Under-30s may get vaccinated early under new plan being considered to slow Covid-19Officials fear a spike in cases among younger people once society begins to reopenSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:43
Pat Leahy: Scrap the ‘abundance of caution’ approach to vaccine rolloutPrioritising the young over middle-aged is one approach that could pay dividendsSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:00
President Michael D Higgins at 80: What can we expect from the rest of his term?After a year in lockdown, the President must choose the themes for the remainder of his time in the ÁrasFri Apr 16 2021 - 19:42
Scramble to fix problems with vaccination and mandatory quarantineDouble blow likely to mean significantly fewer vaccines administered this monthWed Apr 14 2021 - 03:59
Speed of economic recovery depends on vaccination – reportKey stability document to be published by Government on WednesdayWed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
HSE cancels all AstraZeneca vaccine clinics for rest of this weekOne option available is to space out the doses between vaccines still being administeredTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:38
Is it sensible to delay vaccines if we are at risk of a fourth wave of the virus?Politicians are terrified to deviate from public health advice, so the key decision-makers are the top health officialsTue Apr 13 2021 - 21:02
Robert Watt to be appointed secretary general at Department of HealthJob comes with controversial salary of €292k, the highest paid to a civil servantMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:30
High level contacts between Dublin, London and Belfast continue as riots easeGovernment plays down Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments critical of Simon CoveneyMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:15
Green Party ‘to move on from recent events’ with review of nominationsRow eases over Dublin Mayor Hazel Chu’s decision to stand for Seanad byelection as an independentMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:11
Ministers fear new AstraZeneca curbs will slow vaccine rolloutOfficials awaiting advice as drug linked to blood clots which have affected younger peopleMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:10
Extension of hotel quarantine to proceed despite capacity fearsCurbs on more countries imposed as Covid variant concerns persistMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:09
EU and UK must work together on North, says TaoiseachMartin acknowledges unionist anger, but little prospect of agreement being reopenedSat Apr 10 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Second phase of vaccinations presents new challengesThis time around the issue is not getting the supply but administering the shots that have been deliveredSat Apr 10 2021 - 01:00
Loyalist paramilitaries deny involvement in street violence and criticise Irish GovernmentAnother night of violence in Northern Ireland sees a further 19 police officers injured and two arrestsFri Apr 09 2021 - 21:19
‘We’re not there yet’: Nphet warns against further easing of Covid restrictionsPlans to expand quarantine list next week as first Irish case of ‘rare’ blood clot investigatedFri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00
‘Unionism is in turmoil’: Worry in Dublin as North threatens to regressGovernment is keen to make NI protocol as acceptable to unionists as possibleFri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach, Boris Johnson and Joe Biden urge calm following Northern Ireland riotsNorthern Ireland Executive calls for end to ‘deplorable’ street violenceThu Apr 08 2021 - 23:25
EU ministers ‘frustrated’ by lack of EMA guidance on AstraZeneca vaccineNational Immunisation Advisory Committee to discuss State’s position on shotThu Apr 08 2021 - 12:24
Pressure grows on Government to review use of AstraZeneca vaccinesDonnelly and Glynn set to consider vaccine in context of other EU countries’ restrictionsThu Apr 08 2021 - 03:02
State expects to get 3.9m Covid-19 vaccine doses in next three monthsDepartment of Health outlines rise in projected deliveries by end of JuneWed Apr 07 2021 - 14:26
Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire settles defamation claim against RTÉCork South Central TD settles for sum understood to be in excess of €150,000Wed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Deliver those Covid vaccines into our arms right here, right nowHSE guarded on precise drug rollout figures as confidence shaky for immediate futureWed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Wide use of rapid Covid tests recommended by expert group, but members are split‘Majority report’ is in favour of mass rollout of antigen tests, possibly in schools by SeptemberTue Mar 30 2021 - 16:11
Greens making a very difficult task even harder for themselvesTime for party to decide if it wants to play at politics or make a differenceSat Mar 27 2021 - 01:00
Mandatory hotel quarantine: more political necessity than public health imperative?Inside Politics: Government has indicated list of countries in quarantine system will soon be expandedWed Mar 24 2021 - 08:02
New constitution will be needed for a united Ireland, says FF’s O’CallaghanProminent backbencher says unionists must be part of any future all-Ireland governmentTue Mar 23 2021 - 13:53
Covid-19: Government pins hopes on vaccine rollout accelerationInside Politics: Efforts to catch up on backlog in health service treatments will not begin until autumnTue Mar 23 2021 - 08:12
Cancer services will not fully resume until year-end under HSE's pandemic planOutpatient appointments and elective procedures to be fully restored from JuneTue Mar 23 2021 - 03:34
‘Absolutely vital’ to keep vaccine supply chains open, Martin saysTaoiseach ‘very much against’ proposed ban on vaccine exports from European UnionMon Mar 22 2021 - 14:10
April 5th may see construction resume on a phased basis and extension of 5km travel limitIf Covid-19 cases remain high travel restrictions could be expanded only to 10km or perhaps 8kmSat Mar 20 2021 - 01:32
Pat Leahy: Sinn Féin fudge on abortion Bill part of its path onwardsMcDonald hasn’t mentioned the DUP Bill is in accordance with her party’s policySat Mar 20 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: Why is the GP contract leak by Leo Varadkar back in the news?A guide to where things stand as gardaí step up investigation into April 2019 incidentWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
Preparations for AstraZeneca vaccinations to resume amid optimism on safety clearanceReview of jab by European Medicines Agency due to be completed on ThursdayWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 349 new cases, 18 further deaths as Taoiseach urges people not to meet upA further 9,030 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the State, figures showTue Mar 16 2021 - 17:57
McDonald criticises Taoiseach for ‘arrogant’ response to her letter about VaradkarTánaiste says he is keen to have Garda investigation into leak concludedTue Mar 16 2021 - 13:08
Gardaí set to send file on Varadkar leak to the DPPMinisters back Tánaiste after gardaí upgrade preliminary inquiry to a formal investigationMon Mar 15 2021 - 00:22
More than 30,000 face vaccine deferral as State suspends AstraZeneca use over clotting fearsGovernment to await outcome of EMA investigation before deciding on future use of vaccineMon Mar 15 2021 - 00:10
Taoiseach and Biden to hold virtual meeting on St Patrick’s DaySeries of 78 country-specific ‘virtual receptions’ will be held, department saysMon Mar 15 2021 - 00:01
Former editor resigns from media body over Greenslade rowAlan Rusbridger had come under pressure over Roy Greenslade article about Máiría CahillSun Mar 14 2021 - 18:01
Construction among reopenings at risk if Covid-19 cases keep risingVaradkar rules out April 5th relaxations in event of numbers going in wrong directionSat Mar 13 2021 - 03:17
Covid-19: Government must stop keeping us all in the darkLeaders must shift from telling people what they can’t do to what they can do – safelySat Mar 13 2021 - 01:00
Few options in thwarted vaccine rollout and little basis for optimismCoalition will continue to be subject of public ire as long as Covid-19 programme stuttersFri Mar 12 2021 - 01:00
Adopted people suing St Patrick’s Guild claim ‘kidnapping’, ‘forgery’Solicitor tells High Court if liquidation proceeds the adoption society will be ‘released’ from proceedings by adopted peopleThu Mar 11 2021 - 00:39
At least 14 illegal adoption cases at ‘advanced stage’ in High CourtBelfast man launched proceedings against St Patrick’s Guild in January 2020Wed Mar 10 2021 - 18:04
Up to 20,000 adoption files could relate to irregular birth registrations – reportPhrases or ‘markers’ found in sample files that could indicate ‘suspicious practice’Wed Mar 10 2021 - 03:20
Coalition fails in bid to source extra Covid-19 vaccines from EU and UKNo plan to seek additional medicine beyond EU framework despite mounting political pressureWed Mar 10 2021 - 02:20
Taoiseach ‘surprised’ by Catholic bishops’ plea on Covid rulesCatholics urged to lobby TDs so that restrictions on worship are ‘proportionate’Tue Mar 09 2021 - 20:07
Return to austerity would be bonkers, but so is idea deficits do not matterPat Leahy: State must make sustainable budgets imperative no matter who is in governmentSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Simon Coveney to meet Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on visit to TehranMinister to discuss Iran nuclear deal as part of Ireland’s role on UN Security CouncilSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
