McHugh suggests 2m distancing rule may be reduced in schoolsStudents would only be able to attend one or two days a week if rule not changed, says MinisterFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:27
Government considers making face masks ‘a condition of travel’ on public transportTwo-week quarantine for those coming into Republic could be relaxed on June 29thFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:10
Seven of nine contact tracing centres have been closedMove comes despite average number of contacts per case rising since lockdown easedThu Jun 11 2020 - 03:05
Number of contacts per diagnosis almost double since restrictions easedIn one case diagnosed with Covid-19, the individual named 25 contactsThu Jun 11 2020 - 03:00
Greens reject proposal for 6.5% annual emissions reductionParty standing firm on 7% average target in government formation talks with FF and FGWed Jun 10 2020 - 02:53
Coronavirus: Irish people ‘can do better’ on wearing facemasksChief medical officer comments after four more deaths brings toll in State to 1,683Tue Jun 09 2020 - 18:31
Greens as prone to splits as any other partyCatherine Martin’s leadership challenge underlines other divisions within the partyMon Jun 08 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: Numbers receiving pandemic payment falls as firms start to reopenHealth Minister warns progress against virus still fragile but says ‘today is great day for country’Mon Jun 08 2020 - 13:15
Government formation: Greens blame ‘slow’ Fine Gael for talks paralysis‘I’m not sure what they are playing at,’ says senior figure as Tuesday deadline loomsSat Jun 06 2020 - 00:24
FG grassroots cool on coalition with FF and GreensFianna Fáil seen as willing to promise ‘sun, moon and stars to get over the line’Fri Jun 05 2020 - 01:00
Green Party rules may allow leadership contest to be delayedParty may delay leadership contest until after programme for government is negotiatedThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Grassroot Greens weigh risks and potential upside of governmentParty needs backing of 67% of members in order to enter coalitionTue Jun 02 2020 - 06:00
'Predictable differences' emerge over agriculture at government formation talksInconclusive discussions during fourth week of talks between FF, FG and GreensMon Jun 01 2020 - 20:53
Coronavirus: New State bank needed to save businesses – former senatorMinister for Finance unfavourable to Pádraig Ó Céidigh’s plea for German-style modelMon Jun 01 2020 - 18:42
Q&A: What are the sticking points in Government formation talks?Progress at talks has been fitful and over the weekend parties failed to resolve key issuesMon Jun 01 2020 - 16:59
Schools may reopen in July for children with special needsSummer programme planned for 10,000 children with autism and other conditionsMon Jun 01 2020 - 03:05
Government formation talks hit serious pinchpointsParties lower expectation of an agreed programme for government within 7 daysMon Jun 01 2020 - 02:23
Cabinet to decide on Friday if travel curbs can be lifted earlySome Ministers and FF called for nationwide travel to be brought forward to June 29th to save domestic tourismMon Jun 01 2020 - 00:51
Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopenDepartment considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in AugustSat May 30 2020 - 02:00
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Rise in pension age poses potential problem in coalition talksDifferences also emerge between FF, FG and Greens over Land Development AgencySat May 30 2020 - 01:40
Taoiseach has confirmed schools will reopen at the end of AugustGovernment realised it was not a ‘no risk scenario but we know it’s a low risk scenario’, said Leo VaradkarFri May 29 2020 - 18:38
Private hospitals ‘takeover’ by State will not be extended past JuneDeal came under fire over its cost and the lack of use of much private hospital capacityFri May 29 2020 - 18:32
Donohoe tweaks wage subsidy scheme so mothers returning from maternity qualifyRevenue to implement it and will be backdated to March 26thFri May 29 2020 - 16:45
Reopening Roscommon: ‘There is resilience and you can feel it in the community’Despite devastating clusters of Covid-19, the county is determined to get back in businessMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Ireland to start antibody testing early next monthTest can detect if person has had Covid-19 and can determine prevalence in populationThu May 21 2020 - 14:51
Fine Gael needs to ‘prepare for election’, party meeting toldBut Taoiseach says it would be disingenuous to have a ‘Plan B’ to government formation talksMon May 18 2020 - 20:55
Numbers getting Covid-19 unemployment payment fall by 5,000More than 1.26m workers relying on State for all or part of incomeMon May 18 2020 - 17:31
‘Senior hurling’: How Green Party fared in government last timeWhat can they expect this time? ‘The hits will come ferociously ... It will be Stalingrad’Sat May 16 2020 - 06:15
New plan for Covid-19 testing commits to 72-hour turnaround timeFF health spokesman Stephen Donnelly says median turnaround for test results is currently five days, far short of three-day targetThu May 14 2020 - 01:27
Coronavirus: Holohan dismisses possibility of reopening schools earlyFurther 10 deaths and 159 cases of Covid-19 reported in the StateWed May 13 2020 - 20:03
Government says new EU air travel guidelines are in line with its responseOpening up air travel: ‘I hope it’ll be this year, but it’s certainly going to be months rather than weeks’ – TaoiseachWed May 13 2020 - 19:23
HSE to outline new plan for Covid-19 testing targetsPlan to contain performance indicators including tests per week and turnaround timeWed May 13 2020 - 18:22
Covid-19 unemployment payment will end before wage subsidies, says VaradkarSocial Democrats rule themselves out of FF-FG coalition governmentWed May 13 2020 - 17:28
Re-opening schools ‘among the safest things’ in next few months, Taoiseach saysEmerging Covid-19 evidence was to allow children return to education, Varadkar saysWed May 13 2020 - 14:58
Varadkar and Martin promise to honour pay deal in bid to get Labour on boardFine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders outline commitment in letter to Labour leaderTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
FF and FG may join to stop Sinn Féin chairing Covid-19 committeeParties could coalesce around external nominee to block David Cullinane’s run for seatMon May 11 2020 - 21:41
Coronavirus: Slight fall in number receiving emergency paymentWarning issued over scam texts purporting to be from Department of Social ProtectionMon May 11 2020 - 14:11
Businesses could reopen sooner if Covid-19 spread continues to slow, says Humphreys‘If trend continues we can begin to reopen economy in line with roadmap, if not more quickly’Mon May 11 2020 - 12:00
Catherine Martin: Classical singer who takes up Green baton in coalition talksSome believe she has leadership ambitions and will not be willing to play second fiddleSat May 09 2020 - 01:00
Climate change is the central focus in FG, FF and Greens talksParties hold informal discussions ahead of substantive government talks next weekSat May 09 2020 - 01:00
Government formation: Deputy leaders of Greens, FF, FG hold informal talksSimon Coveney, Catherine Martin and Dara Calleary ’marking out pitch’ for processFri May 08 2020 - 21:42
Greens meet FF and FG for talks aimed at devising programme for governmentGreens appoint Catherine Martin to lead its party team in talksFri May 08 2020 - 01:59
FF and FG tell Social Democrats of ringfenced cash for SláintecareParties try to lure left-leaning group into government in pursuit of broad-based coalitionThu May 07 2020 - 18:29
Over 600 recruits ‘job ready’ for Be on Call for IrelandFurther 1,000 clear interview hurdle and are going through final stages of hiring processThu May 07 2020 - 16:29
Ministers feel excluded from key Government decisionsFrustration kicks in as sub-group, NPHET, civil servants make key Covid-19 decisionsThu May 07 2020 - 02:08
Coronavirus: Tax take predicted to fall €14bn from impact of pandemicGovernment’s budget deficit swelled to €7.5 billion in April, twice that of 2019Wed May 06 2020 - 02:12
O’Neill criticises Government for failing to share Covid-19 announcement detail‘We need to tackle [this disease] on an all-island basis’ says North’s Deputy First MinisterTue May 05 2020 - 20:01
Over-70s advised not to stop and talk when outside exercisingThose cocooning told to avoid contact with other people and not to go to the shopsTue May 05 2020 - 13:03
Green Party divided about entering talks on coalition governmentCoveney insists he has not ruled out 7% emissions targetSat May 02 2020 - 11:18
