Teachers’ push to be moved up Covid-19 vaccine queue faces resistanceAnger over ‘downgrading’ of profession as rollout shifts to age-based modelTue Apr 06 2021 - 03:13
Government consultants discussed ‘war room’ for Covid-19 responseEmail outlines plan for ‘integrated insight centre’ that could seek data from State bodiesTue Apr 06 2021 - 03:00
Contractors on major road projects sought €850m over agreed pricesFifteen projects over 10 years paid out €270m above tender but came in ‘under budget’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 02:12
Spending billions on infrastructure is a risky business‘Lowest bid wins’ approach to tenders needs to change, say both sides of processTue Apr 06 2021 - 01:50
Special needs assistants need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, says unionHome quarantine among compromises to be discussed by MinistersMon Apr 05 2021 - 13:28
Home quarantine among compromises to be discussed by MinistersUse of vaccinations to shorten isolation times also mooted as part of solution to Cabinet riftMon Apr 05 2021 - 02:05
GSK will not contribute to mother and baby homes financial redressMinister for Children Roderic O’Gorman to meet with pharmaceutical giantSun Apr 04 2021 - 21:31
Covid-19: Three deaths and 457 new cases reportedNumbers being vaccinated out of turn ‘marginal’ but ‘regrettable’, says health service bossSun Apr 04 2021 - 16:03
Coronavirus variants with no link to travel detected in StatePotential ‘super-spreading’ by undetected cases greatest concern, de Gascun saysSat Apr 03 2021 - 01:00
Prisoners with mental health issues in ‘unsuitable’ conditions, says reform groupGovernment task force to look at how criminal justice system deals with vulnerableFri Apr 02 2021 - 19:46
Covid-19: Government row erupts over plan to expand mandatory quarantineAnger in Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Department of Health planThu Apr 01 2021 - 01:01
Concern plans to extend hotel quarantine could breach EU citizens’ rightsAttorney General warns Government over plans to add 43 countries to high risk listWed Mar 31 2021 - 23:37
Pressing need to explain vaccine priority list changes, says Norma FoleyFF parliamentary party meeting registers unease at ‘pulling rug’ from some workersWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:35
Coalition exceeded Nphet advice to allow under-18 sport at end April‘Very high’ risk of fourth wave if restrictions eased too fast, warns letter to MinistersWed Mar 31 2021 - 15:20
Shoe shops will be allowed sell for children by appointment, says MartinGuidance to be published enabling shops to measure for children, according to TaoiseachWed Mar 31 2021 - 15:19
State to invest €17m to create ‘European-style’ outdoor diningWorkers already leaving live entertainment sector, Oireachtas committee hearsWed Mar 31 2021 - 07:00
Teachers criticise new age-based vaccine rollout and seek urgent meeting with GovernmentTrinity immunologist disagrees with Government moving away from occupation-based approachWed Mar 31 2021 - 04:44
Nphet warned Government that Covid-19 cases could rise to 2,000 a day within four weeksPublic health team tells Government Ireland’s epidemiological situation remains ‘precarious’Tue Mar 30 2021 - 23:22
Covid-19 vaccines overhaul sparks anger as Government agrees to begin easing restrictions from mid-April‘We are on the final stretch of this terrible journey’, Micheál Martin insists as he announces phased changes to Covid-19 lockdownTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:46
‘Enjoyable’ summer of reopening within reach from June onwardsRestrictions to be gradually lifted as long as virus keeps moving ‘in the right direction’Tue Mar 30 2021 - 22:30
Wide use of rapid Covid tests recommended by expert group, but members are split‘Majority report’ is in favour of mass rollout of antigen tests, possibly in schools by SeptemberTue Mar 30 2021 - 16:11
Ban on fans at matches may see Dublin lose European Championship gamesUefa seeking assurances on a minimum threshold for attendance at matchesTue Mar 30 2021 - 13:56
Lockdown easing Q&A: Cabinet to decide on 5km limit, construction and outdoor activitiesOne option being discussed is allowing county-wide travel from mid-AprilTue Mar 30 2021 - 08:02
Lockdown exit: Ministers to discuss easing restrictions after 'grim' Nphet warning not to take risksState has not vaccinated enough people to take risks with Covid-19 restrictions, Ministers are warnedTue Mar 30 2021 - 03:54
Nphet gives stark warning that lifting restrictions too early could cause fresh Covid wave lasting into summerHealth officials tell Government nowhere near enough protection at a population level in order to substantially relax restrictionsMon Mar 29 2021 - 23:11
Estate agents seek cash buyers for properties with potential fire defectsSherry FitzGerald says it is making potential buyers ‘fully aware’ fire safety work is neededSat Mar 27 2021 - 04:42
Ireland can expect ‘large volume’ of vaccines in coming weeks, says AstraZeneca bossMinister: ‘Absolutely no defence’ after Bray fee-paying school teachers get jabs from private Beacon HospitalSat Mar 27 2021 - 01:00
Hazel Chu’s Seanad run overshadowed Climate Bill launch, says Green Seanad leaderPauline O’Reilly complains ‘all the questions were about the strange reality of someone running as an Independent’Fri Mar 26 2021 - 21:27
Confidence is a big factor when it comes to mass inoculation campaignsDeparting from the vaccination strategy provokes public ire and associates the entire programme with a toxicity in the public mindFri Mar 26 2021 - 20:41
Beacon Hospital’s vaccine programme will be overseen by HSE after controversy - DonnellyMinister says vaccination of private school staff in Beacon Hospital should not have happenedFri Mar 26 2021 - 19:27
Housing defects group to examine fire safety issues in apartmentsGroup, set up in response to problems with boom-era homes, meets for first time on FridayFri Mar 26 2021 - 00:30
Donnelly promises to publish report on use of rapid antigen testing ‘soon’Report expected to green-light use of Covid test to monitor outbreaksThu Mar 25 2021 - 13:45
Tánaiste’s leak remains a hot topic in political circles, especially in Fine GaelMany in the party accept Varadkar’s argument that his actions were in the national interestThu Mar 25 2021 - 04:05
Rising cases leave State in ‘fragile’ place in Covid battle, Taoiseach saysGovernment expresses optimism easing of EU-UK row will fast-track delivery of more vaccinesThu Mar 25 2021 - 02:45
Progress against Covid-19 is ‘fragile’, Taoiseach tells FF party meetingMicheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccinationWed Mar 24 2021 - 22:42
Hard Rock Hotel and Clontarf Castle to be used for mandatory quarantineFour Dublin hotels chosen for quarantine regime, as 47 bookings made in first two daysWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:23
Walk-in testing to be introduced in areas with high incidence of CovidDonnelly says people will be able to avail of the facility without a referral orderTue Mar 23 2021 - 20:51
Coronavirus underscores ‘need for reform’ of regulatory systemHealth watchdog to tell Oireachtas group old ways of doing things no longer acceptableTue Mar 23 2021 - 03:00
Strengthened Climate Action Bill to go before CabinetNew Bill commits to ‘pursue and achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2050’Tue Mar 23 2021 - 01:00
Top Green Party figures break ranks to back Hazel Chu’s Seanad hopesParty indicates Lord Mayor of Dublin ‘not contesting election as Green Party candidate’Tue Mar 23 2021 - 00:02
April 5th may see construction resume on a phased basis and extension of 5km travel limitIf Covid-19 cases remain high travel restrictions could be expanded only to 10km or perhaps 8kmSat Mar 20 2021 - 01:32
Frustrations simmer as Nphet and Government muddle throughInitial reaction to pandemic was near-consensus but this soon wore thinSat Mar 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Cabinet split on easing 5km limit in April as work from home advice to remain until JunePessimism expressed on key metrics of hospitalisations, vaccinations and casesFri Mar 19 2021 - 01:41
Q&A: Can we restart using the AstraZeneca vaccine, and is it safe?Senior Government sources believe AstraZeneca medicine could be given by weekendThu Mar 18 2021 - 19:37
European Medicines Agency rules AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’‘I would be vaccinated with AstraZeneca tomorrow’ EMA’s Emer Cooke saysThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:21
Covid-19: Ireland on a knife edge as case numbers could go either waySlow, painful gains have stalled, raising fears that we may soon lose control of the diseaseWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:10
Preparations for AstraZeneca vaccinations to resume amid optimism on safety clearanceReview of jab by European Medicines Agency due to be completed on ThursdayWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
AstraZeneca suspension means first vaccine dose for vulnerable will not be complete until AprilDecision to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine will see delay for thousands in high-risk categoryTue Mar 16 2021 - 06:36
Nphet discussed penalising people failing to self-isolate or restrict movementsTeam also looked at self-swab Covid tests if system came under extreme pressure againMon Mar 15 2021 - 21:57
Construction among reopenings at risk if Covid-19 cases keep risingVaradkar rules out April 5th relaxations in event of numbers going in wrong directionSat Mar 13 2021 - 03:17
