PPE shipment from China amounts to just over 12 days’ stockConsignment of 900,000 isolation gowns arrived at Shannon in world's largest aircraftThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Five more deaths brings toll in State to 1,695NPHET to meet on Thursday to review the WHO’s updated advice on face coveringsWed Jun 10 2020 - 19:34
Safety concerns delay restart of children’s hospital constructionProximity of St James’s hospital to building site among factors delaying workMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:08
HSE says contacts of confirmed cases four times more likely to get Covid-19Executive hopes to launch contact tracing app this month once it has Government approvalFri Jun 05 2020 - 14:00
Covid-19: Wage subsidy and unemployment payment extended to end of summerGovernment expected to move to phase two of easing lockdown restrictionsFri Jun 05 2020 - 06:02
Coronavirus: Testing capacity there but faster results and tracing neededWith reproduction number tamed, focus on dealing with flare-ups vitalFri Jun 05 2020 - 02:23
Coronavirus: Five more deaths brings toll in State to 1,664NPHET recommends further easing of lockdown from MondayThu Jun 04 2020 - 20:09
House parties are being held ‘with abandon’, Holohan warns‘Unseen activity’ in ordinary houses is a ‘real concern’ to health officialsThu Jun 04 2020 - 19:10
Simon Harris tests negative for Covid-19 after waiting three days for resultHealth Minister contacted GP and self-isolated after displaying symptomsThu Jun 04 2020 - 08:45
Covid-19: Limited easing of restrictions proposed as pressure grows to reopen economyHealth officials to discuss reopening of playgrounds and allowing summer campsThu Jun 04 2020 - 03:01
Privacy measures delayed reporting of 250 Covid-19 cases among Mater staffAnonymising of personal details in lab test results led to reporting delay, HSE report findsThu Jun 04 2020 - 00:59
Mother of three (51) who had to fundraise for her own cancer treatment has diedTributes paid to Maria Waters who raised money for treatment with a drug that is available free to other patientsWed Jun 03 2020 - 19:43
Coronavirus: A further 123 cases reported in meat processing plants over past weekThree more deaths and 47 new cases of virus reported in the Republic on WednesdayWed Jun 03 2020 - 18:54
New care home residents must be tested for Covid-19 under rule changeMove is reversal of previous policy that did not require testing for people moved from hospitalsWed Jun 03 2020 - 15:33
More than 200 people contracted Covid-19 while in hospital for other conditionsHolohan says ‘we’re in a good position’ for second phase of reopening to proceedWed Jun 03 2020 - 02:18
Coronavirus: 25% of new cases arising in the community with no known link to other casesProtest in Dublin attended by thousands posed ‘a risk to life’, Tony Holohan saysTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:13
Reducing social distancing to 1m ‘could double risk’ of infectionNew study suggests face coverings may be beneficial, but certainty of evidence is lowTue Jun 02 2020 - 13:31
National Maternity Hospital: Has threat of church influence been removed?One former NMH master distrusts religious on women’s reproductive healthcareTue Jun 02 2020 - 01:26
National Maternity Hospital ethos debate a ‘distraction’Move to St Vincent’s site at risk as scrutiny of religious order persists, NMH master warnsTue Jun 02 2020 - 01:06
Covid-19: Easing of restrictions ‘unlikely’ to be speeded upPublic hospitals not ‘fit for purpose’ to handle surge in cases, Dáil committee to hearTue Jun 02 2020 - 00:27
Six counties free of new cases of Covid-19 over past weekCavan continues to have highest incidence of Covid-19, followed by Dublin and MonaghanMon Jun 01 2020 - 00:30
Remaking Ireland: Five positives from the pandemicThe crisis poses huge threats but also shows us ways forward in health, housing, work and lifestyleSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
‘Light-touch regulation’ raises its head again with regard to nursing homesNo mention of nursing homes at the first 11 meetings of NPHETWed May 27 2020 - 03:00
Test deceased for Covid-19 before postmortems, say new guidelinesStaff at substantial risk so autopsies should be restricted to mortuaries in Dublin and CorkMon May 25 2020 - 06:00
Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions may lift more quickly if case numbers keep fallingEasing plans for late July might be brought forward amid growing calls from businessMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Three children confirmed with rare inflammatory conditionTony Holohan says Health Service Executive will be raising awareness of issueSat May 23 2020 - 14:54
Fears raised over plans for mandatory isolation of travellers into IrelandMinisters discuss stringent measures including 14-day stay at ‘designated facility’Sat May 23 2020 - 01:24
Elective surgery patients must cocoon for 7-14 days before procedureNew rules designed to minimise infection risks from Covid-19 in hospitals set outSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: More to be done before mandatory self-isolation for travellers can be imposedFurther 11 patients with Covid-19 die in Republic bringing death toll to 1,592Fri May 22 2020 - 20:10
Ireland has one of the highest rates of Covid-19 deaths in care homes in worldSome 62% of Covid-19 deaths in Ireland relate to care homes, report saysFri May 22 2020 - 14:11
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Coronavirus: ‘Immediate’ action needed over infection control in several hospitalsWatchdog warns Limerick and South Southwest groups face ‘significant’ risksThu May 21 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Number of female deaths outnumbers males deaths for first timeTwo prisoners and 14 asylum seekers have been hospitalised as virus hits vulnerable groupsWed May 20 2020 - 20:22
No Covid-19 ban on meetings exceeding two hours, says health officialDeputy CMO says he is unaware of advice used by Oireachtas and now judiciary to limit sittingsWed May 20 2020 - 20:01
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 1,571 in Republic after 11 more fatalitiesParents’ group calls for primary schools to be partially reopened in mid-June if safe to do soWed May 20 2020 - 19:54
Inaugural Covid-19 Dáil committee hearing a hurried affairMany questions go unanswered due to time limits, but politicians on best behaviourWed May 20 2020 - 02:56
Women in jobs have healthier babies than homemakers - studyResearch challenges ideas around best scenario for desired foetal developmentWed May 20 2020 - 02:40
Government was advised against recommending cloth face masksScientific expert group raised concerns over effectiveness, preferring medical masksWed May 20 2020 - 02:10
Expert team advised forced self-isolation for all travelling into IrelandNPHET wrote to Minister for Health recommending strict restrictions on visitorsTue May 19 2020 - 15:59
Coronavirus: Irish performance midtable at best in international termsWe need to reduce cases caused by community transmission, which account for 60%Tue May 19 2020 - 02:41
Coronavirus: Crisis set to last years, warns top health official‘Ever-present danger’ of further Covid-19 cases as Ireland partially lifts restrictionsTue May 19 2020 - 00:20
Covid-19: Four more deaths reported as daily figure reaches lowest level since MarchLoss of smell is likely to be added to the list of symptoms, health officials indicateMon May 18 2020 - 19:20
Covid-19: Return of construction poses risks, health officials fearHarris urges ‘collective cop-on’ so that easing of restrictions does not reverse progressMon May 18 2020 - 02:15
Covid-19: Delay in disclosing over 200 Mater cases due to ‘data uploading issue’, HSE saysPaul Reid says the hospital met the legal requirement to report coronavirus dataSun May 17 2020 - 15:40
Majority of Covid-19 test results within three days, says HSEIreland’s testing system can now provide 100,000 tests per week, says Paul ReidSun May 17 2020 - 13:16
Coronavirus: Further 16 deaths in Ireland as confirmed cases approach 24,000Greatest number of cases still concentrated in Dublin followed by Kildare and CorkFri May 15 2020 - 19:30
Coronavirus: Private hospitals threaten to pull out of State dealHospitals may seek other arrangements as HSE not sending enough patientsFri May 15 2020 - 01:08
Covid-19: Three private hospitals took no patientsTwo inpatient beds out of three remained empty during AprilFri May 15 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Hospital’s late reporting of over 200 cases under investigationSeven healthcare workers have now died of Covid-19 as national death toll reaches 1,506Thu May 14 2020 - 20:32
Coronavirus: Number of deaths in State exceeds 1,500 markCabinet to decide on Nphet advice on face coverings and other measures on FridayThu May 14 2020 - 20:07
