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Limerick street party attendees urged to get Covid-19 tests
- Politics
- March 3, 2021, 14:46
Young people that attended Tuesday’s street party in Limerick have been urged to come forward for Covid-19 tests. Senior Government official Liz Cana(...)

Martin signals aim to bolster social dialogue arrangements
- Irish News
- March 2, 2021, 20:27
The Government is to seek to strengthen existing social dialogue arrangements with trade unions, employers and other groups, Taoiseach Micheál Martin (...)

Ombudsman calls for ‘Covid dividend’ for children
- Social Affairs
- February 22, 2021, 00:32
The Ombudsman for Children has called for a “Covid dividend” for children after the pandemic, arguing changed ways of thinking and doing must be harne(...)

Covid-19 research finds many falsely believe they are fully compliant with rules
- Politics
- February 17, 2021
New research on the public’s activity and behaviour during the current Level 5 restrictions indicates that some people who believe they are in complia(...)

Sam the Trinity fox finds true love and is expecting cubs
- Irish News
- February 14, 2021
Sam, the fox living on the grounds of Trinity college in Dublin, and who was seen wandering the streets of Dublin during the first lockdown, is pregna(...)

Government concern as 5,200 Irish people return from holidays abroad in one week
- Politics
- February 10, 2021, 16:30
More than 5,200 Irish residents that arrived into Dublin Airport over the course of a week starting at the end of January said they had been on holida(...)

Pat Leahy: Way forward for vaccines, quarantine and strong US relations
- Opinion
- February 6, 2021, 01:00
From the Department of We Didn’t Ask You in the First Place, three pieces of advice for the Government: Things will remain exceptionally difficult fo(...)

Taoiseach told Cabinet of enhanced health chief pay but not €80k rise detail - Minister
- Politics
- February 2, 2021, 19:38
The Taoiseach verbally told the Cabinet that an enhanced pay package was to be provided to the next Department of Health secretary general but did not(...)

Officials warned Minister of implications of health post pay hike
- Irish News
- February 2, 2021, 16:34
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath was warned by his officials that the planned €80,000 salary increase for the position of secretary gen(...)

Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saint
- Politics
- January 27, 2021, 21:33
The next time Thomas Pringle gets his turn at Leaders’ Questions, the best thing Micheál Martin can do is respond with a nice chorus of De Banks, or b(...)