Whistleblower raised St Mary’s Covid-19 worries a month agoInternal papers show care-home staff member highlighted PPE concerns in early AprilThu May 07 2020 - 18:30
Coronavirus: Hairdresser group calls for salons to open next monthConcerns grow over ‘black market’ hairdressers operating amid lockdown restrictionsWed May 06 2020 - 16:21
Cutting national herd to reduce emissions a ‘lazy narrative’, says IFAFarmers’ group criticise comments from senior civil servant on climate action planTue May 05 2020 - 15:59
Crowd of Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters supporters gather at courtSmall children among crowd of around 50 supporters protesting Covid-19 restrictionsTue May 05 2020 - 14:53
Gardaí investigate cause of fire in historic Dublin buildingMore than 20 firefighters tackled blaze at Belcamp College on Monday nightTue May 05 2020 - 08:08
Key climate plan targets ‘not credible’, warned senior officialDepartment secretary general proposed ‘negligible’ 5% cut to national farming herdTue May 05 2020 - 03:05
The story of Rose Hegarty and how Ireland's nursing homes became coronavirus ground zeroHow was Ireland ‘caught off guard’ by the spread of Covid-19 through nursing homes?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Over 220 medicine students graduate from UCDNew graduates will start on the coronavirus frontline in 17 days timeFri May 01 2020 - 18:19
Clusters of Covid-19 infections spread to 211 nursing homesAlmost 60 per cent of virus deaths associated with residential facilities and nursing homesMon Apr 27 2020 - 21:30
Coronavirus: 18 more deaths reported in State bringing total to 1,102Nursing home patients with Covid-19 less likely to be hospitalised for treatment, figures showMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:03
Coronavirus: Fears of ‘disaster’ in residential disability centresNumber of outbreaks in disability centres triples to 82 in two-week periodMon Apr 27 2020 - 19:44
Delays in testing raise doubts about timing of lifting Irish lockdownDoctors’ group wants more contact tracing to identify cases of infectionMon Apr 27 2020 - 09:40
Inside the hospital rehabilitating coronavirus patients after ICUSome patients need to learn to ‘sit again, to stand again and walk’ after Covid-19Mon Apr 27 2020 - 02:04
Coronavirus: Additional €1.1m funding for online mental health supportsRoll-out of online supports for groups such as healthcare workers and young peopleSun Apr 26 2020 - 19:04
Coronavirus: 26 more fatalities in State confirmed, bringing virus death toll to 1,087Number of confirmed cases advanced to 19,262 on SundaySun Apr 26 2020 - 17:53
Coronavirus: 75 care homes at status ‘red’ outbreakNumber of disability centres grappling with clusters of disease nearly triple in two weeksSun Apr 26 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: 15 deaths reported in single Dublin nursing homeGP resigns from Medical Council after criticising State’s handling of nursing home outbreaksMon Apr 20 2020 - 19:24
Coronavirus: Over one million people now receiving State income supportHardware stores should open only for emergencies and deliveries, says GovernmentMon Apr 20 2020 - 14:27
Coronavirus: 17-year-old ‘shocked’ over hospitalisationBrandon Fay is one of a small number of young people hospitalised with coronavirusSat Apr 18 2020 - 12:02
Coronavirus: Timeline of a pending ‘catastrophe’ in nursing homesConflicting decisions on visiting, and changing guidance on outbreaks in nursing homesSat Apr 18 2020 - 00:15
Coronavirus: Nursing home memo urges staff to set up ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ areasSt Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park has seen 11 Covid-19 related deaths in a two-week periodFri Apr 17 2020 - 21:20
More than 250 cannabis plants seized from Killarney growhousePlants seized from Co Kerry property would have estimated street value of over €200,000, gardaí sayFri Apr 17 2020 - 10:02
Gardaí appeal for dash cam footage in Ballybough stabbing inquiryGlen Osborne (20) was fatally stabbed in north inner city Dublin flat complexFri Apr 17 2020 - 08:09
State will top up childcare workers wages, says ZapponeMinister announces new scheme will be used in conjunction with existing Revenue subsidyThu Apr 16 2020 - 16:39
Coronavirus: Beaumont Hospital treating most confirmed cases (137)Hospitals across State dealing with 881 confirmed Covid-19 patients, 449 suspected casesThu Apr 16 2020 - 14:08
Coronavirus: Quest Diagnostics says it has cleared US Covid-19 test backlogLab embroiled in CervicalCheck scandal had been facing criticism over coronavirus test backlogWed Apr 15 2020 - 07:30
Coronavirus: Another 41 deaths announced in the RepublicSeven people arrested over weekend under new Covid-19 lawsTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:36
Coronavirus: Ireland is at a ‘delicate and critical point’High level of compliance with travel restrictions over weekend - officialTue Apr 14 2020 - 12:44
Coronavirus: Incorrect test results for ‘less than 100’ investigatedTest results backlog reduced from about 35,000 people to some 11,000, says HSETue Apr 14 2020 - 07:37
Harris challenges HSE to speed up turnaround time for Covid-19 test resultsSome restrictions may be eased on May 5th but social distancing to remain until vaccine found, says MinisterTue Apr 14 2020 - 07:12
Coronavirus: Council for the blind forced into ‘truly awful’ cutbacksNational charity for the blind to lay off some staff and make 10% wage cutsTue Apr 14 2020 - 00:56
Coronavirus: Republic reports 31 further deaths as cases pass 10,000Officials record 527 new confirmed cases while HSE insists testing backlog will be clearedMon Apr 13 2020 - 21:39
Over-65s account for 90% of coronavirus deaths recorded in IrelandHPSC says clusters of cases detected in 140 nursing homes and 58 hospitals as of April 10thMon Apr 13 2020 - 15:45
Coronavirus: Only 37% feel others have changed behaviour in public, survey showsPoll of 100,000 people reveals high level of understanding of Covid-19 restrictionsMon Apr 13 2020 - 01:01
Coronavirus: Government will ease restrictions on trial basis when spread is curbedInitial changes could include limited openings of schools, DIY stores and garden centresMon Apr 13 2020 - 00:04
Coronavirus: 14 deaths confirmed as total number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland nears 10,000Medic warns that ‘second wave’ could hit State if restrictions relaxed too soonSun Apr 12 2020 - 18:03
Gardaí inspecting caravan parks in popular holiday spotsCaravan-park owners and local politicians play down concern of visitors from DublinFri Apr 10 2020 - 21:12
Campaign calls for people to ‘shine a light’ at 9pm on SaturdayIrish households asked to shine a light out windows in tribute to Covid-19 victimsFri Apr 10 2020 - 20:18
Government urged to disclose number awaiting Covid-19 testLack of clarity on 51,120 appointments for swabbing ‘offered’, Sinn Féin saysFri Apr 10 2020 - 02:34
Coronavirus: Government to extend restrictions for at least two weeksSenior officials working on plans for ‘phased’ exit from lockdown next monthFri Apr 10 2020 - 00:05
Impact of coronavirus ‘overwhelming’ in Republic but for public-health controls‘Within 20 days from now we would have had a peak of 100,000 cases per day,’ says expertThu Apr 09 2020 - 22:13
Concern over proposed changes to UCD’s academic freedomDraft policy a ‘blatant prioritisation’ of income over principles in links with like of ChinaThu Apr 09 2020 - 19:59
Chief medical officer urges people not to visit hardware storesTony Holohan said he does not view garden centres and hardware stores as ‘essential’Thu Apr 09 2020 - 19:59
Republic’s Coronavirus death toll rises by 28 as confirmed cases up by 500‘Work to be done on testing,’ says FF leader Micheál Martin as over 50,000 waitingThu Apr 09 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus: Doctors fear Covid-19 yet to peak in the State as ICUs near full capacityMedics are concerned at prospect of surge in critically ill patients in coming daysThu Apr 09 2020 - 02:01
Coronavirus: 25 more people die in the Republic; New Garda powers come into forceGardaí monitoring more than 1,000 locations in the State for complianceWed Apr 08 2020 - 20:45
Drumshanbo in mourning as funeral of five-year-old takes placeBereft family grieves for child who died in family farm mishap after fall from trailerWed Apr 08 2020 - 14:47
Troops return home from Syria to self-isolate for 14 daysMembers have arrived back at Dublin airport after six month deployment in Syria and Golan HeightsSat Apr 04 2020 - 22:19
More than €150,000 donated to Alone in wake of Late Late appearanceCharity supporting elderly sees ‘unprecedented’ rise in donations amid coronavirus crisisSat Apr 04 2020 - 21:00
Former leading tourism figure Eileen O’Mara Walsh dies aged 79Founder of domestic tourism group and former Aer Lingus and Forbairt director died at homeSat Apr 04 2020 - 20:30
