Coronavirus: Another 41 deaths announced in the RepublicSeven people arrested over weekend under new Covid-19 lawsTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:36
Coronavirus: Government to scale up tracking as shutdown extendedEasing of restrictions after May bank holiday will depend on ability to test widely for casesSat Apr 11 2020 - 03:15
Better coronavirus testing key to society returning to some kind of normalityIreland’s fate remains finely balanced as we enter possibly our strangest Easter since 1916Sat Apr 11 2020 - 02:15
Coronavirus: Another 25 deaths announced in the Republic as lockdown extended to May 5thGood Friday fatalities bring Covid-19 toll to 288 – with average age of today’s deaths 85Fri Apr 10 2020 - 21:13
Coronavirus: 25 more people die in the Republic; New Garda powers come into forceGardaí monitoring more than 1,000 locations in the State for complianceWed Apr 8 2020 - 20:45
Coronavirus: Minister signs regulations giving gardaí powers to enforce lockdownRepublic sees record highest daily figure for new deaths at 36 bringing total to 210Wed Apr 8 2020 - 10:41
Coronavirus: Big problem now a series of smaller ones and there could be nasty surprisesCrystal clear that physical distancing works as a mechanism for slowing spread of virusWed Apr 8 2020 - 02:37
Coronavirus: Sweeping Garda powers take effect despite Cabinet divisionsLegislation needed to allow gardaí arrest people who flout Government restrictionsTue Apr 7 2020 - 23:32
Coronavirus: Need to ‘double down’ on restrictions after record deathsEmergency team asks public not to make unnecessary journeys over EasterTue Apr 7 2020 - 20:53
Coronavirus: Infection peak may have passed, but death toll could hit 400 by May, report forecastsNational Publc Health Emergency Team in Ireland criticises US research as unreliableTue Apr 7 2020 - 19:00
Coronavirus: 99 clusters in nursing homes and residential institutionsHiqa opens infection prevention and control hub to advise social care servicesTue Apr 7 2020 - 10:56
Teaching children the main stress source for families adapting to restrictionsResearch finds the population has suffered a significant decline in wellbeing, with high levels of stress and anxietyTue Apr 7 2020 - 02:53
Coronavirus: Death toll in Republic now stands at 174More than 130 deaths took place in hospital, including 20 in intensive care unitsMon Apr 6 2020 - 20:53
Coronavirus: 16 more people have died in Republic as public urged to ‘have patience’Over 700,000 people receiving unemployment payments from StateMon Apr 6 2020 - 17:50
Ireland has struggled to protect nursing homes from Covid-19Government belatedly tackles problem with new measures to slow virus in care settingsMon Apr 6 2020 - 00:36
Coronavirus: Number of Irish cases nears 5,000 as 21 further deaths confirmedHSE says it plans to double the number of Covid-19 tests carried out each day to 4,500Sun Apr 5 2020 - 16:43
Coronavirus: nursing home outbreaks rise five-fold in a weekHealth Protection Surveillance Centre says there are 50 outbreaks in nursing homesSun Apr 5 2020 - 13:12
Coronavirus: HSE says 20% of delivered protective equipment is unsuitableHSE chief executive Paul Reid says number of tests to rise to 4,500 per day from this weekSun Apr 5 2020 - 13:04
Coronavirus: Efforts to tackle nursing home outbreaks to be ramped upMeasures aim to ‘double down’ on clusters of disease now reported in 38 residential homesSat Apr 4 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: HSE confirms no joint order for PPE with Northern IrelandSources say shared shipment from China fell through when ‘bigger players’ entered marketSat Apr 4 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Republic reports 22 further deaths, 424 new casesSome items in weekend personal protection equipment (PPE) consignment ‘not suitable’, HSE confirmsFri Apr 3 2020 - 19:26
Coronavirus: Situation in Ireland ‘misrepresented’ because of limited testingEmergency medics believe expected surge in critically infected patients could hit Irish hospitals swiftlyFri Apr 3 2020 - 13:23
Coronavirus: Should everybody be wearing masks to combat Covid-19?Debate complicated by shortage of protective equipment and conflicting advice on masksThu Apr 2 2020 - 08:55
Coronavirus: At least 750 home carers to be redeployed to nursing homesSick nursing home residents will no longer be sent to hospital for treatmentThu Apr 2 2020 - 01:48
Coronavirus: Republic reports 14 further deaths and 212 new casesEight of the 14 patients who died were reported as having underlying health conditionsWed Apr 1 2020 - 20:59
Recruitment firms offering up to €500 for medical staff referralsHeadhunters say demand is strong across all types of healthcare worker, on all levelsWed Apr 1 2020 - 20:16
Coronavirus: Irish death rate from Covid-19 rises to 2.4% of casesOverall rate likely to be lower when undiagnosed cases are eventually calculatedWed Apr 1 2020 - 14:48
Coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, hospitals to be tackled in new plansOutbreak teams are to be set up to combat specific clusters of the Covid-19 virusWed Apr 1 2020 - 01:15
Coronavirus: Republic reports 17 further deaths, 325 new casesState records highest daily death toll with 3,235 confirmed cases across the countryTue Mar 31 2020 - 21:19
Coronavirus: 133 patients in intensive care as pressure on hospitals buildsChief medical officers in North and Republic to formally co-ordinate responses, says O’NeillTue Mar 31 2020 - 15:59
Coronavirus: Restrictions resulting in ‘huge’ fall in rate of infection growthHolohan warns on complacency as Higgins urges us to keep giving ‘of our best’Tue Mar 31 2020 - 07:34
Total of Covid-19 diagnoses increases by 295 to 2,910We are beginning to see encouraging signs in our efforts to flatten the curve - HolohanMon Mar 30 2020 - 21:02
‘No evidence’ to support wearing of surgical masks by healthcare workersHSE issues new guidance on use of masks for close patient encounters and staff meetingsMon Mar 30 2020 - 20:32
Testing failings mean we do not know exactly where the virus is circulatingNext two weeks will be make-or-break ones in our struggle to stop the spread of Covid-19Mon Mar 30 2020 - 20:06
Coronavirus: Eight further deaths from Covid-19 reported, 295 new cases detectedGovernment reaches deal with private hospitals to take them over during crisisMon Mar 30 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus in Ireland: 22 outbreaks in nursing homes across countryMore than 2,600 confirmed cases in Republic with peak expected to hit by mid-AprilMon Mar 30 2020 - 17:25
Irish flight bringing PPE from China arrives in DublinAer Lingus plane is first of 10 due to bring equipment back for State’s health serviceSun Mar 29 2020 - 18:50
Coronavirus: 14 more deaths as list of essential workers published by the GovernmentNorth introduces sweeping powers; Local authorities to lead supports for people cocooningSat Mar 28 2020 - 21:52
Coronavirus: People told to stay at home in virtually all circumstancesGardaí to mount major show of force over weekend to ensure complianceFri Mar 27 2020 - 23:45
Coronavirus: Healthcare worker in Republic dies after contracting virusThree more deaths and 302 new cases confirmed in the State on FridayFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:01
Coronavirus: Visiting family and friends risks virus spread, says HarrisTen more Covid-19 patients die and 255 new confirmed cases on ThursdayFri Mar 27 2020 - 12:05
Coronavirus: Ten more die amid warning Ireland ‘only at beginning of the curve’Record daily number of new confirmed cases with clusters of infection in health systemFri Mar 27 2020 - 02:13
Why are 25% of confirmed Covid-19 cases health workers?Coronavirus was barely in country when it cut through hospitals in Cork and LimerickFri Mar 27 2020 - 01:05
Coronavirus: Most deaths have been in settings such as hospitals and nursing homesExperts due to meet again on Friday to discuss possible further measures to curb spread of virusThu Mar 26 2020 - 22:15
Coronavirus: 10 more deaths and 255 new cases confirmed in the RepublicThere have now been a total of 1,819 cases in the State and 19 fatalitiesThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:29
Life in an ICU during Covid-19: ‘There is no hugging someone who is upset’Coronavirus outbreak means protective gear is a key issue for intensive care staffThu Mar 26 2020 - 02:30
Coronavirus: Ireland could be quickly overwhelmed by new cases, report warnsEU warning comes as two more patients with Covid-19 die, and 235 new cases reportedThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:15
Coronavirus: Encouraging signs for Ireland in calm before surgeScientific experts taking lead as Government supports advice rather than playing politicsThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Two more deaths and 235 new cases confirmed in RepublicTwo more deaths reported in North as Harris says country is just at beginning of the crisisWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:40
Covid-19: Italy, Austria and UK account for most imported casesHSE report shows young people, while far less likely to get virus, have been hospitalisedWed Mar 25 2020 - 17:46