Government warned of ‘further Covid wave’ risk as society reopensNphet letter came ahead of Cabinet decision to approve easing of restrictionsSat May 01 2021 - 00:01
What did Government consider in planning the reopening, and what could go wrong?Analysis: Decisions made based on risks and advice outlined by Nphet in letter to CabinetFri Apr 30 2021 - 16:26
Explainer: What are the reopening plans and key dates for exiting lockdown?May will see intercounty travel ban lifted while hairdressers and retail will reopenThu Apr 29 2021 - 20:51
Taoiseach says ‘hope is returning’ as he outlines plan to significantly ease Covid-19 restrictions from May 10thTravel outside county, larger outdoor meet-ups, hairdressing, sports training and religious services to be permitted in two weeksThu Apr 29 2021 - 18:44
Daily Covid cases could reach 1,200 if social contacts ‘step change’ in May, Nphet warnsScenarios presented to Government suggest close indoor contact high risk for eight weeksThu Apr 29 2021 - 13:48
Restaurants concerned at plan to allow hotels resume indoor dining firstPlanned split of restart dates is designed to help the hotel and wider accommodation sector reopenThu Apr 29 2021 - 10:08
Helen McEntee gives birth to baby boy, a first for a serving Cabinet MinisterTD stood aside as Minister for Justice but remains a member of GovernmentThu Apr 29 2021 - 08:14
Pace of planned reopening catches even Coalition by surpriseInside Politics: expectation had been that May would see more incremental unwindingThu Apr 29 2021 - 08:04
Cabinet to decide reopening plan as intercounty travel, retail, garden meet-ups to resume in MayMove follows lengthy talks between health chiefs and leaders of the coalition partiesThu Apr 29 2021 - 04:31
Hairdressers set to reopen on May 10th when intercounty travel will be allowedHotels will open doors on June 2nd with outdoor hospitality at restaurants and pubs due back June 7thWed Apr 28 2021 - 23:48
Covid: Next stage of reopening plan for May and June set to emergeInside Politics: Government may surprise people with an unexpected tweak to rulesWed Apr 28 2021 - 08:23
Government decides not to widen four-week gap between vaccine dosesCabinet also adopting Niac advice to offer mRNA vaccines to all pregnant womenWed Apr 28 2021 - 01:00
Helen McEntee starts temporary solution maternity leaveMinister for Justice signals need for legislative change in addition to policing reformsTue Apr 27 2021 - 21:52
Coronavirus: 10 further deaths and 426 new cases in State with 1.4m doses administeredNphet says ‘level of uncertainty’ remains despite ‘improving’ Covid situationTue Apr 27 2021 - 17:43
Healthy under 50s who had Covid to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ after one jabPregnant women to be offered faster access to vaccines after Cabinet decisionTue Apr 27 2021 - 16:11
Eoghan Murphy resigns as TD for career in international affairsFine Gael will pick candidate who is ‘most likely to win’ byelection – VaradkarTue Apr 27 2021 - 15:20
India and Iran set to be added to mandatory hotel quarantine listTravellers arriving into State from countries on list must spend at least 12 days in hotelTue Apr 27 2021 - 13:23
Covid: Has State’s vaccination rollout reached a positive tipping point?Inside Politics: J&J vaccine use is approved and AstraZeneca restrictions are easedTue Apr 27 2021 - 08:15
Double boost for Ireland’s vaccine rollout: J&J use approved and AstraZeneca restrictions easedAllowing J&J for over 50s, along with change in AstraZeneca guidelines, to accelerate vaccinationsTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:37
Coillte profits halved in 2020 as firm forced to borrow millionsUnderstood Cabinet will be told borrowing increased from zero to €28m last yearTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:02
Intercounty travel: Junior Ministers call for relaxation of ‘hugely frustrating’ banGrowing pressure from within Government to ease Covid curbs on travel around countryTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:30
Cabinet to be warned public spending levels are unsustainablePandemic supports burning through cash quicker than anticipatedTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:30
DAA’s annual report to be brought before Cabinet ahead of expected major lossesPassengers at Dublin Airport declined by 78% to almost 7.4 million in 2020Mon Apr 26 2021 - 22:33
Niac to recommend Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for over-50sUse of both vaccines had been curtailed due to concerns around blood-clotting eventsMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:57
Coronavirus: Five further deaths and 461 new cases reported as a quarter of adults get first vaccineNumber of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to 162, the lowest level since OctoberSat Apr 24 2021 - 17:14
From visiting the zoo to a round of golf: What can you do from today?Steps to reopen the country include measures for sports and an increase in mournersSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine rollout to be boosted by delivery of 165,000 AstraZeneca dosesChange to supply plan comes after EMA licenses manufacture of drug in Asian plantSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Data on arrivals into State released after question by Róisín ShortallPassengers from initial 33 designated countries fell from 564 to 194 up to April 4thFri Apr 23 2021 - 21:09
Sinn Féin TD says party presentation on social media use was ‘stupidly worded’FG Senator calls for German data commissioner to investigate Frankfurt-based systemFri Apr 23 2021 - 20:17
Citizens living in Ireland should be exempt from hotel quarantine say French, Italian politiciansCost is ‘an undue burden’ on citizens with home in Ireland who must travel in emergencyThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: What’s happening now with the Covid-19 vaccination programme?Niac to discuss key elements of the State’s plan on ThursdayThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine usage expected to begin next weekNiac to consider extending time between doses of Pfizer jab to vaccinate more peopleThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Mandatory hotel quarantine: extra civil servants urgently sought for up to a yearCall for applications for secondments to team due to high workload associated with schemeWed Apr 21 2021 - 06:51
Easing Covid restrictions: Ministers want as wide a reopening as possible in MayCabinet agrees to proceed as planned with further easing of measures from MondayWed Apr 21 2021 - 03:40
State to receive just 9,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine until MayHSE confirms this week’s delivery reduced from 45,000 amid further delaysTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:43
Johnson & Johnson to resume deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine to EUEuropean regulator finds benefits of one-shot vaccine outweigh risks of rare blood clotsTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:39
Dr Tony Holohan returns to work as chief medical officerNphet chairman’s wife Dr Emer Feely died in February prompting outpouring of sympathyTue Apr 20 2021 - 09:59
Experts urge caution on extending gap between doses of vaccinesSenior medics say a significant benefit to the vaccination programme would be needed to justify extending the gapTue Apr 20 2021 - 02:30
Vaccine rollout ‘significantly impacted’ by uncertainty over suppliesHSE briefing document describes ‘changes to supply forecasts for all four vaccines’Tue Apr 20 2021 - 01:00
Cabinet to hear US corporate tax reforms a significant challenge for IrelandTánaiste expected to get Cabinet approval for law that would ban ticket touting and reselling for large eventsMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:24
Nphet to wait for EMA decision before updating advice on spreading out vaccine dosesNo further deaths and 403 more Covid-19 cases reported in the StateMon Apr 19 2021 - 19:43
AstraZeneca writes to Irish health committee over European supplyDrugmaker says it is committed to supplying EU with agreed quantities of Covid-19 vaccine despite previous shortfallsMon Apr 19 2021 - 13:33
Over 30,000 holidaymakers used Dublin Airport before heavier fine imposedHigher penalty of €2,000 introduced after Taoiseach told Dáil €500 ‘not sufficient disincentive’Sat Apr 17 2021 - 03:00
Under-30s may get vaccinated early under new plan being considered to slow Covid-19Officials fear a spike in cases among younger people once society begins to reopenSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:43
Mandatory hotel quarantine the unloved child of this GovernmentThousands of cancelled AstraZeneca appointments forced significant restructuring of vaccine programmeSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:10
Hotel quarantine: Government may exempt people with vaccine certsExemption would only apply to people vaccinated with jabs approved by EUFri Apr 16 2021 - 18:42
Covid-19: Vaccinated people to be exempt from hotel quarantine, Donnelly saysSystem review in tandem with diplomatic, domestic pressure produces policy changeFri Apr 16 2021 - 00:30
EU planning waves of vaccines, including boosters, Taoiseach saysBrussels is ordering more vaccines for children and teenagers for 2022 and 2023, Martin saysThu Apr 15 2021 - 23:06
Fully vaccinated people will be exempted from hotel quarantine , Donnelly saysOnline bookings for the system will resume this evening after extra capacity addedThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:16
GPs warned of ‘significant changes’ to vaccination programmeIMO says rollout for the highly vulnerable and vulnerable have been recalibratedThu Apr 15 2021 - 11:39
