Larry Bass says he left RTÉ board to ‘protect business’ after conflict concerns raisedDancing With The Stars producer told minister he had to resign after contract talks ‘paused’Wed Nov 10 2021 - 17:40
Seán FitzPatrick, the poster child turned whipping boy of Irish bankingWicklow man turned a small Dublin lender into a €13bn bank that was toppled by excessWed Nov 10 2021 - 05:00
Seán FitzPatrick: Public opprobrium contrasts with praise over pre-Celtic Tiger roleEx-Anglo Irish chief ‘unfairly vilified’ over financial collapse, say businesspeopleWed Nov 10 2021 - 02:00
Seán FitzPatrick was ‘convenient scapegoat’ after crash, top financiers sayDermot Desmond says ex-Anglo chairman was a ‘decent and honourable Irishman’Tue Nov 09 2021 - 18:27
Former Anglo Irish bank chief Seán FitzPatrick diesMr FitzPatrick (73) died of cardiac arrest, according to familyTue Nov 09 2021 - 12:22
Contracts of Covid-19 contact tracers extended for six monthsMinister for Health expects rapid antigen testing in primary schools by ChristmasMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:08
Nursing homes urge caution on triggering visiting restrictionsSage Advocacy wants residents to have visitors rather than be subject to ‘locking-up’Mon Nov 08 2021 - 01:07
Vendettas, toxic relations and €850 jumpers: new claims from Web Summit’s legal battleSecond legal action escalates dispute between Paddy Cosgrave and David Kelly, co-founders of Web SummitSat Nov 06 2021 - 17:46
Q&A: Who is getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters and when will they get them?More than 200,000 third doses of a targeted 1.4 million have been administered so farSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
Cosgrave hurt Web Summit by pushing own agendas, former partner claimsMinority shareholder will allege nature of agendas damaged tech events businessFri Nov 05 2021 - 23:30
HSE starts calling people in their 60s for Covid-19 booster jabs by text messageAbout 475,000 people being contacted in next rollout of third vaccine dosesFri Nov 05 2021 - 18:46
People aged 65 and over account for most recent Covid deaths - CSODeaths of people with Covid-19 fall by six to 33 in latest weekly official data on diseaseFri Nov 05 2021 - 13:10
Co Kilkenny nursing home located in ‘unsuitable’ premises – HiqaInspection into St Columba’s Hospital in Thomastown found ‘fire safety risks persist’Fri Nov 05 2021 - 12:57
HSE forced to clarify memo on new consultants’ contract following backlashHSE chief Paul Reid condemns ‘unfair targeting’ of HR manager over noteFri Nov 05 2021 - 02:07
Covid-19: ‘Unrelenting pressure’ on health service as 3,025 cases reportedPaul Reid says there ‘comes a point’ where no extra testing, vaccination or beds will help ‘turn tide’ of infectionThu Nov 04 2021 - 17:28
Regular Covid-19 vaccines similar to flu jab will be needed - immunologistHealth officials say booster jabs aimed at reducing severe disease, not transmissionThu Nov 04 2021 - 13:59
No change in symptoms identified in Irish ‘Delta Plus’ variant casesScientists found 54 out of 85 people infected with new Covid-19 subvariant had symptomsThu Nov 04 2021 - 12:55
Holohan warns against high social contacts with Christmas loomingChief medical officer tells public to ‘dial’ back socialising to reduce spread of Covid-19Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Sharp reduction in Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes linked to booster rolloutNursing homes expect serial testing to return next week as six new outbreaks reportedWed Nov 03 2021 - 21:25
Covid-19: No new restrictions on cards but public asked to ‘dial back’ socialisingNo plans to reimpose restrictions as ‘vaccine wall is holding’, Tánaiste saysWed Nov 03 2021 - 21:12
Belmullet’s relatively low Covid rate is likely due to natural immunity, expert saysImmunologist says high prevalence of virus earlier this year may be behind trend in areaWed Nov 03 2021 - 03:30
Birth information bill for adopted people ‘at odds’ with EU law, committee hearsLawyers tell TDs and Senators that Birth Information Bill ‘not legal’ under GDPRTue Nov 02 2021 - 19:14
Four in 10 new Covid-19 cases are among vaccinated people, data showsOf 474 deaths from virus between April and October, 44% were fully vaccinatedMon Nov 01 2021 - 18:16
Rising Covid-19 infections spark surge in absences among healthcare staffProcedures cancelled as Coalition awaits advice on providing boosters for health workersSat Oct 30 2021 - 01:00
Holohan: ‘Give trick-or-treaters Halloween treats outdoors’Chief medical officer shares trick-or-treating safety advice to prevent spread of Covid-19Fri Oct 29 2021 - 18:43
Covid’s fourth wave: if not new restrictions then what is plan B?Nphet is banking on this latest wave being manageable, but the way ahead is uncertainFri Oct 29 2021 - 18:20
Low vaccine uptake among Central and Eastern European communities - CSOCSO figures show 44 per cent of central and eastern Europeans in Ireland vaccinatedThu Oct 28 2021 - 15:48
Circuit-breaker lockdowns all but ruled out as Covid case figures riseGovernment concerned at compliance slippage, Holohan says restrictions still an optionThu Oct 28 2021 - 00:01
Three to five coronavirus deaths daily ‘very significant mortality figures’, Nphet confirmsMore than 1,630 further infections as public health team expresses concern on rising deathsWed Oct 27 2021 - 18:05
Doctors warn of ‘fairly rough winter’ ahead due to Covid-19Dr Mike Ryan says not enough immunity in populations to prevent virus spreadingWed Oct 27 2021 - 13:16
UK diplomat asked to ‘peddle half-truths’ about Brexit’s impact on IrelandAlexandra Hall Hall says UK ‘damagingly’ downplayed impact on NI peace processWed Oct 27 2021 - 10:20
Woman seeks supports for people with adverse reactions to Covid-19 jabsLimerick mother of two has had ‘debilitating’ tinnitus since getting her first dose in JulyWed Oct 27 2021 - 06:00
‘Stark’ warning delivered to Ministers on Covid-19 trajectory in Ireland between now and Christmas‘No talk of reimposing restrictions but concern peak and rapid fall cannot be assumed’Wed Oct 27 2021 - 03:30
Covid-19: Number in hospital with the disease reaches highest level in seven monthsChief medical officer ‘increasingly worried’ about the increase in infections nationwideWed Oct 27 2021 - 02:00
Brexit: Twenty-fold rise in health checks on imports from BritainAbout one consignment in every 200 rejected due mostly to incomplete paperworkTue Oct 26 2021 - 05:55
HSE pushing to encourage vaccine avoiders to get injectedCampaign aims to find out why people who registered for vaccines haven’t turned upTue Oct 26 2021 - 03:56
Covid-19 antigen tests ‘reducing spread’ in meat plantsCoronavirus tests found to be useful ‘risk-reduction tool’, according to State officialTue Oct 26 2021 - 03:33
Overhaul needed on ‘paper-based’ health sector recordsCovid-19 and HSE cyberattack highlighted ‘basic’ patient data systemsTue Oct 26 2021 - 00:01
Q&A: Should we be concerned about the new Covid-19 ‘Delta Plus’ variant?A relative of the dominant Delta coronavirus variant is being monitored closelyMon Oct 25 2021 - 13:29
Mortgages into 80s could resolve debt issues, insolvency service saysExtending repayments could help thousands nursing unaffordable Celtic Tiger-era debtMon Oct 25 2021 - 05:15
Almost 800 children are waiting more than two years for surgeryThirty-six children are on surgery waiting lists of more than four years, figures showMon Oct 25 2021 - 04:30
Booster shots for health workers could be justified as ‘policy decision’De Gascun says Government could offer third shots to protect hospital systemMon Oct 25 2021 - 04:00
About 9% of younger people refusing Covid-19 vaccine, survey findsHigher level of uncertainty about shots among people aged 18 to 34 than in older groupsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:01
Scientists to investigate activity of new ‘Delta Plus’ variant in IrelandDr Cillian De Gascun says subvariant is not driving increase in cases in RepublicSun Oct 24 2021 - 16:54
Booster vaccines for nursing home staff ‘beyond critical’Care home sector calls for urgent approval of third Covid-19 vaccine shots for health workersSun Oct 24 2021 - 16:52
Reid says some hospitals curtailing elective care due to surge in Covid casesHead of HSE warns of difficult winter as 2,427 new coronavirus cases confirmedSat Oct 23 2021 - 15:34
The story of one Irish town and its empty buildingsThe stories behind three vacant buildings chart Strokestown’s recent historySat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
Four Years in the Cauldron review: Beaming the Trump years back homeRTÉ’s man in Washington Brian O’Donovan’s jaunty memoir of a frenetic timeSat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
How bad can it get as we reopen amid another Covid-19 surge?Holohan raises concerns about high number of unvaccinated people in young age groupsSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:59
Coronavirus: Doctors express concern over pressure on ICUsHospitals across the country forced to cancel surgeries due to increase in casesSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
