Minister overstepped powers on electricians’ accord, Supreme Court finds

Court upholds constitutionality of law on creation of sectoral employment orders

Garda bodies seek talks over drug testing plan as staff union rejects proposal

AGSI and GRA support concept of testing but seek clarity on how new system will operate

Stimulus package of €3.5bn likely to be lost amid fallout from PUP cuts

Inside Politics: Opposition will see phasing out of supports as opportunity to attack

Defence Forces should increase co-operation with Nato, commission told

Government’s Commission on Defence is examining the future of the Defence Forces

Opening of travel bubble between Britain and Ireland planned

Irish citizens could holiday in UK within weeks

Mater hospital and CUH designated State’s major trauma centres

St Vincent’s and Tallaght hospitals will also deal with trauma care for less complex cases

No change to vaccine priority despite opposition from teachers’ unions

Norma Foley says decision is not ‘value judgment’ of profession, is based on science

Over 33,000 health staff given vaccine without employment category recorded

‘Null’ category does not imply personnel were from outside prioritised frontline groups - HSE

Covid-19: Government likely to miss target of issuing 1.25m vaccines by end of March

Ireland joins group of EU states pushing for improved sharing of unused vaccines

Medical card access for people with terminal illnesses to be doubled

Expansion covers patients with motor neurone disease, advanced cancer, heart failure

HSE issues new guidelines on order of vaccinations for healthcare workers

Frontline healthcare staff will be asked to register online to schedule appointment

Concern and political pressure ever-present in shifting vaccine rollout

Analysis: January’s see-saw experience may mirror rest of year in Ireland and the EU

Target to have all adults vaccinated by September ‘contingent on deliveries’

Adjustments to March plans may be needed following delays with AstraZeneca, says Minister

CervicalCheck will not catch up on number of screenings missed this year

Cancer screening programme facing reduced capacity due to Covid-19, committee hears

Student nurses who gave up jobs will be eligible for PUP payment

Department confirms 31 students got Covid-19 since March amid controversy over pay

Greens call for Varadkar to give detailed Dáil account of contract controversy

Tánaiste rejects article allegations that he acted unlawfully in sharing draft GP contract

Offaly meat plant suspends operations pending test results

Politicians calling for plant closures amid spike in cases ‘not helpful’, says Varadkar

Review of €15bn high-speed rail line linking Dublin, Belfast, Cork

Details on Dublin-Derry train line sought as part of recent government formation talks

Urgent reforms needed for disability service provision, HSE says

Regulation of residential facilities driving cost increases as number with needs on rise

HSE says provision of disability services by voluntary bodies not sustainable

Report warns that many voluntary organisations are struggling financially, and may not be able to carry on indefinitely

Cork airport seeks State aid as Covid-19 eats away its revenues

Shannon Group to warn that Government travel restrictions threaten multi-national investment and will cause job losses

Leaving Cert predicted grades could lead to lawsuits, Ministers told

Department of Public Expenditure briefing contains warnings on several fronts

Health workers may have hidden Covid-19 symptoms to avoid losing pay – union

Culture of staff working when ill contributed to larger outbreaks, says IMO as State’s chief medic warns workplaces are ‘new front line’ in fight against the virus

Pension age warning, flight cuts and a big day for the Apple tax case

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No new Covid-19 deaths, but 18 new cases reported

Target of 15,000 tests not met – highest daily tests topped 11,504 in April

Covid-19: Mother and daughters moved into nursing home to tend to elderly residents

‘It was so difficult to see families standing at the windows, looking at their loved ones’

Teachers warn of industrial action if school re-opening not in line with health advice

Government has said it wants to reopen all schools fully in late August

More than 1,400 nursing home healthcare workers infected in outbreaks – HSE

Siptu wants nursing home workers represented on Minister’s new expert panel

What will private hospitals do for us in the Covid era partnership?

Critical questions are being asked about the future of Irish healthcare as the State’s takeover of private operators nears its contract review at the end of May

HSE warns of ‘massive’ long-term Covid-19 bill well in excess of €1 billion a year

PPE, testing and contact tracing will cost well over €1bn for the year, says Paul Reid

Health staff to be charged €90 per week for childcare under new Government scheme

Zappone says 45 hours of childcare per week to be offered

Some 533,000 receiving Covid-19 unemployment payment

There are about 54,000 people who are receiving the payment for the first time

Coronavirus: Fourth death confirmed in Republic as cases rise to 906 amid social distancing warnings

Warnings over social distancing repeated as 121 new cases confirmed in the Republic

Coronavirus: Testing to increase from Monday to meet rising demand

Health services have new electronic process to allow GPs to order tests

Coronavirus: Pressure builds to limit mass gatherings

Six Nations match between Ireland and France in Paris in doubt

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO raises risk warning to ‘very high’

Organisation says governments need to wake up before disease spirals out of control

Coronavirus: Aer Lingus cabin crew in self-isolation after passenger’s positive test

Sign of peace is to be suspended at Masses and holy water fonts emptied

Harris signs order to designate coronavirus as a notifiable disease

Doctors will be obliged to routinely notify the HSE when a case of Covid-19 is diagnosed

Disability service residents may receive over €1m in refunds over ‘inappropriate’ spending

HSE management told of ‘significant’ reimbursements arising from Stewarts Care report

More strikes likely as ASTI ballots members over lower pay arrangements

TUI says it cannot rule out more strikes over two-tier pay dispute

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