Coronavirus: ‘Wealthy’ nursing home directors accused of complaining taxpayer not doing enoughPrivate nursing homes were ‘literally outsourced and forgotten about’ - Sage directorTue May 26 2020 - 17:14
Tax on Covid-19 payment could cause 'terrible shock' late in yearAdvertising campaign needed to alert people and to encourage them to save to pay it, says TDMon May 25 2020 - 01:02
State spends €1.2bn on housing assistance and homeless services since 2018Surge in demand for housing support expected when emergency rent freeze endsSun May 24 2020 - 21:35
Former Irish Times and Belfast Telegraph journalist Michael Devine dies aged 79Highly respected correspondent reported on view from Dublin through the TroublesSun May 24 2020 - 18:10
HSA finds ‘high level of compliance’ in meat plants, Minister for Business tells DáilMinister for Agriculture says 60 per cent of employees have returned to workThu May 21 2020 - 21:20
Covid-19 committee chief urges Minister to review prioritiesDáil group’s chairman criticises access to fast food, but lack of access to cancer screeningThu May 21 2020 - 20:15
Beaumont emergency department ‘packed’ with no social distancing in place, Dáil hearsRóisín Shortall calls for action on ‘high-risk’ situation in acute hospital settingThu May 21 2020 - 19:28
‘No such thing as free money’ - Taoiseach warns Covid-19 borrowings have to be repaidVaradkar says hundreds of lives could be save this winter with flu vaccineThu May 21 2020 - 15:50
Dáil is told Minister to recruit panel on nursing homesGroup to have public health expert, geriatrician, nurse and public interest representativeThu May 21 2020 - 15:29
Teresa O’Brien Obituary: Foster child who loved travel, exercise and familyLives Lost to Covid-19: ‘What she craved more than anything was a family of her own’Thu May 21 2020 - 12:15
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Disservice done to Debenhams workers in wake of closure – DohertyPandemic payment would ‘absolutely’ be extended, decision due ‘in coming weeks’Wed May 20 2020 - 21:51
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Ireland will look at ‘Norwegian model’ for reopening childcareA ‘pod’ system of small playgroups and regular hand-washing is envisaged but not facemasksWed May 20 2020 - 20:17
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 1,571 in Republic after 11 more fatalitiesParents’ group calls for primary schools to be partially reopened in mid-June if safe to do soWed May 20 2020 - 19:54
Dáil row over women on maternity leave unable to get paymentSharp exchanges on women not entitled to receive the temporary wage income supportWed May 20 2020 - 17:39
Coronavirus: Donohoe ‘examining’ maternity leave access to income support schemeBanks moving into position of ‘considerable losses’, Paschal Donohoe tells DáilWed May 20 2020 - 13:16
Coronavirus: 16 more fatalities brings death toll to 1,561Covid-19 safety measures could add €15,000 to price of new home, says industry bodyTue May 19 2020 - 18:16
No commitment on lifting of 14-day quarantine for arrivals into country‘No certainty’ coronavirus can be suppressed, warns chief medical officerTue May 19 2020 - 17:02
Expert team advised forced self-isolation for all travelling into IrelandNPHET wrote to Minister for Health recommending strict restrictions on visitorsTue May 19 2020 - 15:59
Concerns raised over private health insurance due to hospital takeover by StateFG TD Colm Brophy says there is ‘no logic’ in paying for insurance during pandemicTue May 19 2020 - 15:05
Anti-terrorist and criminal gang laws may lapse by end of JuneAbsence of government formation would prohibit Offences against State Act renewalTue May 19 2020 - 02:52
Student’s rare muscle wasting disease treatment delayed due to Covid-19‘I know it’s an awful situation worldwide but treatment can’t stop or be withheld’Mon May 18 2020 - 02:00
Culture Night to be online event due to Covid-19, Madigan tells DáilMinister for Culture says decision is regrettable but artists can still create ‘buzz’Thu May 14 2020 - 21:42
Coronavirus: Number of deaths in State exceeds 1,500 markCabinet to decide on Nphet advice on face coverings and other measures on FridayThu May 14 2020 - 20:07
Covid-19 clusters in meat plants ‘gravely serious’, Dáil toldFianna Fáil leader appeals for factory inspections as TD reports 200 complaints being madeThu May 14 2020 - 19:14
Varadkar warns ‘some jobs will cease to exist’ but expects growth in some sectorsTaoiseach says number of retail and creative arts jobs will shrink but care sector will growThu May 14 2020 - 18:42
Tensions between officials over Covid-19 testing plan laid bare in lettersHSE chief and chairman both wrote to department to complain over Holohan announcementThu May 14 2020 - 18:36
Government confident phase one of easing restrictions to go ahead, Dáil hearsNew funding model for nursing homes needs to be considered, says TaoiseachThu May 14 2020 - 17:50
Department ‘didn’t know’ asylum seekers had virus before moving them to Kerry‘Everyone who tested positive was removed very quickly’, Minister tells DáilThu May 14 2020 - 08:56
Thursday’s Dáil thrown into chaos after row over motion to remove Guerin reportReport was to be removed from Oireachtas library in light of 2019 Supreme Court rulingWed May 13 2020 - 20:38
Facial covering likely to be ‘allowed and encouraged’ from next week, Dáil toldMinister for Transport says CMO ‘likely to make recommendation’ on issueWed May 13 2020 - 19:30
Public transport funding will continue, says Minister for TransportShane Ross tells Dáil sector is ‘critical for re-opening of economy’Wed May 13 2020 - 18:36
Minister for Education, Labour spokesman come to verbal blows over ‘school profiling’Joe Mc Hugh insists schools will award grades, not Department of EducationWed May 13 2020 - 18:08
Holohan and Reid to be called before Covid-19 Dáil committeeIndependent TD Michael McNamara was appointed chairman at first meetingTue May 12 2020 - 22:10
Pub outdoor areas should be non-smoking zones when bars re-open, doctors warnRCPI says staff, non-smoking customers need to be protected from second-hand smokeMon May 11 2020 - 21:00
Dáil motion tabled to remove Guerin report from recordMove to withdraw report follows Supreme Court judgment vindicating Alan ShatterMon May 11 2020 - 12:18
Sinn Féin moves first to nominate Covid-19 committee chairpersonParty puts Cullinane forward, amid speculation Shortall could be consensus candidateSun May 10 2020 - 20:49
The opera lover, the Jesuit, the GAA star... 19 of the lives lost to Covid-19The public, private and very full lives of some of those who have died of Covid-19 in recent weeksSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Bernard King obituary: Career garda who loved to go fishingLives lost to Covid-19: Mayo man settled in Blackrock and retired as chief superintendentSat May 09 2020 - 00:18
Colm Healion obituary: Gardener and avid fan of Gaelic sportsLives lost to Covid-19: He and his late wife Bridie wore their Laois colours proudlySat May 09 2020 - 00:16
Winifred (Minnie) Montgomery obituary: A ‘typical Irish mammy’ who always had a smile on her faceLives lost to Covid-19: ‘She was just so kind, there was nothing she couldn’t do for you’Sat May 09 2020 - 00:15
Elizabeth (Liz) Traynor obituary: Navan woman who loved Elvis and dancingLives lost to Covid-19: She was ‘kind, caring, gentle, fun and always up for the craic’Sat May 09 2020 - 00:15
Frank Halpin obituary: A dapper man who wore a suit all his working lifeLives lost to Covid-19: ‘His favourite place was Skerries and he always believed there was no need to travel anywhere else’Sat May 09 2020 - 00:15
John Gallagher obituary: Former councillor and ‘Liberties legend’Lives lost to Covid-19: Community worker was heavily involved in Save Wood Quay campaignSat May 09 2020 - 00:15
Hugh (Aodh) Kieran obituary: Raconteur, history buff and lover of music and artLives lost to Covid-19: Dundalk native was a ‘man of keen intellect’ and artistic talentSat May 09 2020 - 00:14
Judy Wall obituary: An expert knitter and general all-rounder in the homeLives lost to Covid-19: Just by looking at a photograph and without a pattern, a cardigan or jumper would fly up on her knitting needlesSat May 09 2020 - 00:14
John Deffew obituary: ‘A gentle soul’ who loved to singLives lost to Covid-19: Factory worker from Mountmellick died at St Vincent’s nursing homeSat May 09 2020 - 00:14
John McGroddy obituary: Retired garda and cornerstone of the communityLives lost to Covid-19: Donegal golf lover ran a hardware shop in Swords for yearsSat May 09 2020 - 00:14
Fr James Hurley obituary: Jesuit with deep links to Hong KongFounding member of Amnesty in Hong Kong worked with triad and Long Kesh prisonersSat May 09 2020 - 00:09
