Taoiseach ‘does not approve’ of Communion, Confirmation ban breachesBishop tells parish priest to continue religious services despite Covid-19 restrictionsFri Jul 30 2021 - 17:35
Hotel group founder appointed deputy chair of National Maternity HospitalPat McCann takes over from Mr Justice Nicholas KearnsThu Jul 29 2021 - 20:03
Live music, entertainment sectors at danger of collapse, Ministers warnedCatherine Martin has demanded ‘active engagement’ on reopening the industryThu Jul 29 2021 - 00:15
Covid-19: Booster shots to be offered to older people in early autumn amid reinfection concernsParents urged to ignore ‘misinformation’ as vaccines for over-12s could begin next weekWed Jul 28 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach not told of Zappone appointment to UN envoy roleCabinet agrees new 10-year package for capital spending of €136bn, which is €45bn more than the existing National Development PlanTue Jul 27 2021 - 20:56
Nursing home residents, over-80s, frontline health workers set to be offered Covid-19 booster firstVulnerable groups, including those with underlying medical conditions, to be given shot in autumn or winterTue Jul 27 2021 - 17:47
Ireland’s most senior civil servant to become ambassador to LondonChanges envisaged for London, Rome, Paris, Washington, The Hague and UNTue Jul 27 2021 - 03:00
Ministers to push for wedding guest limit to be increased to 100Nphet to discuss Delta variant threat; Niac advice on immunising 12-15-year-olds is ‘imminent’Tue Jul 27 2021 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss increasing number of guests allowed at weddings as indoor hospitality reopens‘Day of relief’ for publicans but CMO urges people to ‘avoid crowded spaces’Mon Jul 26 2021 - 21:31
Indoor dining Q&A: What you need to know ahead of reopeningAre children allowed into pubs and restaurants? Closing time? How many in a group?Sun Jul 25 2021 - 11:39
Covid-19: Vulnerable children over 12 may be next in line for vaccinesGovernment to get guidance from Niac on whether to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-oldsSat Jul 24 2021 - 04:42
Indoor dining: Draft guidelines state all adult customers must provide contact detailsMeeting held on regulations for hospitality ahead of upcoming reopening on MondaySat Jul 24 2021 - 00:59
Judge in Clifden adjourns ‘Golfgate’ court case until October 28thIndependent TD Noel Grealish and former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy face chargesThu Jul 22 2021 - 12:13
Significant work remains on indoor dining laws, Attorney General tells MinistersPaul Gallagher ‘annoyed and frustrated’, seeking detail on exclusion of unvaccinated peopleWed Jul 21 2021 - 16:07
Indoor dining plan: Time limits unlikely but stricter social distancing for families with childrenTwo-metre table distance to apply if children present and Covid certs to be shownWed Jul 21 2021 - 07:12
HSE report into Beacon vaccine controversy nears completionInquiry separate to that commissioned by Dublin private hospital’s own boardWed Jul 21 2021 - 01:04
Time limits for indoor hospitality bookings to be removedCovid-19: Officials understood to be considering requiring patrons to provide photo IDTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:19
Departure of Kearns puts NMH relocation back in spotlightPlanned resignation of hospital board’s deputy chairman set to revive controversyTue Jul 20 2021 - 04:50
Ex-High Court president Nicholas Kearns to step down from NMH boardSources say resignation not linked to recent clash with Dr Peter Boylan at hospital agmTue Jul 20 2021 - 04:01
Former gardaí urged to co-operate in Tom Oliver murder investigationInvestigator seeks help in recovering missing car of farmer murdered by IRA in 1991Mon Jul 19 2021 - 21:31
Government offers to buy spare vaccines from EU member states‘Number of leads’ identified as Delta threat forces acceleration of vaccine programmeSat Jul 03 2021 - 03:28
Canvassing with Fianna Fáil: ‘Ivana’s nice but she was voted in by Trinity graduates’Deirdre Conroy pushes her local record in an uphill battle for Dublin Bay SouthSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:21
Government set to buy million coronavirus vaccines from RomaniaTaoiseach and Romanian president signal agreement ‘in principle’ to the purchaseFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:34
Delta variant driving ‘significant’ new Covid surge, Holohan warnsGovernment considering offering one-shot vaccine to people under 35Fri Jul 02 2021 - 02:24
Under-35s may be offered one-shot Janssen Covid-19 vaccine at pharmaciesYounger people expected to be offered thousands of vaccine doses in new planThu Jul 01 2021 - 19:20
Vaccine registration to open for people aged 30-34, as experts to examine use of antigen testTaoiseach says vaccinating younger people with AZ, J&J not central to reopening delayThu Jul 01 2021 - 15:06
State ownership of maternity hospital land would be ‘inappropriate’Concerns mount about potential religious influence in the new hospitalThu Jul 01 2021 - 02:00
Covid-19: Opposition grows to plans to delay return of indoor hospitalityTaoiseach told FF ‘toxic’ and ‘irrelevant’ to young amid Dáil and sectoral criticismThu Jul 01 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil becoming ‘irrelevant and toxic’ to young people, TD tells party meetingNphet modelling did not include Niac advice on vaccines for young people, Donnelly saysWed Jun 30 2021 - 23:40
Mid-July return for indoor dining if UK data shows Delta less severe – GovernmentTourist industry representatives told Ministers waiting on data from UK to make moveWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:38
Fury and backlash: Hospitality industry angry as Covid reopening plans shelvedRestaurants and pubs have no indicative date for return of customers inside premisesWed Jun 30 2021 - 07:37
Mary Lou McDonald: ‘If you think I am forward in my expression, meet my mother’Sinn Féin leader tells Irish Times Summer Nights Festival how her family shaped herTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:30
Analysis: Move on indoor dining for vaccinated ‘fell out of clear blue sky’The recommendation once again exposes the fault lines between the Government and NphetTue Jun 29 2021 - 20:18
More than 2,000 could die from Covid-19 by September, Nphet warns‘Significant’ fourth wave likely due to Delta variant, letter to Government saysTue Jun 29 2021 - 14:12
National Maternity Hospital doctors fear ‘misinformation’ could delay moveTaoiseach retains concerns around governance and possible religious influence in facilityMon Jun 28 2021 - 06:25
Nphet and Niac to meet over resumption of indoor dining and vaccines for younger peopleUnease in Cabinet that increase in Delta variant could jeopardise any revised dateMon Jun 28 2021 - 03:00
Sexual consent classes to be offered to third-level studentsMeasures mean colleges will have to bring in mechanisms for anonymous reporting of harassmentMon Jun 28 2021 - 00:00
Delay in reopening indoor dining ‘will not stop rise in cases’ - expertCabinet to meet ahead of schedule to decide whether July 5th easing to go aheadSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:47
There can be no religious influence in new national maternity hospital – TaoiseachMartin says he has concerns on hospital governance but new site not on the cardsSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:30
Sinn Féin has opposed building of 6,000 homes across Dublin, says Fine Gael reportWork blocked at sites such as Ballymastone, O’Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor, Government party saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 07:15
Maternity hospital location a matter for Government, Tallaght hospital saysTánaiste ‘not aware’ of any plan to look at alternative sites for National Maternity HospitalFri Jun 25 2021 - 01:00
‘Significant milestones’ reached in planned relocation of National Maternity HospitalReports reveal extent of planning already gone into relocation from Holles Street to the Elm Park campusFri Jun 25 2021 - 01:00
Tallaght and Blanchardstown considered as maternity hospital sitesGovernment examining all options in event of no deal with St Vincent’s Hospital – sourcesThu Jun 24 2021 - 00:15
Minister suggests Tallaght could be site for National Maternity Hospital instead – BoylanFormer master of Holles Street says Simon Harris made remark to him in private talkWed Jun 23 2021 - 21:26
Fears Delta variant could delay reopening of indoor hospitality from July 5thIf cases increase political sources expect medical experts to urge delay in reopeningWed Jun 23 2021 - 06:56
State’s plan to buy site of new national maternity hospital thrown into disarrayGovernment caught off-guard as St Vincent’s Hospital group says it will retain ownershipWed Jun 23 2021 - 02:00
St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and State struggled to agree on land ownership in 2017Hospital project has been beset by delays amid concerns about site ownership and potential religious influence over new facilityWed Jun 23 2021 - 01:00
High proportion of population will soon need vaccine booster, Cabinet toldNo plans to delay July 5th reopening despite Delta variant surge, says TaoiseachTue Jun 22 2021 - 18:50
St Vincent’s says it must retain ownership of National Maternity Hospital siteStatement from group is a blow to Government plans to buy the site in Dublin 4Tue Jun 22 2021 - 18:14
Cabinet set to ban fur-farming from next yearCompensation package expected for farmers of three mink farms in Laois, Donegal and KerryTue Jun 22 2021 - 03:30
