Childcare package to include reopening grant and funds to upgrade buildings‘Imminent’ plan to provide grants and subsidies to creches and enable parents return to workWed Jun 10 2020 - 07:48
Childcare providers wait with ‘bated breath’ for funding announcementCreches and childcare services facing ‘huge costs’ to open as planned on June 29thWed Jun 10 2020 - 02:45
Aer Lingus proposes pay cuts and work changes for staffDiscussion document outlines a deal which would run until the end of February 2022Tue Jun 09 2020 - 22:32
Coronavirus: Further nine deaths related to Covid-19 bring toll in State to 1,691Chair of expert group says no strategy ‘utterly insulates’ Ireland from the pandemicTue Jun 09 2020 - 19:42
Coronavirus: Irish people ‘can do better’ on wearing facemasksChief medical officer comments after four more deaths brings toll in State to 1,683Tue Jun 09 2020 - 18:31
Nursing home deficiencies subject of Hiqa concern at start of AprilStaffing levels and nursing skills ‘not commensurate’ with Covid-19 care needsTue Jun 09 2020 - 01:07
Covid-19: Testing could cost State €450m by year end, says HSEOireachtas committee told current system needs overhaul to be fit for purposeTue Jun 09 2020 - 00:18
Phase two explainer: What restrictions are being lifted today?Some shops will reopen and you can explore your county but no pints or haircutsMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:48
Oxygen supply in Irish hospitals ‘a challenge’ as pandemic neared peakMaximum flow in hospitals could not be increased, NPHET group meeting notes sayMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:41
Covid-19: Enough protective equipment secured until OctoberCountries competing for supplies of vital material during pandemicMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:02
Green Party’s Catherine Martin confirms she will stand against Eamon RyanGovernment formation talks continue but ‘central issues unresolved’Sat Jun 06 2020 - 20:01
Penneys announces it will reopen Irish stores next week‘We know that life for our customers is going to look different for a while’Sat Jun 06 2020 - 18:09
Nine more deaths from Covid-19 recorded in Ireland along with 24 new casesTotal number of coronavirus-related deaths in the State now stands at 1,678Sat Jun 06 2020 - 17:44
Aer Lingus confirms job cuts due to ‘decimation in demand’Airline refuses to say how many contractors affected with other staff facing 70% pay cutsSat Jun 06 2020 - 16:34
Sports bodies must keep electronic records of participants as training sessions resumeCricket and hockey can join 14 other sports restarting under Government’s road mapSat Jun 06 2020 - 12:08
Cities continue to account for outsized proportion of confirmed Covid-19 casesCSO data shows Dublin continues to be worst hit by virus; small towns see their share of infection growFri Jun 05 2020 - 14:46
Pandemic payment may be tapered based on previous earningsThe Government has yet to explain how part-time workers will be identifiedThu Jun 04 2020 - 18:42
Housing supports should be increased if Covid-19 payment is cut – ESRITaoiseach signals payment to be cut for some part-time workersThu Jun 04 2020 - 14:02
Nursing homes dispute accuracy of HSE data on Covid-19 deathsHomes say virus deaths were wrongly assigned to them or dispute number of deathsThu Jun 04 2020 - 05:55
Covid-19: State’s contact tracing app to be tested for accuracyTCD scientists question app’s ability to function reliably in crowded areasMon Jun 01 2020 - 20:23
Government formation talks hit serious pinchpointsParties lower expectation of an agreed programme for government within 7 daysMon Jun 01 2020 - 02:23
Responses 'vital': CSO urges take-up for Covid-19 surveyCentral Statistics Office fears fall in response rates could affect quality of data collectedMon Jun 01 2020 - 00:12
Coronavirus: HSE to restart testing of patients discharged to nursing homesTesting of those leaving hospital stopped at peak of epidemic with patients instead told to isolateSun May 31 2020 - 20:40
Coronavirus: Further two deaths in Republic as expert warns against ‘rush’ to ease restrictionsNewspaper reports indicate Government is considering accelerating parts of lockdown exitSun May 31 2020 - 18:12
Changes to Covid-19 payments to be considered next week, Minister saysSF’s O’Broin calls for payment to remain until end of year on RTÉ’s Week in PoliticsSun May 31 2020 - 15:29
Moving Luke Kelly sculpture suggested as response to vandalismSome councillors favour moving work after it was vandalised for a fifth time on FridaySat May 30 2020 - 16:23
‘Dramatic increase’ in littering and dumping in north DublinFingal County Council alarmed by waste in parks and beaches across local authoritySat May 30 2020 - 12:28
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Higgins: ‘This is very, very different to 2008 ... we need radical thinking’President urges rethink of housing, healthcare and precarious work on Late Late ShowFri May 29 2020 - 23:10
Covid-19: Childcare criteria to include parents who need it for work from June 29thChildren will be grouped into ‘pods’ of between six and 12 when sector reopensFri May 29 2020 - 22:33
Quarantine will cease within fortnight, Ryanair CEO claimsMichael O’Leary criticises handling of reopening and says ‘thousands’ booking flightsFri May 29 2020 - 21:00
People urged to keep a record of who they meet over bank holidayFurther six deaths reported from Covid-19 along with 39 new casesFri May 29 2020 - 20:07
Insurance should be ‘no barrier’ to reopening childcare, says ZapponeMinister writes to providers giving detail about planned ‘play-pods’ for June 29th restartThu May 28 2020 - 19:56
‘Obvious gaps’ in oversight of private nursing home sector, HSE chief saysPaul Reid says target of testing and tracing 90% of cases within three days missedThu May 28 2020 - 11:37
Nursing home infection rates ‘quite unpredictable’, says HSE officialData shows mortality rate in some homes as proportion of occupancy above 40 per centThu May 28 2020 - 11:05
New HSE figures reveal the toll on care homesHSE statistics offer insight into 1,030 deaths across 167 residential facilitiesThu May 28 2020 - 06:07
The human cost of Covid-19: Ireland's care homes with the most deaths revealedOf the 10 settings which saw the highest number of deaths, only one is a HSE-run facilityThu May 28 2020 - 00:38
TikTok investigates ‘alarmingly immature’ farm stunt videosIFA president ‘disgusted’ at social media clips featuring tractors, diggers and quad bikesTue May 26 2020 - 14:45
Man injured in Co Meath shooting attack last nightVictim aged in his twenties was shot on Main Street in Clonee at around 10.25pmTue May 26 2020 - 07:37
Schrems letter turns up heat on Data Protection CommissionerThere is a pressing need for the regulator to act quickly and effectively to dispel criticismMon May 25 2020 - 16:23
Schrems calls on EU authorities to intervene in ‘Kafkaesque’ DPC caseCampaigner claims watchdog met Facebook regularly before introduction of GDPR rulesMon May 25 2020 - 15:07
U2’s Bono lobbied government on housing, database showsSinger had phone call with Minister for Finance earlier this yearFri May 22 2020 - 20:47
Inquiry into Twitter data breach completed, says Data Protection CommissionDecision could pave the way for first fines against ‘big tech’ firm by Irish watchdogFri May 22 2020 - 20:37
Coronavirus in Ireland: ‘There is no immunity out there’, health officials warnA further 12 people have died from virus and 76 new cases have been detectedThu May 21 2020 - 20:24
Courts to resume sittings longer than two hours after getting adviceLabour leader Alan Kelly says it as ‘frankly bonkers’ politicians were unaware of advice about Oireachtas meetings of more than two hoursThu May 21 2020 - 20:01
Biopharma companies make component to support 180,000 Covid testsGroup of multinationals in Ireland has worked with academics in the pharma sectorThu May 21 2020 - 06:15
Urgent action required to curb infection risk in hospitals, Hiqa warnsWatchdog report criticises University of Limerick and South Southwest hospital groupsThu May 21 2020 - 02:15
Coronavirus: ‘Immediate’ action needed over infection control in several hospitalsWatchdog warns Limerick and South Southwest groups face ‘significant’ risksThu May 21 2020 - 02:00
Ireland will look at ‘Norwegian model’ for reopening childcareA ‘pod’ system of small playgroups and regular hand-washing is envisaged but not facemasksWed May 20 2020 - 20:17
Coronavirus: Private hospitals threaten to pull out of State dealHospitals may seek other arrangements as HSE not sending enough patientsFri May 15 2020 - 01:08
