Healthy one day, ventilated the next – a Covid-19 survivor’s storySharon Vickery spent six days on a ventilator in a Dublin hospital during a torrid AprilMon Sept 21 2020 - 03:08
HSE signs deal with German lab to add ‘surge’ testing capacity for winterAgreement would increase existing daily capacity of 15,000 by 2,000Mon Sept 21 2020 - 02:34
Struggling HSE agrees deal with German lab to boost Covid-19 testing capacityMove to create ‘surge capacity’ after demand for swabs approaches 15,000 daily limitMon Sept 21 2020 - 02:16
Brexit: Irish hauliers seek State help to bypass UK ‘land bridge’Industry group says exporters ‘extremely vulnerable’ to dependence on routeMon Sept 21 2020 - 00:24
Government to legislate for recognition of UK divorces after BrexitProposals to be brought forward ahead before end of the EU-UK transition periodMon Sept 21 2020 - 00:01
Coronavirus: Public health experts considered idea of moving Dublin to Level 4NPHET members felt Government would not support more dramatic restrictions for citySat Sept 19 2020 - 13:32
Covid-19: Rising unknown spread of coronavirus ends indoor dining in DublinHigh rate of community transmission rather than outbreaks forces further restrictionsSat Sept 19 2020 - 01:00
Raab’s US visit amplifies Democratic support for IrishForeign secretary’s trip sparks co-ordinated expressions of support for Dublin on BrexitFri Sept 18 2020 - 21:06
Coronavirus: NPHET letter to Government warns of ‘extremely critical juncture’ for DublinNo further opportunity to control virus in capital without further measures - Dr GlynnFri Sept 18 2020 - 16:03
Explainer: Travel to and from Dublin – you can go (for now) but are asked not toThe public is being asked not to travel in or out of the county unless it is necessaryWed Sept 16 2020 - 19:08
Expert group on Covid-19 in nursing homes says mistakes must not be repeatedFour new coronavirus clusters detected in homes over the past weekWed Sept 16 2020 - 13:17
Covid-19: Confusion over Dublin’s status under new pandemic planLaunch overshadowed by announcement Cabinet members were ‘self-isolating’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 02:08
Q&A: What is the latest Government plan to manage coronavirus?Five-level alert system is designed to control virus for next six to nine monthsTue Sept 15 2020 - 16:30
Living with Covid plan: What is in each of the five levels?State placed on Level Two alert with additional restrictions applied to DublinTue Sept 15 2020 - 15:46
Dublin faces extra restrictions including delay on pubs reopening due to fears over cases surgeGovernment may escalate alert level of Dublin above the rest of the State under its new planTue Sept 15 2020 - 02:52
Further delay to ‘wet pub’ reopening likely to be ‘unmitigated disaster’Publicans claim some will default on mortgages if September 21st opportunity missedTue Sept 15 2020 - 02:25
Ireland’s new Covid-19 rule levels: A guide to what they could look likeScale of activity, visiting numbers and freedom of movement to vary with specific statusTue Sept 15 2020 - 01:00
Dublin’s drink-only pubs will not reopen next week due to rising Covid casesVaradkar says rising coronavirus rates in capital will require additional restrictionsMon Sept 14 2020 - 22:27
Low post-Brexit customs registration among firms contacted in JulyJust 1,400 businesses of 57,000 contacted during summer sign up for customs numberMon Sept 14 2020 - 18:05
Government announces new €1,000 grants for small businessesVaradkar opens scheme first to SMEs in Kildare, followed by 2,000 nationwideMon Sept 14 2020 - 15:39
UK risks becoming ‘shadow of its former self,’ Leo Varadkar warnsBrexit: Tánaiste says British Bill was ‘a mistake’ and UK should ‘reconsider it’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 14:15
Coronavirus: Dublin restrictions on the table as new Covid-19 plan is finalisedLiving with Covid strategy to outline system of restrictions with five levels of severityMon Sept 14 2020 - 03:00
Covid-19: 414 new cases reported over weekend, including 234 in DublinNew coronavirus infections in Dublin account for 57 per cent of all new casesMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:26
Explainer: What the hell is going on with Brexit again?Draft UK law would breach key parts of withdrawal treaty for Northern IrelandSun Sept 13 2020 - 19:12
Covid-19: New visitor restrictions for Dublin nursing homesNominated visitors per resident will be reduced to one from four due to higher infection rateFri Sept 11 2020 - 18:41
‘I asked them was I going to die?’ – Covid-19 survivor on the mental impactMedical research shows deep psychological fallout for those who were critically illFri Sept 11 2020 - 16:13
‘It absolutely destroys you’: Covid-19 survivor five months laterPrison officer has suffered from severe pain and fatigue, insomnia and memory lossFri Sept 11 2020 - 03:54
Surge in GP referrals forces HSE to ration testing capacityPeople showing symptoms prioritised over asymptomatic testing in higher-risk settingsThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:29
HSE says Covid-19 testing is ‘reaching capacity’ after surge in demandReid defends decision to postpone meat plant tests due to surge in symptomatic testingThu Sept 10 2020 - 14:50
GAA, IRFU and FAI to make joint submission on reopening groundsMartin says there is concern about rising Covid case in Dublin and Limerick, but rules out local restrictions for the two countiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:42
Coronavirus: Nursing homes eye early warning systemLocalised alerts would help care homes avoid ‘blunt’ instrument of national restrictionsThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:06
Brexit: EU and UK relations nosedive amid fallout from Bill that breaks lawEU leaders voice concerns over legislation that will violate withdrawal dealThu Sept 10 2020 - 00:59
Four ways the new UK Bill breaches the Brexit treatyUK Internal Market Bill ‘drives coach and horses’ through Northern Ireland protocolWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:57
Taoiseach tells Johnson in ‘forthright terms’ of concerns about intention to breach dealMartin raises absence of bilateral engagement and serious implications for Northern IrelandWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:54
Coronavirus: 84 new cases, three deaths amid warning Dublin infections may double in fortnightGlynn urges people to cancel christenings, Communions and household gathering for next few weeksWed Sept 09 2020 - 18:54
Brexit: State could face checks on up to 460 trucks from UK every dayInspectors plan to reduce impact on trade by clearing agri-food consignments in advanceWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:53
Taoiseach rules out immediate restrictions for Dublin and LimerickTánaiste says people need to ‘step up’ adherence to existing coronavirus measuresWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:52
Varadkar rejects Hogan claim of ‘full-scale attack’Tánaiste says he has not spoken to former trade commissioner since resignation last monthWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:36
Covid-19: Further powers to investigate complaints over deaths in care soughtPeter Tyndall says Covid-19 gives urgency to promise to investigate complaints on clinical decisionsTue Sept 08 2020 - 02:29
Former Clare TD resigns from Oireachtas Golf SocietyMichael Harty says Ceann Comhairle’s call for the society to disband ‘cannot and should not be ignored’Sat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Carer given ‘second life’ after 68 days in ICUJerick Martin (38) warns young to take virus very seriously as it has damaged his healthSat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
Séamus Woulfe is believed to be ‘preparing for a fight’ amid golf dinner inquirySources say Supreme Court judge’s recruitment of senior lawyer shows he is ‘digging in’Fri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Pubs, restaurants concerned over record-keeping regulationsHospitality industry frustrated by ‘lack of communication’ around updated guidelinesThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:43
Berlin D2 owner promises ‘well supervised’ brunches this weekendJay Bourke says ‘strict controls’ in place to ensure ‘20 seconds of madness’ not repeatedThu Sept 03 2020 - 13:15
Most meat plant inspections in August unannouncedHSA breaks with earlier practice of prearranging most visits as Covid-19 cases surgedThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Golf dinner: Woulfe review to be shaped by international guidelinesUN principles and other common law countries set out rules on the conduct of judgesWed Sept 02 2020 - 03:04
Pressure on private hospitals to agree to Covid-19 surge plan ‘not a threat’, HSE chief saysPrivate hospitals surprised at HSE’s plan to report to Government refusal to sign upMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:13
Clarification sought on inquiry into nursing home care deathGroup supporting Co Meath widow want Minister to clarify nature of the investigationMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
RTÉ does not rule out working with O’Rourke again in futureStation clarifies remarks by head of RTÉ Radio One around broadcaster’s departureSat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
Crackdown planned on house parties and pubs that do not comply with Covid-19 rulesIt will be an offence to attend a gathering in a house with more than six visitorsFri Aug 28 2020 - 02:00
