Human rights watchdog calls for more oversight on Covid-19 policing powersMore data needed to assess if Garda powers ‘are being exercised proportionately’Mon Apr 27 2020 - 02:13
Coronavirus: 52 more people die in State, bringing total virus fatalities to 1,063May 5th not ‘big bang moment’ on restrictions ending, says Minister for Health Simon HarrisSat Apr 25 2020 - 19:28
HSE confirms 21 people have died of Covid-19 in Dublin nursing homeSimon Harris sympathises with staff at St Mary’s Hospital in Phoenix Park during ‘traumatic’ timeSat Apr 25 2020 - 18:47
HSE takes issue with coronavirus testing expansion plansWorries expressed about capacity and lack of consultation over 100,000 weekly testsSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:25
Coronavirus: 37 more deaths reported as total in State exceeds 1,000Latest figures include 185 probable deaths as number of confirmed cases passes 18,000Fri Apr 24 2020 - 21:51
Call for wage subsidies for childcare sector to be extendedMeasures would bring down cost of childcare for parents – Early Childhood IrelandFri Apr 24 2020 - 01:11
Coronavirus: ‘If it was today we wouldn’t be lifting restrictions’, Holohan warnsChief medical officer says despite public frustration good work may easily be undoneFri Apr 24 2020 - 01:07
Coronavirus: 28 more deaths and 936 new cases reported in RepublicNursing Homes Ireland says redeployment urgent as many staff absent due to Covid-19Thu Apr 23 2020 - 22:53
Coronavirus: Community spread mostly under control, but evidence of people moving aboutTony Holohan warns against complacency, pointing increased seismilogical activityThu Apr 23 2020 - 20:30
HSE concerned at transfer of refugees during coronavirus pandemicMood changes in Kerry as four cases of Covid-19 diagnosed after arrival of 100 refugeesThu Apr 23 2020 - 01:15
Coronavirus: Proposed HSE app sparks concern over privacyDigital Rights Ireland calls for transparency on how contact tracing app would workThu Apr 23 2020 - 01:00
Group of 70 asylum seekers transferred from Dublin despite case of Covid-19Group had lived for many months at the Travelodge where the guest had fallen illTue Apr 21 2020 - 02:15
Coronavirus: 15 deaths reported in single Dublin nursing homeGP resigns from Medical Council after criticising State’s handling of nursing home outbreaksMon Apr 20 2020 - 19:24
Commission calls for human rights to be safeguarded during pandemicHuman rights body issues letter to party leaders ahead of government formation talksMon Apr 13 2020 - 01:43
Coronavirus will result in profound changes to society, virologist warnsApproach to large gatherings, travel and work will all change, says Dr Ailis O’CarrollMon Apr 13 2020 - 00:45
Coronavirus: Creches face delays in State support paymentsLogistical issues mean payments will not now be made until April 24thFri Apr 10 2020 - 21:14
Coronavirus: Privacy advocates say HSE planning a ‘super app’App will see people contacted if data suggests they are in contact with person with Covid-19Fri Apr 10 2020 - 13:39
Coronavirus: Is insufficient testing a big weakness in our attack?Eventual return to any type of normality will be hindered by stalled tests and resultsFri Apr 10 2020 - 03:07
Government urged to disclose number awaiting Covid-19 testLack of clarity on 51,120 appointments for swabbing ‘offered’, Sinn Féin saysFri Apr 10 2020 - 02:34
Doctors sent to help at Cavan hospital after up to 70 staff infected with coronavirusLatest figures put number of clusters or outbreaks in hospitals at 48Thu Apr 09 2020 - 20:11
Covid-19 clusters now in 100 nursing homesOver half of clusters in the east, Health Protection Surveillance Centre figures showThu Apr 09 2020 - 18:46
Coronavirus: St Vincent’s hospital warns staff of difficulty in sourcing face masks‘Ongoing availability of masks cannot be guaranteed,’ workers told in memoThu Apr 09 2020 - 03:15
Coronavirus: Start date for more than 100 contact tracers delayed by 11 daysTechnical issues delayed the rollout of tracing at one of the country’s nine centresThu Apr 09 2020 - 03:07
Creche owners criticise delays in roll-out of Covid-19 schemeEarly Childhood Ireland (ECI) seeking urgent update on proposed wage subsidy schemeTue Apr 07 2020 - 21:26
Coronavirus: Cork company altering personal protective equipment flown from China‘We took the legs off them and used them as sleeves, because a lot of the sleeves on the garments are too short’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 19:38
Q&A Covid-19 testing: How many tests have we done?What happened to the goal of 15,000 tests a day and other testing questionsThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:12
Ireland’s pharma industry gears up to make key ingredient for Covid-19 testingInability to secure sufficient supplies of reagent has led to reduced testing of samplesThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:10
Childcare workers laid off by employers who still had State subsidies‘Certain providers put the interest of their business ahead of staff and parents’ – SiptuThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:01
Coronavirus: Equipment shortfall brings test results down to 1,500 a dayHealth service hoping to reach goal of 15,000 test results per day by mid-AprilWed Apr 01 2020 - 01:15
Coronavirus: Equipment shortages continue to stall HSE testing scheduleStocks expected to be fully replenished by Tuesday while laboratories also lack reagentMon Mar 30 2020 - 21:24
Coronavirus: Medical staff may face ‘emotional distress’ over patient prioritisationDocument aims to aid difficult decisions on patient priority and resource allocationMon Mar 30 2020 - 02:45
Coronavirus: Medics get guidelines on 'difficult decisions to be made'Advice an aid to staff ‘in thinking through difficult decisions that will need to be made’Mon Mar 30 2020 - 02:38
Coronavirus: Ireland should ‘look seriously’ at closing borders to keep new infections outTen more deaths and 200 new cases bring death toll in Republic of Ireland to 46 and case total to 2,615Mon Mar 30 2020 - 02:33
Coronavirus: Creches under pressure could receive fast-tracked financial supportPotential extra funding for creches still in financial difficulty could come from the Early Learning and Care Sustainability FundSun Mar 29 2020 - 17:04
Coronavirus: Smartphone app to facilitate contact tracing to be rolled out, HSE saysData protection experts caution design should be compliant with privacy and data processing standardsSun Mar 29 2020 - 13:49
Coronavirus: Oxygen equipment meant for Ireland held back by ItalySupplier cites recent Italian law that domestic need take precedence over exportsSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Children services being shifted from Tallaght hospitalMove as a result of ‘anticipated demand on acute services, especially adult services’Thu Mar 26 2020 - 20:41
Two men found dead after fire in Kells, Co MeathGardaí say two other people who were in the house at the time are uninjuredThu Mar 26 2020 - 12:07
Creches look for clarity on Zappone financial assistance schemeState to underwrite wage bill in exchange for waiving fees charged to hard-pressed parentsThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
New coronavirus testing criteria put GPs under ‘considerable strain’GPs also say reduced testing means estimates of virus’s prevalence will be less accurateWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:25
Coronavirus: The latest major adjustment to testing eligibility explainedWhere things were relatively simple, a lot of complexity has been introduced overnightWed Mar 25 2020 - 11:56
Private hospitals in State to cater for Covid-19 cases only as pandemic spreadsNon-essential elective surgery in private facilities to ‘go to back of queue’ during crisisWed Mar 25 2020 - 05:15
Coronavirus: People told to stay at home, non-essential shops closedNumber testing positives jumps by over 200 for second day in a row, while another fatality is recordedWed Mar 25 2020 - 00:10
Coronavirus: Creches will not ask parents for fees after deal with StateWages of childcare workers topped up beyond the 70 per cent levelTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:18
Coronavirus: Enhanced income supports due to be announcedState will pay employers 70-80% of a worker’s salary up to €35,000-€40,000Tue Mar 24 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus test backlog: How did it emerge and can it be controlled?State’s strategy for controlling Covid-19 has put unprecedented pressure on our virus testing systemTue Mar 24 2020 - 01:00
Academics urge EU to issue ‘eurobonds’ to aid coronavirus responseMore than 400 sign open letter calling for bill to be picked up by euro zone not individual statesMon Mar 23 2020 - 05:00
Coronavirus: Huawei to send medical equipment to IrelandChinese tech company ‘will do everything we can to help’ as part of Covid-19 relief effortsFri Mar 20 2020 - 03:00
Coronavirus: Health experts warn against reading into data on Covid-19 patientsFigures released this week had shown concentrations of cases in people of working ageThu Mar 19 2020 - 22:32
Coronavirus: Frontline doctors warn of delays in receiving test resultsMedics say patients should expect to wait up to a week for results amid unprecedented demandThu Mar 19 2020 - 17:06
