No ‘penny-pinching’ when hiring cybersecurity head - MinisterSmyth will recommend higher salary to recruit NCSC director but has not decided on figureWed May 26 2021 - 15:28
Varadkar suggests Green TD should contribute to CETA legal action costs if defeatedIrish ratification of the deal trade deal with Canada delayed to be scrutinised at committeeWed May 26 2021 - 13:09
Vaccination rollout finally hitting its strideInside Politics: 400,000 jabs per week are expected to happen in JuneWed May 26 2021 - 07:53
Publicans set to oppose time limits for bars and restaurants after reopeningNew guidelines on resumption of hospitality delayed to give sector ‘clear understanding’Wed May 26 2021 - 06:37
Minister to take questions from Dáil group on Robert Watt elevationGroup who advised mandarin’s appointment shun invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeTue May 25 2021 - 19:43
Cyber Security Centre director salary should be up to €185,000 higher, TDs toldDirector role vacant at national centre leading response to HSE cyber attackTue May 25 2021 - 16:19
HSE cyber attack: Some services 'likely to resume in 48 hours'May take weeks for full system restoration, but technicians happy with decryption keyTue May 25 2021 - 09:50
Belarusian sanctions firmly on agenda as EU leaders meet in BrusselsInside Politics: Democratic countries ‘have to stand up’ to authoritarianism, says MartinTue May 25 2021 - 07:52
Swann seeks meeting with Donnelly over cross-Border travelSpokesman says Donnelly plans to meet counterpart after criticism from northern leadersMon May 24 2021 - 19:54
HSE knew the cyberattack risks but couldn’t get ahead of the hackersHealth system had been tackling weaknesses in IT security but cyber criminals got there firstSat May 22 2021 - 05:27
Cyberattack: Years of fraud, extortion attempts could follow if HSE data published, gardaí fearPublication of data on darknet as threatened by gang appears inevitable, gardaí saySat May 22 2021 - 03:26
Mounting concern at impact of UK-Australia deal on Irish beef exportsIrish Government source says matter closely monitored but UK is free to pursue trade deals post-BrexitFri May 21 2021 - 17:25
HSE hack: IT staff were diverted from cybersecurity due to pandemicWarnings were made about weaknesses in the IT network three years agoFri May 21 2021 - 03:11
Sinn Féin intends to keep voting intentions data for up to 10 yearsÓ Broin defends Abú database at committee with commissioner planning audit of all partiesThu May 20 2021 - 15:27
Airbnb rentals to be targeted in Government crackdownTighter control of short-term letting part of Darragh O’Brien’s solution to housing crisisThu May 20 2021 - 04:46
Patient files online ‘very likely’ shared by gang targeting HSEGardaí caution against assuming link between HSE cyberattack and call to Tipperary patientThu May 20 2021 - 03:25
HSE warned three years ago about IT system ‘weaknesses’Internal audits flagged issues with ‘security controls’ and ‘disaster protocols’Thu May 20 2021 - 03:03
Taoiseach signals ‘comprehensive’ plans to resume travel, sport and entertainmentMartin pointed to EU’s digital green certificate as framework for resumption of travelWed May 19 2021 - 23:01
Medical facility contacted Irish patient whose details were put on ‘dark web’, Dáil toldLabour leader warns of ‘big problem’ after man was offered procedure by organisation outside StateWed May 19 2021 - 13:04
Deirdre Conroy on course to be Fianna Fáil’s Dublin Bay South candidateByelection prompted by former Fine Gael minister Eoghan Murphy vacating the seatWed May 19 2021 - 11:57
State spending on cybersecurity criticised as ‘paltry’Taoiseach defends threefold increase to €5.1m in funding of agency this yearWed May 19 2021 - 01:00
Investment in national cybersecurity centre less than €14m over 10 yearsMinister defends figure as a ‘drop in the ocean’ of overall State spend on cybersecurityWed May 19 2021 - 00:01
Taoiseach forced to defend level of cybersecurity spendingAontú TD Peader Tóibín says attack was ‘monstrous crime’ that hit most vulnerable in societyTue May 18 2021 - 17:05
Coveney discusses health service cyberattack with Russian foreign ministerNo verification that ‘real data’ has been released, says DonnellyTue May 18 2021 - 14:43
Dark web ‘dump sites’ being monitored for HSE data after hackExpert says it is ‘highly unlikely’ gang believed to be based in Russia will be caughtTue May 18 2021 - 01:10
Cabinet to be briefed over fears patients’ data will be ‘abused’ by cybercriminalsDisruption caused by cyberattack likely to continue ‘well into this week’Tue May 18 2021 - 00:07
Officials to be questioned on cyberattack behind closed doorsMeeting was to take place in public but Department of Communications requested privacyMon May 17 2021 - 21:34
Cyberattack a ‘despicable’ crime with risk of stolen patient data being abused, Government saysNo effort spared to resume medical services and restore HSE’s system, statement saysMon May 17 2021 - 18:29
Russian embassy condemns cyberattack on the HSEAuthorities have not yet approached legation on ransomware attack, says spokeswomanMon May 17 2021 - 14:13
Ireland reopens: inter-county travel resumes as hairdressers and non-essential retail returnCountry begins biggest reopening since last summerMon May 10 2021 - 12:44
Shared Island meeting to hear calls for more diverse representationNeed for quotas among ideas to give greater voice to women, minorities and LGBT+Mon May 10 2021 - 00:01
Surge in payments of parent’s benefitSome 7,500 parents have availed of the €245 weekly payment since parent’s leave was increased from two to five weeks in AprilMon May 10 2021 - 00:01
Use of J&J jab for under-50s would avoid waste of vaccines – TaoiseachUse of single-shot vaccine had been limited to over-50s by Niac due to blood clot concernsSun May 09 2021 - 16:01
High Covid-19 rates in north-west ‘not a Border issue’, Minister saysCross-Border non-essential travel will be stopped by enforcement if needed says SwannSun May 09 2021 - 15:57
EU member states aim to agree on vaccine certificates for travel by mid-JuneBloc secures 1.8 billion more doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be received fully by 2023Sun May 09 2021 - 13:30
Taxation of ‘cuckoo funds’ key to deterring block-buying, says MinisterFinance officials considered special tax increase on funds buying up Irish propertyFri 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
Any unilateral UK move on soldier amnesty a ‘breach of trust’, Taoiseach saysSimon Coveney says Brandon Lewis gave no indication of plans during meetingThu May 06 2021 - 20:48
Fianna Fáil’s O’Callaghan to lead Dublin Bay South byelection pushTD from battle-ground constituency likely to be under pressure to deliver for the partyThu May 06 2021 - 16:55
Government to block investment funds from buying up housing estatesMove has been agreed between three Coalition parties, sources sayThu May 06 2021 - 02:02
Varadkar suggests one-dose J&J vaccine would be popular with over-40sDonnelly confirms Niac advice does not exclude its use for under-50sWed May 05 2021 - 16:38
Investors buying up housing estates ‘unacceptable’ – TaoiseachIssue to be ‘examined’ as Opposition accuses Government of providing tax deals for firmsWed May 05 2021 - 15:58
Life should be ‘relatively normal’ again by August, Varadkar says, with most Covid restrictions goneTánaiste hopes to see customers allowed indoors in pubs and restaurants in JulyWed May 05 2021 - 14:56
Hazel Chu enters the race for Dublin Bay SouthDublin Mayor will compete for right to be Green Party’s candidateWed May 05 2021 - 10:44
Housing and health issues set to return to centre stageInside Politics: Government hopes new Affordable Housing Bill will see 6,000 homes being built over next three yearsWed May 05 2021 - 07:47
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
Government plan to boost Irish representation in EU jobsCoveney sought approval for plan that aims to maintain representation at senior levelsTue May 04 2021 - 21:59
Ireland to buy almost 10 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in 2022 and 2023Doses to be bought for use as booster shots, as rollout may be extended to under-16sTue May 04 2021 - 20:52
Support among politicians for principle of simple majority for United IrelandTarget should be to produce largest possible majority in event of poll, say FF, FGTue May 04 2021 - 19:01
Minimum pricing for alcohol to be enforced from January 2022Measures signed off by Cabinet mean alcohol will not be available at ‘pocket-money prices’Tue May 04 2021 - 18:20
