HSE allocated over €700,000 to charity with no audited accounts since 2019, Seanad toldHealth body criticised in the Seanad but Senator Ronan Mullen did not name charityFri Feb 26 2021 - 20:09
No guarantee all children will be back in school by mid-April, Ryan warnsReturn depends on ‘continued effort of all our citizens’, says MinisterFri Feb 26 2021 - 18:21
Lives Lost to Covid-19: The vaccine offer arrived two days after Eileen’s funeralMarried to Hugh for 63 years, Eileen Gallagher was a loving mother and grandmotherFri Feb 26 2021 - 09:00
Covid-19 vaccine rollout defended by HSE amid claims of queue jumpingDáil hears claims some childcare providers were vaccinated early; GPs raise concernsFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
Minister says 9,000 fines issued for Covid-19 rule breachesSF tells Dáil that ‘Micheál and Leo show’ having an impact on public’s mental healthThu Feb 25 2021 - 20:48
Dáil told of childcare provider staff vaccinated ahead of timeService in Wexford may have exerted pressure on the HSE, says Labour Party leaderThu Feb 25 2021 - 19:18
Mother and baby homes: Complaints made over handling of testimoniesWitnesses’ access to accounts among problems that are ‘hard to unpick’, says data regulatorThu Feb 25 2021 - 00:01
Hotel isolation for 20 states excludes US, UK where cases ‘rampant’Bill comprises radical action that strikes ‘fair, proportionate balance’, Donnelly tells DáilWed Feb 24 2021 - 23:22
TD accuses PSNI of ‘failure of action’ over Belfast teen’s deathPolice signalled corporate manslaughter inquiry into Noah Donohoe’s demise this monthWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:43
Labour leader brands Living with Covid plan ‘laughable’Kelly accused of populism after noting arrival of 2,000 Brazilians during 5km restrictionWed Feb 24 2021 - 15:22
Gabriel Scally not ‘dumped’ from CervicalCheck reformPublic health expert to provide one final report on implementation plan, Department of Health confirmsWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:42
Mother and baby homes commission will be dissolved at end of week, Minister confirms‘Miraculous recovery of tapes from back of couch’ has to be investigated, says WhitmoreWed Feb 24 2021 - 13:13
Councillors to get €8,000 pay increase soon, junior minister pledgesGovernment accused of ‘unforgivable heel-dragging’ on the issue in Seanad debateMon Feb 22 2021 - 23:00
Growing links between Irish and Chinese universities must be examined, Senator saysRónán Mullen urges Government to act amid concerns over human rights issues in ChinaMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:55
Fine Gael Senator calls for exemption to 5km travel limit for golfers and sea swimmersIndependent Senator says Covid-19 restrictions are a ‘dystopian vision of living’Mon Feb 22 2021 - 16:41
Plan to convert Georgian House Museum to deluxe housing refusedPlan ‘would set an undesirable precedent for loss of cultural facilities’ – Dublin City CouncilSat Feb 20 2021 - 17:45
Transcripts of all mother and baby home testimonies availableO’Gorman says disaster recovery tapes may contain the recordings of 549 survivorsSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
An Bord Pleanála criticised for delay in online planning systemSystem still not in place, five years after Government housing strategy pledgeFri Feb 19 2021 - 21:00
Sinn Féin councillor says criticism of IRA bomber commemoration is ‘nonsense’Planned online event for Edward O’Brien, who died in ‘bus bomb’, was ‘shocking says ex-ministerFri Feb 19 2021 - 19:49
Mother and Baby Home Commission finds back-up ‘disaster recovery’ tapesMinister for Children hopes recordings will contain audio files of survivor testimonyFri Feb 19 2021 - 15:27
Mother and Baby Homes Commission tells Minister it cannot retrieve destroyed tapesO’Gorman said he wants to ‘conclusively ascertain’ if technical solution possible to recover dataThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:56
Covid-19: 47 more deaths confirmed as Nphet says 25% of cases are not fully investigatedRonan Glynn says public health team ‘really wants’ focus on retrospective contact tracingThu Feb 18 2021 - 22:29
Limerick gangs running ‘non-stop drugs supermarket’TD seeks urgent intervention in city to prevent return to ‘very dark days’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 19:35
PTSB and AIB set to disclose Ulster Bank loan book talksState holds majority share in both banks and may see PTSB as ‘third force’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 18:40
Government classifying key workers to determine priority for vaccineDepartments asked to submit list of professions that may be prioritised for dosesThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:19
Those flouting hotel quarantine rules could face fines of up to €4,000Exiting quarantine after 10 days may be permitted with a negative Covid testWed Feb 17 2021 - 23:09
Meat plants may not be enforcing quarantine for workers flown into Ireland, Dáil toldMinister calls for breaches ‘to be reported immediately’Wed Feb 17 2021 - 20:27
Taoiseach rejects call for cancellation of Leaving Cert examsUniversity place cannot be offered to all but additional places will be found, Dáil hearsWed Feb 17 2021 - 16:02
Minister to get priority vaccination review resultsTaoiseach says not a political matter as SF calls for family carers to move up listWed Feb 17 2021 - 14:05
Halting ‘price gouging’ of insurance customers could take another year, Dáil toldSinn Féin introduces Bill based on British legislation to end ‘loyalty penalty’Wed Feb 17 2021 - 12:51
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Nancy Vereker was a ‘brave, nurturing, generous soul’Nancy was married to her husband Paddy for 65 years in a relationship ‘made to last’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 18:00
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Flora Nugent was a bundle of energy and immensely generousFlora took in students from all over the world and gave them a warm welcomeTue Feb 16 2021 - 18:00
FG Seanad leader backs call for minimum unit pricing on alcoholHouse told that time to introduce move is now instead of waiting until NI acts in tandemMon Feb 15 2021 - 21:14
Seanad debate on Irishman detained in China postponed as talks at ‘delicate stage’Simon Coveney asked senators not to hold debate on release of Richard O’HalloranMon Feb 15 2021 - 19:51
Bill moved in Seanad to allow child homicide victims be namedEnabling parents of murdered children to tell their story publicly moves step closerMon Feb 15 2021 - 18:58
Minister hopes students will have clarity on Leaving Cert plans ‘in coming days’‘Intensive’ engagement between education stakeholders as talks on exams continueMon Feb 15 2021 - 16:54
Minister urged to recommend vitamin D supplements in Covid-19 strategyTD criticises Government’s ‘do-nothing caution’ after Nphet says insufficient evidence to support moveMon Feb 15 2021 - 12:04
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers being vaccinated over weekendMore than 80,000 vaccinations to be completed next week, says HSE chiefSun Feb 14 2021 - 20:47
Tánaiste offers to speak to gardaí over GP contract leakStephen Donnelly says he was unaware gardaí were assessing complaint over leakSun Feb 14 2021 - 18:04
Minister backs antigen testing at food-production plantsPositive Covid-19 tests among plant workers more than triple in past monthSun Feb 14 2021 - 15:09
Republic’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout to accelerateAbout 40,000 second doses to be administered next week, says HSESat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00
Almost 5,000 children waiting on psychology services to be seen this year under new planMary Butler says ‘targeted one off approach for one year only’ will cost €5.5m to clear listFri Feb 12 2021 - 21:07
New oversight system for care homes to include religious ordersMinister says vaccination of congregated settings to be completed by end FebruaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:42
Up to €10,000 a minute spent in Ireland on online gambling, Senate hearsCall for sporting bodies to ‘reject lure’ of gambling industry sponsorshipFri Feb 12 2021 - 18:18
Austria and UAE among countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine listOver 10,000 residents arrived back into State from abroad since late JanuaryFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar signals intent to select new health chief despite pay rowPublic Accounts Committee called for delay on appointment over €81,000 salary increaseThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:24
Covid-19: Donnelly says not all over-70s to be vaccinated until MayPeople under 65 to get second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine after 12 weeks – MinisterThu Feb 11 2021 - 18:18
No agreement on when economy might reopen, says VaradkarMicheál Martin warns against expectations of anything other than a limited reopening of societyThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:56
Testy exchanges as Tánaiste insists Government cannot direct Central Bank to act on business interruption claimsBusiness claims controversy risks being tracker mortgage scandal of insurance industry, Dáil toldThu Feb 11 2021 - 14:05
U-turn over Limerick road plan prompted by fears for €400m investmentPlan to hold off on €58m project sparked backlash from community and local TDsThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
