‘It is an utterly false promise’ - Nphet rejects zero-Covid strategy as ‘impractical and risky’Opposition members support strategy which health officials say offers ‘false promises’Fri Jan 29 2021 - 00:30
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely’‘I firmly believe Scottish independence will happen,’ Scotland’s first minister has saidThu Jan 28 2021 - 21:00
Close contact testing to resume from Friday, HSE’s Paul Reid confirmsHSE will take guidance on whether to vaccinate over-65s with AstraZeneca vaccineThu Jan 28 2021 - 17:06
Irish booksellers have record year as lockdown helps boost salesMore than 13m books, worth €161.5m, sold in 2020 despite shops being closed for monthsTue Jan 26 2021 - 14:20
Man who saw his death announced on TV in October Crisis 50 years ago dies aged 99Irish man James Cross was kidnapped by Quebec separatists in 1970 in landmark momentMon Jan 25 2021 - 21:30
Covid-19: PUP recipients warned of ‘sophisticated scam’Number of people claiming pandemic payment at highest level since end of lockdown in JuneMon Jan 25 2021 - 19:25
‘She never blinked an eye’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the IRA’s killing of Mary Lindsay in 1921Lindsay was killed along with her chauffeur James ClarkeMon Jan 25 2021 - 19:01
HSE outlines order of Covid-19 vaccination priority for healthcare staffDr Colm Henry acknowledges that vaccine rollout has been ‘frustrating’ for staffSun Jan 24 2021 - 12:27
Weekend weather warning issued as snow and freezing conditions forecastYellow warnings apply to entire island as temperatures to fall to -4 degreesFri Jan 22 2021 - 14:00
Nurse ‘delighted and honoured’ to be first healthcare worker fully vaccinatedBernie Waterhouse who works in St James’s Hospital receives second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccineThu Jan 21 2021 - 20:33
Covid-19: ‘Highest level of concern’ over situation in hospitals, HSE saysNumber of new cases being reported in current wave appears to be ‘bottoming out’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 15:25
Is this the face of Ireland’s lost patriot Robert Emmet?Three-dimensional technology brings hero of doomed 1803 rebellion to lifeWed Jan 20 2021 - 14:22
Wife unable to attend husband’s funeral because she has Covid-19Solson Saviour (34), who died from the virus, had worked in a nursing homeWed Jan 20 2021 - 12:14
Nurse who died while being treated for Covid-19 was ‘wonderful caring man’Tributes paid to Solson Savior who came to Ireland from India to work as nurseMon Jan 18 2021 - 23:38
Woman who survived Covid-19 celebrates her 100th birthdayIn 1938, Eileen Nangle was one of only 86 women who passed the Leaving CertMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:28
Almost 460,000 people now in receipt of pandemic paymentAdditional 61,715 people began claiming last week, numbers now at highest since JuneMon Jan 18 2021 - 16:56
Vaccine should not be given to people close to death, says HSEDoctors are told to carry out a ‘careful assessment’ on whether to give jab to very frail patientsMon Jan 18 2021 - 11:27
Special needs schools: Families ‘deeply upset’ at reopening stand-offDepartment and Fórsa union issue contradictory statement over reopening plansSat Jan 16 2021 - 18:12
Almost all GPs receive first dose as mass vaccination centres openHSE expects all GPs and practice nurses to have received both doses by end of FebruarySat Jan 16 2021 - 17:21
Lockdown drives down traffic volumes to half of 2019 levelsN7 at Citywest sees 51,719 daily vehicle journeys this year compared to 102,048 in 2019Sat Jan 16 2021 - 14:42
Clarity sought on vaccine rollout in nursing home outbreaksCalls for rapid vaccine rollout for non-Covid cases as more care homes battle outbreaksThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:55
HSE’s Paul Reid says there is a ‘race to save lives’ in hospitals as 77,300 vaccinated against Covid-19Currently 1,792 people in hospital with coronavirus, an 80 per cent increase in a weekThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:05
British government declines to set out criteria for a Border pollBrandon Lewis will not state circumstances under which he would call Irish unity referendumWed Jan 13 2021 - 21:22
Hollywood star’s search for a baby brought focus on Irish adoptionsMother landed at London hotel where Jane Russell staying after she heard of actor’s wishWed Jan 13 2021 - 18:34
Tuam sisters apologise for failures at mother and baby homeSisters of Bon Secours willing to contribute to redress as survivors criticise ‘inaccuracies’ in final reportWed Jan 13 2021 - 13:41
Covid-19: Eight deaths and 4,929 cases reported in RepublicAcute hospital system under severe pressure after 156 further admissions in 24 hoursMon Jan 11 2021 - 18:21
Homeschooling returns: ‘Children are more relaxed...they’ve been here before’Everybody was caught unawares in the spring, but families are now better preparedMon Jan 11 2021 - 18:13
Questions around Irish unity referendum to be examined in new initiativeAcademics hope to avoid pitfalls of Brexit vote in considering any future Border pollMon Jan 11 2021 - 17:24
Montgomery and the War of Independence – ‘I regarded all civilians as Shinners’An Irishman’s Diary: Ireland’s biggest county had become the British army’s biggest security headacheSun Jan 10 2021 - 15:01
First Dáil could be template for Scottish independence, says MPJoanna Cherry says the Anglo-Irish Treaty shows a way forward without a referendumFri Jan 08 2021 - 21:55
Real-life Peaky Blinders: How the IRA sourced guns from the ‘Birmingham mob’Newly released files detail role of Birmingham gangs in the War of IndependenceFri Jan 08 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19: HSE chief urges private hospitals to ‘put on green jersey’ and provide capacityBlackrock Clinic, Galway Clinic and Hermitage Clinic to sign up to new agreementThu Jan 07 2021 - 20:01
Motorists urged to take ‘extreme caution’ as ice and low temperatures forecastMet Éireann issues yellow weather warning, with temperatures due to drop to -7Thu Jan 07 2021 - 19:19
Covid-19: ‘Best case scenario’ is 200 patients in ICU next weekSurge capacity could be breached as virus numbers continue to rise, doctors warnThu Jan 07 2021 - 19:16
Government considering cutting off-licence hours, says VaradkarTánaiste: publicans serving ‘takeaway’ pints ‘seem to be getting around the law’Thu Jan 07 2021 - 12:29
Oireachtas committee chair calls for RTÉ to remove ‘blasphemous’ sketch from playerAengus Mac Grianna apologises over NYE item which prompted almost 6,000 complaintsWed Jan 06 2021 - 22:26
Tony Blair admitted British were partially responsible for Troubles – documentaryNew Martin McGuinness programme details how peace process was agreedWed Jan 06 2021 - 18:34
2020 was wetter and warmer than usualDry spring coincided with first lockdown but summer was a disappointmentWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:17
Shebeen with draught beer and stout on tap is raided by gardaíPremises in Westport, Co Mayo kept barrels outside in a deep freeze unitMon Jan 04 2021 - 22:51
Student nurses should be paid €100 per week during pandemic, report recommendsINMO rejects Government review of student nurses pay as too little too lateMon Jan 04 2021 - 22:18
Five prisoners confirmed with Covid-19 at Wheatfield PrisonOutbreak among staff now spread to prisoners in the jailMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:10
Targeted Covid-19 testing may be necessary, doctors warnedIrish College of General Practitioners says pressures may see some with symptoms not testedSun Jan 03 2021 - 22:14
Covid-19: Surge has childcare workers ‘scared stiff’ about returning to workAlmost half of staff members at one facility test positive ahead of planned reopeningSun Jan 03 2021 - 21:23
2021’s truce, treaty and Northern Ireland commemorations will test our goodwillLast year’s rows over the RIC and Kilmichael do not bode well for next year’s centenariesSat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
Protesters gather outside Garda station in wake of Dublin shootingGeorge Nkencho killing sparks demonstration despite Level 5 ban on public assemblyFri Jan 01 2021 - 20:34
Baby it’s cold outside – meet the first babies born in Ireland in 2021Brodie McWilliams Brown was born in Holles Street at four seconds past midnightFri Jan 01 2021 - 19:20
Covid-19, cocooning, new normal – 10 phrases that defined 20202020 was filled with expressions that we never, ever want to hear againThu Dec 31 2020 - 11:48
Covid-19 silences the bells of Christ Church Cathedral on New Year’s EveCenturies-old tradition another casualty of the stricter lockdownWed Dec 30 2020 - 20:06
Schools welcome decision to close until January 11thCabinet moves to delay reopening after 21 clusters reported during seven daysWed Dec 30 2020 - 19:43
Fishing trawler crew rescued off the coast of Co DublinVessel sent out a distress call in the early hours of Wednesday morningWed Dec 30 2020 - 18:31
