Covid-19 fatalities in convent highlight need for review, researchers sayTwelve nuns out of 14 tested positive as their care system ‘collapsed’ at pandemic’s heightFri Jul 10 2020 - 03:32
Covid-19: Cases increasingly occurring among young people, officials saySix further deaths reported and 23 new cases as reproduction rate ‘at or above one’Thu Jul 09 2020 - 19:51
Certain pubs are ‘blatantly breaching’ Covid-19 regulations, gardaí warn GovernmentMartin warns wider reopening in doubt as advice against non-essential travel extendedTue Jul 07 2020 - 02:51
Coronavirus: Four new cases but no deaths reported for second day in a rowA total of 20 counties reported new cases over the past 14 daysMon Jul 06 2020 - 19:48
Covid-19: Travel restrictions to stay and 'green list' put on hold amid fears of second wavePublication of ‘green list’ of safe countries postponed amid fears of virus resurgenceSat Jul 04 2020 - 04:05
Ireland’s official coronavirus death toll likely to have been overstated, report findsLasting impact on health outcomes may take years to be seen, says HiqaFri Jul 03 2020 - 09:55
Tributes paid to 'patriot' Tony Holohan as he steps back from CMO roleNPHET chair wants to spend time with his wife who has entered palliative careFri Jul 03 2020 - 01:20
Coronavirus: Rise in transmission in Ireland sparks concernHealth expert says the reproduction number for the disease has increased hereThu Jul 02 2020 - 22:13
Tony Holohan stepping back from role as chief medical officerPublic health emergency chief to spend time with wife, now in palliative care, and childrenThu Jul 02 2020 - 21:10
Ireland has lowest current incidence of Covid-19 in western EuropeEuropean Centre for Disease Control says some countries are reporting resurgence of the virus or large localised outbreaksThu Jul 02 2020 - 15:37
At least 79 patients died after getting Covid-19 in hospitalMore than 250 people picked up disease while receiving treatment for other conditionsThu Jul 02 2020 - 08:05
Open Ireland as soon as possible - Tourism chief warns of 'catastrophic' impact of pandemicFáilte Ireland boss to tell Dáil committee virus ‘dwarfs all previous crises’ for his sectorThu Jul 02 2020 - 02:39
Global trends causing U-turn on overseas tripsSerious concerns over resurgence of Covid-19 lead to change in sentimentWed Jul 01 2020 - 07:17
Coronavirus: Four new cases linked to foreign travel reported last weekOne more Covid-19-related death and 11 further cases reported in the State on TuesdayTue Jun 30 2020 - 18:08
Total of 6,666 abortions carried out under new legislation last yearMost terminations - 6,542 - were carried out on early pregancies, less than 12 weeksTue Jun 30 2020 - 16:56
Government plan for extra €2bn Covid-19 fund criticised over lack of detailParliamentary Budget Office expresses concern over plan for more pandemic fundingTue Jun 30 2020 - 03:05
People who booked overseas trips should not travel due to risk - HolohanNo new Covid-19 related deaths but ‘worrying’ new trends as 24 new cases reportedMon Jun 29 2020 - 19:33
Face masks on public transport will not be mandatory until next weekRegulation is being drawn up by both the Department of Health and TransportMon Jun 29 2020 - 17:32
Peter Boylan says he is being ‘blocked’ from maternity hospital agmFormer master has campaigned publicly against plan to move hospital to St Vincent’sMon Jun 29 2020 - 02:54
Shops free to reopen, national travel allowed under biggest easing of Covid-19 restrictionsRecommendation against non-essential travel outside Ireland remains in placeMon Jun 29 2020 - 02:10
Coronavirus: Easing of overseas travel rules may be delayedMinisters urge caution on loosening restrictions amid fears of second Covid-19 waveMon Jun 29 2020 - 02:08
Coronavirus: Businesses prepare to reopen as Ireland moves to Phase 3Travel throughout the State will be permitted with face coverings mandatory on public transportSun Jun 28 2020 - 19:21
New maternity hospital will be bound by Irish, not canon, lawConstitution and articles of new company approved by Charities Regulator and RevenueSat Jun 27 2020 - 01:05
Covid-19 continues to rampage where it meets least resistanceChallenge of keeping coronavirus suppressed to rise hugely as restrictions endFri Jun 26 2020 - 18:44
Coronavirus: Holohan ‘beyond nervous’ about increase in overseas travelThree more deaths from Covid-19 and 11 new cases confirmed in the StateFri Jun 26 2020 - 17:57
Irish Covid-19 patients to be recruited for international clinical trialsMore than 5,000 patients recruited to date across 35 countries to evaluate potential new treatments for virusFri Jun 26 2020 - 13:47
People hit by heart attack ‘waiting too long’ to reach hospitalPatients presenting with severe cardiac damage not seen in 40 years, say specialistsWed Jun 24 2020 - 15:56
Elderly care will require ‘significant changes’ to manage Covid-19HSE chief to tell Dáil committee that half of nursing home infection clusters now ‘closed’Thu Jun 18 2020 - 00:31
Coronavirus: Three further deaths and eight new cases in RepublicKerry, Donegal and Sligo record no new Covid-19 cases in four weeksWed Jun 17 2020 - 18:30
Some 17% of schoolchildren never use sunscreenReport shows nearly 90% of young Irish people experience sunburn in their livesWed Jun 17 2020 - 06:00
Patient transfers into nursing homes may have been as high as 2,300HSE fails to tell Covid-19 committee if tests conducted as route of infection soughtTue Jun 16 2020 - 20:16
Three more deaths of patients with Covid-19 reported, 14 new cases confirmedTotal of 1,709 people with disease have died, Department of Health saysTue Jun 16 2020 - 17:51
Waiting list for bowel cancer stretches due to Covid-19 restrictionsIrish Cancer Society calls for action as 1,300 people waiting longer than 28 days targetTue Jun 16 2020 - 15:51
Coronavirus: No new deaths and 18 new cases reported in the StateOne third of population wearing face-coverings as protection against spreading Covid-19Tue Jun 16 2020 - 10:24
Programme for government: More hospital beds and community services promisedHealth: Increase in home-care hours and cut in patient charges included in planMon Jun 15 2020 - 16:40
Coronavirus: Man had Covid-19 in Cork in late February before first confirmed Irish caseMan died after 27 days on a ventilator, CUH doctors sayMon Jun 15 2020 - 09:57
HSE asks 5,000 people to take part in Covid-19 antibody studyInitial results expected in late August to measure prevalence of virus in populationMon Jun 15 2020 - 08:24
Maternity hospital relocation dispute may go before agmFormer master Peter Boylan has written to board seeking objection put on agendaMon Jun 15 2020 - 02:15
Coronavirus in Ireland: One more person dies and eight new cases reportedNorthern Ireland records no deaths for fifth time in eight daysSun Jun 14 2020 - 17:58
Coronavirus outbreaks in private houses more than treble in one weekHeath official warn of move of virus to household settings as overall cases dropSun Jun 14 2020 - 13:48
Board of maternity hospital rejects call for resignation of deputy chairDr Peter Boylan criticises ‘shambles’ of plans to move to St Vincent’s under Nicky KearnsSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:33
Teachers alarmed at plan to reopen schools without social distancingTeachers’ unions concerned at full-time return via ‘class bubble’ instead of social distancingSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:22
Covid-19: Dublin has fewer than 100 weekly cases for first time since MarchRepublic reports three further deaths and 13 more cases as CSO releases regional dataFri Jun 12 2020 - 20:13
Next two weeks critical in limiting spread of coronavirus, says health officialHow people interact in their daily lives will determine if cases fallFri Jun 12 2020 - 07:57
Coronavirus is subdued but not gone. This is a strange junctureThe risk is low for now but uncertainty abounds and consensus is wearing thinFri Jun 12 2020 - 02:45
Coronavirus: Ireland now recording ‘almost zero’ new cases with no hidden clustersAll indicators of the disease are stable or declining, public-health officials sayFri Jun 12 2020 - 00:55
Coronavirus: Eight more deaths recorded ahead of new push on face coveringsFace coverings to remain optional indoors as death toll in State rises to 1,703Thu Jun 11 2020 - 20:33
Positive lockdown influence credited with fall in pre-term birthsTrend in maternity hospital marked by healthy living, say researchersThu Jun 11 2020 - 03:45
Number of contacts per diagnosis almost double since restrictions easedIn one case diagnosed with Covid-19, the individual named 25 contactsThu Jun 11 2020 - 03:00
Up to 250 people with dementia may have died in care homes during Covid-19Study calls for review of visiting restrictions and support for residents with dementiaThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
