Workplace safety watchdog may not be able to make surprise inspectionsHSA chief says determining whether a virus death is related to workplace is ‘very tricky’Tue May 19 2020 - 00:05
Reopening Q&A: What can I do today that I couldn’t do yesterday?The first phase of lifting Covid-19 restrictions has started with limited changesMon May 18 2020 - 13:21
Dentists adhering to new guidance can open next weekGuidance on infection control was published on Friday by State’s Health Protection Surveillance CentreSat May 16 2020 - 13:31
Inside a Covid-19 outbreak at a meat plant: ‘It is a miracle he is alive’A dozen meat processing factories and up to 600 workers have been infected by virusSat May 16 2020 - 01:00
HSE ‘quite keen’ to reopen nursing homes safely to visitors‘Very desirable’ that nursing home residents get to see loved ones againThu May 14 2020 - 01:14
Covid-19: Testing and tracing delays will not defer lifting of restrictions, says HolohanMedical chief rejects Taoiseach’s view schools could reopen earlier than plannedThu May 14 2020 - 00:45
Coronavirus: Holohan dismisses possibility of reopening schools earlyFurther 10 deaths and 159 cases of Covid-19 reported in the StateWed May 13 2020 - 20:03
Facebook: US settlement for moderators does not apply to Irish casesLawyers for litigants say the Dublin legal actions will proceed regardless of US caseWed May 13 2020 - 17:11
Can’t wait for that tattoo? How North’s lockdown exit differs from the South'sExplainer: Main difference is the North has not set dates for its five phases of reopeningTue May 12 2020 - 22:05
Hiqa calls for talks to begin on reopening nursing homes to visitorsNursing Homes Ireland says same-day Covid-19 testing would be required to reopenMon May 11 2020 - 20:15
Coronavirus: Delays remain after tests collected, says ICGP headDr Mary Favier reports ‘definite improvement’ in time it takes to receive resultsMon May 11 2020 - 10:03
HSE warns of ‘massive’ long-term Covid-19 bill well in excess of €1 billion a yearPPE, testing and contact tracing will cost well over €1bn for the year, says Paul ReidMon May 11 2020 - 00:23
Nursing home residents: ‘If they don’t die of Covid they’re going to die of loneliness’HIQA says ‘conversation needs to start’ about reopening nursing homes safely to visitorsSun May 10 2020 - 21:02
Coronavirus: 12 more people die of Covid-19 in the StateNumber of cases increases by 236 as rate of growth in holds steadySun May 10 2020 - 17:05
Covid-19: PPE for healthcare staff to cost €1bn per year, HSE chief saysHealth executive says the number of cases of the virus in hospitals, nursing homes is downSun May 10 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: Care facilities have more than 62% of overall deathsThe elderly and nursing home residents in particular bearing brunt of the pandemicThu May 07 2020 - 01:00
Deaths in residential care facilities and nursing homes reach 819Three in five Covid-19 deaths in State are associated with residential care facilitiesTue May 05 2020 - 20:47
Coronavirus: Disability and mental health units at riskHSE expects many more outbreaks in long-term residential settingsMon May 04 2020 - 08:09
Match unemployed with nursing home jobs, urges leading doctorProf Sam McConkey says jobless levels are a ‘tragedy’ when key roles need to be filledMon May 04 2020 - 03:29
Third flight of U2-bought PPE for health workers lands in DublinPlane carrying 2.1 million face masks and 32,000 surgical gowns arrives from ChinaSun May 03 2020 - 12:37
Coronavirus claims 25 more lives in Ireland and 343 more cases reportedTotal of 1,286 have now died of Covid-19 in the RepublicSat May 02 2020 - 18:27
Almost 2,000 working or ‘job ready’ through Ireland’s call recruitment driveHSE declines to disclose rate paid to recruitment firm CPL hired to manage processSat May 02 2020 - 16:59
The story of Rose Hegarty and how Ireland's nursing homes became coronavirus ground zeroHow was Ireland ‘caught off guard’ by the spread of Covid-19 through nursing homes?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: What we know so far about lifting the lockdownWhat restrictions will be lifted first? When will schools reopen? Will the 2km limit increase?Fri May 01 2020 - 18:34
Coronavirus: Almost half of deaths occurred in nursing or residential homesJust 16% of 579 fatalities among nursing home residents died in acute hospitalTue Apr 28 2020 - 23:13
Covid-19: WHO special envoy says Ireland must extend testing across countryGovernment’s challenge is to move from ‘full lockdown’ to being ‘Covid ready’Tue Apr 28 2020 - 09:58
Public opinion split on EU’s response to coronavirus pandemicSupport for EU membership falls to 84 per cent, lowest level recorded in seven-year pollTue Apr 28 2020 - 06:00
Analyst who bet against Anglo says 2008 crisis ‘a breeze’ compared to what is aheadSeamus Murphy says politicians face ‘enormous’ political consequences from lockdownTue Apr 28 2020 - 02:45
Online grocery delivery service Buymie raises funds to expand amid Covid-19Buymie signs up to multi-year partnership with discount supermarket chain LidlTue Apr 28 2020 - 01:00
Clusters of Covid-19 infections spread to 211 nursing homesAlmost 60 per cent of virus deaths associated with residential facilities and nursing homesMon Apr 27 2020 - 21:30
Coronavirus: 18 more deaths reported in State bringing total to 1,102Nursing home patients with Covid-19 less likely to be hospitalised for treatment, figures showMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:03
Delays in testing raise doubts about timing of lifting Irish lockdownDoctors’ group wants more contact tracing to identify cases of infectionMon Apr 27 2020 - 09:40
Coronavirus: 26 more fatalities in State confirmed, bringing virus death toll to 1,087Number of confirmed cases advanced to 19,262 on SundaySun Apr 26 2020 - 17:53
Lifting the lockdown: What are the plans?Intense discussions are ongoing about when to reopen, and how. These are the optionsSat Apr 25 2020 - 06:15
HSE takes issue with coronavirus testing expansion plansWorries expressed about capacity and lack of consultation over 100,000 weekly testsSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:25
Grave picture emerging of coronavirus impact on nursing home sectorNew figures show how State has failed to protect nursing home residentsSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
‘Jaw-dropping’ confidential memo warns of ‘divisive’ phaseMemo outlines extension of rent freeze and tapering-off of welfare paymentsThu Apr 23 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 49 more deaths, 631 new cases reported in the StateGPs told they must wear surgical masks for consultations with all patients as precautionary measureWed Apr 22 2020 - 22:48
Simon Harris sorry for ‘awful boo-boo’ about 18 viruses before Covid-19Minister apologises for mistake, saying he can be an ‘awful old idiot at times’Wed Apr 22 2020 - 22:11
Proposal for restaurants to open under WHO social distancing guidelinesSector seeking State financial backing to reopen cafes, gastro bars and restaurants with fewer customersWed Apr 22 2020 - 17:50
‘Viruses love a patchwork response’ – campaigner urges global response to pandemicGayle Smith of One Campaign warns poorest communities will be hurt most by Covid-19Thu Apr 16 2020 - 18:02
Ireland wields its ‘soft power’ as Bono joins coronavirus fightU2 singer is just one of number of people the Government has sought crucial help fromSat Apr 11 2020 - 02:43
Critical care may not be directly delivered by ICU medics if cases surge, doctor warnsHealth officials say number of Covid-19 patients in ICU has remained stable this weekFri Apr 10 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Government to extend restrictions for at least two weeksSenior officials working on plans for ‘phased’ exit from lockdown next monthFri Apr 10 2020 - 00:05
Impact of coronavirus ‘overwhelming’ in Republic but for public-health controls‘Within 20 days from now we would have had a peak of 100,000 cases per day,’ says expertThu Apr 09 2020 - 22:13
Covid-19 clusters now in 100 nursing homesOver half of clusters in the east, Health Protection Surveillance Centre figures showThu Apr 09 2020 - 18:46
Coronavirus: Doctors fear Covid-19 yet to peak in the State as ICUs near full capacityMedics are concerned at prospect of surge in critically ill patients in coming daysThu Apr 09 2020 - 02:01
Coronavirus: Call for nursing homes to carry out their own Covid-19 testsNursing home sector struggles with staffing levels as employees, residents await resultsThu Apr 09 2020 - 01:42
Department of Health agrees memo with the North on Covid-19Dr Gabriel Scally says it is ‘an excellent framework for real decisive and united action’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 21:01
'It is a scary time' - the nursing homes battling coronavirus clustersSouth Dublin home has seven infected residents and 20-plus staff sick or in self-isolationTue Apr 07 2020 - 02:29
