Dublin Bay South byelection to be held on July 8thDate for contest to fill seat vacated by Eoghan Murphy to be confirmed on WednesdayTue Jun 15 2021 - 13:55
Race to get as many fully vaccinated as possible in face of Covid-19 Delta threatInside Politics: Ministers not quite hitting the panic button yet with the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 08:10
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
State to address High Court cases against mother and baby homes reportGovernment to outline opposition to cases including one taken by Philomena LeeTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:24
Mother and baby homes testimony may be examined by independent expertMinisters to consider new proposal to examine testimonies ‘through a human rights lens’Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
Murphy hits back hard at critics over mother and baby home reportControversy over report far from over following commission chair’s robust responseFri Jun 11 2021 - 19:29
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – VaradkarFindings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission headFri Jun 11 2021 - 18:29
Covid-19: 398 new cases confirmed in the StateTaoiseach says one million people fully vaccinated with 70% target by end of JulyThu Jun 10 2021 - 17:07
Micheál Martin: Party volunteers should not have posed as pollstersGreen Party says activists may have pretended to be market researchers in ‘isolated incidents’Thu Jun 10 2021 - 09:52
‘Serious questions’ remain on mother and baby homes report, says archivistCaitríona Crowe says survivors were retraumatised by final reportWed Jun 09 2021 - 15:58
Cabinet to consider mother and baby home redress proposalsPressure mounts on commission members to appear before Oireachtas committeeSat Jun 05 2021 - 01:14
Mother and Baby Homes Commission again invited to Oireachtas hearingFine Gael Senator questions if redress scheme based on false informationFri Jun 04 2021 - 16:12
Rejecting mother and baby homes report risks survivors’ redress, Minister saysOpposition calls for rejection of commission report over treatment of women’s testimonyFri Jun 04 2021 - 03:15
Mother and baby homes: Oxford webinar comments compound survivors’ fearsCommission’s report continues to prompt questions and appears far from final wordThu Jun 03 2021 - 20:52
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address OireachtasMinister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivorsThu Jun 03 2021 - 16:57
Mother and baby homes: What did Prof Mary Daly tell the Oxford seminar?Commission member’s comments were first in public since report published in JanuaryThu Jun 03 2021 - 14:58
Martin calls for better outdoor facilities as councils asked to provide more binsStephen’s Green bandstand fenced off as authorities deal with backlash to crowdsWed Jun 02 2021 - 23:18
Mother and Baby Homes: Commission saw ‘heavy pushback’ from religious ordersBody was separately threatened with legal action, commission member tells online eventWed Jun 02 2021 - 20:32
Property tax reforms will increase many homeowners’ billsCabinet to cut rate and broaden bands, but 33% of homeowners to see increase in chargesWed Jun 02 2021 - 10:04
Heavy borrowing to finance Covid supports to continue for rest of yearAdditional borrowing of almost €3bn will be required to finance economic stimulus planWed Jun 02 2021 - 01:00
Nphet warns of risks to unvaccinated in letter to DonnellyDr Tony Holohan says Nphet unable to give assurances on level of Covid-19 infectionsTue Jun 01 2021 - 21:19
Opposition criticises planned reduction in PUP schemeGovernment is ‘pulling the rug’ from under people on the payment, says Sinn FéinTue Jun 01 2021 - 13:46
Cuts to pandemic payments to begin as early as AugustCabinet to meet on Tuesday to agree stimulus package and phasing out financial supportsMon May 31 2021 - 07:59
Call to ensure new maternity hospital free of religious influenceDublin Bay South byelection candidates call for all legal services to be available in hospitalMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: Why is the National Maternity Hospital moving and why are people concerned?Uncertainty on whether hospital will be run by State and provide abortions has caused concernMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Several arrested as Tony Holohan expresses shock at ‘open air party’ in Dublin city centreHSE chief Paul Reid warns there are still many risks to be protected againstSun May 30 2021 - 22:13
Local lockdowns may be used if there are spikes of Covid-19 cases - Varadkar374 new cases of virus reported as Tánaiste warns of possibility of fourth waveSun May 30 2021 - 17:38
Pandemic Unemployment Payment likely to be phased out from September or OctoberDecision will also be made by Government on Tuesday to close PUP to new entrantsSun May 30 2021 - 16:14
Hospitality sector, sporting and cultural events, foreign travel: faster, broader reopening this summerConfirmation of significant easing of restrictions described as a ‘good news day’Sat May 29 2021 - 01:00
International travel to resume in July with ‘brake’ option if variants emerge outside EUHotel quarantine requirement for arrivals from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and US liftedFri May 28 2021 - 22:08
Everything you need to know about what is reopeningFrom indoor dining to foreign travel, a full guide to the easing of Covid restrictionsFri May 28 2021 - 20:25
End of pandemic ‘within grasp’ says Taoiseach as easing of Covid-19 restrictions confirmedHotel stays, dining in pubs and restaurants, travel and live events to returnFri May 28 2021 - 20:24
Fans may attend football, rugby games and horse racing in summerPlans being considered to allow limited number of spectators at sporting eventsFri May 28 2021 - 14:48
Reopening: Holidays abroad and indoor dining on cards from July as Cabinet to discuss plansSignificant vaccine supply shortfalls not expected to affect pace of Ireland’s reopeningFri May 28 2021 - 11:20
Q&A: What are the latest plans for the easing of Covid-19 restrictions this summer?Taoiseach will address nation on changes for travel, hospitality and sport in coming monthsThu May 27 2021 - 23:45
Covid-19: Nphet clears way for indoor dining from July 5thCinemas set to return in June, outdoor event capacity to increase to 100 in JulyThu May 27 2021 - 21:32
Ireland calls for investigation into forced landing of Ryanair flight in BelarusEamon Ryan seeks investigation after Roman Protasevich, Sophia Sopega detainedThu May 27 2021 - 18:48
No 'dramatic changes': Withdrawal of Covid supports to be phased in from late in yearGovernment will outline plans to phase out payments from the fourth quarterThu May 27 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: All you need to know about hospitality reopeningWhat rules now apply on indoor dining and what is the situation with weddings in hotels?Wed May 26 2021 - 21:43
Pandemic welfare supports to be phased out from October onwards, Varadkar confirmsVaccine portal will open to people aged between 40 and 45 soon, Tánaiste tells Fine Gael meetingWed May 26 2021 - 19:04
Indoor dining bookings to be limited to six people aged over 13Time limit of 105 minutes to apply unless two metres between tables, under new guidelinesWed May 26 2021 - 13:48
Publicans set to oppose time limits for bars and restaurants after reopeningNew guidelines on resumption of hospitality delayed to give sector ‘clear understanding’Wed May 26 2021 - 06:37
Covid-19: 365 new cases of coronavirus reported by the Department of HealthDigital pass for people recovered from or vaccinated against Covid-19, or with negative testTue May 25 2021 - 17:39
Guarantees on National Maternity Hospital ownership needed, say campaignersMinister for Health accused of being in 'hiding' over plans for relocation of hospitalTue May 25 2021 - 02:00
Pilot live events to take place in June and July, Minister confirmsReopening of major sectors will be steady over summer, says TaoiseachMon May 24 2021 - 15:55
‘As one 80-year-old to another’: Michael D Higgins wishes Bob Dylan Happy BirthdayPresident references Wordsworth poem Michael in letter to singer-songwriterMon May 24 2021 - 11:54
Minister says time is right to act on AirbnbO’Brien confirms that greater regulation of sector on wayThu May 20 2021 - 17:25
Covid: International travel may return before August, Coveney saysCabinet will bring clarity to the issue next week, Minister tells Fine Gael meetingThu May 20 2021 - 12:47
Airbnb rentals to be targeted in Government crackdownTighter control of short-term letting part of Darragh O’Brien’s solution to housing crisisThu May 20 2021 - 04:46
Minister warns funds may exit market if apartments included in new stamp dutyNew 10% duty on bulk-bought homes comes into effectWed May 19 2021 - 22:54
