Ireland reopens: inter-county travel resumes as hairdressers and non-essential retail returnCountry begins biggest reopening since last summerMon May 10 2021 - 12:44
Covid-19: Government to promote use of antigen tests as an ‘extra safety measure’Varadkar says guidelines will be issued, highlighting risk of ‘false reassurance’Mon May 10 2021 - 11:00
‘In five hours I went from being a nurse to a patient’, says woman paralysed in crashMajor trauma centres to open next year in the Mater and CUH aim to improve outcomesMon May 10 2021 - 03:01
More than quarter of a million people to receive vaccine this weekFears of ‘cancer epidemic’ across Europe as screening stalled during pandemicMon May 10 2021 - 02:24
Supermarket antigen test ‘will not keep you safe’ – Philip NolanNphet official critical of at-home rapid antigen testSun May 9 2021 - 18:01
Coronavirus: Two further deaths, 514 new cases reported in the StateDonnelly rejects call to stop cross-Border travel following spike in Donegal case numbersSun May 9 2021 - 17:29
Nursing homes to phase out serial Covid testing as vaccination takes effectMove comes amid optimism in Government ahead of easing of restrictions on MondaySat May 8 2021 - 01:00
Travel for urgent medical treatment to be exempt from quarantineOver a third of the eligible population has now received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccineFri May 7 2021 - 18:50
Nphet warns public against relying on antigen tests being sold in supermarketsChief medical officer Tony Holohan ‘genuinely concerned’ at sale of such kitsFri May 7 2021 - 16:24
Covid-19: Irish death toll may be 2,000 higher ‑ US researchIHME puts deaths from virus at 6.9m globally as it warns of under-reporting in every countryFri May 7 2021 - 01:00
Ireland had EU’s most stringent lockdown this year, analysis findsLax travel restrictions may have been ‘weak link’ in Covid defences, say UCD academicsFri May 7 2021 - 01:00
Time to be hopeful and start planning our summer, says HolohanMinisters consider ‘summer stimulus’ package as rollout of one-shot vaccine beginsThu May 6 2021 - 22:27
Beaumont neurosurgeons want to relocate if Mater gets new trauma centreDoctors advocate co-locating national neurosurgical centre rather than siting two centres in two hospitalsWed May 5 2021 - 06:25
HSE staff who refuse Covid-19 vaccines may be redeployed under new proposalsNo plans by HSE to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for health workersWed May 5 2021 - 03:04
Covid-19: People should avoid crowds to reduce exposure – HolohanTwo further deaths and 383 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the StateTue May 4 2021 - 18:16
Cannabis ‘gravest threat’ to mental health of young peopleDrug potency and misconception as harmless are ‘devastating’, psychiatrists warnTue May 4 2021 - 00:05
Government warned of ‘further Covid wave’ risk as society reopensNphet letter came ahead of Cabinet decision to approve easing of restrictionsSat May 1 2021 - 00:01
Vaccines for 35-59 year olds to start in June while 24-34 year olds wait until July, Department saysTaskforce is currently reviewing the Covid jab rollout plan due to supply issuesFri Apr 30 2021 - 22:15
Coronavirus: Donegal must ‘turn around’ its high infection rates – HolohanNational public health regulation compliance dropped since January, says ESRIFri Apr 30 2021 - 16:53
Covid: Use weekly rapid antigen tests in meat-processing plants, says HiqaMeat-processing plants have reported some 3,000 cases during pandemicFri Apr 30 2021 - 12:42
We have won the right to enjoy the summer but things can still go wrongAnalysis: Research findings demonstrate the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccinesFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:45
Three deaths and 474 new Covid-19 cases have been reported by NphetHalf of 3,500 housebound adults have received first Covid-19 vaccineThu Apr 29 2021 - 11:58
Dialysis cancer patients to get life-saving therapyFamily challenged initial decision not to provide radioactive iodine therapyThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Mater trauma centre decision a risk to patients, Beaumont doctors claimGovernment’s decision criticised by staff at State’s main neurosurgery centreWed Apr 28 2021 - 21:53
Covid outbreaks in schools and childcare rise sharply, data showsNumber of clusters in workplaces decline while there none reported in nursing homesWed Apr 28 2021 - 12:32
Family of Stephen Lynch renew appeal for information on fatal hit-and-runLynch was murdered when he was struck by a vehicle in Tallaght in 2017Mon Apr 26 2021 - 22:25
Niac to recommend Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for over-50sUse of both vaccines had been curtailed due to concerns around blood-clotting eventsMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:57
Covid walk-in test programme extended as two new centres openCelbridge opens facility with Tullamore to follow as 42,900 people have been tested since programme beganMon Apr 26 2021 - 18:07
Man arrested in inquiry into garda’s murder released without chargeKey person of interest in fatal shooting of Det Adrian Donohoe released without chargeSun Apr 25 2021 - 22:18
Covid-19: More than 200 Irish cases linked to potentially risky variantsVariant cases found but they may struggle to get foothold due to UK B117 dominanceSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:23
Coronavirus: Five further deaths and 461 new cases reported as a quarter of adults get first vaccineNumber of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to 162, the lowest level since OctoberSat Apr 24 2021 - 17:14
What could go wrong when Ireland reopens? Quite a bitFor the third time we stand on the threshold of reopening. Let’s get it right this timeSat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
Holohan returns to a much brighter picture, though clouds remainApproval for Johnson & Johnson jab could see Ireland catch up quickly on neighboursSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine rollout to be boosted by delivery of 165,000 AstraZeneca dosesChange to supply plan comes after EMA licenses manufacture of drug in Asian plantSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: State regulator reports serious clotting events linked to AstraZeneca jabFewer than five reports of clotting with low platelets post-jab, regulatory authority saysFri Apr 23 2021 - 01:00
Spike in Covid-19 cases linked to school and workplace outbreaksFurther 10 deaths due to Covid-19 and 617 new cases reportedThu Apr 22 2021 - 18:03
Covid-19: Family members of Pfizer staff in Ireland to be vaccinated from mid-MayPharma multinational announces plans for its own programme of family vaccinationWed Apr 21 2021 - 22:01
Restrictions on hairdressing, retail and religious services set to be eased next monthTaoiseach rules out lifting of overseas holiday ban in early summerWed Apr 21 2021 - 21:34
Sharp fall in Covid-19 outbreaks reported in schoolsFive school outbreaks last week, down from 14 the previous week and 44 a week earlierWed Apr 21 2021 - 12:50
Experts urge caution on extending gap between doses of vaccinesSenior medics say a significant benefit to the vaccination programme would be needed to justify extending the gapTue Apr 20 2021 - 02:30
Three cases of Covid-19 variant discovered in India reported in StateDr Ronan Glynn criticises ‘unhelpful’ media coverage and speculation over B1617 variantMon Apr 19 2021 - 21:05
Covid variant first found in India the latest to cause concernB1617 cases in England are doubling weekly, with the latest update recording 103 casesMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:26
Nphet to wait for EMA decision before updating advice on spreading out vaccine dosesNo further deaths and 403 more Covid-19 cases reported in the StateMon Apr 19 2021 - 19:43
Covid-19: Ignore stories of ‘scariants’ – the vaccines are workingResistance to change has led Ireland down some very strange paths in this pandemicSat Apr 17 2021 - 03:00
Covid-19: 11 further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the StateOf 532 people to quarantine in hotels in past three weeks, 18 tested positive for Covid-19Fri Apr 16 2021 - 18:11
Shift to outdoor social mixing plays major role in fall of Covid-19 cases, Nphet says309 new coronavirus cases and 8 further deaths reported in the StateThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:48
Nphet says UK variant ‘not associated with increased mortality or ICU admissions’B117 is up to 70% more transmissible than previous variants, and was first identified in Ireland in mid-DecemberThu Apr 15 2021 - 18:24
Almost a third of Covid cases in Tallaght hospital contracted there, Hiqa findsReport is critical of actions taken by hospital to separate virus and non-virus patientsThu Apr 15 2021 - 11:29
State facing pressure from EU countries after expanding quarantine listGreencore chief Patrick Coveney accuses Government of ‘incompetence and lack of foresight’Tue Apr 13 2021 - 23:45
Latest flip-flop on AstraZeneca leaves vaccine rollout in quandaryAnalysis: New advice will affect thousands of patients due to be inoculated this weekTue Apr 13 2021 - 06:25