Department of the Taoiseach

EY found that pupils were worried about being behind due to first school closure

A hundred years ago this weekend marked the handover of British rule. This is an account of that day

Irish Rail cancels several commuter services due to Covid-19 and close contact absences

Department of the Taoiseach and National Museum notified after letter from gun collector

Oireachtas hears child poverty caused by ‘structural barriers’ to education and jobs

ESRI produces two reports under new Shared Island initiative

The organisation is pushing for Ireland to set up a new regulatory oversight body

IMO says non-compliance with rules on vaccination ‘totally unacceptable’

Total of 444 patients in hospital with virus including 74 in intensive care

‘Noise’ around divisive issue has caused problems for Taoiseach’s Shared Island Unit

Government backbenchers express backing but want ‘carrot’ deployed ahead of ‘stick’

Vaccine passes, contact tracing and face masks likely to be required under new rules

Extra funding to boost farm safety, flood prediction and video games among others

Dáil Sketch: O’Connor bags a meeting with the Taoiseach as MacSharry forgets who’s who

Advocacy group claims ‘explicit hostility’ within State agencies to providing language rights

Members’ views of ‘no consequence as to actions of the leader’, says TD who quit FF

Peter Weir writes to Michael D Higgins over decision not to attend church service

Varadkar, Coveney and Donohue begin think-in with apology to parliamentary party

Magahy and Keane resignations shrouded in mystery but public cares about waiting lists

Tánaiste admits to FG members that envoy issue has overshadowed party’s good work

Donnelly also questioned why project not run from Taoiseach’s Department as planned

Bishops expressed ‘deep frustration’ and ‘disappointment’ with handling of sacraments ban

The sense of drift, if not outright disarray, surrounding one of the most important reform plans of recent times must be addressed, and fast

Old norms have exploded and we do not yet know how well we’ll handle new ones

Housing plan targeting social, affordable and cost-rental homes broadly welcomed

Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations

Two Oireachtas committees convening at short notice due to ‘unprecedented’ situation

Leo Varadkar dismisses Opposition ‘cronyism’ suggestions as ‘nonsense’

TDs criticise failure to publish plan that had been due next week

Number of call centre workers to be increased as 40,000 call helpline in two days

Committee told the aim is to issue 1.9 million digital Covid certificates by July 19th

The new cert launches next Monday. What does it mean for travel?

Delays in issuing licences for harvesting trees leaves Republic short of timber

More difficult to direct public bodies to release records after court ruling says Tyndall

AstraZeneca the least-desired jab, as vaccine acceptance rises in all age groups

Aontú TD Peader Tóibín says attack was ‘monstrous crime’ that hit most vulnerable in society

Government is working on plans for resumption of international travel

Research papers to examine opportunities for further co-operation

Immunisation body believed to support use of the shots in principle for 40-49 age group

Liz Canavan says number of people receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payment continues to fall