Minister rejects suggestion that Tánaiste should step aside pending completion of inquiry

Stephen Donnelly says he was unaware gardaí were assessing complaint over leak

Release of departmental emails renews focus on then taoiseach’s actions in April 2019

Rival doctors’ group to IMO already sharing document before minister for health got later draft

HSE expects all GPs and practice nurses to have received both doses by end of February

Then-taoiseach said State ‘needed to cut deal’ soon with GPs as nurses and consultants ‘more effective’

HSE confirms that less than one third of 600,000 available doses administered

Former Fianna Fáil Senator acted as a lobbyist for the National Association of General Practitioners

Some on Opposition benches sceptical about political impact of Sinn Féin move

Tánaiste claims magazine has got ‘its facts wrong’

Dáil hears claims of 35 changes to document after Tánaiste disclosed confidential report

Tánaiste is expected to tell Dáil he did not act unlawfully in passing on document

The GP, the magazine and the entrepreneur linked to the Tánaiste’s pay-deal leak

Coveney says there was ‘no personal gain’ for Tánaiste in passing on the document

‘Game-playing he constantly engages in has to end,’ says senior Fianna Fáil figure

FG figures rally to leader’s defence despite Government unease over controversy

Statement by Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail matches elements of version of events outlined by Tánaiste

Ó Tuathail was elected president of National Association of General Practitioners at the age of 29

Tánaiste likely to survive controversy but he and the Government will be damaged

Tánaiste rejects article allegations that he acted unlawfully in sharing draft GP contract

In 2019 the government was negotiating a new deal with IMO that was offered to all GPs

It’s time to discuss a new strategic approach that doesn’t require trashing society and the economy

‘If you are going to do mad stuff do it outside’, says DCU professor Anthony Staines

Virus numbers will double in the next fortnight if action is not taken, public health officials warn

Some parts of the city have rates two and a half times higher than neighbouring areas

Acting CMO says he can understand how the release of daily Covid-19 numbers causes anxiety

Daily briefings are causing unnecessary anxiety and should be switched to a weekly basis, number of doctors argue

Public urged to contact out-of-hours doctors if they develop symptoms at weekends

‘Green means go’: Labour says Government has got the messaging on this list ‘all wrong’

Increase in numbers nationally reflected in numbers visiting doctors’ surgeries

Doctors report ‘distinct change’ in public mindset and attitude to tests in recent weeks

NPHET records 18 new confirmed cases bringing total in Republic to 25,527

Where things were relatively simple, a lot of complexity has been introduced overnight

Medics say patients should expect to wait up to a week for results amid unprecedented demand

Radio review: The presenter reacts sensitively to Úna Keane's tale of a harrowing attack

The shortage of GPs means employees can have difficulty getting an appointment

Many GPs were waiting for Government pay offer details before renewing membership

GP body admits financial difficulties as resigning team cites governance issues

Minister for Health says there may be constitutional issues around a ban

‘People have died as a result of misinformation. But dead patients don’t talk.’