National Public Health Emergency Team

Cases, hospitalisations and ICU admissions exceed Nphet projections outlined in June

Vaccination does not make people ‘bulletproof’, says Paddy Mallon

Choctaw nation gave us $170 in Famine relief in 1847. It is a timeless moral lesson

Churches allowed to resume Communions, Confirmations ‘very quickly’ in September – Minister

Office working and confirmations set to resume while rules on entertainment ease

Singer accuses Government of giving into GAA and vintners lobby over restrictions

Number of Covid patients in ICU tripled in recent weeks, intensive care society says

More than 2,000 new cases in a day reported for the first time since January

Nphet expected to provide fresh advice to Government on easing of remaining restrictions

Nphet to discuss Delta variant threat; Niac advice on immunising 12-15-year-olds is ‘imminent’

Nphet advises cancellation of indoor camps and training over Delta variant

Coalition facing mounting pressure for introduction of ‘vaccine passport’ antigen testing

Not smoking, exercising often among may help against viruses watchdog tells Nphet

EU digital Covid certificate scheme allows for free travel within the European Union from July 19th

Rapid tests ‘no panacea’ but have ‘important role to play’, according to Minister for Health

Taoiseach anticipates ‘between 250,000 and 270,000’ jabs to be administered next week

Scientific opinion divided on reliability of home Covid-19 tests

Chief medical officer Tony Holohan ‘genuinely concerned’ at sale of such kits

Programme will measure level of coronavirus across 68 wastewater areas

Analysis: Covid-19 rates still high but not among elderly as we move to cut economic carnage

First phase of a slow rolling back of lockdown is beginning, so what is allowed?

Fórsa union claims Government led school staff ‘up the garden path’ prior to reopening

Move would provide ‘great boost’ to elderly and frontline staff, hairdresser group says

Centres located in areas with high infection rates, with four in Dublin and one in Offaly

‘Rate of transmission still extremely high and risks to our vulnerable have not changed,’ says Glynn

Nphet warns it could be six weeks before the number of Covid-19 cases drops below 100 a day

Airline predicts €950m losses as Michael O’Leary urges speeding up of vaccine rollout

Nphet in favour of ‘any measure’ that could suppress the virus, says Deputy CMO

An effect of Covid is inflammation of the brain, which is covered under its Axa policy, court hears

We are sorely lacking the tools to adequately address the Covid-19 challenges ahead

Number of cases in community is high, and expected to rise steeply this week

Business owners warn against straying far from core goals when adapting

Professor Sam McConkey ‘very confident’ in safety of Pfizer vaccine and urges public trust

New household restrictions also come into force on Sunday as vaccine rollout awaited

2020 in review: Our lockdown strategy was blunt and short-term, but mostly it worked

Flying not the ‘ogre’ responsible for spreading coronavirus as portrayed

Non-essential retail, gyms, hairdressers open their doors for first time in six weeks

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces easing of Covid-19 restrictions leading up to Christmas

Limits on home visits likely to be reintroduced in January after holiday period

Paul Reid said teams are working behind the scenes to see why numbers have stalled