Coronavirus: 1,006 new cases and 54 further deaths reported in the StatePerson with highest number of close contacts was 68 in the days over Christmas, figures showWed Feb 10 2021 - 18:11
Covid-19: Changes to close-contact testing may shorten personal restriction periodNew ‘day 10’ testing of close contacts could free them earlier from restricted movementsWed Feb 10 2021 - 14:01
Covid-19: British expats using short Dublin stays to get around Far East travel bans‘Lax’ quarantine rules draw visitors banned from travelling directly from UK to AsiaWed Feb 10 2021 - 03:01
Covid-19: New restrictions to target foreign travelRevised plan for ‘living with Covid’ to be unveiled by end of month, Varadkar saysWed Feb 10 2021 - 02:13
Covid-19: Almost 800 people outside top two priority groups have been vaccinatedGovernment officials working on who will be vaccinated in sixth ‘key workers’ groupWed Feb 10 2021 - 01:38
Revenue apologises for post-Brexit customs delays caused by IT issuesImport system struggling to deal with 20,000 small parcel declarations lodged ‘in one go’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19: Over a third of February deaths linked to nursing homesSome 75 of the 195 deaths from the virus this month associated with care home facilitiesTue Feb 09 2021 - 01:00
Covid response: Almost 12,000 flew into Dublin Airport in first week of FebruaryUK shadow security secretary concerned about Republic being used as back doorTue Feb 09 2021 - 00:50
UK goods delayed due to IT problems with customs systemImporters hit by additional delays on stock from Britain due to volume of customs filingsSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:00
Explainer: Why is the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines so complicated?Pfizer and Moderna jabs are harder to manage than AstraZeneca but preferred for over-70sFri Feb 05 2021 - 20:36
INM staff-emails search broke data privacy law, says watchdogData regulator finds three infringements over 2014 breach that had no legal basisFri Feb 05 2021 - 17:30
Irish man detained ‘illegally’ in China hospitalised twice, says lawyerChinese ambassador urged to aid release of aircraft leasing worker Richard O’HalloranFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Families of nursing home residents ‘anxious’ about missed vaccinesAdvocacy group for older people wants details on ‘mop-up’ Covid-19 vaccinesThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:38
Q&A: What’s changed with Covid-19 vaccines and will it cause delays?Plan reassessed after ‘game-changer’ AstraZeneca vaccine ruled out for over-70sThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:36
Allowing pharmacies to give AstraZeneca jab to health workers could ‘speed up’ rolloutGPs could inoculate over-70s with other vaccines while pharmacists concentrate on younger groupsThu Feb 04 2021 - 13:28
Covid-19 outbreak at Kildare nursing home claims nine livesVirus infects 40 residents and 40 staff at Beech Park nursing home since mid-JanuaryWed Feb 03 2021 - 06:00
Calls for ‘cool heads’ after threats against North’s border officials‘Calming language’ needed to cool political temperature over Brexit checks, senators toldTue Feb 02 2021 - 14:13
Covid-19: Two more residents die at Royal Hospital DonnybrookOutbreaks in nursing homes up to 193, with 4,300 positive cases in homes last monthTue Feb 02 2021 - 11:38
Brittany Ferries unveil new post-Brexit direct ferries to mainland EUThree new ferry routes with France launched to meet business demand to avoid BritainTue Feb 02 2021 - 11:16
‘Critical window’ missed by not vaccinating nursing homes firstHealth Committee to hear ‘just 10% of the initial 77,000 vaccinations administered by mid-January were within nursing homes’Tue Feb 02 2021 - 04:39
Covid-19: Death toll at two nursing homes in Louth and Galway rises to 26Blackrock Abbey near Dundalk and Greenpark Nursing Home in Tuam were both badly hitMon Feb 01 2021 - 19:46
Vaccinated Coombe hospital family members offered second doseDublin maternity hospital carried out second round of vaccinations over recent daysMon Feb 01 2021 - 06:00
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
EU’s vaccine ‘panic’ blamed for blunder over NI protocolCommission’s usual consultation process appears to have been short-circuitedMon Feb 01 2021 - 01:01
China’s president responds to Higgins letter about detained DublinerXi Jinping suggests countries seek solution to Irish businessman’s detentionMon Feb 01 2021 - 01:00
Brexit delivers record freight for Rosslare on ferries to mainland EUSoutheast port boosted by fivefold increase in freight in January on continental sailingsSun Jan 31 2021 - 13:56
Irish climber who died in Africa named as charity run founder Piers WhiteTributes paid to ‘Run in the Dark’ organiser and Mondello Park commercial directorSun Jan 31 2021 - 11:02
Coronavirus search: Belmullet still has highest rate, but how is Covid-19 spreading in your area?One in 50 people in the Co Mayo locality have virus but infections fall sharply in fortnightFri Jan 29 2021 - 06:25
New Covid testing for French-bound hauliers catches a positive caseAlmost 200 drivers tested on first day of new detection system to meet new French rulesThu Jan 28 2021 - 22:23
Covid-19: Laois nursing home emerges from outbreak that led to 17 deathsChallenge of supporting facilities experiencing outbreaks ‘very significant’, HSE saysThu Jan 28 2021 - 21:57
Mayo's Clare Island one of State’s most infected communitiesIslanders are very concerned at the scale of the infection, which they blame on socialising over ChristmasThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 outbreak in Dundalk nursing home claims six livesAlmost half the residents at Blackrock Abbey were infected by the virusThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 family outbreaksDecline in the number of hospital and care home outbreaks in week to January 23rdWed Jan 27 2021 - 20:19
Close contact health staff exempted from restrictions if vaccinated - HiqaNew regulatory advice will allow more health workers return from Covid-19 isolationWed Jan 27 2021 - 13:18
Covid-19: 13 die at Lusk nursing home as State deals with 160 outbreaksVisa delays for nurses from outside Europe hamper management of staff shortagesSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
How did a remote Mayo town become Ireland’s most Covid-infected place?‘There is a sense of quiet terror’: Belmullet paying high price for festive celebrationsFri Jan 22 2021 - 21:13
Coveney plans to travel to Moscow and Tehran to work on Syria solutionMinister aims to build closer relationships during UN Security Council membershipFri Jan 22 2021 - 20:18
Coronavirus: 52 more deaths and 2,371 cases as EU vaccine plan hits fresh setbackLockdown compliance has led to ‘first signs of lower prevalence’, says HolohanFri Jan 22 2021 - 19:36
North Dublin nursing home records 13 deaths after Covid-19 outbreak‘Significant number’ of residents and staff at HSE-run Lusk Community Nursing Unit infectedFri Jan 22 2021 - 17:42
Belmullet GP with Covid-19 speaks of ‘fear and dread’ in community as cases surgeDr Fergal Ruane loses count of number of local people he has referred for coronavirus testingFri Jan 22 2021 - 13:17
Businesses must deal with post-Brexit trade ‘challenges’ – BarnierEU negotiator says new border controls must be implemented ‘carefully and precisely’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:11
Brexit checks will bring trade to standstill and threaten economy, Irish truckers sayTransport group hand delivers letters of complaint to EU and Taoiseach in DublinThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:36
‘Explosion’ of Covid-19 infections in Limerick led to seven deaths at care homeOne-third of residents and one-quarter of staff infected in outbreak at home since ChristmasThu Jan 21 2021 - 02:00
Coombe begins investigation into vaccination of family members of staffDublin maternity hospital holds independent review given ‘serious nature’ of incidentWed Jan 20 2021 - 20:10
‘UCD was his home’ - Warm tributes paid to ‘Old Man Belfield’ Michael ByrneUniversity’s ‘silent guardian’, who roamed campus for decades, fondly remembered at funeral MassWed Jan 20 2021 - 13:35
Ex-master of Coombe Hospital seeks inquiry over Covid vaccine rowChris Fitzpatrick stresses ‘transparency, equity and accountability’ in eyes of publicTue Jan 19 2021 - 01:00
Coombe board to discuss giving of Covid-19 vaccine to 16 family members of staffStephen Donnelly spoke to hospital chairman about controversy about leftover dosesMon Jan 18 2021 - 13:38
State plans Covid-19 testing for lorry drivers on ferries to FranceUp to 2,000 rapid test kits will be required a week to test lorry drivers on direct ferriesMon Jan 18 2021 - 08:22
Coombe hospital chief ‘deeply regrets’ that staff relatives were given Covid vaccinesThe Coombe gave 16 doses to family members of staff so they would not be wastedMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
Irish officials raise queries with EU over disruptive post-Brexit ‘rules of origin’Supermarkets could face difficulties keeping shelves stocked amid new border controlsMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
