Covid-19: Ministers to consider intensifying checks on people quarantining after travelFines for breaches of stay-at-home requirements under considerationMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Government set to publish new sick pay scheme in MarchPlan designed ‘to set a minimum floor’ could see employers asked to cover pay for two weeksSun Jan 24 2021 - 19:57
Covid-19 and travel: Quarantine and increased Garda checks near Dublin airport on cardsPublic health team says lockdown should continue until at least end of February Tighter restrictions on international travel under considerationSat Jan 23 2021 - 03:00
Taoiseach appeals to China to reopen market to Irish beef urgentlyMartin expresses concern to Chinese over ongoing suspension of trade in Irish beefSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
Chair of national children’s hospital development board to step downFred Barry originally brought in by Simon Harris as cost of project spiralledFri Jan 22 2021 - 21:18
Holohan warns of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in January, calls for tighter air travel rulesPre-travel test ‘is not sufficiently robust system for prevention of disease importation’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:02
Foley accuses union of being ‘disingenuous’ on school reopening claimJosepha Madigan raises mother and baby homes when discussing situation for special education pupilsWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:07
Covid-19: State at most precarious stage of pandemic yetInside Politics: coronavirus infections are at an all-time high, schools are closed and vaccination programme is generating political firestormsWed Jan 20 2021 - 09:16
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
AstraZeneca tells HSE vaccine deliveries can be expected by mid-FebruaryDonnelly tells Cabinet colleagues there is a clear protocol in place for Covid-19 vaccinationsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
BusConnects: Over €55m spent by NTA on bus scheme so farTransport authority needs to explain exactly how the money was spent, says TDWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
HSE to compile report into non-frontline staff receiving vaccinesMinister to meet chair of Coombe after family members of staff given ‘spare’ Covid-19 jabsTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:35
Donnelly insists clear protocol in place on vaccines after Harris commentsMinister urges colleagues to come to him with questions after criticism over Coombe controversyTue Jan 19 2021 - 18:50
Cabinet approves €91m plan to bring GPs, pharmacists into vaccine programmeScheme will become key to the widespread vaccination effort, says DonnellyTue Jan 19 2021 - 14:39
Covid-19: Teachers urge rethink on resuming special education classesStill unclear if planned reopening of special needs schools will go ahead on ThursdayMon Jan 18 2021 - 21:44
GPs say patients rejected Covid-19 tests over fears of impact on Christmas plansNphet told of people with symptoms who were unwilling to be testedMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:28
Coombe board to discuss giving of Covid-19 vaccine to 16 family members of staffStephen Donnelly spoke to hospital chairman about controversy about leftover dosesMon Jan 18 2021 - 13:38
Covid-19: Nursing homes to be prioritised for vaccination for 10 days amid supply shortageVaccination of health workers to be scaled down as supply of jab to drop by up to 50%Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?Ireland is now second in the EU vaccination league table. Can this pace be sustained?Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Pfizer to reduce vaccine deliveries to EuropeIreland may receive just half of expected 40,000 doses next weekFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:22
Covid-19: Taoiseach tells TDs world will be ‘very different’ by JuneFianna Fáil members criticise teaching unions over Leaving Cert studentsWed Jan 13 2021 - 21:18
Ireland awarded over €1bn from EU fund to offset Brexit impactSupport being provided to offest effects of Britain leaving bloc on exports and sectors such as fishingWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:59
Covid-19: Holohan warns of high numbers of deaths ‘for next period of time’Chief medical officer calls on people to stay home ‘out of respect’ for those who have diedWed Jan 13 2021 - 01:00
Government should publish daily vaccine counts, says Fine GaelParty readmits three Golfgate Senators Buttimer, Burke and CumminsTue Jan 12 2021 - 21:31
First doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in Ireland as EU chief defends supplyAstraZeneca seeks green light while Chinese vaccine disappoints in trialTue Jan 12 2021 - 20:58
Health secretary pay rise should be disclosed at Cabinet, says MinisterGreen Party deputy leader tells Taoiseach Cabinet should be informed of €292,000 payTue Jan 12 2021 - 18:19
State to investigate leaking of Government informationSenior civil servant to focus on leaking of Mother and Baby Homes report informationTue Jan 12 2021 - 17:36
Bethany Home: ‘No exception’ to high rates of infant mortality in Protestant-run institutionMatron believed children of unmarried mothers ‘tended to be weak and prone to illness’, commission findsTue Jan 12 2021 - 16:10
Unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases to see thousands of health staff redeployedIreland has highest rate of Covid-19 in world, with 4,929 new cases reported yesterdayTue Jan 12 2021 - 06:29
Covid-19: Up to 700,000 to be vaccinated by end of March – DonnellyFront-line health workers, care home staff and residents, and older people prioritisedTue Jan 12 2021 - 03:04
Brexit and beef farmers: Plans for exceptional aid discussedFarm incomes could be hit by up to 13% despite trade deal, McConalogue believesTue Jan 12 2021 - 01:00
Pharmacies ‘likely’ to provide Covid-19 vaccine once Oxford-AstraZeneca shot approvedUnion says pharmacists must be prioritised for early inoculation against coronavirusMon Jan 11 2021 - 17:54
New election laws to include crackdown on political ads on social mediaRules will allow for social distancing and queuing at polling stations during pandemicSat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00
Hospitals prepare for Covid-19 surge and use of ventilators outside ICUThree cases of South African coronavirus variant detected in Ireland, says HolohanSat Jan 09 2021 - 00:29
How the Government’s plan to reopen schools unravelled in 24 hoursClosures put calculated grades back on the agenda for Leaving Cert, and plunge families with special needs pupils into crisisFri Jan 08 2021 - 19:45
Covid-19: Some principals may defy plan to reopen schools for Leaving Cert studentsTeachers, publicans respond as Government approves harshest lockdown since MarchThu Jan 07 2021 - 05:01
Covid-19: Cabinet agrees to keep schools closed for January in ‘most challenging phase of all’Businesses could be closed until the end of March, Leo Varadkar suggestsWed Jan 06 2021 - 23:05
Covid-19: List of exemptions from construction industry shutdown announcedAll but essential projects will stop from Friday in bid to stop spread of virusWed Jan 06 2021 - 22:29
Awareness campaign planned for hauliers on Brexit rulesCabinet to discuss difficulties in getting new customs regime to bed downWed Jan 06 2021 - 04:30
Echoes of first lockdown as tighter Covid restrictions on everyday activities expectedCabinet expected to sign off on plans that include sweeping additional travel measuresWed Jan 06 2021 - 02:55
Cabinet set to agree closure of schools and construction until end of JanuaryClick and collect retail set to be banned while crèches to remain open for essential workersTue Jan 05 2021 - 21:53
Nphet gets three new members to boost infectious disease, scientific resourcesProfessors Mary Horgan, Karina Butler and Mark Ferguson added to State’s Covid-19 policy advisory bodyTue Jan 05 2021 - 20:03
Covid-19: Record 3,394 cases reported in RepublicState in ‘precarious position’ after four deaths and 71 admissions to hospital in 24 hoursSat Jan 02 2021 - 18:24
Prolonging interval between Covid vaccine shots to aid rollout speed examinedExtending period between shots could maximise numbers vaccinated in rolloutSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
State to examine extending period between vaccine shotsExtending period between shots could maximise numbers vaccinated in rolloutSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
Political pressures of latest pandemic phase as acute as everThe Government must defend its decision to reopen the hospitality sector and then allow household visits over ChristmasSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
State wary of potential for litigation with Covid jab as vaccinations begin on TuesdayUp to 20,000 a week to be vaccinated from early January, says Minister for HealthMon Dec 28 2020 - 05:00
Covid-19 vaccine: Everything we know so far about the rolloutThe logistical programme underpinning the rollout is far from simple but there is a plan in placeMon Dec 28 2020 - 04:01
Cabinet to discuss Brexit deal as sectors of economy face disruptionFisheries will ‘no doubt’ be negatively affected, while hauliers worry about delaysMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
‘Fastest growing incidence’: 922 Covid cases and eight deaths reportedBest Christmas present you can give is to strictly adhere to public health advice – HolohanThu Dec 24 2020 - 19:45
