Colm Burke

HSE is seeing a 95% reduction in Covid-19 infection rate of hospital staff, Minister says

Dáil hears of need for overall plan to deal with psychiatric ‘fallout’ from Covid-19

Cork TD says more than 5,000 home-helps visit almost 55,000 people each week

‘They approach the pandemic in the same way they approach every other issue, thinking how they can make a political gain’

Department of Public Expenditure warns of six-week cost and significant revenue losses

Covid-19 committee told airline losing €1.5m a-day with overseas travel restrictions in place

Cork North-Central – Elected on the 14th count

Vandals throw brick through window of Fine Gael Senator’s office in Blackpool, Co Cork

Senator Colm Burke claims brick thrown through window and posters removed

Fine Gael will hope disquiet over Dara Murphy collecting expenses while in Europe will have dissipated

City’s Lord Mayor says events of 1920 will be marked with a year-long programme

Pressure within Fine Gael for Varadkar to remove Verona Murphy from Wexford general election ticket

Fianna Fáil on course to win seats in Cork and Wexford, Greens likely to win in Fingal

Micheál Martin says Fianna Fáil delighted to hold seat but plays down election speculation

Turnout in Fingal, Wexford, Cork North Central and Dublin Mid West is expected to be around the mid 30 per cent mark

Ireland’s loss is Europe’s gain as Fine Gael TD for Cork North-Central heads to Brussels

Taoiseach says it is fitting Cork should host event given its role in fight for freedom

Taoiseach turns sod on State’s first affordable purchase housing scheme in the country

Leo Varadkar says it was up to Dun Laoghaire TD whether or not she takes legal challenge

Relatives would no longer face seven year wait to deal with estates, life insurance policies

Coveney denies damage to Government relationship with DUP over Brussels deal

Back in their expensively refurbished Upper House, the talk was still resolutely cheap

In contrast with most of Europe, Ireland’s mountain rescue service is entirely voluntary

Bill passed to allow relatives deal with estates where evidence shows death almost certain

WhatsApp group causes commotion in Cabinet as invitations to Taoiseach’s bash prove scarce

Uninterested reaction from early morning commuters at train station canvass

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity as Fine Gael continues to select candidates

Chief Justice hails design and development of refurbished building and improved facilities

Fine Gael Senator Colm Burke says planning to meet challenge should begin in earnest

Occupied Territories Bill targets trade linked to lands such as West Bank or Golan Heights

Ireland should not balk at yearly €10m fee to join Geneva physics laboratory - FG Senator

Women’s Aid worry victims of domestic abuse may be pressurised into mediation

Health service audits other agencies ‘but who controls the controllers and audits HSE?’

Senator urges Harris to ask HSE to secure site of former psychiatric unit in Cork

Minister hands in papers to enter leadership race but declines to say how much he will spend

Senator says problems in secondary care will never be rectified until primary care is adequately resourced

Senator Colm Burke suggests appeals mechanism be put in place following complaints

Sinn Féin indicates contentious issue a matter for Committee on Procedure and Privileges

It had been assumed post of deputy leader of Fine Gael would go to Frances Fitzgerald

FG Senator Catherine Noone re-elected on 25th count, FF’s Cllr Catherine Ardagh also in