Tallaght and Blanchardstown considered as maternity hospital sitesGovernment examining all options in event of no deal with St Vincent’s Hospital – sourcesThu Jun 24 2021 - 00:15
Minister suggests Tallaght could be site for National Maternity Hospital instead – BoylanFormer master of Holles Street says Simon Harris made remark to him in private talkWed Jun 23 2021 - 21:26
Fears Delta variant could delay reopening of indoor hospitality from July 5thIf cases increase political sources expect medical experts to urge delay in reopeningWed Jun 23 2021 - 06:56
State’s plan to buy site of new national maternity hospital thrown into disarrayGovernment caught off-guard as St Vincent’s Hospital group says it will retain ownershipWed Jun 23 2021 - 02:00
St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and State struggled to agree on land ownership in 2017Hospital project has been beset by delays amid concerns about site ownership and potential religious influence over new facilityWed Jun 23 2021 - 01:00
High proportion of population will soon need vaccine booster, Cabinet toldNo plans to delay July 5th reopening despite Delta variant surge, says TaoiseachTue Jun 22 2021 - 18:50
St Vincent’s says it must retain ownership of National Maternity Hospital siteStatement from group is a blow to Government plans to buy the site in Dublin 4Tue Jun 22 2021 - 18:14
Cabinet set to ban fur-farming from next yearCompensation package expected for farmers of three mink farms in Laois, Donegal and KerryTue Jun 22 2021 - 03:30
Government urged to publish correspondence on hospital siteLabour senator calls for clarity on efforts to purchase new national maternity hospital siteMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:52
Dr Tony Holohan hails ‘near-elimination’ of Covid-19 among vaccinatedAll indicators of the disease are improving nationally, Nphet briefing hearsFri Jun 18 2021 - 08:10
State tried but failed to buy site of new national maternity hospitalVaradkar tells Dáil of ‘problems’ with project delayed for years over ownership issuesFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:00
Irish Times poll: Fine Gael will not be too despondent, says CoveneyMinister points to ‘very positive’ jump in satisfaction with GovernmentThu Jun 17 2021 - 14:24
Irish Times poll: Sinn Féin the clear leader – but something for everyone in the audienceInside Politics: Party is making inroads across age groups and social classesThu Jun 17 2021 - 07:38
HSE may be impacted for six months by cyberattack, says ReidFurther 329 Covid-19 cases reported while Varadkar reassures on international travelWed Jun 16 2021 - 17:25
State to argue against judicial reviews taken by mother and baby home survivorsWomen claim they are indentifiable in report and testimony is misrepresentedWed Jun 16 2021 - 17:03
Builders, designers of mica homes should play role in redress, says MinisterO’Brien seeks to ensure accountability for ‘people who have walked off the pitch’Wed Jun 16 2021 - 15:40
Varadkar defends remarks on united Ireland following unionist criticismDoug Beattie says Tánaiste’s comments unhelpful in current Northern Ireland contextWed Jun 16 2021 - 14:31
Mica issue puts Government under fierce pressureInside Politics: Byelection race kicks off as candidates work up a sweatWed Jun 16 2021 - 07:37
Tighter travel restrictions for UK passengers due to concerns over Delta variantIsolation period doubled to 10 days for anyone not fully vaccinatedTue Jun 15 2021 - 21:49
Vaccine registration for people aged 30-39 set to open within weekFurther 283 cases reported while Minister says over-60s will have gotten second jab before foreign travel opensTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:35
Mica protesters gather in Dublin as new committee to examine issue set upCabinet told group will report by July 31st with findings then given to GovernmentTue Jun 15 2021 - 14:11
Dublin Bay South byelection to be held on July 8thDate for contest to fill seat vacated by Eoghan Murphy to be confirmed on WednesdayTue Jun 15 2021 - 13:55
Race to get as many fully vaccinated as possible in face of Covid-19 Delta threatInside Politics: Ministers not quite hitting the panic button yet with the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 08:10
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
State to address High Court cases against mother and baby homes reportGovernment to outline opposition to cases including one taken by Philomena LeeTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:24
Mother and baby homes testimony may be examined by independent expertMinisters to consider new proposal to examine testimonies ‘through a human rights lens’Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
Murphy hits back hard at critics over mother and baby home reportControversy over report far from over following commission chair’s robust responseFri Jun 11 2021 - 19:29
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – VaradkarFindings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission headFri Jun 11 2021 - 18:29
Covid-19: 398 new cases confirmed in the StateTaoiseach says one million people fully vaccinated with 70% target by end of JulyThu Jun 10 2021 - 17:07
Micheál Martin: Party volunteers should not have posed as pollstersGreen Party says activists may have pretended to be market researchers in ‘isolated incidents’Thu Jun 10 2021 - 09:52
‘Serious questions’ remain on mother and baby homes report, says archivistCaitríona Crowe says survivors were retraumatised by final reportWed Jun 09 2021 - 15:58
Cabinet to consider mother and baby home redress proposalsPressure mounts on commission members to appear before Oireachtas committeeSat Jun 05 2021 - 01:14
Mother and Baby Homes Commission again invited to Oireachtas hearingFine Gael Senator questions if redress scheme based on false informationFri Jun 04 2021 - 16:12
Rejecting mother and baby homes report risks survivors’ redress, Minister saysOpposition calls for rejection of commission report over treatment of women’s testimonyFri Jun 04 2021 - 03:15
Mother and baby homes: Oxford webinar comments compound survivors’ fearsCommission’s report continues to prompt questions and appears far from final wordThu Jun 03 2021 - 20:52
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address OireachtasMinister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivorsThu Jun 03 2021 - 16:57
Mother and baby homes: What did Prof Mary Daly tell the Oxford seminar?Commission member’s comments were first in public since report published in JanuaryThu Jun 03 2021 - 14:58
Martin calls for better outdoor facilities as councils asked to provide more binsStephen’s Green bandstand fenced off as authorities deal with backlash to crowdsWed Jun 02 2021 - 23:18
Mother and Baby Homes: Commission saw ‘heavy pushback’ from religious ordersBody was separately threatened with legal action, commission member tells online eventWed Jun 02 2021 - 20:32
Property tax reforms will increase many homeowners’ billsCabinet to cut rate and broaden bands, but 33% of homeowners to see increase in chargesWed Jun 02 2021 - 10:04
Heavy borrowing to finance Covid supports to continue for rest of yearAdditional borrowing of almost €3bn will be required to finance economic stimulus planWed Jun 02 2021 - 01:00
Nphet warns of risks to unvaccinated in letter to DonnellyDr Tony Holohan says Nphet unable to give assurances on level of Covid-19 infectionsTue Jun 01 2021 - 21:19
Opposition criticises planned reduction in PUP schemeGovernment is ‘pulling the rug’ from under people on the payment, says Sinn FéinTue Jun 01 2021 - 13:46
Cuts to pandemic payments to begin as early as AugustCabinet to meet on Tuesday to agree stimulus package and phasing out financial supportsMon May 31 2021 - 07:59
Q&A: Why is the National Maternity Hospital moving and why are people concerned?Uncertainty on whether hospital will be run by State and provide abortions has caused concernMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Call to ensure new maternity hospital free of religious influenceDublin Bay South byelection candidates call for all legal services to be available in hospitalMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Several arrested as Tony Holohan expresses shock at ‘open air party’ in Dublin city centreHSE chief Paul Reid warns there are still many risks to be protected againstSun May 30 2021 - 22:13
Local lockdowns may be used if there are spikes of Covid-19 cases - Varadkar374 new cases of virus reported as Tánaiste warns of possibility of fourth waveSun May 30 2021 - 17:38
Pandemic Unemployment Payment likely to be phased out from September or OctoberDecision will also be made by Government on Tuesday to close PUP to new entrantsSun May 30 2021 - 16:14
Hospitality sector, sporting and cultural events, foreign travel: faster, broader reopening this summerConfirmation of significant easing of restrictions described as a ‘good news day’Sat May 29 2021 - 01:00
