE project aims to extend contact tracing to 14 days in new cases, Oireachtas committee toldTue Sept 29 2020 - 12:06
Commission to explore future of Irish media to be establishedMinister to set out composition of ‘platform agnostic’ body and its briefTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:55
Prepare for six to nine months of Covid-19 restraints, warn health officialsNo return to ‘normal’ after surge in cases handled, says acting chief medical officerTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Ireland must prepare for further Covid waves - HSE chiefDifficult winter and resurgence in Covid is worst possible scenario for health service – ReidTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Ex-minister Michael D’Arcy failed to alert ethics group on postIncoming chief of association of investment managers says he is in compliance with rulesMon Sept 28 2020 - 16:07
Defective Celtic Tiger homes to be focus of new working groupMinister to examine solutions for owners of such homes, such as loans or tax breaksMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Community Covid testing and tracing times raise concernsTurnaround of 3.5 days may be too slow for clusters as experts call for closer to two daysSat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
UCD president defends college’s handling of sexual harassment caseCalls for expert group to be set up amid fallout from Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin controversySat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
Government faces 'ferocious lobbying' to ensure Dublin drink-only pubs reopenCall for restrictions on households mixing but crowds could return to sporting eventsFri Sept 11 2020 - 02:00
Trinity approves pilot Covid-19 screening programme for students and staffProject to run alongside dedicated HSE testing centre on campusFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:43
Coronavirus: Hiqa says it needs extra powers to regulate nursing homesWatchdog says it has been ‘highlighting deficits’ with Department of Health since 2013Thu Sept 10 2020 - 12:33
GAA, IRFU and FAI to make joint submission on reopening groundsMartin says there is concern about rising Covid case in Dublin and Limerick, but rules out local restrictions for the two countiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:42
Covid-19 brought ‘seismic’ change to justice system, committee hearsPandemic ‘fast-forwards’ shift to remote hearings but also raises capacity concernsWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:11
Covid-19: Government ‘deliberately blurred’ line between coronavirus law and adviceLegal experts to criticise official communication as strategy to maximise complianceWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:45
Brexit: Irish firms are warned of risks to jobs and movement of goodsA new Government plan outlines potential pitfalls for business and daily life amid BrexitWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:10
Louth County Councillor to replace McGuinness as MEPColm Markey to be Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands–North-West constituencyTue Sept 08 2020 - 15:08
Cancer screenings down 60% on same period in 2019BreastCheck, BowelScreen and CervicalCheck shut down due to impact of coronavirusTue Sept 08 2020 - 03:16
Covid-19: Publicans fear reopening delay in areas with more casesHealth officials and Ministers sound note of caution over infection rates in some regionsMon Sept 07 2020 - 21:13
‘Green list’ to remain until Covid-19 roadmap unveiled mid-SeptemberVaradkar hints at linking travel to European ‘traffic light’ system and warns on metricsMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:44
Brexit: Senior Irish politicians play down ‘sabre rattling’ from UK on withdrawal dealVon der Leyen says North protocol ‘essential to protect peace and stability on the island’Mon Sept 07 2020 - 15:33
