Canvassing with Fianna Fáil: ‘Ivana’s nice but she was voted in by Trinity graduates’Deirdre Conroy pushes her local record in an uphill battle for Dublin Bay SouthSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:21
Government set to buy million coronavirus vaccines from RomaniaTaoiseach and Romanian president signal agreement ‘in principle’ to the purchaseFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:34
Delta variant driving ‘significant’ new Covid surge, Holohan warnsGovernment considering offering one-shot vaccine to people under 35Fri Jul 02 2021 - 02:24
Under-35s may be offered one-shot Janssen Covid-19 vaccine at pharmaciesYounger people expected to be offered thousands of vaccine doses in new planThu Jul 01 2021 - 19:20
Vaccine registration to open for people aged 30-34, as experts to examine use of antigen testTaoiseach says vaccinating younger people with AZ, J&J not central to reopening delayThu Jul 01 2021 - 15:06
State ownership of maternity hospital land would be ‘inappropriate’Concerns mount about potential religious influence in the new hospitalThu Jul 01 2021 - 02:00
Covid-19: Opposition grows to plans to delay return of indoor hospitalityTaoiseach told FF ‘toxic’ and ‘irrelevant’ to young amid Dáil and sectoral criticismThu Jul 01 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil becoming ‘irrelevant and toxic’ to young people, TD tells party meetingNphet modelling did not include Niac advice on vaccines for young people, Donnelly saysWed Jun 30 2021 - 23:40
Mid-July return for indoor dining if UK data shows Delta less severe – GovernmentTourist industry representatives told Ministers waiting on data from UK to make moveWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:38
Fury and backlash: Hospitality industry angry as Covid reopening plans shelvedRestaurants and pubs have no indicative date for return of customers inside premisesWed Jun 30 2021 - 07:37
Mary Lou McDonald: ‘If you think I am forward in my expression, meet my mother’Sinn Féin leader tells Irish Times Summer Nights Festival how her family shaped herTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:30
Analysis: Move on indoor dining for vaccinated ‘fell out of clear blue sky’The recommendation once again exposes the fault lines between the Government and NphetTue Jun 29 2021 - 20:18
More than 2,000 could die from Covid-19 by September, Nphet warns‘Significant’ fourth wave likely due to Delta variant, letter to Government saysTue Jun 29 2021 - 14:12
National Maternity Hospital doctors fear ‘misinformation’ could delay moveTaoiseach retains concerns around governance and possible religious influence in facilityMon Jun 28 2021 - 06:25
Nphet and Niac to meet over resumption of indoor dining and vaccines for younger peopleUnease in Cabinet that increase in Delta variant could jeopardise any revised dateMon Jun 28 2021 - 03:00
Sexual consent classes to be offered to third-level studentsMeasures mean colleges will have to bring in mechanisms for anonymous reporting of harassmentMon Jun 28 2021 - 00:00
Delay in reopening indoor dining ‘will not stop rise in cases’ - expertCabinet to meet ahead of schedule to decide whether July 5th easing to go aheadSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:47
There can be no religious influence in new national maternity hospital – TaoiseachMartin says he has concerns on hospital governance but new site not on the cardsSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:30
Sinn Féin has opposed building of 6,000 homes across Dublin, says Fine Gael reportWork blocked at sites such as Ballymastone, O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor, Government party saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 07:15
‘Significant milestones’ reached in planned relocation of National Maternity HospitalReports reveal extent of planning already gone into relocation from Holles Street to the Elm Park campusFri Jun 25 2021 - 01:00
Maternity hospital location a matter for Government, Tallaght hospital saysTánaiste ‘not aware’ of any plan to look at alternative sites for National Maternity HospitalFri Jun 25 2021 - 01:00
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
