Tánaiste offers to speak to gardaí over GP contract leakStephen Donnelly says he was unaware gardaí were assessing complaint over leakSun Feb 14 2021 - 18:04
Austria and UAE among countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine listOver 10,000 residents arrived back into State from abroad since late JanuaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Late April or May before lockdown eases with month of low cases needed before changeDaily cases need to fall to 100 by mid-March and be maintained for easing of restrictions, according to sourcesFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Arrivals to Ireland may have to book slot in quarantine hotelMinisters to consider proposals for mandatory facility for passengersThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:00
Covid-19: What might mandatory hotel quarantine look like?Q&A: What we know about planned measures for some incoming travellersThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:22
Covid-19: New restrictions to target foreign travelRevised plan for ‘living with Covid’ to be unveiled by end of month, Varadkar saysWed Feb 10 2021 - 02:13
Legislation on mandatory hotel quarantine may be ready next week, says VaradkarHotels offering to provide facility to isolate incoming travellers for 14 daysTue Feb 09 2021 - 16:01
Cabinet to end ban on identification of children who have been killedGovernment meeting unlikely to take any decision on this year’s Leaving Certificate examsTue Feb 09 2021 - 01:05
FF TDs would not exclude Sinn Féin coalition after next electionA year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stanceMon Feb 08 2021 - 02:29
No one in Government has appetite to push back against HolohanChief medical officer holds dominant role as State’s vaccination programme is recastSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Donnelly confident 70% of GPs can provide Pfizer/Moderna vaccinesCovid-19 vaccine rollout will see ‘tricky end point’ in remote areas - Colm Henry saysFri Feb 05 2021 - 13:49
Gravity of mandatory quarantine in facilities delaying legislationAir passengers and hotels: Government expects law to be ready in ‘weeks’Fri Feb 05 2021 - 05:40
HSE plans to vaccinate over-70s at large GP practices and dedicated centresDecision to use Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on those over 70 leads to ‘re-tooling’ of planFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
New quarantine law: Gardaí can call to homes but not enterAGSI says it is still awaiting guidance on new regime which includes fines of up to €2,500Thu Feb 04 2021 - 23:43
Older people may face vaccine delay as HSE scrambles to revise rollout after advice on AstraZenecaLower priority groups may be inoculated earlier due to decision to recommend the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people over 70 where possibleThu Feb 04 2021 - 04:01
Holohan backs plan to use Pfizer, Moderna vaccines for over 70sGPs now working with the HSE to administer jabs to older people living in the communityWed Feb 03 2021 - 19:47
Coronavirus: 11 further deaths and 504 new cases recorded in North‘Interim solution’ agreed between authorities in North, Republic on international arrivalsWed Feb 03 2021 - 14:42
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Enforcing hotel quarantine will need new legislation, Cabinet hearsFears sparked that plans agreed by Government may be likely to face delaysTue Feb 02 2021 - 14:04
Sixth-year students may get choice of mix of exams and calculated gradesTeachers’ unions oppose option of assessing own students and favour exams insteadTue Feb 02 2021 - 04:42
Cabinet to make final decision on format of Leaving Cert exams next weekGovernment hopes to have all schools open by the end of March, depending Covid numbersMon Feb 01 2021 - 20:09
Ireland still ‘very vulnerable’ with ‘exceptionally’ high levels of Covid-19 in over-85s - NphetTony Holohan says there were 14 new nursing home outbreaks in one dayThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:55
Covid-19: Any plan to ease restrictions comes laden with caveatsInside Politics: Leo Varadkar said Ireland could move into Level 4 or Level 4 with modifications from March 5thThu Jan 28 2021 - 07:32
Some Government TDs urge tougher quarantine for travellersMartin tells parliamentary party that nearly half of those coming into Ireland’s airports on Wednesday had been on holidayThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Restrictions may be eased to Level 4 after March 5th, Varadkar saysVisa-free travel from South Africa and most South American countries banned due to emergence of Covid-19 variantsThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Nearly half of passengers arriving into Ireland were on holiday - TaoiseachVisa-free travel effectively banned from South Africa and South AmericaWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:55
Covid-19: 54 deaths and 1,335 new cases reported by NphetExit from Level 5 requires sharp fall in cases and will be gradual, says TánaisteWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:01
'Hold firm, stick to the basics': Martin urges solidarity as third lockdown extendedOfficials to examine quarantine restrictions for all inward-bound travellersWed Jan 27 2021 - 03:57
Ministers optimistic Leaving Cert exams will go ahead this yearCabinet on Tuesday discussed phased plan to reopen schoolsWed Jan 27 2021 - 01:00
Level 5 extended until March 5th while officials consider ban on all non-essential travel into StateCheckpoints within 5km of Border, going to North may require passenger locator formTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:17
Galway council asked to apologise over Tuam mother and baby homeIndependent TD Catherine Connolly says council should issue response to reportMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Green Party seeks internal consensus on EU-Canada trade dealDispute within party on Ceta agreement has caused ‘animosity’, members sayFri Jan 22 2021 - 22:10
Passengers arriving into Republic without valid PCR tests could face compulsory quarantineCabinet to consider tighter controls as Nphet says pre-flight Covid tests are not enoughFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:44
‘Nothing is being ruled out’ in relation to tightening incoming travel rulesIntroduction of mandatory quarantine would likely survive constitutional challengeFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Holohan warns of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in January, calls for tighter air travel rulesPre-travel test ‘is not sufficiently robust system for prevention of disease importation’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:02
Covid-19: Lockdown to be extended until late February as ramping up of vaccines promisedSimon Coveney says majority of restrictions to remain in place ‘well into February’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Government set to extend Level 5 restrictions to late FebruaryIrish hospitality sector may not reopen properly until late May or early JuneWed Jan 20 2021 - 14:19
Labour publishes Bill to enable adopted people access their birth certsOireachtas committee to ask chair of mother and baby homes commission to appear before itWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
AstraZeneca tells HSE vaccine deliveries can be expected by mid-FebruaryDonnelly tells Cabinet colleagues there is a clear protocol in place for Covid-19 vaccinationsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 vaccinations to be prioritised for paramedics and firefightersUp to 150 paramedics had their vaccines cancelled amid reported supply issuesWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Paul Reid ‘disappointed’ to learn hospital staff relatives received vaccineSinn Féin TD claims he heard anecdotal evidence of non-frontline staff receiving jabsTue Jan 19 2021 - 12:51
Government to consider stricter regime for inward-bound travellersPast two weeks have seen 1,500 arrivals from Brazil where there is a new strain of Covid-19Mon Jan 18 2021 - 01:10
Delays in completion of national children’s hospital ‘exacerbated’ by lack of programmeBoard overseeing the project has yet to receive ‘valid works programme’ from builderMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
Seanad leader calls for independent review of mother and baby homes reportDoherty says Government should commission review of ‘cold and callous’ reportSun Jan 17 2021 - 21:08
Covid-19: Donnelly says 4m to be inoculated by end of September as mass vaccination centres plannedMinister for Health sent updated projections on vaccine rollout timescale to TDs last nightThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:26
Dublin paramedics have Covid-19 vaccination appointments cancelledUnion calls for ‘coherent approach’ to vaccinating frontline workersThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:08
As the dust settles on the mother and baby homes report, the backlash growsInside Politics: Many women and adopted children are still fighting for access to information about their lives and pastThu Jan 14 2021 - 07:55
Hospitals across State ordered to treat Covid-19 surge as ‘emergency situation’HSE forecasts more than 2,000 coronavirus patients will require hospitalisation by next MondayThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:36
Action by State ‘far short’ of what was expected after discovery of illegal adoptionsCommission saw no evidence of illegal registration of births in homes under investigationThu Jan 14 2021 - 01:00
