RTÉ review notes breach of Covid-19 protocols at retirement eventDirector general Dee Forbes sorry for behaviour which ‘should not have occurred’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 17:45
Christmas sorted: How An Post is coping with record demandThe pandemic has accelerated the move from a dwindling letters business to parcelsMon Dec 07 2020 - 02:27
Garda launches coastal operation in Sligo and Leitrim to tackle crimeOperation Dualgas will not exclusively target drug smuggling but follows recent seizuresFri Dec 04 2020 - 20:16
New exercise regimes ditched when lockdowns end, survey findsWalking emerges as popular pandemic recreation in Sport Ireland researchWed Dec 02 2020 - 02:52
Ireland’s missing people: 823 cases remain ‘open’ with the GardaIn hundreds of homes, it will be another Christmas without loved ones missing for days, weeks or yearsWed Dec 02 2020 - 01:41
Dublin couple face €35,000 fee for building house for disabled daughterNew homes are not exempt from development fees to Fingal County CouncilMon Nov 30 2020 - 03:20
Ireland wants €100bn in trade with Asia-Pacific region by 2025, says MartinIreland’s membership of UN Security Council should help strengthen relationships in region, according to TaoiseachFri Nov 27 2020 - 14:00
Irish fishing industry facing big job losses as Brexit talks stallWarning value of industry could drop from €1.22bn to between €600m and €700mFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
People’s movement to work ‘down a third’ since October, says GoogleData based on phone location tracking finds mobility around domestic settings is up 14 per centThu Nov 26 2020 - 15:16
Young people ‘more likely’ to believe Covid disinformation, resist vaccinesVaccines are victim of their success as generations have no awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases, conference is toldThu Nov 26 2020 - 10:52
Major peatland restoration initiative is anything but bog-standardBord na Móna’s Living Bog project will benefit from €108m conservation fundingTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:40
No research on impact of fake news on vaccine uptake, conference toldFull disclosure of coronavirus vaccine data will be ‘key to securing public confidence’Tue Nov 24 2020 - 15:46
Vicky Phelan considers move to US for experimental drug trialCervicalCheck campaigner says chemotherapy would be the end of the road for herTue Nov 24 2020 - 07:52
‘We are still stuck where we were 20 years ago,’ Trevor Deely’s sister saysTwenty posters appealing for information will be hung in the area missing man was last seenMon Nov 23 2020 - 22:41
Consumer watchdog seizes and destroys over 51,000 toysSoft toys, teddy bears, battery-operated dogs among potentially unsafe productsMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:16
Young people reminded to register to vote before annual update of registerNational Youth Council of Ireland is urging them to make sure they have registered before deadline on November 25thMon Nov 23 2020 - 20:28
Children’s charity forced to cancel travel to foreign destinationsMake-A-Wish volunteer work also restricted due to Covid-19 pandemicMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:10
Health officials working on strategy to overcome vaccine scepticismAbout one-third of Irish people are ‘unsure’ about getting Covid vaccine, recent survey showsSat Nov 21 2020 - 14:57
GP representative added to coronavirus vaccination bodyVaccination rate of 70% required in population to achieve results, says professorWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:08
Covid-19: Government to ban takeaway pints for remainder of lockdownConcerns raised after footage showed crowds gathering with drinks bought from pubsMon Nov 16 2020 - 17:37
Covid-19: Study seeks to establish if hand sanitiser a ‘slip hazard’Hygiene product available at train stations but not on most bus routesMon Nov 16 2020 - 14:33
Minister to pursue changes to law on naming child crime victimsMove comes after court bans media from identifying woman who killed her childFri Nov 13 2020 - 01:00
Crackdown on outdoor drinking in Blackrock after street furniture attracts crowdsGardaí intervene in Dublin village dubbed ‘the new Temple Bar’Thu Nov 12 2020 - 19:03
Covid-19: Mink outbreaks could make vaccines ineffective, ECDC warnsVirus can mutate more quickly in animals before being spread into human populationThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:52
One in five who undergo rapid Covid testing could be incorrectly told they have virusFindings contradict previous research that found no inaccuracy among positive testsThu Nov 12 2020 - 00:02
Covid-19: GPs told to be alert for possible cases from DenmarkCircular issued over new strain of the disease linked to a mutation identified in minksTue Nov 10 2020 - 09:36
Call to cull mink in Ireland urged after Covid-19 Danish farm scarePrudent to dispose of animals under supervision of officials, says Veterinary IrelandMon Nov 09 2020 - 15:17
Covid-19 outbreak leaves 45 Naas hospital staff ‘unavailable’INMO says non-essential care should be suspended while situation addressedFri Nov 06 2020 - 23:53
Jack Charlton and WHO’s Michael Ryan win presidential awardsDistinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad recognises diaspora’s achievementsFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:24
Buncrana records highest rate of Covid-19 in the State and Dingle the lowestDublin’s highest incidence in Blanchardstown and lowest is in KillineyFri Nov 06 2020 - 09:09
Almost 150,000 fewer people attended cancer screening services in first half of yearHospital consultants’ group expresses concern about level of care for oncology patientsFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:06
Reporting on child welfare and homelessness nominated for Mary Raftery PrizeNo Child 2020 initiative and Homelessness series in Irish Times nominatedThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:59
Number on pandemic unemployment payment increases by 34,000Almost 333,000 recipients of PUP with €95.5 million in payments processed on TuesdayTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:10
Boy who painted elderly neighbour wins Texaco Children’s Art CompetitionCasey Etherton (17) from Co Kerry captured Kevin Farrell on canvas for winning entryTue Nov 03 2020 - 17:08
Covid-19 cases ‘stubbornly’ high in Dublin as hopes of early easing of restrictions fadeTwo more deaths and 767 further infections confirmed in the StateTue Nov 03 2020 - 08:57
Vicky Phelan seeks further cancer treatment options as new tumour is discoveredCampaigner vows to keep fighting for changes in CervicalCheck tribunal approachMon Nov 02 2020 - 21:31
HSE initiative aims to help schools deal with Covid outbreaksPriority testing and phone line will assist pupils and staff in fighting pandemicMon Nov 02 2020 - 20:16
Putting the clocks back: Sleep experts question benefits of not changing timeClocks to be turned back by an hour from 2am on Sunday, but EU pushing to end seasonal time switches from next yearSat Oct 24 2020 - 07:24
Almost €160,000 worth of drugs seized in Meath grow house by gardaíMan (51) arrested at the scene and taken to Ashbourne Garda station for questioningFri Oct 23 2020 - 23:48
Gardaí use batons and handcuffs to quell anti-lockdown protest in DublinNine charged following disturbance in Grafton StreetFri Oct 23 2020 - 06:31
Covid-19: Every 100 fewer cases means 20 fewer deaths, expert saysDr Tony Holohan says focus should not be on tracing but on public’s response to Level 5 measuresFri Oct 23 2020 - 06:02
Hand sanitiser used in some schools can cause headaches and respiratory problemsDepartment of Education says some of product contains methanol rather than ethanolFri Oct 23 2020 - 00:06
Six further outbreaks of Covid-19 in nursing homes and community hospitals, Nphet says'Impossible' to fully protect nursing homes while community transmission is highThu Oct 22 2020 - 21:19
CervicalCheck urged to start patient-requested reviews for invasive cancer diagnosesReviews tasked with reviewing the management of interval cancersWed Oct 21 2020 - 19:04
More than 200 of Ireland’s birds of prey were poisoned, finds studyMajority killed by human attacks or other activity, says new report spanning 12 yearsWed Oct 21 2020 - 12:37
Dramatic mountain handover strikes the right note for National Harp DayYoung harpist collects her new harp at county border to keep to Covid-19 restrictionsSat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19 spreading in homes via doorbells, towels and cutlery, Varadkar warnsFamily dinners, play dates contributing to spread of disease and led to restrictions, Tánaiste saysThu Oct 15 2020 - 19:43
Coveney says Europe’s fishing industry will not be sacrificed for UK trade dealMinister says in the agrifood sector tariffs of €1.5bn would be placed on Irish exports to UK worth €5.5bn if there is no dealThu Oct 15 2020 - 19:36
Inner-city activist Fergus McCabe ‘always available’, funeral toldCrowds sing Inner City Song and line north Dublin streets to pay respects to activistMon Oct 12 2020 - 17:39
Government may subsidise direct ferry routes to EU post-Brexit, says CoveneyMinister has urged companies to begin testing direct sea routes from next monthFri Oct 09 2020 - 17:44
