Budget 2021: Here's what we know so farBig increase to the health budget expected as well as a VAT cut for hospitality sectorMon Oct 12 2020 - 09:44
Covid-19: Taoiseach rules out short national lockdown as focus shifts to regional restrictionsIncreased regional measures more likely than ‘circuit breaker’, sources sayMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:09
Budget to include Covid and Brexit fund of up to €5bnBusiness aid, hospitality VAT of 9% and PUP changes among measures expectedMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:07
Covid-19: 814 new cases and two further deaths reported as Taoiseach warns of ‘challenging weeks ahead’Taoiseach says Level 3 restrictions can curb the spread of the virus if people work togetherSun Oct 11 2020 - 18:12
‘It is not going to be extended’ - Donnelly says midterm break won’t be longer than a weekKeeping schools open ‘huge priority’ for GovernmentSun Oct 11 2020 - 14:36
Concerns over numbers attending motorsport races this weekendLarge numbers to attend two behind-closed-door race events in Mondello ParkSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00
Writers during Covid-19: ‘I have no work in my diary for the first time in eight years’Words Ireland group calls for increased funding for arts sector in Budget 2021Thu Oct 08 2020 - 17:21
Lack of information prior to Budget a ‘disrespect’ to oversight committee - DohertyNo final decision has been made on size of Covid-19 recovery fund ahead of Budget next weekThu Oct 08 2020 - 15:03
HSE early support to nursing homes ‘reactive and piecemeal’ – State watchdogEmails show regulator criticised HSE’s response to ‘deteriorating situation’ in AprilWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:54
Critical care staff concerned over capacity to cope with Covid surgeCovid-19: Concerns over intensive care capacity in Irish hospitals in potential surgeTue Oct 06 2020 - 17:56
Level 3 a ‘closure order’ for pubs and restaurantsReaction: Restaurants’ group says Irish climate means outdoor dining is not viableTue Oct 06 2020 - 14:09
Labour leader calls on Government to buy private hospitalsIf ICU capacity is real issue then we should buy hospitals, says Alan KellyMon Oct 05 2020 - 17:13
Highest education level for half of prisoners is Junior Cert or less - CSOOne in ten offenders who were in prison in 2016 were in substantial employment last yearMon Oct 05 2020 - 15:35
Council to take legal action over O’Rahilly house demolitionFormer home of 1916 Rising leader was demolished for apartment development this weekFri Oct 02 2020 - 20:22
HSE chief flags ‘serious concern’ about financial position of voluntary agenciesSt John of God chief says organisation’s financial deficit has reached €37.7mFri Oct 02 2020 - 01:00
Former Debenhams workers protest outside Fianna Fáil head officeProtest marks 175th day of industrial dispute over Debenhams redundancy packageThu Oct 01 2020 - 19:56
Families of St John of God residents concerned over HSE takeoverFears of cuts to existing services or staff levels following transfer of facility to HSEThu Oct 01 2020 - 18:53
St John of God to handover services to HSE due to funding crisisInsufficient State support leaves organisation with ‘intolerable’ deficit, says chief executiveThu Oct 01 2020 - 02:48
Over 370 tenants served eviction notices during Covid-19 pandemicMore than 80 tenants complain over alleged illegal evictions since ban lifted in AugustThu Oct 01 2020 - 02:01
Gardaí seeking to track movements of man (48) prior to unexplained deathJohn Hannigan was discovered in the hallway of his Rathmines apartment complex on January 3rdMon Sept 28 2020 - 22:07
Man (50s) killed in single vehicle crash in north Co DublinCollision took place on M1 motorway between Swords and Donabate junctionsMon Sept 28 2020 - 16:59
Data privacy advocate submits further evidence in Google ads inquiryReal-time bidding system represents ‘vast, systematic data breach’, Johnny Ryan arguesMon Sept 21 2020 - 05:00
Male cyclist (40s) killed in north Co Dublin traffic collisionCyclist pronounced dead at the scene at St Margaret’s near Dublin AirportSat Sept 19 2020 - 16:12
Coronavirus: Public health experts considered idea of moving Dublin to Level 4NPHET members felt Government would not support more dramatic restrictions for citySat Sept 19 2020 - 13:32
President Higgins announces death of his dog SíodaWith Bród, the Bernese mountain dog has welcomed numerous dignitaries to the ÁrasSat Sept 19 2020 - 10:29
NPHET had weighed up measures to allow Dublin indoor dining continueOfficials concerned rising Covid-19 cases in Dublin would fuel large increases elsewhereSat Sept 19 2020 - 07:31
Rest of country can ‘transit’ through Dublin for overseas travelIncoming tourists can travel through Dublin to other parts of the countryFri Sept 18 2020 - 21:14
Dublin restrictions will lead to ‘economic meltdown’ in hospitality sector – RAIVintners association says measure amount to Government ‘ceding control of country to NPHET’Fri Sept 18 2020 - 20:09
Gardaí investigating after woman throws smoothie over Leo Varadkar‘When I saw her coming towards me I thought she was Avril Lavigne at first’, Tánaiste saysFri Sept 18 2020 - 19:59
FAI ‘will not survive financially’ without fans attending gamesIRFU and GAA will also tell Oireachtas Covid committee of financial threat to their sportsFri Sept 18 2020 - 00:16
Cuts to pandemic payment top rate ‘hugely disappointing’Artist groups and politicians criticise changes to Covid-19 unemployment schemeThu Sept 17 2020 - 18:51
Covid-19: ‘Significant’ outbreak in Waterford meat plant, union saysOver 20 coronavirus cases linked to outbreak in meat processing plantThu Sept 17 2020 - 16:34
Coronavirus: Further leeway from banks needed on loans, says VaradkarPrevious payment break extension ‘starting to run out’, says TánaisteWed Sept 16 2020 - 15:40
No guarantee Covid-19 vaccine will be found, says WHO’s Mike RyanRonan Glynn tells Dubliners: ‘We don’t want you to mix with any more than one other household’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 14:12
Tusla failed to refer 365 suspected abuse cases in Kerry to GardaFailures prompted State agency to hold national audit which found further issuesWed Sept 16 2020 - 03:07
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly tests negative for Covid-19Cabinet colleagues no longer required to restrict movements, Government spokeswoman confirmsTue Sept 15 2020 - 21:40
Census postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19 pandemicGovernment puts back national population count by a year over safety concernsTue Sept 15 2020 - 17:10
Proposed Sandymount cycle path delayed after local oppositionResidents argue one-way traffic on Strand Road would clog up village streetsMon Sept 14 2020 - 21:55
Ten claims against council over Temple Bar cobblestone fallsStudent and wheelchair-user says Temple Bar is a ‘no-go area’ for her due to surfaceSat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
The returning teachers struggling to find work: ‘You can’t live off six, seven hours a week’‘They only have a shortage of teachers for temporary subbing, which could be a day or two’Fri Sept 04 2020 - 01:00
Bullying and school pressure contribute to Irish teens’ low life satisfaction - UnicefUnicef report ranks Irish young people’s mental health among lowest of 38 countriesThu Sept 03 2020 - 14:13
Teenagers in Ireland among least satisfied, Unicef survey findsUN agency warns of Covid-19 pandemic’s ‘catastrophic’ impact on children’s wellbeingThu Sept 03 2020 - 00:00
Patient complaint against Walkinstown GP over face mask letterMedical Council dealing with grievance by woman with long public transport commuteWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:52
Positive Covid-19 case confirmed in second Dublin schoolIndividual and other pupils deemed ‘close contacts’ sent home from west Dublin primary schoolWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:44
Two people die in separate road incidents on Tuesday eveningTeenager dies in Co Donegal crash; pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Co WexfordWed Sept 02 2020 - 09:40
Class sent home from Dublin school after positive Covid-19 testManagement said infection had been picked up outside of primary schoolTue Sept 01 2020 - 17:57
Arts sector ‘hopeful’ for socially distanced music gigs in near futurePublic health officials concerned about alcohol and congregating in queues at venuesMon Aug 31 2020 - 19:14
Coronavirus: No further deaths and 42 new cases reported in StateEighth consecutive day where no fatalities confirmed after ‘long six months’ since outbreakSun Aug 30 2020 - 18:07
Civil liberties group concerned at how Covid-19 laws being drawn upCabinet decided criminal sanctions for more than six guests would be ‘extreme measure’Sat Aug 29 2020 - 18:43
Coronavirus: 142 new cases in Republic as de Gascun warns second lockdown cannot be ruled outNPHET reports no further deaths from Covid-19 for seventh day in a rowSat Aug 29 2020 - 18:17
