Covid-19: State’s use of private hospitals cost €97 million in AprilTotal bill for three-month deal expected to be €300 million, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Jun 02 2020 - 15:43
State nets €10m from mobile phone operators’ use of masts on public buildingsGarda stations providing most facilities with Fitzgibbon St station in Dublin alone generating €185k since 2018Mon Jun 01 2020 - 17:55
Republic pushes to be voice for small states on UN Security CouncilPresident ‘a beacon’ in long Irish campaign for position allocated in June 17th voteMon Jun 01 2020 - 17:08
Homes for less than €230,000 could be bought under proposed SF schemeParty has sent five-page proposal to local authorities and other stakeholdersFri May 29 2020 - 20:56
Supermac’s boss under fire over claim Covid-19 payment like ‘winning lotto’TDs hit out at Pat McDonagh’s comments on part-time workers as an ‘utter disgrace’Thu May 28 2020 - 19:14
Patrick Brady obituary: Royal Mail worker who got medal for braveryLives Lost to Covid-19: Kildare man in London rewarded by queen for foiling robberyThu May 28 2020 - 14:42
Jimmy Grogan obituary: Old-school family man who loved a cup of teaLives lost to Covid-19: OPW father of nine flew Lilywhites flag in BallyfermotThu May 28 2020 - 14:42
Call for certainty on Covid-19 payment as Doherty seeks extra €6.8bnFianna Fáil TD says he resents claims that people on pandemic benefit ‘gaming the system’Thu May 28 2020 - 13:49
Broadband plan worth €3bn might be delivered in five years instead of seven, Dáil toldSome 290,000 homes and businesses due to receive service between 2022 and 2026Thu May 28 2020 - 08:00
Covid-19: Tax on unemployment payment could be collected by reducing creditsRevenue responds amid claims those in receipt of subsidy may face surprise billThu May 28 2020 - 00:31
‘Who’s in charge?’ TDs warn time for Government, not health advisers to decideCabinet has ‘casually delegated too much responsibility’ to public health, Dáil hearsWed May 27 2020 - 21:42
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
Local authorities to be repaid for rates waiver after Cabinet decisionMinister tells Dáil councils are expected to be repaid early in JuneWed May 27 2020 - 21:09
HSE looking at easing nursing home visitor restrictions, says HarrisRate at which Covid-19 is transmitted is now stable at between 0.4 and 0.5 - MinisterWed May 27 2020 - 18:58
Covid-19 tests cost the State €200 each, says Taoiseach‘Months rather than weeks’ before 14-day quarantine for passengers entering country endsWed May 27 2020 - 18:47
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
Discussions underway on increasing numbers allowed at funerals - VaradkarBaptisms, small weddings part of talks as Labour calls to allow 30 mournersWed May 27 2020 - 16:07
Future of pandemic unemployment scheme to be decided by next government, Taoiseach indicatesVaradkar reiterates benefits will continue beyond June 8th as Dáil row erupts over estimatesWed May 27 2020 - 14:50
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
‘Unacceptable’ that Cahersiveen direct provision staff not Garda vettedDepartment official tells Oireachtas committee Co Kerry facility now properly resourcedTue May 26 2020 - 20:31
Coronavirus: ‘Wealthy’ nursing home directors accused of complaining taxpayer not doing enoughPrivate nursing homes were ‘literally outsourced and forgotten about’ - Sage directorTue May 26 2020 - 17:14
Tax on Covid-19 payment could cause 'terrible shock' late in yearAdvertising campaign needed to alert people and to encourage them to save to pay it, says TDMon May 25 2020 - 01:02
State spends €1.2bn on housing assistance and homeless services since 2018Surge in demand for housing support expected when emergency rent freeze endsSun May 24 2020 - 21:35
Former Irish Times and Belfast Telegraph journalist Michael Devine dies aged 79Highly respected correspondent reported on view from Dublin through the TroublesSun May 24 2020 - 18:10
HSA finds ‘high level of compliance’ in meat plants, Minister for Business tells DáilMinister for Agriculture says 60 per cent of employees have returned to workThu May 21 2020 - 21:20
Covid-19 committee chief urges Minister to review prioritiesDáil group’s chairman criticises access to fast food, but lack of access to cancer screeningThu May 21 2020 - 20:15
Beaumont emergency department ‘packed’ with no social distancing in place, Dáil hearsRóisín Shortall calls for action on ‘high-risk’ situation in acute hospital settingThu May 21 2020 - 19:28
‘No such thing as free money’ - Taoiseach warns Covid-19 borrowings have to be repaidVaradkar says hundreds of lives could be save this winter with flu vaccineThu May 21 2020 - 15:50
Dáil is told Minister to recruit panel on nursing homesGroup to have public health expert, geriatrician, nurse and public interest representativeThu May 21 2020 - 15:29
Teresa O’Brien Obituary: Foster child who loved travel, exercise and familyLives Lost to Covid-19: ‘What she craved more than anything was a family of her own’Thu May 21 2020 - 12:15
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Disservice done to Debenhams workers in wake of closure – DohertyPandemic payment would ‘absolutely’ be extended, decision due ‘in coming weeks’Wed May 20 2020 - 21:51
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Ireland will look at ‘Norwegian model’ for reopening childcareA ‘pod’ system of small playgroups and regular hand-washing is envisaged but not facemasksWed May 20 2020 - 20:17
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 1,571 in Republic after 11 more fatalitiesParents’ group calls for primary schools to be partially reopened in mid-June if safe to do soWed May 20 2020 - 19:54
Dáil row over women on maternity leave unable to get paymentSharp exchanges on women not entitled to receive the temporary wage income supportWed May 20 2020 - 17:39
Coronavirus: Donohoe ‘examining’ maternity leave access to income support schemeBanks moving into position of ‘considerable losses’, Paschal Donohoe tells DáilWed May 20 2020 - 13:16
Coronavirus: 16 more fatalities brings death toll to 1,561Covid-19 safety measures could add €15,000 to price of new home, says industry bodyTue May 19 2020 - 18:16
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
Expert team advised forced self-isolation for all travelling into IrelandNPHET wrote to Minister for Health recommending strict restrictions on visitorsTue May 19 2020 - 15:59
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
Anti-terrorist and criminal gang laws may lapse by end of JuneAbsence of government formation would prohibit Offences against State Act renewalTue May 19 2020 - 02:52
Student’s rare muscle wasting disease treatment delayed due to Covid-19‘I know it’s an awful situation worldwide but treatment can’t stop or be withheld’Mon May 18 2020 - 02:00
Culture Night to be online event due to Covid-19, Madigan tells DáilMinister for Culture says decision is regrettable but artists can still create ‘buzz’Thu May 14 2020 - 21:42
Coronavirus: Number of deaths in State exceeds 1,500 markCabinet to decide on Nphet advice on face coverings and other measures on FridayThu May 14 2020 - 20:07
Covid-19 clusters in meat plants ‘gravely serious’, Dáil toldFianna Fáil leader appeals for factory inspections as TD reports 200 complaints being madeThu May 14 2020 - 19:14
Varadkar warns ‘some jobs will cease to exist’ but expects growth in some sectorsTaoiseach says number of retail and creative arts jobs will shrink but care sector will growThu May 14 2020 - 18:42
Tensions between officials over Covid-19 testing plan laid bare in lettersHSE chief and chairman both wrote to department to complain over Holohan announcementThu May 14 2020 - 18:36
Government confident phase one of easing restrictions to go ahead, Dáil hearsNew funding model for nursing homes needs to be considered, says TaoiseachThu May 14 2020 - 17:50
Department ‘didn’t know’ asylum seekers had virus before moving them to Kerry‘Everyone who tested positive was removed very quickly’, Minister tells DáilThu May 14 2020 - 08:56
