Seán FitzPatrick: Public opprobrium contrasts with praise over pre-Celtic Tiger roleEx-Anglo Irish chief ‘unfairly vilified’ over financial collapse, say businesspeopleWed Nov 10 2021 - 02:00
Seán FitzPatrick was ‘convenient scapegoat’ after crash, top financiers sayDermot Desmond says ex-Anglo chairman was a ‘decent and honourable Irishman’Tue Nov 09 2021 - 18:27
Former Anglo Irish bank chief Seán FitzPatrick diesMr FitzPatrick (73) died of cardiac arrest, according to familyTue Nov 09 2021 - 12:22
Contracts of Covid-19 contact tracers extended for six monthsMinister for Health expects rapid antigen testing in primary schools by ChristmasMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:08
Nursing homes urge caution on triggering visiting restrictionsSage Advocacy wants residents to have visitors rather than be subject to ‘locking-up’Mon Nov 08 2021 - 01:07
Vendettas, toxic relations and €850 jumpers: new claims from Web Summit’s legal battleSecond legal action escalates dispute between Paddy Cosgrave and David Kelly, co-founders of Web SummitSat Nov 06 2021 - 17:46
Q&A: Who is getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters and when will they get them?More than 200,000 third doses of a targeted 1.4 million have been administered so farSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
Cosgrave hurt Web Summit by pushing own agendas, former partner claimsMinority shareholder will allege nature of agendas damaged tech events businessFri Nov 05 2021 - 23:30
HSE starts calling people in their 60s for Covid-19 booster jabs by text messageAbout 475,000 people being contacted in next rollout of third vaccine dosesFri Nov 05 2021 - 18:46
People aged 65 and over account for most recent Covid deaths - CSODeaths of people with Covid-19 fall by six to 33 in latest weekly official data on diseaseFri Nov 05 2021 - 13:10
Co Kilkenny nursing home located in ‘unsuitable’ premises – HiqaInspection into St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown found ‘fire safety risks persist’Fri Nov 05 2021 - 12:57
HSE forced to clarify memo on new consultants’ contract following backlashHSE chief Paul Reid condemns ‘unfair targeting’ of HR manager over noteFri Nov 05 2021 - 02:07
Covid-19: ‘Unrelenting pressure’ on health service as 3,025 cases reportedPaul Reid says there ‘comes a point’ where no extra testing, vaccination or beds will help ‘turn tide’ of infectionThu Nov 04 2021 - 17:28
Regular Covid-19 vaccines similar to flu jab will be needed - immunologistHealth officials say booster jabs aimed at reducing severe disease, not transmissionThu Nov 04 2021 - 13:59
No change in symptoms identified in Irish ‘Delta Plus’ variant casesScientists found 54 out of 85 people infected with new Covid-19 subvariant had symptomsThu Nov 04 2021 - 12:55
Holohan warns against high social contacts with Christmas loomingChief medical officer tells public to ‘dial’ back socialising to reduce spread of Covid-19Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Sharp reduction in Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes linked to booster rolloutNursing homes expect serial testing to return next week as six new outbreaks reportedWed Nov 03 2021 - 21:25
Covid-19: No new restrictions on cards but public asked to ‘dial back’ socialisingNo plans to reimpose restrictions as ‘vaccine wall is holding’, Tánaiste saysWed Nov 03 2021 - 21:12
Belmullet’s relatively low Covid rate is likely due to natural immunity, expert saysImmunologist says high prevalence of virus earlier this year may be behind trend in areaWed Nov 03 2021 - 03:30
Birth information bill for adopted people ‘at odds’ with EU law, committee hearsLawyers tell TDs and Senators that Birth Information Bill ‘not legal’ under GDPRTue Nov 02 2021 - 19:14
Four in 10 new Covid-19 cases are among vaccinated people, data showsOf 474 deaths from virus between April and October, 44% were fully vaccinatedMon Nov 01 2021 - 18:16
Rising Covid-19 infections spark surge in absences among healthcare staffProcedures cancelled as Coalition awaits advice on providing boosters for health workersSat Oct 30 2021 - 01:00
Holohan: ‘Give trick-or-treaters Halloween treats outdoors’Chief medical officer shares trick-or-treating safety advice to prevent spread of Covid-19Fri Oct 29 2021 - 18:43
Covid’s fourth wave: if not new restrictions then what is plan B?Nphet is banking on this latest wave being manageable, but the way ahead is uncertainFri Oct 29 2021 - 18:20
Low vaccine uptake among Central and Eastern European communities - CSOCSO figures show 44 per cent of central and eastern Europeans in Ireland vaccinatedThu Oct 28 2021 - 15:48
Circuit-breaker lockdowns all but ruled out as Covid case figures riseGovernment concerned at compliance slippage, Holohan says restrictions still an optionThu Oct 28 2021 - 00:01
Three to five coronavirus deaths daily ‘very significant mortality figures’, Nphet confirmsMore than 1,630 further infections as public health team expresses concern on rising deathsWed Oct 27 2021 - 18:05
Doctors warn of ‘fairly rough winter’ ahead due to Covid-19Dr Mike Ryan says not enough immunity in populations to prevent virus spreadingWed Oct 27 2021 - 13:16
UK diplomat asked to ‘peddle half-truths’ about Brexit’s impact on IrelandAlexandra Hall Hall says UK ‘damagingly’ downplayed impact on NI peace processWed Oct 27 2021 - 10:20
Woman seeks supports for people with adverse reactions to Covid-19 jabsLimerick mother of two has had ‘debilitating’ tinnitus since getting her first dose in JulyWed Oct 27 2021 - 06:00
‘Stark’ warning delivered to Ministers on Covid-19 trajectory in Ireland between now and Christmas‘No talk of reimposing restrictions but concern peak and rapid fall cannot be assumed’Wed Oct 27 2021 - 03:30
Covid-19: Number in hospital with the disease reaches highest level in seven monthsChief medical officer ‘increasingly worried’ about the increase in infections nationwideWed Oct 27 2021 - 02:00
Brexit: Twenty-fold rise in health checks on imports from BritainAbout one consignment in every 200 rejected due mostly to incomplete paperworkTue Oct 26 2021 - 05:55
HSE pushing to encourage vaccine avoiders to get injectedCampaign aims to find out why people who registered for vaccines haven’t turned upTue Oct 26 2021 - 03:56
Covid-19 antigen tests ‘reducing spread’ in meat plantsCoronavirus tests found to be useful ‘risk-reduction tool’, according to State officialTue Oct 26 2021 - 03:33
Overhaul needed on ‘paper-based’ health sector recordsCovid-19 and HSE cyberattack highlighted ‘basic’ patient data systemsTue Oct 26 2021 - 00:01
Q&A: Should we be concerned about the new Covid-19 ‘Delta Plus’ variant?A relative of the dominant Delta coronavirus variant is being monitored closelyMon Oct 25 2021 - 13:29
Mortgages into 80s could resolve debt issues, insolvency service saysExtending repayments could help thousands nursing unaffordable Celtic Tiger-era debtMon Oct 25 2021 - 05:15
Almost 800 children are waiting more than two years for surgeryThirty-six children are on surgery waiting lists of more than four years, figures showMon Oct 25 2021 - 04:30
Booster shots for health workers could be justified as ‘policy decision’De Gascun says Government could offer third shots to protect hospital systemMon Oct 25 2021 - 04:00
About 9% of younger people refusing Covid-19 vaccine, survey findsHigher level of uncertainty about shots among people aged 18 to 34 than in older groupsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:01
Scientists to investigate activity of new ‘Delta Plus’ variant in IrelandDr Cillian De Gascun says subvariant is not driving increase in cases in RepublicSun Oct 24 2021 - 16:54
Booster vaccines for nursing home staff ‘beyond critical’Care home sector calls for urgent approval of third Covid-19 vaccine shots for health workersSun Oct 24 2021 - 16:52
Reid says some hospitals curtailing elective care due to surge in Covid casesHead of HSE warns of difficult winter as 2,427 new coronavirus cases confirmedSat Oct 23 2021 - 15:34
Four Years in the Cauldron review: Beaming the Trump years back homeRTÉ’s man in Washington Brian O’Donovan’s jaunty memoir of a frenetic timeSat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
The story of one Irish town and its empty buildingsThe stories behind three vacant buildings chart Strokestown’s recent historySat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
How bad can it get as we reopen amid another Covid-19 surge?Holohan raises concerns about high number of unvaccinated people in young age groupsSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:59
Coronavirus: Doctors express concern over pressure on ICUsHospitals across the country forced to cancel surgeries due to increase in casesSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar says Covid-19 will be ‘with us forever’ as 2,466 new cases confirmedTánaiste warns stringent restrictions on society may have to be reintroduced should new variant of the virus emergeFri Oct 22 2021 - 20:24
Repaying a mortgage into your 90s one option to fix arrears, says Central BankDeputy governor urges lenders to ‘think more imaginatively’ to resolve Celtic Tiger-era debt casesThu Oct 21 2021 - 02:56
