People in their 40s to be given choice of AstraZeneca or J&J vaccineStrict conditions will apply following advice from National Immunisation Advisory CommitteeMon May 17 2021 - 13:03
Cyberattack on HSE systems prompts cancellation of key medical proceduresDisruption set to persist into next week as Taoiseach vows ransom will not be paidSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Bitcoin ransom will not be paid following cyber attack on HSE computer systemsTaoiseach insists vaccination programme continues uninterrupted despite serious cybercrime incidentFri May 14 2021 - 18:30
Serious illness and death from Covid-19 plummeting amid vaccine rollout, data showsFour deaths and 425 new cases of coronavirus reported in the State on FridayFri May 14 2021 - 16:57
Cyber attack to impede ability of health service to organise effective Covid-19 testingHSE says receipt of results may be delayed and those with test appointments booked urged to attendFri May 14 2021 - 15:14
Opening of travel bubble between Britain and Ireland plannedIrish citizens could holiday in UK within weeksFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Covid-19: Government expected to reconsider quarantine rulesNew plan for mandatory hotel arrangements and travel restrictions set to be discussedThu May 13 2021 - 21:40
Covid-19: Over 2m vaccine doses administered as 456 more cases are confirmedNo further deaths reported as Holohan urges vaccinated to ‘safely resume lives, mindful of guidelines’Thu May 13 2021 - 18:14
Up to 280,000 set to be immunised as vaccine rollout acceleratesSome 250,000 shots given this week, with 2,000,000-dose milestone now surpassedThu May 13 2021 - 18:04
Covid-19: Indian strain designated as variant of concern in IrelandTwenty cases of B1.617.2, which is spreading rapidly in the UK, identified in State up to last weekThu May 13 2021 - 12:39
Taoiseach to talk to HSE again to ensure maternity units comply with guidelinesDonnelly ‘quite frustrated’ at lack of progress in allowing partners to attend appointmentsWed May 12 2021 - 21:42
Sláintecare action plan includes three new hospitals in Dublin, Cork and GalwayPublic-only consultant contracts and hiring 70,000 healthcare staff by 2023 also plannedWed May 12 2021 - 19:56
Reliability of Covid antigen tests seen as key issue as reopening continuesGovernment’s chief science adviser backs use of rapid tests to complement other health measuresTue May 11 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: No additional deaths in the Republic but 381 new infectionsFive suspected blood-clot cases linked to AstraZeneca vaccine in Northern IrelandMon May 10 2021 - 19:06
Business group accuses Nphet of being ‘flippant’ over criticism of antigen testsIsme calls for Government to question reliability of advice it says is ‘so demonstrably wrong’Mon May 10 2021 - 17:21
Ireland reopens: inter-county travel resumes as hairdressers and non-essential retail returnCountry begins biggest reopening since last summerMon May 10 2021 - 12:44
Covid-19: Government to promote use of antigen tests as an ‘extra safety measure’Varadkar says guidelines will be issued, highlighting risk of ‘false reassurance’Mon May 10 2021 - 11:00
‘In five hours I went from being a nurse to a patient’, says woman paralysed in crashMajor trauma centres to open next year in the Mater and CUH aim to improve outcomesMon May 10 2021 - 03:01
More than quarter of a million people to receive vaccine this weekFears of ‘cancer epidemic’ across Europe as screening stalled during pandemicMon May 10 2021 - 02:24
Supermarket antigen test ‘will not keep you safe’ – Philip NolanNphet official critical of at-home rapid antigen testSun May 09 2021 - 18:01
Coronavirus: Two further deaths, 514 new cases reported in the StateDonnelly rejects call to stop cross-Border travel following spike in Donegal case numbersSun May 09 2021 - 17:29
Nursing homes to phase out serial Covid testing as vaccination takes effectMove comes amid optimism in Government ahead of easing of restrictions on MondaySat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Travel for urgent medical treatment to be exempt from quarantineOver a third of the eligible population has now received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccineFri May 07 2021 - 18:50
Nphet warns public against relying on antigen tests being sold in supermarketsChief medical officer Tony Holohan ‘genuinely concerned’ at sale of such kitsFri May 07 2021 - 16:24
Ireland had EU’s most stringent lockdown this year, analysis findsLax travel restrictions may have been ‘weak link’ in Covid defences, say UCD academicsFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Irish death toll may be 2,000 higher ‑ US researchIHME puts deaths from virus at 6.9m globally as it warns of under-reporting in every countryFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Time to be hopeful and start planning our summer, says HolohanMinisters consider ‘summer stimulus’ package as rollout of one-shot vaccine beginsThu May 06 2021 - 22:27
Beaumont neurosurgeons want to relocate if Mater gets new trauma centreDoctors advocate co-locating national neurosurgical centre rather than siting two centres in two hospitalsWed May 05 2021 - 06:25
HSE staff who refuse Covid-19 vaccines may be redeployed under new proposalsNo plans by HSE to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for health workersWed May 05 2021 - 03:04
Covid-19: People should avoid crowds to reduce exposure – HolohanTwo further deaths and 383 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the StateTue May 04 2021 - 18:16
Cannabis ‘gravest threat’ to mental health of young peopleDrug potency and misconception as harmless are ‘devastating’, psychiatrists warnTue May 04 2021 - 00:05
Government warned of ‘further Covid wave’ risk as society reopensNphet letter came ahead of Cabinet decision to approve easing of restrictionsSat May 01 2021 - 00:01
Vaccines for 35-59 year olds to start in June while 24-34 year olds wait until July, Department saysTaskforce is currently reviewing the Covid jab rollout plan due to supply issuesFri Apr 30 2021 - 22:15
Coronavirus: Donegal must ‘turn around’ its high infection rates – HolohanNational public health regulation compliance dropped since January, says ESRIFri Apr 30 2021 - 16:53
Covid: Use weekly rapid antigen tests in meat-processing plants, says HiqaMeat-processing plants have reported some 3,000 cases during pandemicFri Apr 30 2021 - 12:42
We have won the right to enjoy the summer but things can still go wrongAnalysis: Research findings demonstrate the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccinesFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:45
Three deaths and 474 new Covid-19 cases have been reported by NphetHalf of 3,500 housebound adults have received first Covid-19 vaccineThu Apr 29 2021 - 11:58
Dialysis cancer patients to get life-saving therapyFamily challenged initial decision not to provide radioactive iodine therapyThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Mater trauma centre decision a risk to patients, Beaumont doctors claimGovernment’s decision criticised by staff at State’s main neurosurgery centreWed Apr 28 2021 - 21:53
Covid outbreaks in schools and childcare rise sharply, data showsNumber of clusters in workplaces decline while there none reported in nursing homesWed Apr 28 2021 - 12:32
Family of Stephen Lynch renew appeal for information on fatal hit-and-runLynch was murdered when he was struck by a vehicle in Tallaght in 2017Mon Apr 26 2021 - 22:25
Niac to recommend Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for over-50sUse of both vaccines had been curtailed due to concerns around blood-clotting eventsMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:57
Covid walk-in test programme extended as two new centres openCelbridge opens facility with Tullamore to follow as 42,900 people have been tested since programme beganMon Apr 26 2021 - 18:07
Man arrested in inquiry into garda’s murder released without chargeKey person of interest in fatal shooting of Det Adrian Donohoe released without chargeSun Apr 25 2021 - 22:18
Covid-19: More than 200 Irish cases linked to potentially risky variantsVariant cases found but they may struggle to get foothold due to UK B117 dominanceSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:23
Coronavirus: Five further deaths and 461 new cases reported as a quarter of adults get first vaccineNumber of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to 162, the lowest level since OctoberSat Apr 24 2021 - 17:14
What could go wrong when Ireland reopens? Quite a bitFor the third time we stand on the threshold of reopening. Let’s get it right this timeSat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
Holohan returns to a much brighter picture, though clouds remainApproval for Johnson & Johnson jab could see Ireland catch up quickly on neighboursSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine rollout to be boosted by delivery of 165,000 AstraZeneca dosesChange to supply plan comes after EMA licenses manufacture of drug in Asian plantSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: State regulator reports serious clotting events linked to AstraZeneca jabFewer than five reports of clotting with low platelets post-jab, regulatory authority saysFri Apr 23 2021 - 01:00
