New restrictions being considered to control Covid-19 over ChristmasNphet to meet ‘mindful of Delta and the uncertainty around the Omicron variant’Thu Dec 02 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Varadkar not convinced new restrictions needed as Ireland on track with optimisitic scenarioData suggests Ireland is tracking the more optimistic side of projections, says TánaisteWed Dec 01 2021 - 21:53
Children turned away from schools ‘last thing anyone wants’, says McEnteeMinister for Justice defends introduction of masks for pupils in third class and aboveWed Dec 01 2021 - 15:35
Q&A: What are the new Covid measures on children’s activities and travel?From mask-wearing in primary schools to testing for incoming travellers and playdatesWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:59
All arrivals into State must provide negative Covid test from FridayMove described as ‘fluff to look like something is being done’ by virologistWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:55
Laws to be fast-tracked to extend pandemic powers around quarantine, masks and certsOfficial rules out prospect of schools failing to reopen after the Christmas breakWed Dec 01 2021 - 04:15
Parents asked to reduce childrens’ opportunities for indoor socialisationAdvice comes as a result of ongoing impact of current Delta wave of Covid-19Tue Nov 30 2021 - 19:47
Risk of Omicron variant: Additional Covid testing for arrivals into State under considerationPre-travel PCR result may be required as test system here under strainMon Nov 29 2021 - 03:24
Flashpoints emerge over Government plan to tackle mica crisisResistance among campaigners to multiple parts of schemeMon Nov 29 2021 - 02:20
Coalition leaders to discuss Omicron variant with Nphet on MondayUK to require arrivals from outside CTA to take PCR test amid Omicron concernSun Nov 28 2021 - 18:35
Ryan says Omicron variant is most likely ‘across Europe’Minister says impact of the new variant is unlikely to be clear for a couple of weeksSun Nov 28 2021 - 14:36
Travel restrictions imposed across Europe as Omicron becomes Covid-19 variant ‘of concern’Pfizer indicates it can produce a vaccine against the variant in about 100 daysSat Nov 27 2021 - 02:00
People arriving from southern Africa must quarantine as new variant prompts fresh restrictionsUS set to join other nations and introduce travel restrictions as Omicron ‘outperforms’ Delta in South AfricaFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:49
Discovering seriousness of new Covid variant will be key to Ireland’s responseStriking a balance to suppress Covid set to become more challenging than everFri Nov 26 2021 - 16:19
HSE plans Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11 as EU regulator approves useSpecial vaccines are not expected to arrive in Ireland until December 20thThu Nov 25 2021 - 17:39
Nphet to discuss requirement for primary schoolchildren to wear masksChildren of primary school age have highest Covid-19 incidence of any age groupThu Nov 25 2021 - 03:26
Covid cases will come down if behaviour changes - TaoiseachMartin to meet hospitality sector on State supports as TDs back call for their retentionWed Nov 24 2021 - 21:06
State will not impose new restrictions this week amid ‘tentative signs’ Covid surge abatingGovernment plans to subsidise antigen tests further delayed over retailer pricingWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:00
No new Covid restrictions recommended this week, Holohan tells TDs as 3,666 new cases reportedHSE says dozens of people had been mistakenly called for vaccine boosters in Co MeathTue Nov 23 2021 - 22:23
Progress in reducing surgery waiting lists ‘significantly affected’ by Covid – ReidEntire health system is under ‘very serious pressure’, HSE chief will tell committeeTue Nov 23 2021 - 18:09
No decision made on subsidising antigen tests, Donohoe saysHolohan has warned incorrect use of antigen tests could lead to increased infectionsTue Nov 23 2021 - 15:47
Covid-19: Business supports may be extended in event of closuresDraft plans for a long-awaited scheme to subsidise antigen tests drawn upTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
O’Brien to seek approval for new homeless action committeeCabinet approval to be sought for €66m decommissioning scheme to shrink the size of the whitefish fleetTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Holohan urged Government not to provide subsidised antigen testsChief medical officer warned repeatedly of danger antigens could be misusedSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:46
The week the State’s Covid gears were jammed into reverseOfficials hope heavy messaging, restrictions and boosters will start to do their workSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:12
Covid-19: Hospitals move to crisis footing as cases surgeExtra ICU capacity to be identified as HSE warns of ‘unthinkable’ consequence of surgeFri Nov 19 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus surge: HSE chief directs hospitals to take urgent actionLetter details escalation measures as system struggles to deal with fourth wave of infectionThu Nov 18 2021 - 19:08
Row over provision of free antigen tests in OireachtasGovernment parties say they will pay costs for their membersThu Nov 18 2021 - 14:47
Coronavirus trajectory revealed to Cabinet via expert analysisKey slides shown to subcommittee indicate two outcomes: one optimistic, another notThu Nov 18 2021 - 14:37
Martin faces wave of Opposition charges amid latest Covid surgeInside Politics: Uncomfortable weeks ahead for Coalition as broad political consensus cracks on Covid policyThu Nov 18 2021 - 07:53
Covid-19: Ministers warned over pressures facing hospitals as further restriction advice expectedModelling shows case numbers could rise steeply by the middle of DecemberThu Nov 18 2021 - 01:00
National plan for broadband set to accelerate, says MinisterTechnical problems and pandemic take toll on rollout, Ryan tells Oireachtas committeeWed Nov 17 2021 - 17:45
Covid-19: Tiny steps forward, couple of steps backInside Politics: Government hopes to avoid harsher restrictions, but these may become unavoidableWed Nov 17 2021 - 08:10
Boosters extended to over-50s and those with underlying medical conditionsLicensed Vintners’ Association says the Government’s Covid strategy is not workingTue Nov 16 2021 - 22:20
Covid vaccine boosters for those with underlying conditions and over-50s confirmedMidnight curfew introduced for hospitality with widespread return to work from homeTue Nov 16 2021 - 12:00
Once more into the Covid breach as Coalition left with no easy choicesInsided Politics: ‘Grim’ the watchword in Government yesterday as Reid outlined risksTue Nov 16 2021 - 07:30
Boosters for over-50s expected as Covid wave threatens health serviceGovernment ‘taken aback’ by level of hospitalisations as Covid subcommittee meetsTue Nov 16 2021 - 04:30
Plan on mother and baby home redress to go to CabinetSome 50,000 former residents will be eligible for compensation from wider schemeTue Nov 16 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Government to double down on vaccine certs, booster shots and antigen testsCabinet meeting to discuss Nphet advice on working from home in face of fourth waveMon Nov 15 2021 - 22:17
Covid-19 booster vaccines set to be extended ‘significantly’ - DonnellyExpectation in Government that programme will be extended to people aged 50-59Mon Nov 15 2021 - 21:59
Larry Bass says he left RTÉ board to ‘protect business’ after conflict concerns raisedDancing With The Stars producer told minister he had to resign after contract talks ‘paused’Wed Nov 10 2021 - 17:40
Rising Covid-19 infections spark surge in absences among healthcare staffProcedures cancelled as Coalition awaits advice on providing boosters for health workersSat Oct 30 2021 - 01:00
Dedicated police force for public transport not needed, says RyanUnions threaten strike action over anti-social behaviour on bus and rail servicesFri Oct 29 2021 - 20:11
Circuit-breaker lockdowns all but ruled out as Covid case figures riseGovernment concerned at compliance slippage, Holohan says restrictions still an optionThu Oct 28 2021 - 00:01
Warning of ‘backlash’ from rural Ireland to climate plans at Fine Gael meetingFormer minister worried about impact of carbon budgets on party supportWed Oct 27 2021 - 22:43
Ticketing system will not be changed despite hospitality sector request for delayRefusal of grace period for implementation of rules ‘very unfair’, says LVA chiefWed Oct 27 2021 - 13:56
‘Stark’ warning delivered to Ministers on Covid-19 trajectory in Ireland between now and Christmas‘No talk of reimposing restrictions but concern peak and rapid fall cannot be assumed’Wed Oct 27 2021 - 03:30
Political support for climate measures linked to scale of public investmentGovernment backbenchers express backing but want ‘carrot’ deployed ahead of ‘stick’Wed Oct 27 2021 - 00:30
There will be ‘teething problems’ with ticketing for live events, Varadkar saysTánaiste gives no indication requested two-week delay to rules will be acceptedTue Oct 26 2021 - 19:37
Coronavirus: Holohan ‘increasingly worried’, as 2,193 further cases confirmedRise in hospitalisations putting pressure on healthcare services, chief medical officer saysTue Oct 26 2021 - 18:26
