Minister backs antigen testing at food-production plantsPositive Covid-19 tests among plant workers more than triple in past monthSun Feb 14 2021 - 15:09
Republic’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout to accelerateAbout 40,000 second doses to be administered next week, says HSESat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00
Almost 5,000 children waiting on psychology services to be seen this year under new planMary Butler says ‘targeted one off approach for one year only’ will cost €5.5m to clear listFri Feb 12 2021 - 21:07
New oversight system for care homes to include religious ordersMinister says vaccination of congregated settings to be completed by end FebruaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:42
Up to €10,000 a minute spent in Ireland on online gambling, Senate hearsCall for sporting bodies to ‘reject lure’ of gambling industry sponsorshipFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:18
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
Varadkar signals intent to select new health chief despite pay rowPublic Accounts Committee called for delay on appointment over €81,000 salary increaseThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:24
Covid-19: Donnelly says not all over-70s to be vaccinated until MayPeople under 65 to get second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine after 12 weeks – MinisterThu Feb 11 2021 - 18:18
No agreement on when economy might reopen, says VaradkarMicheál Martin warns against expectations of anything other than a limited reopening of societyThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:56
Testy exchanges as Tánaiste insists Government cannot direct Central Bank to act on business interruption claimsBusiness claims controversy risks being tracker mortgage scandal of insurance industry, Dáil toldThu Feb 11 2021 - 14:05
U-turn over Limerick road plan prompted by fears for €400m investmentPlan to hold off on €58m project sparked backlash from community and local TDsThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
SF rails over ‘big boys’ pensions but ‘crumbs’ for ordinary peopleMcDonald and Martin engage in heated exchange on pension age and entitlementsWed Feb 10 2021 - 16:26
Cabinet may increase fine for non-essential travel abroad to €2,000, says MartinNo significant economic reopening after March 5th, Taoiseach tells DáilWed Feb 10 2021 - 14:54
Government’s ‘mixed messaging is driving people bonkers’, Dáil toldIreland will have a ‘lockdown 4’ unless community transmission is eliminated, Labour warnsWed Feb 10 2021 - 12:14
Ryan backtracks on plan not to fully sign off on Limerick road projectCoonagh to Knockalisheen road seen as critical for regeneration of MoyrossWed Feb 10 2021 - 11:52
Almost €300,000 awarded to community-based biodiversity projectsBirds, bats, bogs and all-Ireland hedge-laying championship set to benefit from grantsMon Feb 08 2021 - 00:01
TDs call for new HSE director for mental health amid expected surge in demandDáil hears of need for overall plan to deal with psychiatric ‘fallout’ from Covid-19Fri Feb 05 2021 - 22:47
Commission chair declines to attend children’s committeeMs Justice Yvonne Murphy asked to attend on alternate date or nominate other memberFri Feb 05 2021 - 20:07
Confidential records destroyed ‘without consent’, TD claimsAppeal made for terms of Mother and Baby Homes commission to be extendedThu Feb 04 2021 - 21:30
Holohan has ‘huge amount of regret’ over CervicalCheck issuesNon-disclosure of clinical audits caused ‘significant harm’, says CMOThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:32
Covid-19: 28 deaths of residents recorded in mental health facilities, Dáil hearsMinister highlights increase in cases of ‘first episode psychosis’ and eating disordersThu Feb 04 2021 - 15:42
Vaccination for over-70s ‘may well be slower’ says TánaisteVaradkar tells Dáil recommendation not to use AstraZeneca ‘will probably change’Thu Feb 04 2021 - 13:21
Covid business supports set to be extended beyond MarchKey Cabinet subcommittee chaired by Tánaiste to assess measures for exposed sectorsThu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach cites legal reasons for not implementing hotel quarantine for all arrivalsVaradkar appears to contradict Donnelly on whether people in shared homes have to stay in roomsWed Feb 03 2021 - 20:41
Bill introduced to cut TDs’, Senators’ pay by 25% during Level 4, 5 restrictions‘Every single Deputy should be playing their part’, says Aontú’s Peader TóibínWed Feb 03 2021 - 20:36
Elderly staying in bed, refusing showers because of cold in homes, Dáil toldSF calls for extension of fuel allowance to recipients of Pandemic Unemployment PaymentWed Feb 03 2021 - 14:31
Taoiseach tells Dáil Northern Ireland protocol ‘needs some changes’Johnson says he is prepared to invoke Article 16 to ensure no barrier down the Irish SeaWed Feb 03 2021 - 13:50
Politicians ‘need to work together’ to calm North ports situationObjective of protocol is to ensure North’s access to EU and UK markets, Minister for Agriculture saysTue Feb 02 2021 - 20:49
Eamon Ryan defends ESB plan to convert Georgian museum into luxury apartmentsMinister says return of eight houses to residential use could be ‘exemplar’ of successful city livingTue Feb 02 2021 - 01:00
EU must learn ‘serious lessons’ from North controversy, says MinisterCommission should look closely at how they interact in Northern Ireland, says Thomas ByrneMon Feb 01 2021 - 02:00
State to invest €193m in research on cybersecurity, AI and e-healthResearch to include smart cities, applied geosciences, energy security, marine resourcesMon Feb 01 2021 - 00:01
Make St Brigid’s Day a bank holiday, Minister urgesMinister of State Martin Heydon submits proposal on idea to Taoiseach and TánaisteSun Jan 31 2021 - 21:41
Covid-19: Mass testing in childcare facilities sees 10% positivity ratePositivity rate has generally been higher in childcare facilities than in schoolsSun Jan 31 2021 - 20:23
Coronavirus: 15 further deaths and 1,247 cases reported in StateNorth records 19 deaths as incidence of virus continues to fall across island of IrelandSun Jan 31 2021 - 18:59
EU did not grasp political reality of move on NI protocol, says McGuinnessCommissioner accepts move on vaccine exports was rushed through without ‘proper scrutiny’Sun Jan 31 2021 - 16:39
No major reopening of economy likely after March 5th, says TaoiseachMartin says hospitality sector must wait until vaccination programme well advancedSun Jan 31 2021 - 15:35
Almost 5,000 work permits issued to medical personnel since pandemic beganDepartment denies claims of three-month processing times for non-EEA applicationsSun Jan 31 2021 - 13:27
Taoiseach defends EC’s approach in AstraZeneca vaccine disputeCertain ‘degree of normality’ realistic following inoculations in Ireland, Martin saysFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:45
Dáil told people still being refused emergency accommodation in DublinTD insists homeless are being denied beds despite Minister’s instructions that they must be accommodatedThu Jan 28 2021 - 21:56
Incoming travellers may be required to take two Covid tests with quarantine in betweenTánaiste says proposal is under consideration amid criticism of Government approachThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:47
Donnelly admits unlikely 700,000 people will be vaccinated by end of MarchMinister faces trenchant Dáil criticism for ‘over promising’ on Covid-19 vaccine rolloutThu Jan 28 2021 - 12:55
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
Dáil approves nomination of two new GSoc appointeesTD objects to former PSNI officer on ‘need to be seen to be impartial and dispassionate’Wed Jan 27 2021 - 20:59
No plans to extend eligibility criteria for CRSS, says Paschal DonohoeOpposition criticises exclusion of businesses that do not operate from fixed premisesWed Jan 27 2021 - 18:08
Leaving Cert options announcement coming soon, says TaoiseachLabour Party calls for ‘assessed grade’ model to be offered to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle studentsWed Jan 27 2021 - 16:20
Mother and baby homes report did not have ‘level of workmanship’ needed, Seanad hearsFianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers calls for commission members to answer questionsTue Jan 26 2021 - 22:13
Travellers ‘are treated like dirt’, Seanad is told by SenatorDepartment asked to take action to deal with Hepatitis A outbreak at halting siteTue Jan 26 2021 - 21:36
Target to have all adults vaccinated by September ‘contingent on deliveries’Adjustments to March plans may be needed following delays with AstraZeneca, says MinisterTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:58
Ireland ‘not at all happy’ about ‘disproportionate’ fish quota loss - MinisterCharlie McConalogue says EU members have not respected principle of post-Brexit burden sharingFri Jan 22 2021 - 15:34
‘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
