‘I should be alright pet, don’t worry’ – a father’s last words before his deathSt Mary’s Hospital nursing home in Phoenix Park has had 24 coronavirus-related fatalitiesFri May 22 2020 - 08:05
Sharp drop in numbers attending hospital emergency departmentsESRI research shows 27% decline in people seeking urgent treatmentFri May 22 2020 - 00:01
Covid-19: Relative of nursing home resident who died calls for State inquirySt Mary’s Hospital has been one of the worst hit nursing homes in the countryThu May 21 2020 - 12:41
Government to seek extra billions to help cover coronavirus paymentsDáil vote due as Covid-19 outlay likely to deplete €8.6bn budget by June, Donohoe warnsWed May 20 2020 - 02:46
Granddaughter of resident fielded 2,500 calls when helping at Covid-19 hit-nursing homeDealgan House had to rely on a volunteer, the grand-daughter of resident, to staff phonesWed May 20 2020 - 01:02
Coronavirus: Sharp rise in meat plant cases ‘concerning’ – health officialsThe number of cases in meat plants has increased by more than 300 to 828Tue May 19 2020 - 21:46
Coronavirus: 16 more fatalities brings death toll to 1,561Covid-19 safety measures could add €15,000 to price of new home, says industry bodyTue May 19 2020 - 18:16
Life satisfaction for Irish teens ranked among lowest in EuropeIrish adolescents less likely to say they drink or smoke, but many suffer cyberbullyingTue May 19 2020 - 02:26
Senior civil servant warned against inquiry into scout abuseFears independent investigation could jeopardise pending criminal casesMon May 18 2020 - 02:05
Face coverings not a ‘magic shield’ against Covid-19, says HolohanGovernment advises wearing face coverings on public transport or indoors in publicFri May 15 2020 - 18:02
Elliott feared there could be ‘thousands’ of scout abuse victimsReport found abuse was ‘tolerated’ and covered up in legacy scouting organisationsFri May 15 2020 - 17:09
Scouting Ireland makes ‘organisational apology’ to abuse survivorsVolunteers who tried to report abuse were put under pressure and told that certain senior officials were ‘too important’ to be challenged, report saysFri May 15 2020 - 05:20
Sex offenders operated at highest levels of scouting groups, report findsScouting bodies protected each other and their reputations while facilitating sex abuseFri May 15 2020 - 01:29
Damning report reveals child abuse was ‘tolerated’ in scout bodiesDarkest hour for the scouting movement as scale of child abuse scandal laid bareFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Timeline: 10 key dates in the Scouting Ireland controversyScandal unfolded in February 2018 when details of review into group’s handling of rape allegation were publishedFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Timeline: How the abuse scandal in Ireland’s scouting movement unfoldedStart of the controversy over safeguarding standards dates back more than two yearsThu May 14 2020 - 12:51
‘Sex offenders dominated leadership’ of scouting body for decades, report findsScouting Ireland makes an ‘organisational apology’ to survivors of child sex abuseThu May 14 2020 - 12:19
Scouting Ireland to publish final report into historic child abuseChild protection expert Ian Elliott’s awaited report into past child sex abuse completedWed May 13 2020 - 23:00
Covid-19: Fewer than 150 carers redeployed to nursing homesHome carers association ‘frustrated’ with lack of progress on testing and PPE supplyTue May 12 2020 - 15:50
HSE appoints investigator to assess St Mary’s whistleblower claimsAlso, outbreak of coronavirus in Dundalk nursing home has ‘stabilised’ – managementTue May 12 2020 - 02:57
How will the construction sector reopen after Covid-19 lockdown?Building workers will among the first to return to work on May 18th when rules easedMon May 11 2020 - 19:12
Children left in State care ‘twilight zone’ indefinitely by TuslaConcerns raised by Hiqa over placement of children in care without court ordersMon May 11 2020 - 01:40
‘Too early to say’ if schools will fully reopen in September, Minister saysJoe McHugh denies new Leaving Cert system will see some students being unfairly gradedSun May 10 2020 - 13:59
Coronavirus: 18 more people die of Covid-19 in the StateSimon Harris urges people to ‘stay the course’ as number of patients in ICU falls furtherSat May 09 2020 - 18:06
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on gradesGovernment concerned over exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college placesSat May 09 2020 - 15:00
Coronavirus: Staff shortages and test delays fuelled Dundalk home outbreakDealgan House nursing home has had 23 deaths during a serious coronavirus outbreakSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Rose Hegarty obituary: A life full of flowers and vibrant colourLives lost to Covid-19: Finglas native ‘loved a good debate at the dinner table’Sat May 09 2020 - 00:13
Reforms of Scouting Ireland’s governance ‘satisfactory’ - reportOrganisation has been at the centre of major governance and safeguarding controversiesFri May 08 2020 - 19:47
Coronavirus: Number of people satisfied with life plummetsCSO survey shows increased strain in personal relationships during lockdownFri May 08 2020 - 15:13
Whistleblower raised St Mary’s Covid-19 worries a month agoInternal papers show care-home staff member highlighted PPE concerns in early AprilThu May 07 2020 - 18:30
Coronavirus: Hairdresser group calls for salons to open next monthConcerns grow over ‘black market’ hairdressers operating amid lockdown restrictionsWed May 06 2020 - 16:21
Cutting national herd to reduce emissions a ‘lazy narrative’, says IFAFarmers’ group criticise comments from senior civil servant on climate action planTue May 05 2020 - 15:59
Crowd of Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters supporters gather at courtSmall children among crowd of around 50 supporters protesting Covid-19 restrictionsTue May 05 2020 - 14:53
Gardaí investigate cause of fire in historic Dublin buildingMore than 20 firefighters tackled blaze at Belcamp College on Monday nightTue May 05 2020 - 08:08
Key climate plan targets ‘not credible’, warned senior officialDepartment secretary general proposed ‘negligible’ 5% cut to national farming herdTue May 05 2020 - 03:05
The story of Rose Hegarty and how Ireland's nursing homes became coronavirus ground zeroHow was Ireland ‘caught off guard’ by the spread of Covid-19 through nursing homes?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Over 220 medicine students graduate from UCDNew graduates will start on the coronavirus frontline in 17 days timeFri May 01 2020 - 18:19
Clusters of Covid-19 infections spread to 211 nursing homesAlmost 60 per cent of virus deaths associated with residential facilities and nursing homesMon Apr 27 2020 - 21:30
Coronavirus: 18 more deaths reported in State bringing total to 1,102Nursing home patients with Covid-19 less likely to be hospitalised for treatment, figures showMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:03
Coronavirus: Fears of ‘disaster’ in residential disability centresNumber of outbreaks in disability centres triples to 82 in two-week periodMon Apr 27 2020 - 19:44
Delays in testing raise doubts about timing of lifting Irish lockdownDoctors’ group wants more contact tracing to identify cases of infectionMon Apr 27 2020 - 09:40
Inside the hospital rehabilitating coronavirus patients after ICUSome patients need to learn to ‘sit again, to stand again and walk’ after Covid-19Mon Apr 27 2020 - 02:04
Coronavirus: Additional €1.1m funding for online mental health supportsRoll-out of online supports for groups such as healthcare workers and young peopleSun Apr 26 2020 - 19:04
Coronavirus: 26 more fatalities in State confirmed, bringing virus death toll to 1,087Number of confirmed cases advanced to 19,262 on SundaySun Apr 26 2020 - 17:53
Coronavirus: 75 care homes at status ‘red’ outbreakNumber of disability centres grappling with clusters of disease nearly triple in two weeksSun Apr 26 2020 - 16:01
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
Coronavirus: Over one million people now receiving State income supportHardware stores should open only for emergencies and deliveries, says GovernmentMon Apr 20 2020 - 14:27
Coronavirus: 17-year-old ‘shocked’ over hospitalisationBrandon Fay is one of a small number of young people hospitalised with coronavirusSat Apr 18 2020 - 12:02
Coronavirus: Timeline of a pending ‘catastrophe’ in nursing homesConflicting decisions on visiting, and changing guidance on outbreaks in nursing homesSat Apr 18 2020 - 00:15
Coronavirus: Nursing home memo urges staff to set up ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ areasSt Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park has seen 11 Covid-19 related deaths in a two-week periodFri Apr 17 2020 - 21:20
