Government departments clash over ‘lack of answers’ on quarantineOfficials express concern over lack of clear plan on how to add countries to listTue Apr 06 2021 - 22:12
Government’s good news message drowned out by political grenadesChanges to vaccine rollout and quarantine list ramp up party leadership dissatisfactionSat Apr 03 2021 - 02:43
Coronavirus: EU countries left off hotel quarantine list for now after ‘frosty’ meetingCoveney raises concerns over capacity and legal issues if EU countries on at-risk listFri Apr 02 2021 - 00:15
Hotel quarantine row latest power struggle between Government and health expertsHandling of issue shows disconnect between Department of Health and other ministriesThu Apr 01 2021 - 21:22
EU states and US dropped from mandatory hotel quarantine listQuarantine system extended to 26 countries rather than the 43 originally proposedThu Apr 01 2021 - 21:14
Covid-19: Government row erupts over plan to expand mandatory quarantineAnger in Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Department of Health planThu Apr 01 2021 - 01:01
Concern plans to extend hotel quarantine could breach EU citizens’ rightsAttorney General warns Government over plans to add 43 countries to high risk listWed Mar 31 2021 - 23:37
Pressing need to explain vaccine priority list changes, says Norma FoleyFF parliamentary party meeting registers unease at ‘pulling rug’ from some workersWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:35
Varadkar forced to defend ‘scrapping’ vaccine priority list at FG meetingTánaiste says shift in rollout plan could have been handled better with greater consultationWed Mar 31 2021 - 19:54
Age the ‘defining’ factor in Covid-19 risk, not professionNew vaccine rollout plan not a reflection on ‘how valued’ certain workers are, says MinisterWed Mar 31 2021 - 17:09
Teachers criticise new age-based vaccine rollout and seek urgent meeting with GovernmentTrinity immunologist disagrees with Government moving away from occupation-based approachWed Mar 31 2021 - 04:44
Nphet warned Government that Covid-19 cases could rise to 2,000 a day within four weeksPublic health team tells Government Ireland’s epidemiological situation remains ‘precarious’Tue Mar 30 2021 - 23:22
Covid-19 vaccines overhaul sparks anger as Government agrees to begin easing restrictions from mid-April‘We are on the final stretch of this terrible journey’, Micheál Martin insists as he announces phased changes to Covid-19 lockdownTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:46
Jennifer Bray: While Taoiseach says we are on ‘the final stretch’, public is wary of the path aheadThe key test is whether the promised vaccines will be delivered fairly and on timeTue Mar 30 2021 - 21:33
Timeline: How Covid-19 measures will be eased, according to latest planApril 12th will see easing of 5km restrictions while golf and tennis set for April 26th returnTue Mar 30 2021 - 18:59
Backgrounder: What were Ministers told at ‘grim’ but ‘encouraging’ meeting with health officials?Lockdown easing: New modelling shows if Government holds off risk profile dropsTue Mar 30 2021 - 12:56
Lockdown exit: Ministers to discuss easing restrictions after 'grim' Nphet warning not to take risksState has not vaccinated enough people to take risks with Covid-19 restrictions, Ministers are warnedTue Mar 30 2021 - 03:54
No plans to assign gardaí to quarantine hotels despite breachesGovernment sticking with plan not to station personnel at cornoavirus isolation hotelTue Mar 30 2021 - 03:49
Nphet gives stark warning that lifting restrictions too early could cause fresh Covid wave lasting into summerHealth officials tell Government nowhere near enough protection at a population level in order to substantially relax restrictionsMon Mar 29 2021 - 23:11
Varadkar had copy of GP pay deal waiting in car on arrival from BrusselsDocuments show Tánaiste asked for agreement he later showed to friend to be sent to BaldonnelThu Mar 25 2021 - 11:25
Covid-19: Government faces crucial month for vaccination programmeInside Politics: Coalition is promising administration of vaccines will ‘ramp up’ from next week onwardsThu Mar 25 2021 - 07:53
Rising cases leave State in ‘fragile’ place in Covid battle, Taoiseach saysGovernment expresses optimism easing of EU-UK row will fast-track delivery of more vaccinesThu Mar 25 2021 - 02:45
Fine Gael TDs call on Government to end rolling lockdownsVaradkar tells FG parliamentary party of concerns over Covid-19 reinfectionsWed Mar 24 2021 - 20:18
Varadkar says he does not believe charges will be brought against him over GP contract leakGardaí upgraded inquiry into leak of contract to formal investigationWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:58
Hard Rock Hotel and Clontarf Castle to be used for mandatory quarantineFour Dublin hotels chosen for quarantine regime, as 47 bookings made in first two daysWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:23
Advisory committee to help with appointment of chief justiceHelen McEntee proposal will assist in selecting successor for Frank ClarkeWed Mar 24 2021 - 00:01
Walk-in testing to be introduced in areas with high incidence of CovidDonnelly says people will be able to avail of the facility without a referral orderTue Mar 23 2021 - 20:51
Helen McEntee outlines process of appointing next Chief JusticeMr Justice Frank Clarke due to retire this October when he reaches the age of 70Tue Mar 23 2021 - 20:46
State will pay extra bill if travellers forced to quarantine beyond 12 daysDepartment of Health says 26 bookings already made for hotels under new systemTue Mar 23 2021 - 20:45
Mandatory hotel quarantine booking portal goes live with 12-night stay costing €1,875 per personPassengers coming into Ireland from airport considered ‘high risk’ must pre-pay for stayTue Mar 23 2021 - 13:42
Another surge in Covid-19 possible just ahead of decision time on lifting curbsMandatory quarantine regime for arrivals from high-risk countries set to beginMon Mar 22 2021 - 05:00
TDs and Senators swear statements to facilitate expenses claimsSuspension of need to fob in to Dáil or Seanad for three months reason for sworn oathsMon Mar 22 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Cabinet split on easing 5km limit in April as work from home advice to remain until JunePessimism expressed on key metrics of hospitalisations, vaccinations and casesFri Mar 19 2021 - 01:41
New Sexual Offences Bill expected to further protect victims of harassmentBill will add that a person’s belief in consent to sexual act must be reasonably heldTue Mar 16 2021 - 01:00
Construction among reopenings at risk if Covid-19 cases keep risingVaradkar rules out April 5th relaxations in event of numbers going in wrong directionSat Mar 13 2021 - 03:17
Covid-19: Taoiseach warns on easing of restrictions as case numbers remain stubbornly highNphet member urges public to ‘hold on’ as 10 further deaths and 646 cases reportedFri Mar 12 2021 - 19:39
Two people arrested following Traveller funeral in LeitrimGardaí issue 80 fixed penalty notices after 300 mourners gather in Carrick-on-ShannonFri Mar 12 2021 - 19:16
Nphet fears ‘real trouble’ if Covid-19 cases keep risingNursing home residents allowed two visits a week on compassionate groundsFri Mar 12 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions: Government seeks advice on next stepsDepartment to engage with Prof O’Mahony to set ‘broad’ terms of reference for reportThu Mar 11 2021 - 21:09
Students in direct provision will no longer have to pay international feesGovernment is examining extending student support schemeThu Mar 11 2021 - 13:10
Illegal adoptions: Government’s next step fraught with difficultyState has duty of care to subjects of illegal birth registrations but also to their anguishThu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions: ‘Doing nothing’ not option for State inquiryScale and timeframe among challenges, special rapporteur for child protection saysThu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00
Illegal adoptions report delayed due to Seámus Woulfe’s concernsFormer AG raised issues around data protection, terms of reference and other inquiryThu Mar 11 2021 - 00:06
At least 14 illegal adoption cases at ‘advanced stage’ in High CourtBelfast man launched proceedings against St Patrick’s Guild in January 2020Wed Mar 10 2021 - 18:04
Q&A: What did the review of Ireland's adoption records find?Report ‘will leave many questions unanswered’ but also raises many problemsWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:00
Up to 20,000 adoption files could relate to irregular birth registrations – reportPhrases or ‘markers’ found in sample files that could indicate ‘suspicious practice’Wed Mar 10 2021 - 03:20
Illegal adoptions review advises against inquiry despite thousands of ‘suspicious’ filesReview based on small sample suggests up to 20,000 suspicious cases may be in archivesTue Mar 09 2021 - 15:04
New guidelines on personal injury awards to take effect ‘within weeks’Minister for Justice to bring proposals for Bill to Cabinet after judges back plansTue Mar 09 2021 - 01:00
Abortion legislation review to begin, Donnelly tells CabinetAct includes three-year review to monitor delivery of services, operation of legislationSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Ireland may ask EU countries to share their Covid-19 vaccinesStephen Donnelly seriously concerned about reliability of AstraZeneca’s deliveriesFri Mar 05 2021 - 01:00
