Cabinet plans to roll out 14m doses of Covid vaccine in five types of locationMass vaccination centres, hospitals, GPs and pharmacies will all have a role to playTue Dec 15 2020 - 01:00
Vote on contentious EU-Canada trade deal deferred after Green TD concernsNeasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello said they would vote against ratification of CETAMon Dec 14 2020 - 22:32
GPs, nurses, pharmacists and retired people could be used to give Covid-19 vaccineHigh Level Vaccine Taskforce expected to issue report to GovernmentSat Dec 12 2020 - 11:47
Doctors frustrated and confused about their role in Covid vaccine planIMO warns of lack of clarity as vaccine taskforce prepares to issue plan to GovernmentSat Dec 12 2020 - 01:45
Covid-19: Eight admissions to ICU in 24 hours is highest since springFive further deaths and a total of 227 new Covid-19 cases reportedThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:28
Council climbs down after demanding barristers repay pandemic grantsLocal authority had written to 150 barristers who had been paid out just over €750,000Thu Dec 10 2020 - 06:00
Relax advice on Christmas travel, says Oireachtas transport committeeReport calls for increased testing to allow for greater resumption of overseas travelWed Dec 09 2020 - 14:28
Sinn Féin sees gay and mixed race opponents as ‘fair game’ - VaradkarTánaiste accuses McDonald of trying to play down controversy over Brian Stanley tweetsWed Dec 09 2020 - 09:52
Signs ahead of key Brexit dinner this evening not encouragingInside Politics: All eyes are on the Covid rollout plan and the priority groupsWed Dec 09 2020 - 08:25
Call for reform of testing and travel regime to facilitate international flightsReport finds ‘totally inadequate’ level of follow-up checks on passenger locator formsWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:03
Groups representing key workers press for priority vaccinationsTrade union calls for retail workers to be given the highest level of access possibleWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00
Cabinet publishes list of age groups and workers who will get Covid-19 vaccine first‘Key workers’ will be among first to be vaccinated, though category has to be refinedTue Dec 08 2020 - 21:43
Minister to seek extension of paid parental leave to five weeksRoderic O’Gorman expected to receive approval to increase leave to five weeksTue Dec 08 2020 - 04:00
Agri-food sector warn major supports needed in event of no-deal BrexitOireachtas committee to hear ‘economic hit will be immediate’Tue Dec 08 2020 - 03:53
Over-70s, care-home residents and frontline staff set to be vaccinated first in RepublicPlan to be discussed by Ministers today will consider a dozen different population cohorts for first priority groupTue Dec 08 2020 - 01:27
Brexit: EU shifting from compromise to no-deal preparations – CoveneyTalks need ‘political intervention from the very top’ to break deadlock, says MinisterTue Dec 08 2020 - 01:00
No new Covid-19 deaths reported for second day in a row and 242 fresh casesNphet warns Government ‘major increase’ in socialising could see 450 cases a day before end of yearMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:05
‘Busy’ weekend sparks public transport debate in GovernmentHospitality’s uniform 11.30pm closing results in festive crowds trying to get home at same timeMon Dec 07 2020 - 15:16
Doctors ‘shooting themselves in foot’ by campaigning against FG, Varadkar texted Ó TuathailThen-taoiseach said State ‘needed to cut deal’ soon with GPs as nurses and consultants ‘more effective’Sat Dec 05 2020 - 10:08
Is Ireland ready for the Covid-19 vaccine?Vaccinating for virus, industry insiders say, is utterly different to what has gone beforeSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Gardaí should have power to request passcodes for phones and laptops, report saysReview recommends 25 broad-ranging changes to tackle white-collar crimeThu Dec 03 2020 - 14:33
New plan to target white-collar crime and nepotism in public officeReview found staff shortages in some key Garda units worse than 30 years agoThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:56
Covid-19: First vaccines for elderly and high-risk groups likely to be available in JanuaryRecipients first recipients likely to include elderly, high-risk groups, health staff and nursing home residentsThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:08
Taoiseach does not envisage having to close non-essential retail againMicheál Martin tells parliamentary party there will be sufficient vaccine for everyoneWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:47
Repairs to defective apartments could cost more than €1bnOireachtas hears of 100,000 flawed units while developers back in operation againWed Dec 02 2020 - 03:05
‘Rapid acceleration’ in Covid-19 insolvencies awaits tourism sectorCall for greater support for sector and concerns expressed for live performanceWed Dec 02 2020 - 02:50
Ireland reopens: shops, churches, gyms and hairdressers open as public health experts urge caution‘Now is not the time to be socialising with friends,’ says expert, as Level 5 restrictions endTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:00
Forestry industry in ‘full-scale crisis’, Taoiseach warnedForestry Industry Ireland tells Micheál Martin 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland under threatTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Low-cost loans ‘not sufficient’ to repair defective Celtic Tiger homesConstruction Defects Alliance to tell Oireachtas committee redress fund is bestTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Ministers to discuss recompense for school sex abuse victimsUpdate for Cabinet on Government progress into review of scheme set up after O’Keefe caseTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Government offers suggestions on how to navigate Christmas safelyRestaurants already heavily booked ahead of their reopeningMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:08
Covid-19 vaccine: Government engaged in ‘scenario planning’ for rolloutResumption of normal life will ‘still take some time’, Liz Canavan saysMon Nov 30 2020 - 16:19
Coronavirus: What’s allowed and what to avoid this ChristmasGovernment stresses ‘every contact counts’ as it outlines options available at Level 3Mon Nov 30 2020 - 16:03
Coronavirus: Donnelly warns State entering ‘uncharted territory’Nphet and Government expecting Covid-19 cases to rise from second week in DecemberMon Nov 30 2020 - 11:01
Ministers cautioned over key demand by CervicalCheck groupAttorney General warns that insurers may pull cover if concession on recurring cancerMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:58
Almost 7,500 people avail of ‘Man in a Van’ grantMore than €6.8m paid out in Enterprise Support Grant since AugustMon Nov 30 2020 - 00:05
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley apologises for ‘inappropriate’ tweetArlene Foster to write to Dáil Ceann Comhairle over comments about British soldiersSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:38
Government may yet face hardest call on Covid-19 restrictionsCSO, Nphet and consultant data and analyses signal huge challenges despite great stridesSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:22
Covid-19: 299 cases and two further deaths reported in StateDonnelly defends decision to relax restrictions but warns cases are expected to riseSun Nov 29 2020 - 19:07
Hotels, retail, hairdressers, churches, gyms to open next TuesdayCountry will move to Level 3 restrictions with some modifications as people urged to wear masks outdoorsSat Nov 28 2020 - 13:29
Life satisfaction lower during lockdown than economic crash, CSO study findsAlmost 30% of people reported ‘low life satisfaction’ in April, compared to 15% in 2013Sat Nov 28 2020 - 11:35
Republic to move back to Level 3 as shops open from TuesdayMartin: State going as far as possible to achieve best balance in easing Covid-19 restrictionsSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
Government settles on Covid strategy after 'Battle of the Spreadsheets'Politicians and health experts weigh numbers and tailor policy ahead of reopeningSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
McEntee Woulfe controversy: What has happened now, what will the minister be asked and how did we get here?Coalition say Minister met obligations by contacting colleagues with single nameThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:09
Dáil row erupts after McEntee agrees to take questions on Woulfe appointmentOireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before itWed Nov 25 2020 - 19:48
Latest Dáil row sees Woulfe controversy evolve into political sagaInside Politics: Opposition parties withdraw from business committee over Helen McEntee’s refusal to enter into question-and-answer sessionWed Nov 25 2020 - 08:39
Eir to issue apology for poor customer relations serviceJoint Oireachtas committee to hear Covid-19 behind telecom’s challenges and criticismWed Nov 25 2020 - 04:40
Covid-19 response: Has Level 5 been worth the cost?Government felt it was left with no counter-argument to data analysis deployed by NphetWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Shops, hairdressers and hotels expected to reopen next weekGovernment looking at limited reopening of social and economic lifeWed Nov 25 2020 - 00:30
Ireland to pay Denmark, Estonia €50m for ‘statistical’ renewable energy transferCabinet agrees on several additional measures including Covid-19 vaccine purchasesTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:43
