Paris Olympics hopefuls to return to training in April after Covid restrictions easedOlympic Federation feared Ireland’s hopes of victory in 2024 could be damagedThu Apr 01 2021 - 12:33
INTO made donations to 21 political candidates in 2019Taoiseach and Ryan among politicians who had to return donations to their partiesWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:48
Green Party TDs and Senators back call for Chu to step asideParty’s executive committee will decide whether to take action after non-binding voteWed Mar 31 2021 - 21:48
Covid-19: Seven new walk-in test centres being opened this weekSelf-testing for antigens to be explored in creches and schoolsWed Mar 31 2021 - 19:51
Coalition exceeded Nphet advice to allow under-18 sport at end April‘Very high’ risk of fourth wave if restrictions eased too fast, warns letter to MinistersWed Mar 31 2021 - 15:20
Childcare providers say changes to vaccine rollout plan are ‘unacceptable’Federation of Early Childhood Providers says it could be autumn before all staff vaccinatedWed Mar 31 2021 - 12:23
Funding to support abuse survivors should be ‘guaranteed’Reports says many survivors will need ongoing supports when State body closes downWed Mar 31 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach criticised for failure to provide details on €292k salary for next health chiefSeveral Government figures fail to respond to committee’s requests on the issueTue Mar 30 2021 - 23:12
Covid-19: Plan for easing restrictions criticised by hospitality and construction groupsOrganisations for restaurants and pubs hit out at lack of clarity for such businessesTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:33
Teachers warn vaccination changes undermine efforts to keep schools openGarda and prison officer representatives also disappointed with restructuring of Covid-19 vaccine rolloutTue Mar 30 2021 - 20:59
Timeline: How Covid-19 measures will be eased, according to latest planApril 12th will see easing of 5km restrictions while golf and tennis set for April 26th returnTue Mar 30 2021 - 18:59
Nama ‘on track’ to deliver 20,000 homes by revised target deadlineState assets agency fell short of target at end of 2020, blaming Covid-19Tue Mar 30 2021 - 13:48
Ibec cuts Irish economic growth forecasts to 3.1% due to lockdownsMinisters expected to push for return of construction focused on house buildingMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
New rural Ireland plan says 20% of public sector staff to work remotely by end of 2021Covid is the catalyst for ‘worker-led’ decentralisation to revive rural areasMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
Coveney urges Beacon Hospital board to ‘ensure accountability’Childcare provider confirms 36 staff received vaccines as Minister calls controversy ‘slap in the face’Sun Mar 28 2021 - 18:25
Eamon Ryan may call for withdrawal of no-confidence motion in ChuGreen Party deputy leader says motion ‘distracts’ from launch of Climate Action BillSun Mar 28 2021 - 15:22
Prospect of UK sharing vaccines with State many, many weeks away, says CoveneyMinister believes ‘politics being played’ in report of British offer to export 3.7m dosesSun Mar 28 2021 - 15:15
Childcare workers were vaccinated at Beacon HospitalHSE says they ‘provide the essential service of childcare to frontline healthcare workers’Fri Mar 26 2021 - 22:39
Beacon Hospital’s vaccine programme will be overseen by HSE after controversy - DonnellyMinister says vaccination of private school staff in Beacon Hospital should not have happenedFri Mar 26 2021 - 19:27
AstraZeneca told it must deliver Covid vaccines to EU before exporting doses elsewhereTaoiseach says ‘leverage has to be there’ to ensure Europe ‘has sufficient vaccines’Fri Mar 26 2021 - 01:29
Fianna Fáil Seanad candidate says Chu’s entry to race has ‘complicated’ his bidGovernment candidate Gerry Horkan likely to receive Eamon Ryan’s support in raceThu Mar 25 2021 - 15:13
Eamon Ryan ‘tells Greens’ no pact on supporting Coalition candidates for SeanadMotion of no confidence is tabled in Hazel Chu after she announced she would run in election as an IndependentThu Mar 25 2021 - 12:40
Tánaiste’s leak remains a hot topic in political circles, especially in Fine GaelMany in the party accept Varadkar’s argument that his actions were in the national interestThu Mar 25 2021 - 04:05
Chu independent Seanad run ‘undermines’ Greens in Government – HackettDublin’s Lord Mayor to contest Seanad byelections as Independent candidateWed Mar 24 2021 - 23:11
Covid-19: Walk-in test centres aimed at catching asymptomatic cases, says HSECentres will target mild or symptom-free cases in hotspots in Dublin and TullamoreWed Mar 24 2021 - 16:41
EU anti-fraud agency says Templemore funds investigation is closedAgency investigated whether EU funds for Garda Training College were divertedTue Mar 23 2021 - 14:57
TDs raise questions over website, PR spending by Children’s Health IrelandMore than €200,000 incurred by body that will run National Children’s Hospital did not comply with State procurement rulesTue Mar 23 2021 - 14:24
Publicans and restaurateurs push for clarity on reopeningHalf of restaurants ‘face permanent closure’ due to pandemic, says representative bodyMon Mar 22 2021 - 23:30
Owner of Tullamore creche hit by Covid outbreak feels ‘vilified’Childcare providers call for Government support on vaccine priority and antigen testingMon Mar 22 2021 - 19:54
‘Uneducated ignorant fools’ blamed for relentless rise in illegal dumpingCouncil workers hampered by inability to use CCTV to help catch perpetratorsSat Mar 20 2021 - 06:00
Childcare providers call for earlier vaccination as children return to crechesSector also seeking subsidised weekly antigen tests for staffTue Mar 16 2021 - 18:44
Taoiseach and Greens say they have confidence in VaradkarSinn Féin calls for resignation of Tánaiste over leaking of GP contractTue Mar 16 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach stands by Varadkar as Sinn Féin claims position ‘untenable’McDonald calls for FG leader to resign and FF youth wing says he should stand aside during Garda inquiry into leakMon Mar 15 2021 - 15:57
McEntee will be without a portfolio during maternity leaveHeather Humphreys will be minister for justice until October 31st, says TaoiseachThu Mar 11 2021 - 20:04
Loneliness and anxiety ‘magnified’ by pandemic, say SamaritansVolunteers have listened to caller concerns for almost 73,000 hours since Covid crisisThu Mar 11 2021 - 11:34
Covid-19: Tánaiste believes there will be domestic tourism this summerVaradkar says services such as hairdressers may not reopen until late April or May at the earliestThu Mar 11 2021 - 11:27
Covid-19: April likely to see only minor easing of current restrictionsInside Politics: The 5km limit on exercise is expected to be lifted to some degreeThu Mar 11 2021 - 08:02
Varadkar optimistic on ‘modest’ easing of restrictions from April 5thMartin says Government will outline plan for following six weeks early next monthWed Mar 10 2021 - 22:53
People who hold St Patrick’s Day parties ‘face fines or prosecution’Warning comes as data shows ‘big jump’ in people moving around in the last monthWed Mar 10 2021 - 15:43
Ireland to receive 46,500 extra doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine under EU dealCurrent phase of vaccine rollout is ‘most challenging logistically’, Government saysWed Mar 10 2021 - 15:33
Davy scandal rumbles on amid speculation over possible takeoverInside Politics: Bank of Ireland makes exploratory approach over possible deal with stockbrokerWed Mar 10 2021 - 07:57
State to indemnify quarantine hotels against Covid-19 related legal actionHotels to be covered in cases where people catch virus on the premisesTue Mar 09 2021 - 19:07
Government backs retention of Rusbridger on media commissionMinister says decision was ‘not arrived at lightly’ after criticism from Máiría CahillTue Mar 09 2021 - 18:44
Coronavirus: 30 further deaths and 311 more cases confirmedTaoiseach ‘disappointed’ with issues in vaccine rollout but ‘good progress’ is being madeTue Mar 09 2021 - 18:04
Busy political day with vaccine delays, new Leaving Cert laws, and rent strugglesInside Politics: HSE chief faces questions on supply issues with the Covid-19 vaccinesTue Mar 09 2021 - 08:16
Illegal adoptions: Government to consider review of St Patrick’s Guild filesMinister to seek Cabinet approval for publication of sampling reviewTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:44
Geoghegan-Quinn ‘shocked’ maternity leave still not in place for politiciansFormer European commissioner gave birth while minister for state in the late 1970sTue Mar 09 2021 - 03:49
Minister to consult Cabinet over call for Rusbridger’s resignationState commission chairman apologises again for publishing Greenslade blog in GuardianMon Mar 08 2021 - 22:10
Departing Green councillor criticises lack of maternity leave for politiciansO’Byrne says if there was maternity leave for councillors she would have ‘very much’ considered staying onMon Mar 08 2021 - 02:15
Number of TV licences sold last year falls short by almost 70,000Drop could lead to potential €11m revenue loss for public service broadcastersFri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00
