Covid-19: First vaccines for elderly and high-risk groups likely to be available in JanuaryRecipients first recipients likely to include elderly, high-risk groups, health staff and nursing home residentsThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:08
Taoiseach does not envisage having to close non-essential retail againMicheál Martin tells parliamentary party there will be sufficient vaccine for everyoneWed Dec 02 2020 - 22:47
Repairs to defective apartments could cost more than €1bnOireachtas hears of 100,000 flawed units while developers back in operation againWed Dec 02 2020 - 03:05
‘Rapid acceleration’ in Covid-19 insolvencies awaits tourism sectorCall for greater support for sector and concerns expressed for live performanceWed Dec 02 2020 - 02:50
Ireland reopens: shops, churches, gyms and hairdressers open as public health experts urge caution‘Now is not the time to be socialising with friends,’ says expert, as Level 5 restrictions endTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:00
Ministers to discuss recompense for school sex abuse victimsUpdate for Cabinet on Government progress into review of scheme set up after O’Keefe caseTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Forestry industry in ‘full-scale crisis’, Taoiseach warnedForestry Industry Ireland tells Micheál Martin 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland under threatTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Low-cost loans ‘not sufficient’ to repair defective Celtic Tiger homesConstruction Defects Alliance to tell Oireachtas committee redress fund is bestTue Dec 01 2020 - 01:00
Government offers suggestions on how to navigate Christmas safelyRestaurants already heavily booked ahead of their reopeningMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:08
Covid-19 vaccine: Government engaged in ‘scenario planning’ for rolloutResumption of normal life will ‘still take some time’, Liz Canavan saysMon Nov 30 2020 - 16:19
Coronavirus: What’s allowed and what to avoid this ChristmasGovernment stresses ‘every contact counts’ as it outlines options available at Level 3Mon Nov 30 2020 - 16:03
Coronavirus: Donnelly warns State entering ‘uncharted territory’Nphet and Government expecting Covid-19 cases to rise from second week in DecemberMon Nov 30 2020 - 11:01
Ministers cautioned over key demand by CervicalCheck groupAttorney General warns that insurers may pull cover if concession on recurring cancerMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:58
Almost 7,500 people avail of ‘Man in a Van’ grantMore than €6.8m paid out in Enterprise Support Grant since AugustMon Nov 30 2020 - 00:05
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley apologises for ‘inappropriate’ tweetArlene Foster to write to Dáil Ceann Comhairle over comments about British soldiersSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:38
Government may yet face hardest call on Covid-19 restrictionsCSO, Nphet and consultant data and analyses signal huge challenges despite great stridesSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:22
Covid-19: 299 cases and two further deaths reported in StateDonnelly defends decision to relax restrictions but warns cases are expected to riseSun Nov 29 2020 - 19:07
Hotels, retail, hairdressers, churches, gyms to open next TuesdayCountry will move to Level 3 restrictions with some modifications as people urged to wear masks outdoorsSat Nov 28 2020 - 13:29
Life satisfaction lower during lockdown than economic crash, CSO study findsAlmost 30% of people reported ‘low life satisfaction’ in April, compared to 15% in 2013Sat Nov 28 2020 - 11:35
Government settles on Covid strategy after 'Battle of the Spreadsheets'Politicians and health experts weigh numbers and tailor policy ahead of reopeningSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
Republic to move back to Level 3 as shops open from TuesdayMartin: State going as far as possible to achieve best balance in easing Covid-19 restrictionsSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
McEntee Woulfe controversy: What has happened now, what will the minister be asked and how did we get here?Coalition say Minister met obligations by contacting colleagues with single nameThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:09
Dáil row erupts after McEntee agrees to take questions on Woulfe appointmentOireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before itWed Nov 25 2020 - 19:48
Latest Dáil row sees Woulfe controversy evolve into political sagaInside Politics: Opposition parties withdraw from business committee over Helen McEntee’s refusal to enter into question-and-answer sessionWed Nov 25 2020 - 08:39
Eir to issue apology for poor customer relations serviceJoint Oireachtas committee to hear Covid-19 behind telecom’s challenges and criticismWed Nov 25 2020 - 04:40
Covid-19 response: Has Level 5 been worth the cost?Government felt it was left with no counter-argument to data analysis deployed by NphetWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Shops, hairdressers and hotels expected to reopen next weekGovernment looking at limited reopening of social and economic lifeWed Nov 25 2020 - 00:30
Ireland to pay Denmark, Estonia €50m for ‘statistical’ renewable energy transferCabinet agrees on several additional measures including Covid-19 vaccine purchasesTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:43
Opposition withdraw from Dáil business committee as McEntee row deepensTDs not satisfied with Minister for Justice’s refusal of full Q&A session over Woulfe appointmentTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:34
Demand that barristers repay Covid grants may be unlawfulFinancial aid worth more than €5,000 part of Government’s Restart Grant Plus SchemeTue Nov 24 2020 - 03:10
‘Shock and dismay’ as barristers asked to repay Government Covid grantsBarristers told to refund €750,000 in approved claims after later being deemed ineligibleTue Nov 24 2020 - 03:01
Séamus Woulfe row: Judicial appointments for review over public trust concernsOireachtas committee to produce recommendations on how to improve systemTue Nov 24 2020 - 01:00
Former minister for housing backs co-living banEoghan Murphy says Darragh O’Brien is ‘right to act’ over such planning applicationsMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:18
Minister for Housing to ban new co-living developmentsDarragh O’Brien concerned about location and volume of planned developmentsMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:52
Co-living no longer ‘trendy’ as it succumbs to political change of directionNew approach by Darragh O’Brien cuts across policy defended vigorously by FGMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:51
Covid crisis: Restaurants and pubs to be ‘key battleground’ in lockdown exit talksTaoiseach says Christmas will be a very different to previous years due to Covid-19Sat Nov 21 2020 - 01:24
McEntee’s plan to answer questions over Woulfe described as ‘insufficient’Opposition parties say addressing matter during oral PQs will constrain and curtail questioningFri Nov 20 2020 - 20:26
Ministers notified of two jobs when they approved of WoulfeOther Supreme Court vacancy likely to be filled in next few monthsFri Nov 20 2020 - 01:00
Helen McEntee says she will take questions on Woulfe controversy in Dáil but Opposition unhappyGovernment accused of ‘further evasion’ after Minister asks for her next session of oral ministerial questions to be rescheduledThu Nov 19 2020 - 21:47
Stubborn Covid figures mean further tension between Nphet and Government expectedPoliticians’ aim to unlock society will not match public health advice with disease’s downward trajectory no longer in placeThu Nov 19 2020 - 15:29
Covid-19: Signs of division grow as Government figures resist being 'bounced' into policy choiceInside Politics: Senior officials and Dr Tony Holohan involved in row over how to exit lockdown and manage pandemic over ChristmasThu Nov 19 2020 - 08:15
Politicians’ social media output could be part of any impeachment process against WoulfePrevious remarks could prevent a politician from taking part in impeachment committeeThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:30
Holohan urges people to 'work together' as senior officials clash with NphetNphet 'media strategy' is criticised, as coronavirus-related deaths pass 2,000Thu Nov 19 2020 - 01:05
Children’s hospital board considered terminating BAM contract amid Covid-19 rowDispute arose over company’s refusal to resume work on site after restrictions easedThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Lockdown exit plan to see ‘enjoyable and safe’ Christmas - TaoiseachFianna Fáil meeting hears recriminations over how party HQ ran election strategyWed Nov 18 2020 - 21:57
Number of TDs feel McEntee should answer questions on Woulfe in DáilSome coalition TDs think Minister for Justice should draw a line under controversyWed Nov 18 2020 - 20:30
Children’s hospital contractor seeking ‘extra €200 million’ for jobBAM has made more than 600 claims for extra costs, Oireachtas committee toldWed Nov 18 2020 - 19:36
Way clear for Séamus Woulfe to start on Supreme Court early next year‘Constitutional protection of judiciary’ best served by no further Coalition stepsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:13
McEntee defends handling of Woulfe appointmentMinister says she adhered to ‘a very clear process’ before bringing his name to cabinetTue Nov 17 2020 - 20:12
Resistance at Cabinet sees plan to fine outdoor drinkers shelvedThere was resistance from Greens and Fine Gael at Cabinet over the issue this morningTue Nov 17 2020 - 19:01
