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
Danny Delaney obituary: Laois footballer and Stradbally man to the coreCovid-19 Lives Lost: Wife recalls 52 happy years and pays tribute to staff at Maryborough centreSat May 09 2020 - 00:09
Alice Kennedy obituary: Tireless worker on behalf of the Irish in LondonLives lost to Covid-19: Splendid organiser who gave willingly of her time and energySat May 09 2020 - 00:08
Joseph Jennings obituary: Former pub landlord with the highest grade in geographyLives lost to Covid-19: Joe was always waiting for Mayo to win the All-IrelandSat May 09 2020 - 00:07
Andrew O’Halloran obituary: Andy died 9 months after his wifeLives lost to Covid-19: Before he died, Andy let everyone know that he’d married the love of his lifeSat May 09 2020 - 00:06
Elizabeth Morris obituary: The cornerstone of a family home full of ‘fun, frolics and cooking’Lives lost to Covid-19: Elizabeth Morris was widowed in 1970 with 12 childrenSat May 09 2020 - 00:04
'Cliff-edge' no-deal Brexit crisis likely in autumn, says TánaisteSimon Coveney warns consequences of Covid-19 for EU to last for next decadeFri May 08 2020 - 16:24
23 residents die in Co Louth nursing home since AprilManaging director of Dealgan House Nursing Home says many deaths Covid-19 relatedFri May 08 2020 - 07:13
Housing target may not be reached because of Covid-19 pandemicEoghan Murphy: ‘Plenty of funding available from Europe and other sources’ for housingThu May 07 2020 - 22:06
Savvy diplomacy needed to achieve Brexit talks extension – CoveneyDáil told ‘we have to have plans in place to try to protect Irish interests as best we can’Thu May 07 2020 - 21:48
Covid-19: Dáil told of 26 deaths in private Louth nursing homeCalls made for an investigation into what happened in the residential settingThu May 07 2020 - 18:37
Leaving Cert ‘Plan B’ could see grades based on class rankingsTeachers’ unions are examining proposed alternative to summer examsThu May 07 2020 - 18:32
Sharp Dáil exchanges concerning 13.5% VAT rateStrident calls for 0% figure contravenes European Union directive, Taoiseach tells TDsThu May 07 2020 - 16:55
Government will try to end Leaving Cert doubt, says TaoiseachOppositions condemn handling of exam crisis as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unmitigated disaster’Thu May 07 2020 - 15:57
Coronavirus may have been in Ireland last year, Taoiseach saysSinn Féin leader accused of being ‘two-faced’ after claiming Varadkar was ‘out of touch’Thu May 07 2020 - 15:43
Passengers may be forced to give contact details on arrival into StateOne third of passengers staying in State on arrival decline to give contact detailsThu May 07 2020 - 14:05
EU aid of €500bn are loans and ‘must be paid back,’ says TaoiseachOpposition says funding supports not nearly enough, warns against return to austerityWed May 06 2020 - 20:46
Coronavirus worse than ‘9/11, Sars, volcanic ash cloud, foot and mouth combined’Minister of State Brendan Griffin calls for new bank holiday and 0% tourism Vat rateWed May 06 2020 - 19:24
British showing ‘bad faith’ by refusing to allow EU open Belfast office after BrexitFF leader Micheál Martin tells Dáil ‘no one in Northern Ireland appears to object to idea’Wed May 06 2020 - 15:33
Over 3,500 lives saved by social restrictions, says Simon HarrisMinister for Health tells Dáil coronavirus reproductive rate remains stableThu Apr 30 2020 - 20:31
Leaving Certs think teachers may give ‘unfair grade’ in predictive assessment - TaoiseachVaradkar says proper procedures now in place to avoid Keelings ‘debacle’Thu Apr 30 2020 - 18:35
Roadmap to reopen Ireland - Varadkar says five criteria at play, flights may resume in AugustTaoiseach says gardaí and PSNI need to co-operate on Covid-19 restrictionsThu Apr 30 2020 - 18:27
Coronavirus: 43 more people with Covid-19 die while numbers in hospital ‘persistent’‘Case hasn’t arisen yet to give us a reasonable belief that now is the time to lift restrictions’Thu Apr 30 2020 - 18:05
Danny Healy-Rae claims PPE bought from China was given by ItalyKerry TD calls for international investigation into how Covid-19 started in WuhanThu Apr 30 2020 - 16:42
Family of missing father-of-two appeals for public’s helpLone parent Terry Byrne was last seen on February 7th when he left Dunboyne, Co Meath, home in early hoursTue Apr 28 2020 - 08:22
Call for movement restrictions to apply to day-trippers from NorthGardaí have not seen behaviour to give them ‘particular concern’, says Drew HarrisMon Apr 27 2020 - 22:32
Coronavirus: 2km limit is restriction most want lifted, survey findsRemoval of ban on small group gatherings ranks second as pubs reopening ranks fifthMon Apr 27 2020 - 07:56
