‘Summer is not lost’ - Taoiseach announces accelerated easing of coronavirus restrictionsPlan shortened from five to four phases with travel restrictions removed on June 29thFri Jun 05 2020 - 20:14
Coronavirus: People to be allowed to travel anywhere in their county from MondayHotels and B&Bs set to reopen at the end of June under major accelerationFri Jun 05 2020 - 15:16
Covid-19: Wage subsidy and unemployment payment extended to end of summerGovernment expected to move to phase two of easing lockdown restrictionsFri Jun 05 2020 - 06:02
Harris rules out early opening of hotels amid easing of lockdownMinister says ‘all the indicators look good’ for moving to phase two of roadmap on MondayThu Jun 04 2020 - 22:27
Women ‘furious’ over move to tighten North abortion law, pro-choice campaigners sayPeople Before Profit TD Brid Smith said she believes Sinn Féin are trying to restrict accessWed Jun 03 2020 - 20:33
Covid-19: Harris urges people not to think it’s ‘mission accomplished’ ahead of next phaseWith travel limit due to rise to 20km, Minister cautions against bringing virus to less affected areasWed Jun 03 2020 - 13:36
Coronavirus: NPHET concerns over reliability of antibody testsRapid serological tests could undermine public health response to crisis, report warnsWed Jun 03 2020 - 02:44
Coronavirus: 25% of new cases arising in the community with no known link to other casesProtest in Dublin attended by thousands posed ‘a risk to life’, Tony Holohan saysTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:13
Coronavirus: Public urged to stick with ‘tough’ restrictions to allow phase two to proceed next weekJune 8th will see some easing of measures introduced to combat spread of Covid-19Tue Jun 02 2020 - 13:06
Quarantine may be lifted for arrivals into Ireland from countries with low Covid-19 casesLeo Varadkar indicates easing self-isolation rules for travel from UK could be problematicFri May 29 2020 - 01:07
Coronavirus: Further nine deaths reported along with 46 new casesVirus ‘astonishingly stable’ due to ‘responsible behaviour’ of the publicThu May 28 2020 - 21:30
‘Stick to the guidelines’ – People warned not to gather in crowds as sunny weekend approaches‘We’re asking you to keep the public health advice in mind, whatever your plans’Thu May 28 2020 - 12:49
Timeline: How the disaster in nursing homes unfoldedTimeline suggests that it took more than a month for a specific plan to be put in placeThu May 28 2020 - 00:44
Two-metre rule, summer camps and golf considered by MinistersPublic urged to ‘hold firm’ until June 8th when second phase of reopening kicks inThu May 28 2020 - 00:44
The 2-metre rule is to stay in place, Holohan saysTaoiseach suggests the Covid-19 committee could examine the 2-metre issueWed May 27 2020 - 21:22
Coronavirus: Further 17 deaths reported along with 73 new casesTwo-metre social distancing rule needed to suppress Covid-19 spread, says HolohanWed May 27 2020 - 18:21
Covid-19: How the debate around reducing the two-metre rule beganSenior Ministers insist heated discussion at Cabinet on social distancing did not happenWed May 27 2020 - 15:56
Covid-19: Department was warned of 200 ‘high risk’ nursing homesSome nursing homes say they had to use painter’s overalls due to lack of PPEWed May 27 2020 - 03:05
Timeline: How Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes unfolds in correspondenceHundreds of pages of exchanges between the Department of Health and nursing homes’ bodies releasedTue May 26 2020 - 22:36
Coronavirus: Nursing homes used ‘painters’ overalls’ as PPE due to shortagesContacts between sector and department highlight concerns about situation going ‘out of control’Tue May 26 2020 - 16:46
No national clinical oversight of care being delivered to those in nursing homes, watchdog to tell TDsHiqa to raise concerns about care oversight shortcomings for some of State’s most vulnerable citizensTue May 26 2020 - 03:00
State left nursing homes ‘isolated’, representative group saysNursing Homes Ireland will tell TDs on Covid-19 response ‘the dismay will live forever with us’Mon May 25 2020 - 19:49
Coronavirus: Numbers receiving pandemic payment falls as thousands return to workWHO says best distance to keep from people to avoid inhaling droplets is two metresMon May 25 2020 - 13:39
Coronavirus: People told not to make appointments to buy furniturePublic warned they should only be travelling for essential hardwareMon May 25 2020 - 13:04
Fears raised over plans for mandatory isolation of travellers into IrelandMinisters discuss stringent measures including 14-day stay at ‘designated facility’Sat May 23 2020 - 01:24
Cabinet signs off on plans requiring mandatory location reporting for travellersPassengers arriving in Ireland will be obliged to fill out locator forms or face €3,500 fineFri May 22 2020 - 19:08
People arriving into State may be legally obliged to fill out locator formCabinet considering new Covid-19 measures to ensure travellers self-isolate for 14 daysFri May 22 2020 - 01:00
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
Routine cancer screening among last to return to non-Covid healthcareHSE working on new plan for when it will be safe to resume routine screeningThu 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
No Covid-19 ban on meetings exceeding two hours, says health officialDeputy CMO says he is unaware of advice used by Oireachtas and now judiciary to limit sittingsWed May 20 2020 - 20:01
Court sittings to be limited to two hours daily on back of TDs’ moveNew social distancing advice is ‘bordering on bizarre’, says solicitors’ groupWed May 20 2020 - 17:24
Government to seek extra billions to help cover coronavirus paymentsDáil vote due as Covid-19 outlay likely to deplete €8.6bn budget by June, Donohoe warnsWed May 20 2020 - 02:46
No commitment on lifting of 14-day quarantine for arrivals into country‘No certainty’ coronavirus can be suppressed, warns chief medical officerTue May 19 2020 - 17:02
Dáil witnesses in same place for too long would breach Covid-19 guidelinesGuidelines broken even if witnesses move locations after being together more than two hoursTue May 19 2020 - 16:29
Concerns raised over private health insurance due to hospital takeover by StateFG TD Colm Brophy says there is ‘no logic’ in paying for insurance during pandemicTue May 19 2020 - 15:05
'Ever-present danger' of further waves of coronavirus, says health chiefSecretary general of Department of Health set to tell Dáil committee that the social and economic costs of Covid-19 have been ‘huge’Tue May 19 2020 - 02:14
Coronavirus: Crisis set to last years, warns top health official‘Ever-present danger’ of further Covid-19 cases as Ireland partially lifts restrictionsTue May 19 2020 - 00:20
Fine Gael needs to ‘prepare for election’, party meeting toldBut Taoiseach says it would be disingenuous to have a ‘Plan B’ to government formation talksMon May 18 2020 - 20:55
Government funding needed to keep public transport on the roadImpact of Covid-19 raises questions over future of Expressway inter-city bus servicesMon May 11 2020 - 01:35
State funding for bulk of public transport could run out next monthRoss says all necessary measures will be taken to support ‘essential transport services’Mon May 11 2020 - 01:00
Substantive government formation talks to begin between FG, FF and GreensFG Minister for Education stresses need for new government as ‘big decisions’ loomSun May 10 2020 - 19:32
‘Too early to say’ if schools will fully reopen in September, Minister saysJoe McHugh denies new Leaving Cert system will see some students being unfairly gradedSun May 10 2020 - 13:59
Government fears lawsuits over ‘calculated grades’ as Leaving Cert postponedMinister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new planSat May 09 2020 - 01:07
Leaving Cert postponed with students to be offered option of calculated gradesDecision will be relief to students and parents after weeks of uncertaintyFri May 08 2020 - 16:09
Greens meet FF and FG for talks aimed at devising programme for governmentGreens appoint Catherine Martin to lead its party team in talksFri May 08 2020 - 01:59
Who are the members of the Green Party negotiating team?Some are first-time TDs, and some have harboured doubts about entering the talksFri May 08 2020 - 01:00
Childcare providers told they will not be covered for Covid-19 claimsExclusion applies to providers of childcare under scheme for front-line workersThu May 07 2020 - 14:20
Green Party appoints Catherine Martin to lead its government formation talksDeputy leader had voted against entering talks on coalition with FF and FGThu May 07 2020 - 13:23
GP referrals for patients with suspected cancers drop by 50%Doctor says figure is ‘very worrying’ and people shouldn’t be afraid to contact their GPThu May 07 2020 - 07:52
