'It is a scary time' - the nursing homes battling coronavirus clustersSouth Dublin home has seven infected residents and 20-plus staff sick or in self-isolationTue Apr 07 2020 - 02:29
Social distancing at network of 39 coronavirus assessment hubs ‘a challenge’Supply of protective equipment ‘critical’ for the functioning of new community hubsMon Apr 06 2020 - 21:40
Judge says fairer debt settlement system needed for Covid-19 economic crash‘All too common’ copying and pasting from affidavits criticised in personal insolvency casesMon Apr 06 2020 - 20:41
Medtronic aiming to make 1,000 ventilators a week in Galway by JuneFirm ramping up production to more than triple current levels to help battle pandemicMon Apr 06 2020 - 19:20
Rejoining medical register will allow Varadkar ‘take temperature of health service’Taoiseach signals inward bound travellers may be checked to ensure they are abiding by quarantineMon Apr 06 2020 - 14:50
Government risk reports warned of major pandemic since 2014Report from 2019 warned a pandemic could disproportionately affect older people, and place greater pressure on our health systemMon Apr 06 2020 - 04:00
Coronavirus: HSE advised nursing homes last month to manage their own casesInfected residents should be moved to hospital only if it would ‘confer additional benefit’, guidance saidSun Apr 05 2020 - 15:40
Coronavirus: nursing home outbreaks rise five-fold in a weekHealth Protection Surveillance Centre says there are 50 outbreaks in nursing homesSun Apr 05 2020 - 13:12
Covid-19 testing: Irish pharma firms source raw material to make reagentShortages of chemicals used in virus testing have left countries scrambling for materialsSun Apr 05 2020 - 10:27
Acclaimed Connemara writer Tim Robinson dies at 85 from coronavirusPresident Higgins pays tribute to author and artist who died two weeks after his wife MairéadFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:19
Coronavirus: Situation in Ireland ‘misrepresented’ because of limited testingEmergency medics believe expected surge in critically infected patients could hit Irish hospitals swiftlyFri Apr 03 2020 - 13:23
Almost 90% of applicants receive Covid-19 unemployment paymentAbout 30,000 people rejected because they are ineligible or submitted incorrect informationThu Apr 02 2020 - 13:57
Q&A: What financial help is available during the coronavirus pandemic?State offering a range of supports to those who have seen their work affected by crisisThu Apr 02 2020 - 13:44
Irish family pay tribute to UK medic who died from Covid-19Carlow family of Dublin-educated doctor Amged El-Hawrani ‘devastated’ at his deathThu Apr 02 2020 - 12:17
Coronavirus: Ireland should ‘look seriously’ at closing borders to keep new infections outTen more deaths and 200 new cases bring death toll in Republic of Ireland to 46 and case total to 2,615Mon Mar 30 2020 - 02:33
Coronavirus: Use of arthritis drugs causes supply concernsHSE asks doctors not to start arthritis patients on drugs to protect supply for Covid-19Mon Mar 30 2020 - 02:13
Coronavirus: New measures for nursing homes amid concern over 17 clustersConcern expressed as 17 clusters of Covid-19 infection are identified in nursing homesSun Mar 29 2020 - 19:24
Coronavirus: Ten more deaths confirmed in RepublicDeath toll rises to 46 as HSE prepares for surge in cases over next two weeksSun Mar 29 2020 - 18:45
Páirc Uí Chaoimh testing centre closes due to lack of kitsCountry’s largest coronavirus testing facility due to reopen on Monday, says HSESun Mar 29 2020 - 17:32
Coronavirus: Managing the surge in cases is a day-to-day battleFlattening the curve means doing all that can be done to prevent people needing limited ICU bedsSun Mar 29 2020 - 16:48
Coronavirus: Motorists must slow down to avoid overburdening hospitals – RSAGardaí, medics and Minister for Transport concerned at increase in road deathsSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Q&A: How does the Covid-19 income support scheme work and who qualifies?State subsidy aims to prop up employee incomes during the coronavirus pandemicWed Mar 25 2020 - 19:23
Coronavirus: Medtronic aiming to make 500 ventilators a weekGalway firm ramps up production as EU rules on medical devices postponed for a yearWed Mar 25 2020 - 16:53
‘Everyone has to do what they can’ - firms adapt to demands of Covid19 emergencyGlue-maker turns to hand sanitiser but faces raw material shortage as countries hoardWed Mar 25 2020 - 03:52
Coronavirus: Private hospitals in talks on State takeover planRestaurants facing closure urged to contact insurers on business disruption protectionTue Mar 24 2020 - 19:29
Medtech sector seeks special status to keep Covid suppies flowingMakers of life-saving equipment want State backing to protect supplies and productionSat Mar 21 2020 - 04:15
Taxi-booking app to start deliveries to help stem coronavirusLynk’s 2,000 drivers to offer contactless trips for click-and-collect retailers and buyersSat Mar 21 2020 - 04:00
Cocooning from coronavirus: Lack of detail causes concern for some elderlyAdvocacy groups angry at lack of information on how extreme isolation might workSat Mar 21 2020 - 01:00
Medtronic to double number of staff making ventilators in IrelandGalway plant central to building life-saving machines for Covid19 outbreakFri Mar 20 2020 - 07:36
Coronavirus: Ireland warned ‘tens of thousands’ could die if advice is ignoredDáil passes laws giving Government power of people’s freedom as number of cases hits 557Thu Mar 19 2020 - 22:54
Coronavirus: Figures show sharp increase in community transmissionsYoung people asked to obey social distancing rules lest they infect the more vulnerableThu Mar 19 2020 - 21:49
Coronavirus: Third death and 191 new cases confirmed in StateVaradkar tells FG TDs school closures may continue until May as 40,000 offer to help HSEThu Mar 19 2020 - 21:18
Coronavirus: Varadkar’s call-to-arms vests power in public actionClear messages and sense of collective survival key to behaviour change, experts sayWed Mar 18 2020 - 19:13
Locals fear for future of Trump’s Doonbeg golf resort after sea wall planning refusalPlanning appeals board concerned Co Clare dunes would be adversely affected by worksWed Mar 18 2020 - 15:20
Russia testing Nato by breaching Irish airspace – ex-US generalKremlin may be trying to exploit post-Brexit UK-Ireland ‘seam’, says former commanderWed Mar 18 2020 - 00:28
Coronavirus: Grocery delivery firm pitches help to GovernmentBuymie says its tech could help stem spread of Covid-19 as Deliveroo goes contactlessMon Mar 16 2020 - 03:15
Coronavirus: Hauliers demand end to shared ferry cabins to safeguard supplyLorry drivers urge Government to prioritise driver safety on ferries transporting goodsMon Mar 16 2020 - 02:05
Coronavirus: ‘We can save hundreds; the public can save thousands’Medics alarmed at public flouting Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines in Dublin pubsMon Mar 16 2020 - 00:37
Coronavirus: Government calls on all pubs and bars to close from tonightOfficials announce new measures to ensure payment of workers if businesses cease tradingSun Mar 15 2020 - 22:17
Coronavirus: Publican groups expect some bars will never reopenCovid-19 pandemic causing ‘existential crisis’ for the industry, say vintnersSun Mar 15 2020 - 21:32
Coronavirus: Pubs asked to close in effort to stem outbreak as 40 new cases discoveredClosures affect 7,000 pubs and 50,000 staff; people urged not to hold house partiesSun Mar 15 2020 - 21:07
Sinn Féin minister sought ‘consent’ for action from unelected official, inquiry findsCash-for-ash report: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir asked permission from party official Ted HowellFri Mar 13 2020 - 16:09
Courts Service announces that only urgent cases will go aheadThere will be no new jury trials for the remainder of the court termFri Mar 13 2020 - 14:36
Russia to keep investigating ‘gap’ off Irish coast, says ex-Nato commanderPutin trying to project strength with bomber flights off Ireland, claims retired US admiralFri Mar 13 2020 - 01:26
Medics raise concerns about staffing levels as HSE stocks up on ventilatorsHSE orders more ventilators to cope but shortage of ICU staff may be bigger problemThu Mar 12 2020 - 21:33
Barristers in Cork notified of coronavirus case in their officesAbout 120 barristers affected by closure and ‘deep clean’ of chambers next to courthouseThu Mar 12 2020 - 11:13
Irish staff of firm at centre of US coronavirus outbreak sent homeMassachusetts has reported 70 cases linked to company’s Boston conference last monthWed Mar 11 2020 - 19:07
Meath builder has €1.6 million of debt written offCourt approves personal insolvency case that keeps former developer in family homeWed Mar 11 2020 - 05:20
Healthcare staff warned over taking of face masks from Dublin hospitalSt James’s ‘reminds’ workers of risk to patients over ‘unauthorised removal’ of masksTue Mar 10 2020 - 20:54
Former publican in Cork has €2.4m in debts written offCourt approves personal insolvency case reducing home mortgage by €170,000Mon Mar 09 2020 - 21:22
