Coronavirus: 2,121 further cases and eight more deaths reportedSome 81 reports of ‘relatively mild’ suspected side effects linked to vaccine reported to medical regulatorsMon Jan 18 2021 - 19:40
Family members of staff at Rotunda Hospital received leftover Covid-19 vaccineDublin maternity hospital says doses of drug would have been wasted ottherwiseMon Jan 18 2021 - 16:29
Coombe board to discuss giving of Covid-19 vaccine to 16 family members of staffStephen Donnelly spoke to hospital chairman about controversy about leftover dosesMon Jan 18 2021 - 13:38
Defence forces deployed to three nursing homes to ease staff pressureOver 25 soldiers sent to facilities in Ballincollig and Douglas, Co Cork, and Ennis, Co ClareMon Jan 18 2021 - 10:08
Almost 6,400 healthcare staff are off work due to Covid-19 as hospitals face virus peakDefence Forces deployed to three nursing homes in Cork and Clare after HSE appealMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:11
Plans progress for €25m white-water rafting facility in DublinLocal authority seeks expressions of interest from contractors as project cost rises againFri Jan 15 2021 - 20:46
Over 830,000 patients now on hospital waiting listsTreatment waiting lists likely to grow due to impact of latest surge in Covid-19 casesFri Jan 15 2021 - 18:08
Coronavirus search: How is Covid-19 spreading in your area?One in 17 Belmullet residents tests positive in past fortnight, figures showFri Jan 15 2021 - 08:01
Josepha Madigan apologises for ‘normal’ children comment‘I sincerely apologise for my language. It is absolutely not what I meant to say’Thu Jan 14 2021 - 23:19
Ireland could be ‘in serious trouble’ if new variants ‘change rules’ – Mike RyanLikely businesses will remain shut ‘until the end of March’, says VaradkarThu Jan 14 2021 - 22:36
Voluntary organisations offer to assist HSE with vaccine roll-outRed Cross, Order of Malta and St John Ambulance yet to receive HSE responseThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:01
Covid-19: Holohan calls for ‘resilience’ as 63 deaths and 3,569 cases reportedChief medical officer says ‘early signs of progress’ emerging but ‘long, long way to go’Wed Jan 13 2021 - 18:22
‘A matter of great sorrow to us that babies died while under our care’ say nuns‘They betrayed vulnerable women, themselves, their calling and the caring message of Jesus Christ’ – ArchbishopTue Jan 12 2021 - 21:56
Treatment of mothers in homes ‘absolutely horrific’ – survivorSurvivors’ group critical of ‘fundamentally incomplete’ Mother and Baby Homes reportTue Jan 12 2021 - 20:57
Coronavirus: 46 more deaths, 3,086 cases reported in RepublicHigher number of fatalities likely to continue in coming days, warns HolohanTue Jan 12 2021 - 19:29
Report a ‘damning indictment’ of church and State – survivors’ groupSurvivors’ coalition critical of ‘fundamentally incomplete’ Mother and Baby Homes reportTue Jan 12 2021 - 16:54
One of main providers of Leaving Cert ‘mocks’ suspends servicesDEB Exams will not set or correct exams for schools due to uncertainty over closuresMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:25
Reopening schools for special needs pupils to be prioritised, says MinisterPlans being examined to provide support for vulnerable families during school closuresMon Jan 11 2021 - 16:13
Nursing home residents getting virus in hospitalsNursing homes losing staff to contact-tracing recruitment drive, HSE toldThu Dec 31 2020 - 01:22
Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until January 31st, says TaoiseachSchools to remain closed until January 11th with non-essential retail to shut on ThursdayWed Dec 30 2020 - 22:11
Garda investigating criminal damage from illegal rave in Co LaoisGardaí seeking to identify organisers behind rave which left rented property ‘destroyed’Wed Dec 30 2020 - 16:42
Q&A: Where am I in the coronavirus vaccine queue?Plan is to vaccinate 20,000 people a week from early January, with this increasing over course of the monthTue Dec 29 2020 - 19:04
Covid-19: Nine deaths and record 1,546 cases reported in StateCabinet to meet on Wednesday amid concerns of ‘exponential growth’ of virusTue Dec 29 2020 - 18:50
Group who ‘destroyed’ Laois house during illegal rave plan Dublin New Year’s Eve eventTickets costing €35 for ‘warehouse’ rave with DJs and a ‘fully stocked bar’ being sold onlineTue Dec 29 2020 - 18:08
Annie Lynch (79) looking forward to ‘turkey dinner and a pint’ after getting first Covid-19 vaccineDublin woman who ‘loves a laugh’ first to receive vaccine in the StateTue Dec 29 2020 - 16:30
‘A momentous day’: Annie Lynch (79) first person to get Covid-19 vaccine in StateHead of vaccine task force says by August, anyone who wants vaccine, will have itTue Dec 29 2020 - 16:29
Coronavirus: Government may impose full Level 5 restrictionsNumber of cases in community is high, and expected to rise steeply this weekTue Dec 29 2020 - 11:47
Coronavirus: 765 new cases and one further death as hospitalisations ‘rise sharply’Record number of new lab tests for Covid-19 as virus ‘very active’Mon Dec 28 2020 - 22:26
Carbon tax critics not ‘really serious’ about climate, says TaoiseachGovernment will look at living wage after Covid-19 exposed income inequality, says MartinSun Dec 27 2020 - 09:00
Up to 1,500 homes without power as Storm Bella hits IrelandMet Éireann issues status yellow weather warning with west coast facing spot floodingSat Dec 26 2020 - 21:54
Phil Hogan insists resignation over Golfgate ‘disproportionate’Former EU commissioner critical of lack of ‘due process’ around controversy in AugustSat Dec 26 2020 - 15:48
More than 700 children contact Childline on Christmas DayChildren reported issues with domestic violence, alcohol and family tensionsSat Dec 26 2020 - 12:13
‘Fastest growing incidence’: 922 Covid cases and eight deaths reportedBest Christmas present you can give is to strictly adhere to public health advice – HolohanThu Dec 24 2020 - 19:45
Irish must negotiate ‘very hard’ next year to protect fisheries – VaradkarIreland would negotiate for ‘decent portion’ of €5bn Brexit impact fund in EU budgetThu Dec 24 2020 - 18:25
HSE refused Kerry nursing home request for additional supportOaklands Nursing Home in Kerry was later shut following major Covid-19 outbreakThu Dec 24 2020 - 15:39
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout in nursing homes to begin on January 11thDraft HSE timeline suggests 70,000 residents and staff will be vaccinated within six weeksThu Dec 24 2020 - 13:18
Covid-19 spread threatens ‘major impact’ on hospital system, says ReidHealth officials now as concerned as they had been at start of pandemic, says HSE chiefWed Dec 23 2020 - 16:24
Covid crisis: UK travel ban extended until December 31stRepatriation flights to bring home 300 Irish residents from the UK on Tuesday eveningTue Dec 22 2020 - 17:51
Covid-19: What new restrictions are being introduced and when?Q&A: Renewed Level 5 measures have been announced. Here’s what you need to knowTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:12
More than 200 patients infected with Covid-19 in hospital in four weeksSome 90 patients contracted virus while in hospital in week to November 22ndMon Dec 21 2020 - 22:00
Vigilance required as bogus Revenue officials trawl for bank dataGardaí warn public to be wary of fraudsters on the prowl seeking sensitive financial dataMon Dec 21 2020 - 19:25
Government urged to veto likely ‘death knell’ fish dealDonegal fishermen claim they would be hardest-hit as mackerel fished in UK watersSun Dec 20 2020 - 21:48
Dublin nursing home had ‘significant’ staff shortages during first Covid outbreakHSE-run home in Phoenix Park experienced one of worst outbreaks during first waveSun Dec 20 2020 - 19:44
Comments on private Sinn Féin group ‘appalling’, says Ó BroinSupporters’ page contained abusive, violent comments about high-ranking politiciansSat Dec 19 2020 - 17:23
John Harbison worked on some of State’s most high-profile murder casesState’s first forensic pathologist carried out postmortems in Kerry babies, Toscan du Plantier and Guerin casesSat Dec 19 2020 - 15:44
Brexit fishing deal proposal would be ‘death knell’ for Irish industryBarnier-proposed concession ‘unmitigated disaster’, says Killybegs Fishermen’s OrganisationSat Dec 19 2020 - 15:07
Concern over doubling of motorists caught drug-driving during pandemicGardaí believe people more likely to take drugs and drive home from parties, due to restrictions on pubs and clubsFri Dec 18 2020 - 15:02
Proposals to close restaurants after Christmas would be ‘devastating’ , sector saysTony Holohan said there had been ‘too much’ socialising over the last two weeksFri Dec 18 2020 - 10:40
Scouting Ireland chief scout calls for his suspension to be lifted ‘immediately’Christy McCann and two other officers suspended over handling of rape allegationWed Dec 16 2020 - 01:00
Garda awards honour young people’s contribution to communityAwards given to groups for work helping homeless, refugees, and the elderlyTue Dec 15 2020 - 15:39
