Community Covid testing and tracing times raise concernsTurnaround of 3.5 days may be too slow for clusters as experts call for closer to two daysSat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
UCD president defends college’s handling of sexual harassment caseCalls for expert group to be set up amid fallout from Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin controversySat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
Government faces 'ferocious lobbying' to ensure Dublin drink-only pubs reopenCall for restrictions on households mixing but crowds could return to sporting eventsFri Sept 11 2020 - 02:00
Trinity approves pilot Covid-19 screening programme for students and staffProject to run alongside dedicated HSE testing centre on campusFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:43
Coronavirus: Hiqa says it needs extra powers to regulate nursing homesWatchdog says it has been ‘highlighting deficits’ with Department of Health since 2013Thu Sept 10 2020 - 12:33
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
Covid-19 brought ‘seismic’ change to justice system, committee hearsPandemic ‘fast-forwards’ shift to remote hearings but also raises capacity concernsWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:11
Covid-19: Government ‘deliberately blurred’ line between coronavirus law and adviceLegal experts to criticise official communication as strategy to maximise complianceWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:45
Brexit: Irish firms are warned of risks to jobs and movement of goodsA new Government plan outlines potential pitfalls for business and daily life amid BrexitWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:10
Louth County Councillor to replace McGuinness as MEPColm Markey to be Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands–North-West constituencyTue Sept 08 2020 - 15:08
Cancer screenings down 60% on same period in 2019BreastCheck, BowelScreen and CervicalCheck shut down due to impact of coronavirusTue Sept 08 2020 - 03:16
Covid-19: Publicans fear reopening delay in areas with more casesHealth officials and Ministers sound note of caution over infection rates in some regionsMon Sept 07 2020 - 21:13
‘Green list’ to remain until Covid-19 roadmap unveiled mid-SeptemberVaradkar hints at linking travel to European ‘traffic light’ system and warns on metricsMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:44
Brexit: Senior Irish politicians play down ‘sabre rattling’ from UK on withdrawal dealVon der Leyen says North protocol ‘essential to protect peace and stability on the island’Mon Sept 07 2020 - 15:33
Martin promises ‘unity of purpose’ in Green Party after bruising startDeputy leader signals reforms to party’s governance and communications in letterMon Sept 07 2020 - 08:51
State credit guarantee scheme for businesses opens for applicationsUp to 80% of borrowings advanced to firms under scheme’s auspices is guaranteedMon Sept 07 2020 - 05:15
Government’s Brexit plan to warn on imports and exportsFirms trading or moving goods via UK will be affected whatever the outcome of talksMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:19
Staff turnover at 40% in full-time childcare operatorsUnions warn the figures represent a risk to controlling spread of Covid-19 in crechesMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Self-isolation period for people with Covid-19 may be cut to 10 daysNational Public Health Emergency Team to discuss change based on best global evidenceMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: Coveney warning over reported UK plan to override withdrawal dealClaim some clauses in upcoming British legislation will override parts of Northern Ireland protocolSun Sept 06 2020 - 23:47
Pub opening guidelines: Table service, 11.30pm closing, new glasses for each drinkStrict new rules for the preparation of fruit garnishes used in drinks and use of strawsSun Sept 06 2020 - 17:48
Trinity College examines plans for Covid-19 self-testing boothsWidespread testing programme for staff and students could prevent clusters on campusSat Sept 05 2020 - 03:53
Government expects to reopen all pubs by the middle of this monthTaoiseach denies new law requiring pubs and restaurants to retain details of food consumption has been a communications calamitySat Sept 05 2020 - 00:50
Government asked to clarify why ‘green list’ not updatedTravellers are confused and ‘need some direction’ says Labour Party leaderSat Sept 05 2020 - 00:46
Covid-19: Sporting bodies asked to present case for return of spectatorsCatherine Martin asks for international evidence to feed into Government roadmapFri Sept 04 2020 - 20:46
Eighteen TDs nominated to chair Oireachtas committeesJames Lawless, Fergus O’Dowd, Kathleen Funchion and Neasa Hourigan among appointeesFri Sept 04 2020 - 16:04
‘We didn’t know’ BoI boss put Roy Barrett forward for FAI job – Shane RossFormer sport minister says FAI chairman has ‘done a good job’ in implementing reformsThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:05
Some school staff told to ‘reuse’ masks due to shortage, union claimsCovid-19 committee to be told some teachers and SNAs being asked to reuse face masksWed Sept 02 2020 - 06:33
Blocking pub inspections to result in €2,500 fineBill bestows powers on Garda to inspect licensed premisesWed Sept 02 2020 - 02:42
Timber shortages threaten thousands of forestry jobs, Coillte warnsThe semi-State company has concerns about a backlog in the appeals process for felling licencesWed Sept 02 2020 - 01:00
‘Massive catch-up’ needed for main cancer screening programmesBowel, cervical and breast checks way behind due to Covid-19 restrictionsTue Sept 01 2020 - 02:24
Party leaders to meet again today to nominate replacement for Phil HoganGovernment has not yet been decided whether to submit one or two namesTue Sept 01 2020 - 02:15
Tax-free coal from North a burning issue for smokeless fuelUp to 100,000 tonnes come across the Border every year, and much of it is not low smokeTue Sept 01 2020 - 01:02
Kildare lockdown lifts as 53 Covid-19 cases and no new deaths reported in the StateFamily of children with Covid-like symptoms must self-isolate ahead of test results, public health officials sayMon Aug 31 2020 - 20:02
Arts sector ‘hopeful’ for socially distanced music gigs in near futurePublic health officials concerned about alcohol and congregating in queues at venuesMon Aug 31 2020 - 19:14
Donnelly’s mention of possible national lockdown puzzles colleaguesWe ‘nearly fell out the window’ when his comments were reported – senior sourceSat Aug 29 2020 - 01:30
Taxis may be banned from some bus lanes under Dublin City Council plansDocument titled a ‘traffic wish list’ submitted to Eamon Ryan details 17 desired changesSat Aug 29 2020 - 01:00
Publicans furious at €16m Covid supports as Varadkar says pubs may not reopen this yearVintners’ groups say Government’s support package is a 'slap in the face'.Sat Aug 29 2020 - 00:55
Pandemic is ‘close to having us lock down the country again’ – DonnellyMinister for Health warns that the State is at a ‘tipping point’Wed Aug 26 2020 - 21:15
Covid committee hears ‘significant peaks’ coming soon to IrelandLocal spikes in infection and targeted response measures is ‘new reality’, committee toldWed Aug 26 2020 - 20:10
Delivery of flu vaccines to Ireland delayed by two weeks, says HSEGPs and pharmacists told injection will be available at similar time to most yearsWed Aug 26 2020 - 19:47
Coronavirus: 164 more cases confirmed in the RepublicNumber of coronavirus outbreaks of infections in family homes have doubled in a weekWed Aug 26 2020 - 18:43
Coalition rocked by resignations amid public fury over golf dinnerSinn Féin leader says event, attended by more than 80 people, was ‘the last straw’Sat Aug 22 2020 - 01:29
Covid-19: Concerns growing recent controversies undermining State responseFears series of errors this week risks stability of Government as it faces into challenging periodSat Aug 22 2020 - 01:00
Golf dinner fallout: Controversy compromises key public health messages – TaoiseachCalleary and Buttimer resign, gardaí begin investigationFri Aug 21 2020 - 21:48
Government resists calls from NPHET for a return to full lockdownExperts warn that country may have to return to strict Covid-19 rules if cases continue risingThu Aug 20 2020 - 03:53
Nursing homes: ‘Upset suffered cannot be overstated’Report details emotional and psychological impact of Covid for families, staff and ownersThu Aug 20 2020 - 02:21
Nursing home report calls for extra funding for Fair Deal schemeReport also wants adequate supplies of PPE to be readily available in the nursing homesWed Aug 19 2020 - 15:08
Varadkar and Martin clash at Cabinet as ‘incoherent’ new restrictions criticisedCovid-19 restrictions tightened as Varadkar expresses concern at the way Taoiseach is ‘doing business’Wed Aug 19 2020 - 04:00
New Covid restrictions: How do they compare with NPHET’s advice?Some harsher recommendations have been ‘softened’ following fractious Cabinet briefingTue Aug 18 2020 - 22:41
