Nphet’s shock recommendation caused disbelief and anger within GovernmentRelationship between politicians and public health experts has been badly damagedWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:06
Covid-19: Varadkar tells TDs of possible lockdown ‘on horizon’432 more cases confirmed as Holohan calls for renewed public effortTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:08
Dublin Port not yet ready for Brexit, Cabinet toldMinisters approve Climate Action Bill which will set annual carbon emissions targetsTue Oct 06 2020 - 12:43
Fine Gael plots big changes in bid for ‘personality’ in wake of election reviewHaving essentially lost the election, party determined not to repeat mistakesMon Oct 05 2020 - 09:25
Coronavirus: Visitors to be capped nationwide at six from one other homeRestrictions are tightened across State following NPHET advice amid fear over worsening Covid-19 case numbersFri Oct 02 2020 - 08:01
Coronavirus: stricter house visitor limits nationwide as 442 new cases confirmedNPHET says there should be maximum of six people from one household rather than threeThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:10
Tánaiste: More than Covid-19 case numbers should be looked at to decide restrictionsTaoiseach says there is ‘always an ongoing tension’ between economy and public healthThu Oct 01 2020 - 15:22
Pharmacists to be allowed give flu jab in homes and carsMinister for Health Stephen Donnelly to bring amendments to existing legislationThu Oct 01 2020 - 07:07
‘Where the virus goes, the economy goes’: Donohoe to warn of stop-start cycleMinister will tell TDs economic backdrop to Budget 2021 ‘exceptionally difficult’Thu Oct 01 2020 - 02:49
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert: Up to 1,000 extra college places may be needed due to results error, Harris saysMinister of State Josepha Madigan said she only became aware of issue on WednesdayWed Sept 30 2020 - 20:08
Ticket touts could face fines of €100,000 or jail under new lawsTánaiste says touting and resale websites ‘ruin gigs and matches’ by driving up pricesTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:35
Covid-19: Possible extra restrictions for four counties to be decided by weekendHealth workers who used holidays to look after children set to be given leave backMon Sept 28 2020 - 01:31
Public transport needs €460m to keep running, Eamon Ryan warnedCovid-19 impact on passenger numbers costly with uncertainty over ‘mega-projects’Mon Sept 28 2020 - 01:07
‘Entirely wrong’ to remove pandemic payment from students, says Sinn Féin leaderMcDonald also calls on Minister for Finance to reverse cut to paymentSun Sept 27 2020 - 13:20
Visitor restrictions remain in place at National Maternity Hospital and CoombePartners of pregnant women in these hospitals not permitted to attend certain scansSat Sept 26 2020 - 10:49
Covid-19: Contact tracers to start looking into where people are infectedExtra information to be gathered about cases labelled ‘community transmission’ up to nowSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:16
Covid-19: Fears grow over increased restrictions for cities and local areasIreland faces ‘critical two weeks’ in fight against virus, Minister saysSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:08
Over 36,700 employers register for new Covid wage subsidy schemeRevenue has paid out €12.1m in ‘sweepback payments’ in last week under EWSSFri Sept 25 2020 - 12:13
HSE may facilitate virtual role for partners at key maternity momentsHealth executive will examine possible telelink for partners via smartphone or cameraFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00
Donegal to move to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, Taoiseach confirmsMeasures in place until October 16th as wet pubs with outdoor service allowed to remain openThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:12
HSE to provide extra 1,500 hospital beds as part of €600m winter planOfficials warn Covid infections across country ‘a week or two’ behind DublinThu Sept 24 2020 - 01:15
Covid-19: Younger and lower-paid ‘carry heavy economic burden’Taoiseach’s economic adviser says €9bn public investment for 2021 is an opportunityWed Sept 23 2020 - 21:44
Let coronavirus spread through under-60 population, Dáil committee toldSwedish epidemiologist advises against pinning hopes on imminent advent of vaccineWed Sept 23 2020 - 11:53
Taoiseach defends pandemic payment cut as new advisers approvedAides on up to € 101,114 for work with senior Ministers and up to €78,816 with Ministers of StateTue Sept 22 2020 - 21:02
Ten new advisers to junior ministers to be appointed despite previous Government decisionMinisters of State told in summer they would have to share a pool of staffTue Sept 22 2020 - 14:04
Fireworks can cause ‘horrific injuries’ amongst children, fire officer warnsMcEntee says source of fireworks being used now, particularly in Dublin, is being investigatedTue Sept 22 2020 - 13:36
Further restrictions expected for Dublin if Covid-19 infection rate does not stablilise'Worrying trends': Waiting game in play as officials monitor situationTue Sept 22 2020 - 12:01
Cabinet set to approve Bill to address forestry licence backlogCoillte warned that delays in sector causing timber shortage and putting jobs at riskTue Sept 22 2020 - 00:00
Coronavirus: 188 new cases and no further deaths amid concern over eight counties‘Possibility’ other counties will have status elevated to Level 3, says Eamon RyanMon Sept 21 2020 - 17:46
Sinn Féin to support Right to Die Bill moving to next stageLegislation would let people who are terminally ill decide time of their own deathMon Sept 21 2020 - 12:53
Government expects to reopen all pubs by the middle of this monthTaoiseach denies new law requiring pubs and restaurants to retain details of food consumption has been a communications calamitySat Sept 05 2020 - 00:50
Government asked to clarify why ‘green list’ not updatedTravellers are confused and ‘need some direction’ says Labour Party leaderSat Sept 05 2020 - 00:46
Covid-19: Restaurants and pubs furious over ‘authoritarian’ new rules on mealsMinisters also urged by NPHET subgroup not to ‘stigmatise’ people who contract Covid-19Fri Sept 04 2020 - 01:28
Staycationers can claim tax credits of up to €125 under new schemeStay and spend scheme requires registration for both businesses and individuals claimingThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:46
Coronavirus: Pubs, restaurants concerned over record-keeping regulationsHospitality industry frustrated by ‘lack of communication’ around updated guidelinesThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:43
Income tax not to increase in next budget, says DonohoeSeptember comprises ‘final piece of the jigsaw’ before a call made about tax collectionThu Sept 03 2020 - 15:56
EU commission candidates to be named in ‘next two days’, says Taoiseach‘No strain’ on relationship with EU Commission president - Micheál MartinThu Sept 03 2020 - 15:38
Concern about rising Covid-19 cases among older people and in DublinPeople should ‘assume at all times that someone in their company has Covid’, Dr Ronan Glynn saysThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:28
‘Wet pubs’ should be given a chance to reopen, Varadkar saysSources now believe pubs not serving food could be back open in early OctoberThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:09
Coveney not expected to allow name go forward for EU commissioner positionMove likely to clear way for MEP Maireád McGuinness to be nominated for roleThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Rising tide of Covid-19 can be suppressed by ‘reducing daily contacts’Modest extra effort can derail ‘slowly growing epidemic’, says public health team expertWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:44
New Minister for Agriculture hails from a farming backgroundBorn in 1977, he was elected TD for Donegal North East in 2011Wed Sept 02 2020 - 20:04
Clarity on nomination for EU commissioner by ‘end of week’, Fine Gael TDs toldVaradkar points out Commission wants ‘a woman and a man, not a man and a woman’Wed Sept 02 2020 - 19:01
New law to pave way for reopening of ‘wet pubs’, says MinisterHelen McEntee said Ireland was an outlier in Europe for keeping pubs closedWed Sept 02 2020 - 14:33
Blocking pub inspections to result in €2,500 fineBill bestows powers on Garda to inspect licensed premisesWed Sept 02 2020 - 02:42
Government considering allowing alcohol-free music events to go aheadMinisters to meet campaigners to examine which events can be further reopenedMon Aug 31 2020 - 07:13
New Garda board to act as ‘firewall’ between Minister and commissionerThe new group will identify risks in Garda early ‘so controversies are forestalled’Mon Aug 31 2020 - 01:07
Simon Coveney understood to be most likely nominee for EU commissioner roleGovernment said to be increasingly likely to submit just one nominee despite requestMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Holding gatherings of more than six to be a civil offenceCabinet decides making large parties criminal offences would be too ‘extreme’ a measureSat Aug 29 2020 - 01:00
