Government to launch public information campaign on face masksTaoiseach defends State approach to face coverings, Harris calls message ‘confusing’Thu Jun 11 2020 - 17:52
State has contacted UAE about Daniel Kinahan’s involvement in Fury-Joshua fightVaradkar says he was ‘taken aback’ by video in which Tyson Fury thanked Irish crime bossThu Jun 11 2020 - 14:20
Taoiseach says Ireland may be almost fully open by mid-JulyVaradkar appeals to schools, teachers, SNAs to participate in school summer programmeThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:01
Paddy Boyle obituary: Compulsive and successful entrepreneurBoyle was blessed with that sharp eye for business and an uncanny ability to succeedThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:01
Yvonne Ferns obituary: Devoted mother, wife, grandmother and friendFormer seamstress loved social occasions and was always first on to the dance floorThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:00
Tony Devenney obituary: Followed in father’s footsteps as a postmanMotorcycling and angling enthusiast ‘enjoyed the simple things in life’Thu Jun 11 2020 - 13:00
Changes to farming a sticking point in government talksSinn Féin insists there are ‘other options’ for government formation if current talks failWed Jun 10 2020 - 23:26
Ryan urges farmers to ignore ‘scare stories’ about GreensAgriculture Minister accuses Green party leader of doing a ‘disservice’ to rural communitiesWed Jun 10 2020 - 22:13
Minister urges schools to run summer scheme after low take-up reportedOnly ‘five or six’ schools sign up compared to over 230 last year, Sinn Féin TD claimsWed Jun 10 2020 - 20:47
Childcare package to include reopening grant and funds to upgrade buildings‘Imminent’ plan to provide grants and subsidies to creches and enable parents return to workWed Jun 10 2020 - 07:48
Coronavirus: Further nine deaths related to Covid-19 bring toll in State to 1,691Chair of expert group says no strategy ‘utterly insulates’ Ireland from the pandemicTue Jun 09 2020 - 19:42
Finance officials justified SME charges over ‘ability to fiddle expenses’ – claimIsme chief: State agencies ‘leave little doubt of perception that big business is good, small business is bad’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 19:18
Coronavirus: Advice on face masks for Ireland’s over 60s to be reviewed this week, committee hearsManagement of second wave will be different from first, chair of epidemiology group saysTue Jun 09 2020 - 13:29
Minister pledges ‘root-and-branch transformation’ of direct provisionFlanagan says ‘nobody happy’ with system but housing key as 7,700 people in centresSun Jun 07 2020 - 20:25
Covid-19: One further death and 25 new cases in RepublicHSE figures show 124 people with coronavirus in hospital, down from 182 a week agoSun Jun 07 2020 - 18:51
Senators will apply to High Court for judgment on Seanad sittingGroup say they will seek judgment unless Taoiseach agrees date for newly-elected Seanad to sitSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:31
‘Up to 40%’ of close contacts of meat plant workers with Covid not tracedHarris denies claim from Naughten that only about one-third of those contacts in industry were followed upFri Jun 05 2020 - 09:21
Stabbings, shootings and attacks continue during pandemic, Dáil toldVicious incidents because of an ongoing drugs feud in north Dublin, TD saysThu Jun 04 2020 - 21:29
Coronavirus: Five more deaths brings toll in State to 1,664NPHET recommends further easing of lockdown from MondayThu Jun 04 2020 - 20:09
Some larger stores to reopen on Monday ahead of schedule‘Air bridges’ proposed to facilitate overseas travel as further easing of lockdown is recommendedThu Jun 04 2020 - 19:54
Direct provision system not comparable with a man killed by police - Varadkar‘We’ve witnessed the absence of moral leadership, or words of understanding,’ Taoiseach says of USThu Jun 04 2020 - 18:38
Housing supports should be increased if Covid-19 payment is cut – ESRITaoiseach signals payment to be cut for some part-time workersThu Jun 04 2020 - 14:02
Taoiseach says €350 pandemic payment to be cut for some part-time workersVaradkar condemns ‘absence of moral leadership’ in US, but ‘pernicious racism’ at homeThu Jun 04 2020 - 13:15
Tánaiste rules out including ban on Israeli goods in programme for governmentFF, Greens urged to keep pre-election commitments on Occupied Territories BillThu Jun 04 2020 - 11:47
President expresses ‘greatest heartbreak’ at clashes with protesters in USResponse should be to eliminate racism and inequality everywhere, Higgins saysThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:19
Aviation could take three years to get back to 2019 levels, says RossNo timeframe set out for unrestricted flights as other EU states set clear resumption datesWed Jun 03 2020 - 23:45
Tánaiste shares outrage of the Opposition at killing of George Floyd in the USDáil observes minute’s silence as demonstration of ‘our abhorrence of and rejection of racism’Wed Jun 03 2020 - 20:03
Covid-19: People in rural areas should be allowed travel further than 5km - MinisterMichael Ring also urges Bank of Ireland to reopen branches closed in pandemic immediatelyWed Jun 03 2020 - 18:24
No personnel have rejoined Defence Forces under scheme, Dáil toldMinister acknowledges numbers more than 1,000 below the 9,500 minimum targetWed Jun 03 2020 - 15:05
A third of arrivals in Ireland are not answering phone for self-isolation checksOver 6,000 Irish people have returned from abroad since start of pandemicTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:43
Covid-19: State’s use of private hospitals cost €97 million in AprilTotal bill for three-month deal expected to be €300 million, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Jun 02 2020 - 15:43
State nets €10m from mobile phone operators’ use of masts on public buildingsGarda stations providing most facilities with Fitzgibbon St station in Dublin alone generating €185k since 2018Mon Jun 01 2020 - 17:55
Republic pushes to be voice for small states on UN Security CouncilPresident ‘a beacon’ in long Irish campaign for position allocated in June 17th voteMon Jun 01 2020 - 17:08
Homes for less than €230,000 could be bought under proposed SF schemeParty has sent five-page proposal to local authorities and other stakeholdersFri May 29 2020 - 20:56
Supermac’s boss under fire over claim Covid-19 payment like ‘winning lotto’TDs hit out at Pat McDonagh’s comments on part-time workers as an ‘utter disgrace’Thu May 28 2020 - 19:14
Patrick Brady obituary: Royal Mail worker who got medal for braveryLives Lost to Covid-19: Kildare man in London rewarded by queen for foiling robberyThu May 28 2020 - 14:42
Jimmy Grogan obituary: Old-school family man who loved a cup of teaLives lost to Covid-19: OPW father of nine flew Lilywhites flag in BallyfermotThu May 28 2020 - 14:42
Call for certainty on Covid-19 payment as Doherty seeks extra €6.8bnFianna Fáil TD says he resents claims that people on pandemic benefit ‘gaming the system’Thu May 28 2020 - 13:49
Broadband plan worth €3bn might be delivered in five years instead of seven, Dáil toldSome 290,000 homes and businesses due to receive service between 2022 and 2026Thu May 28 2020 - 08:00
Covid-19: Tax on unemployment payment could be collected by reducing creditsRevenue responds amid claims those in receipt of subsidy may face surprise billThu May 28 2020 - 00:31
‘Who’s in charge?’ TDs warn time for Government, not health advisers to decideCabinet has ‘casually delegated too much responsibility’ to public health, Dáil hearsWed May 27 2020 - 21:42
The 2-metre rule is to stay in place, Holohan saysTaoiseach suggests the Covid-19 committee could examine the 2-metre issueWed May 27 2020 - 21:22
Local authorities to be repaid for rates waiver after Cabinet decisionMinister tells Dáil councils are expected to be repaid early in JuneWed May 27 2020 - 21:09
HSE looking at easing nursing home visitor restrictions, says HarrisRate at which Covid-19 is transmitted is now stable at between 0.4 and 0.5 - MinisterWed May 27 2020 - 18:58
Covid-19 tests cost the State €200 each, says Taoiseach‘Months rather than weeks’ before 14-day quarantine for passengers entering country endsWed May 27 2020 - 18:47
Coronavirus: Further 17 deaths reported along with 73 new casesTwo-metre social distancing rule needed to suppress Covid-19 spread, says HolohanWed May 27 2020 - 18:21
Discussions underway on increasing numbers allowed at funerals - VaradkarBaptisms, small weddings part of talks as Labour calls to allow 30 mournersWed May 27 2020 - 16:07
Future of pandemic unemployment scheme to be decided by next government, Taoiseach indicatesVaradkar reiterates benefits will continue beyond June 8th as Dáil row erupts over estimatesWed May 27 2020 - 14:50
Covid-19: Department was warned of 200 ‘high risk’ nursing homesSome nursing homes say they had to use painter’s overalls due to lack of PPEWed May 27 2020 - 03:05
‘Unacceptable’ that Cahersiveen direct provision staff not Garda vettedDepartment official tells Oireachtas committee Co Kerry facility now properly resourcedTue May 26 2020 - 20:31
