Q&A: Which Level 5 restrictions are being lifted from today?First phase of a slow rolling back of lockdown is beginning, so what is allowed?Mon Apr 12 2021 - 01:00
Thirty workplace deaths linked to vehicles last yearFour fifths of bystanders killed in farming workplace accidents were childrenMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:01
Bank of Ireland moves to allow asylum seekers open accountsHuman rights body calls policy change a ‘positive step’ and urges other banks to follow suitSun Apr 11 2021 - 18:18
Customs officers seize 18,500 cigarettes at Rosslare PortRevenue seize 85 litres of wine stowed away in unaccompanied trailer from FranceFri Apr 09 2021 - 20:36
Covid-19: Nine further deaths and 443 new cases reported in the StateNumber of Covid-19 cases linked to outdoor transmission ‘may be underestimate’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 17:35
Hotel quarantine begins for arrivals from 26 more countriesGabriel Scally warns against ‘half measures’ on quarantine and calls for wider useTue Apr 06 2021 - 13:11
Covid-19 a ‘hidden opportunity’ for homeless servicesPandemic has brought rough sleepers in from the cold, Peter McVerry head saysThu Apr 01 2021 - 19:14
Ireland faces ‘critical window’ to avoid fourth wave of Covid-19Nphet warns against increase in close contact following easing of restrictions next monthWed Mar 31 2021 - 19:12
Mandatory hotel quarantine may be extended to more EU countriesAdvisory group recommends adding a further 43 countries to the high-risk listTue Mar 30 2021 - 21:54
Children ‘suffering’ in poorly fitting shoes because of Covid-19 restrictions - consultantCork paediatrician says parents resorting to ‘black market’ arrangements to buy shoes for childrenTue Mar 30 2021 - 20:54
Daffodil Day raises €6 million for Irish Cancer SocietyCharity says funds will go towards expanding counselling and Night Nursing servicesTue Mar 30 2021 - 19:09
Hiqa raised concerns over Covid-19 testing at Sunbeam House centreTen out of 12 residents in one centre tested positive for Covid-19 in January outbreakMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:00
Coveney urges Beacon Hospital board to ‘ensure accountability’Childcare provider confirms 36 staff received vaccines as Minister calls controversy ‘slap in the face’Sun Mar 28 2021 - 18:25
HSE to suspend Covid-19 vaccinations at Beacon HospitalInoculation of teachers at Dublin facility ahead of place in schedule ‘unacceptable’, says DonnellySat Mar 27 2021 - 18:42
Coronavirus: Two further deaths and 624 cases reported in StateNphet member Dr Mary Horgan urges public to ‘think before they travel’ over EasterSat Mar 27 2021 - 18:25
Body of Irish woman (41) found in New Hampshire lakeWoman believed to have fallen into water while out walking dog over two weeks agoSat Mar 27 2021 - 18:23
1,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Co Wicklow digAncient human remains discovered at building site on FridaySat Mar 27 2021 - 17:01
Hairdressers appeal to reopen for fully vaccinated peopleMove would provide ‘great boost’ to elderly and frontline staff, hairdresser group saysSat Mar 27 2021 - 15:01
Donegal driver caught travelling 122km/h in 50km/h zoneGarda detects 994 vehicles travelling above speed limit during National Slow Down DaySat Mar 27 2021 - 11:23
Tusla apologises for five-year delay in responding to abuse reportSurvivor felt ‘forgotten’ during lengthy delay after reporting abuse to TuslaSat Mar 27 2021 - 03:00
How did a UCD professor become a leading purveyor of misinformation?Dolores Cahill’s endeavours and comments have created a significant headache for her employerSat Mar 27 2021 - 01:51
Childcare workers were vaccinated at Beacon HospitalHSE says they ‘provide the essential service of childcare to frontline healthcare workers’Fri Mar 26 2021 - 22:39
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
A total of 584 Covid-19 cases and 20 new deaths recorded by NphetPlay dates ‘clearly’ a factor behind Covid-19 cases in children, says Paul ReidFri Mar 26 2021 - 13:46
Q&A: When will I get my Covid-19 vaccine?Health officials are reluctant – even privately – to crystal ball-gaze any farther than AprilFri Mar 26 2021 - 01:50
Four in five adults vaccinated by end of June if pharma firms deliver – DonnellyAstraZeneca supply fell to 9,600 last week following concerns over blood clotsThu Mar 25 2021 - 12:59
Covid-19: Five walk-in testing centres open to help identify asymptomatic casesCentres located in areas with high infection rates, with four in Dublin and one in OffalyThu Mar 25 2021 - 09:36
Castleknock past pupils group forwarded abuse accusation to mailing list by mistakeEmail sent in error following warning about wrongly accusing people of child abuseThu Mar 25 2021 - 01:00
Tullow Oil paid UCD €2m to run courses in Africa, South AmericaOil company funded a number of academic posts at UCD as part of five-year agreementWed Mar 24 2021 - 05:55
Evil will ‘walk free’ if murderer Frank McCann released, says sister-in-lawWoman claims brother-in-law sought to ‘dupe’ family after killing wife and child in 1992Tue Mar 23 2021 - 18:39
Covid-19 has had ‘serious unwelcome impact’ on those awaiting transplantsIrish Kidney Association launch Organ Donor Awareness WeekTue Mar 23 2021 - 16:13
HSE receives 4,000 applications for Covid-19 vaccinator postsOnly people from specific fields able to apply including doctors, nurses and midwivesMon Mar 22 2021 - 22:05
Man charged in connection with international invoice-redirect fraud schemeBoy (16) released after being arrested on suspicion of receiving €30,000 from fraudFri Mar 19 2021 - 22:51
Garda seize €400,000 worth of cannabis plants in west Dublin homeMost of the house was adapted to grow cannabis with an elaborate ventilation systemFri Mar 19 2021 - 22:19
Tusla to offer employment to all graduating social-work studentsMove aims to tackle recruitment pressures facing the Child and Family AgencyThu Mar 18 2021 - 20:30
UCD professor Dolores Cahill moved from lecturer roleAcademic in school of medicine has made a number of false claims around Covid-19Thu Mar 18 2021 - 20:15
Man (40s) dies in house fire in west DublinDublin Fire Brigade manage to save two people who were in the houseThu Mar 18 2021 - 13:20
Non-frontline HSE staff in Offaly get Covid vaccine to avoid ‘wastage’HSE says it uses a ‘reserve list which is activated when surplus vaccine is available’Thu Mar 18 2021 - 10:36
Mother takes legal action against Tusla over incorrect ‘alcohol misuse’ accusationCopy and pasting error had led to inaccurate reference to alcohol use in case recordsWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
More than a third of those killed on roads had been drinking, report findsRSA and Garda warn motorists over drink-driving ahead of St Patrick’s DayTue Mar 16 2021 - 15:32
No indication AstraZeneca vaccine caused blood clots, says EMA directorRegulator reviewing data around ‘very rare’ cases after several countries suspend use of vaccineTue Mar 16 2021 - 14:29
Large Garda presence planned for St Patrick’s Day protestsMore than 2,500 gardaí will be on duty across State with checks on roads into DublinTue Mar 16 2021 - 08:30
Tusla incorrectly added reference to ‘alcohol misuse’ into mother’s fileCopy and paste error one of a number of incorrect entries in family’s case fileTue Mar 16 2021 - 03:09
Sunbeam House ‘unlawfully’ restrained intellectually disabled womanConcerns over care standards, finances and governance at disability charityMon Mar 15 2021 - 00:15
John Boyne reports alleged Terenure College abuser to GardaSexual abuse complaint made against former teacher in south Dublin schoolSun Mar 14 2021 - 16:45
Garda inquiry into Varadkar GP contract leak upgraded to formal investigationMinister rejects suggestion that Tánaiste should step aside pending completion of inquirySun Mar 14 2021 - 15:35
Cliff rescues temporarily suspended by Coast Guard serviceEmergencies to be handled by combination of SAR helicopter services and ‘existing’ unitsFri Mar 12 2021 - 11:38
Coronavirus search: How is Covid-19 spreading in your area?Longford local electoral area reports highest Covid-19 rateFri Mar 12 2021 - 09:49
NUI awarded higher doctorate to academic linked to tobacco industryAcademic co-ordinated US tobacco giant Philip Morris’s research into smoking trendsThu Mar 11 2021 - 06:00
Survivors welcome ‘accountability’ of St John Ambulance abuse reviewDr Geoffrey Shannon to review handling of historical abuse claims in paramedic organisationWed Mar 10 2021 - 18:18
