Covid-19 infection rate in Ireland ‘probably not’ plateauing, says NolanNphet member offers explanation for recent trends in coronavirus case numbersFri Jul 30 2021 - 21:54
HSE warns public over Covid-19 vaccination appointment text scamPeople being targeted with fake appointment messages that request payment detailsFri Jul 30 2021 - 20:01
Carndonagh still has the highest levels of Covid-19 infection in the StateNational incidence rate of the virus has increased, according to latest dataFri Jul 30 2021 - 11:56
Michelle Smith de Bruin praises ‘stunning performance’ of rowing medallistsFormer Olympic swimmer won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta GamesThu Jul 29 2021 - 21:03
Raw sewage into open water to persist from dozen townsPace of Irish Water links to wastewater treatment plants criticised in reportTue Jul 27 2021 - 21:00
Covid Q&A: What you need to know about child vaccinationsWhy inoculate my son or daughter? And what have other countries done on this issue?Tue Jul 27 2021 - 18:26
Road deaths rose in Ireland despite drop in traffic during pandemic‘Worrying’ evidence of increasing public acceptance of speeding and other behavioursTue Jul 27 2021 - 09:15
No indoor summer camps is a ‘significant disappointment’, Taoiseach admitsNphet advises cancellation of indoor camps and training over Delta variantFri Jul 09 2021 - 20:18
Governments need to do more to tackle misinformation - OECD reportRisk that groups may be ‘dissociating’ from traditional democratic processesFri Jul 09 2021 - 14:05
Head of Basketball Ireland apologises over ‘Black Dives Matter’ postBoard of organisation meeting following Facebook comment by Bernard O’ByrneFri Jul 09 2021 - 11:10
No steroids found in 2,500 samples this year – chief vet of Horseracing Regulatory BoardDr Lynn Bolger tells Oireachtas Committee doping allegations treated in confidenceThu Jul 08 2021 - 15:40
Vast majority of adults living with parent would prefer to live apart – CSOMost people living alone report high levels of happiness and security new data showsWed Jul 07 2021 - 17:20
‘It’s nearly rental utopia’: How a hybrid working future is changing the rental marketLettings agency says workers are increasingly seeking part-time accommodationWed Jul 07 2021 - 15:20
BAI upholds eight complaints over controversial RTÉ God sketchClip featured mock news item claiming God had been arrested for sexual harassment scandalsWed Jul 07 2021 - 14:43
Nearly 7,000 fewer people receive weekly PUP cashPandemic Unemployment Payment officially closes to new applicants from ThursdayTue Jul 06 2021 - 22:11
Gardaí seek witnesses to Tipperary traffic incidentWorker killed in Wicklow while driver left scene of accident after hitting two women in TipperaryTue Jul 06 2021 - 18:03
Horticulture could lose 17,000-plus jobs, Oireachtas committee to hear‘Imminent crisis’ looms due to stalled peat harvesting unless emergency laws passedTue Jul 06 2021 - 00:01
Almost half of adult population now fully vaccinatedIn the 60-69 year age group, just 43% have received two dosesFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:28
Vaccine boosters for coronavirus unlikely, says WHO expert‘Immune response will be longer lived so hopefully we are not going to need boosters every year’Fri Jul 02 2021 - 19:13
Delta variant driving ‘significant’ new Covid surge, Holohan warnsGovernment considering offering one-shot vaccine to people under 35Fri Jul 02 2021 - 02:24
Fourth wave of pandemic beginning in Ireland – HolohanRate of transmission rising in past 10 days with notable patterns in Dublin, WaterfordThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:57
Waiting list for cardiac rehab increased by 54 per cent since 2013Staff available to provide service has almost halved, Irish Heart Foundation warnsTue Jun 29 2021 - 22:02
Stocks of AstraZeneca, J&J for under 40s will be limited until mid-JulyGovernment decided to permit use in younger age groups despite rare blood clotsTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:47
Woman (80s) dies following two car collision in Co WaterfordThree other people treated for non-life threatening injuries after crash in TramoreTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:09
Longer gap between AstraZeneca vaccines leads to better immune response, study findsNew research also highlights possible benefits of a third dose of the Covid-19 jabMon Jun 28 2021 - 18:53
Former Government advisors asked ‘cooling off’ periods be waived or reducedMove can effectively clear path for working in organisations previously involved in lobbyingMon Jun 28 2021 - 16:49
Clare learner drivers least likely to have cars seized for breach of lawData shows wide differences in application of Clancy law for driving unaccompaniedMon Jun 28 2021 - 01:00
Proposed law to give retirees a say in pension disputes to be debated in the DáilMove follows years of lobbying by former employeesSun Jun 27 2021 - 20:19
Experts call for vaccination of younger people amid Delta concernsPreference among some scientists is to stick with mRNA vaccines if they are availableSat Jun 26 2021 - 11:54
Weekend weather: Wind, rain and sunshine all in storeMixed conditions ahead with sunny spells, showers and cooler temperatures forecastFri Jun 25 2021 - 08:51
Fishing protest: ‘This isn’t about fishermen; this is about every single citizen of the State’Workers and families take to Dublin streets amid frustration with Brexit and EU rulesWed Jun 23 2021 - 19:15
Twelve Lough Derg cruiser passengers rescued after running agroundLifeboat volunteers stood down after cruise company manages to refloat vesselWed Jun 23 2021 - 00:17
Large gorse fire on Howth Head fought by Dublin Fire BrigadeBlaze on Donore Avenue in Dublin 8 brought under controlTue Jun 22 2021 - 23:28
High Court judge David Barniville nominated to Court of AppealGovernment’s nomination will next go to President Michael D HigginsTue Jun 22 2021 - 22:02
Three quarters of renters with flatmates feel they will never own a home, CSO findsVast majority of people living alone say they are happy without anyone elseTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:54
Introduction of preliminary hearings in rape trials ‘urgently needed’Initiative must be supported by adequate resources within court system, says researcherMon Jun 21 2021 - 22:45
New lord mayors elected in Cork, Galway and FingalLabour, Fianna Fáil and Independent councillors take rolesFri Jun 18 2021 - 22:34
Mamo McDonald, women’s rights campaigner and former ICA chair, diesThe Co Galway native, born in 1929, had recovered from Covid-19 last yearFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:55
European travel guidelines aiming to ensure long queues avoidedDirections also note failure to obey rules should be dealt with in same way as unruly passengersThu Jun 17 2021 - 17:40
University of Limerick opens inquiry into €8m site acquisitionFormer Dunnes Stores development land in city at centre of Dáil Pac meeting on oversightThu Jun 17 2021 - 16:02
Irish public’s confidence in officials relatively high – corruption surveyOver two-thirds think ‘sextortion’ is a serious problem, but just 4% have fallen foul of itTue Jun 15 2021 - 20:47
Sandymount to be partly pedestrianised for July and AugustDublin City Council approves move designed to provide extra space for outdoor diningTue Jun 15 2021 - 20:35
Religion teachers believe Catholic students being singled out for bullyingCommittee told practising pupils now seen as ‘old fashioned or out of the mainstream culture’Tue Jun 15 2021 - 19:42
Pyrite and mica: Thousands to protest today over defective homesOwners of mica-impacted houses in Donegal, and Mayo to demonstrate at DáilTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:37
Wealthy north Dublin areas may lose funding for upkeep of suburbsCouncil to vote on cash allocation described as ‘unfair’, giving ‘raw deal’ to areas like SwordsMon Jun 14 2021 - 14:59
Irish abroad with Chinese vaccine want hotel quarantine exemptionVaccine approved by WHO but not EMA, and immunologist warns of variants like DeltaMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:30
Antigen testing has part to play in pilot events, say expertsEvents seen as key learning tools in campaign to build towards larger attendancesFri Jun 11 2021 - 18:09
Temperatures to soar to 26 degrees in parts of Ireland this weekendSunday will be the best weather with warm and dry conditions throughout countryFri Jun 11 2021 - 09:37
Partial solar eclipse delights Irish stargazersCloud cover did not stop enthusiasts viewing rare phenomenon over 2½ hoursThu Jun 10 2021 - 16:22
IFA ‘extremely concerned’ about potential effect of EU policy on membersEU asks ‘more and more’ on environmental reform without funding increase, committee hearsWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:19
