Covid-19: Meat sector wants quick test turnaround for its workersOireachtas virus group to hear new system will work only if speedy sampling in placeThu Aug 13 2020 - 02:59
'Hot-bedding' and bogus work practices taking place in meat plants, union claimsState to investigate claims by union of bogus employment practices in meat sectorThu Aug 13 2020 - 02:19
Covid-19: Just 983 people have self-isolated at 750-bedroom Citywest hotelThe facility has so far cost the State over €24.5m since the start of the Covid-19 crisisThu Aug 13 2020 - 01:10
‘Growing scepticism’ among publicans about September reopeningVaradkar indicates support package for sector, as demanded by vintners, being preparedWed Aug 12 2020 - 19:09
Covid-19: New colour-coded alerts will work like traffic lights, Harris saysGovernment intends to move away from the current ‘phased’ approach to reopening to a new planWed Aug 12 2020 - 14:24
Covid-19: Restrictions an attempt to prevent State going back to ‘beginning’Varadkar expects funding for businesses in Kildare, Laois and Offaly to be announced soonWed Aug 12 2020 - 10:37
Wider Covid-19 testing aims to reach 60,000 people a weekTesting extended to meat plant workers and asylum seekersWed Aug 12 2020 - 02:50
Watchdog may gain greater powers on Covid workplace inspectionsEmployers not obliged to report diseases to the Health and Safety AuthorityWed Aug 12 2020 - 02:41
Covid-19 in Ireland: Colour-coded response set to replace phasesLabels akin to weather warnings will apply to different regions with ‘blue’ as virus-free goalWed Aug 12 2020 - 02:31
Standoff ensues over Minister’s unavailability at Covid committeeDonnelly unable to attend at ‘short notice’ but happy to attend next week, spokeswoman saysWed Aug 12 2020 - 02:05
Government gives go ahead for €12m fund to help enterprise centresFunds available to centres renting space and offering supports to businessesWed Aug 12 2020 - 00:00
Ireland among countries urged to consider reinstating Covid-19 restrictionsEuropean body’s new risk assessment warns of ‘true resurgence’ in Covid-19 cases in several countriesTue Aug 11 2020 - 02:46
Oireachtas committee to discuss Covid-19 outsbreaks at meat plantsRapid spread of coronavirus in processing facilities in the midlands causing concernsMon Aug 10 2020 - 18:18
Offaly meat plant suspends operations pending test resultsPoliticians calling for plant closures amid spike in cases ‘not helpful’, says VaradkarMon Aug 10 2020 - 16:09
Court ruling on State climate plan ‘demands’ political attentionNational agenda derailed by judgment, but Minister notes decision key to political focusSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:09
FDI into Ireland likely to fall due to pandemic, department warnsAttracting investment ‘will become much more difficult’, Varadkar has been warnedSat Aug 01 2020 - 00:56
Greens’ coalition partners: ‘Now we know not to count them into our figures’Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs glad voting indiscipline has come now and not on budgetSat Aug 01 2020 - 00:25
Data watchdog: ‘Doubts’ over whether welfare inspections at airports were lawfulControversy surrounds gathering of information from people in relation to Pandemic Unemployment PaymentThu Jul 30 2020 - 13:50
Green list won't be reviewed until next week despite spikes in some countriesFigures confirm sharp rises in cases in some green- list countries such as Malta since July 21stThu Jul 30 2020 - 06:55
Eighty five people who had Covid payment cut for leaving Ireland may get it backMinister’s announcement fails to curb Opposition criticism over airport checksThu Jul 30 2020 - 05:56
Coveney given car because of frequent visits to BelfastPrevious government argued for Coveney to keep State carThu Jul 30 2020 - 05:53
FAI told to make reforms or face ‘damaging’ consequencesState withholding bulk of €30m bailout funds until progress on ‘key issues’Thu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
PUP explainer: What’s the latest on pandemic payment squabble?ICCL and Flac have suggested decisions on stripping benefit could be open to challengeWed Jul 29 2020 - 20:00
Varadkar intervened over retention of State car for CoveneyGovernment confirms contacts as Labour leader says Minister is using car ‘without permission’Wed Jul 29 2020 - 18:37
Majority of Irish children say pandemic homeschooling impaired learningMental health of some second-level students also negatively impacted, study findsWed Jul 29 2020 - 04:01
More than 2,500 pandemic payments stopped, says MinisterOpposition says suspending PUP for those who travel abroad ‘blatant discrimination’Tue Jul 28 2020 - 22:35
Rules stopping pandemic payments for people who go on holidays ‘not legal’ - FlacFree Legal Advice Centre requesting that the policy be immediately suspendedTue Jul 28 2020 - 19:02
Non-green list passengers should be tested before travelling to Ireland, DAA to sayAirports authority to propose move to Oireachtas Covid-19 committeeTue Jul 28 2020 - 06:02
Denying unemployment payment because of travel could be open to legal challengeGovernment TDs raise concerns after 104 people had their pandemic unemployment payment cut after foreign travelTue Jul 28 2020 - 02:50
‘No zero-risk scenario’: Hiring 1,000 extra teachers to be a challenge, accepts MinisterGuidelines for schools to ‘dramatically limit risk’ of coronavirus to staff and pupilsTue Jul 28 2020 - 00:15
Q&A: What’s going on with the Pandemic Unemployment Payment?New rules mean people travelling may lose benefits and must be ‘genuinely seeking work’Mon Jul 27 2020 - 20:04
Spread of Covid-19 in the State has ‘stabilised’ but is not being suppressed - NPHETNo new deaths and 11 additional cases confirmed in the RepublicMon Jul 27 2020 - 19:14
Covid-19 testing concerns raised by expert taskforceCurrent virus testing system ‘unprepared for the purpose of preventing a second surge’Mon Jul 27 2020 - 06:38
New childcare agency will bring ‘fragmented’ sector togetherReview to focus on reform of childcare but will not directly tackle high costsMon Jul 27 2020 - 02:31
Schools reopening: €350m plan will not require pupils and teachers to wear face masksCabinet set to approve plan on Monday that will suggest a pod system in classrooms for older primary pupilsMon Jul 27 2020 - 01:00
Non-court grievance resolution urged for CervicalCheck casesPatients such as late Ruth Morrissey need way to address screening errors, says ScallyMon Jul 27 2020 - 00:20
Donohoe says salary top-ups need to be seen in context of stimulusMinister says he can ‘understand the anger’ of some at salary hikes for Ministers of StateSun Jul 26 2020 - 13:08
Ireland's economy gets largest-ever cash injection with grants, tax cuts and loan guaranteesVat cut that will 'benefit everyone' is big surpriseFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:38
Stimulus package aims to turbocharge economy over next six monthsAnalysis: Package puts emphasis on spending by State, businesses and consumersThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:52
July stimulus: Surprise tax cut and help-to-buy scheme expandedCovid unemployment payment to be extended until April 2021 but closed to new applicantsThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:07
Expansion of help-to-buy scheme tax rebate will ‘help thousands’Raising of rebate from €20,000 to €30,000 will not fuel inflation, Taoiseach arguesThu Jul 23 2020 - 19:31
July stimulus: What does the plan mean for you?What the Government’s €7 billion plan means for people, businesses and the environmentThu Jul 23 2020 - 18:27
July stimulus: 'Staycation voucher', jobs supports and capital spending part of €7bn planPlan will include new employment scheme to support wages of those temporarily put on short-time workingThu Jul 23 2020 - 10:03
Coronavirus: Only 4,100 calls made to check up on 60,000 arrivals to Dublin AirportFigures show percentage of follow-up calls being answered appears to be decliningThu Jul 23 2020 - 02:32
Covid-19 outbreaks in households claimed 68 lives, new data showsOne in every 10 cases of coronavirus was contracted in clusters in private dwellingsThu Jul 23 2020 - 02:10
Wide-ranging reform of nursing home sector recommended by Oireachtas committeeCovid-19 group’s draft report seeks governance shake-up for private nursing homesThu Jul 23 2020 - 02:04
Richard Bruton elected chairman of Fine Gael parliamentary partyLong-serving TD elected unopposed, with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill as vice-chairWed Jul 22 2020 - 21:42
Green list: Coalition criticised over confusing advice on travel to and from 15 destinationsGovernment says ‘safest thing to do is not to travel’ but quarantine not needed for those arriving from selected locationsWed Jul 22 2020 - 20:33
Health workers reporting for duty while sick during pandemic a ‘big problem’Practice is ‘in the Irish healthcare worker’s psyche’, says HSE assistant national directorTue Jul 21 2020 - 21:51
More than 1,300 tests missed by confirmed contacts of Covid-19 casesTD asks if gardaí could be sent to homes of people who are not turning upTue Jul 21 2020 - 16:38
