No sign Dublin virus restrictions can be eased - Glynn The Acting Chief Medical Officer has dampened expectations that Dublin will move from Level 3 to Level 2 of Covid-19 restrictions next week. Coronavirus • 30 Sep 20
250 extra public health staff to be hired Plans to double the number of public health staff - whose job it is to investigate and control diseases, including Covid-19 - will be announced ... Coronavirus • 30 Sep 20
Taoiseach urges unity in UN General Assembly speech Taoiseach Micheál Martin addressed the 75th annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. World • 27 Sep 20
Clifden golf event at the nexus of Covid-19 and Brexit Clifden is known as the capital of Connemara, a famous beauty spot on the Wild Atlantic Way that would have been holding what is the ... Analysis and Comment • 23 Aug 20
Anger over golf dinner spread like wildfire Such is the pace of the story around an Oireachtas Golf Society Dinner that a ministerial resignation before breakfast had moved on to the future ... Analysis and Comment • 21 Aug 20
Calleary, Buttimer resign over attending Clifden event Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have both said a golfing event in a Galway hotel on Wednesday night should not have happened. Politics • 21 Aug 20
Avoiding second lockdown proves to be complicated task Government sources said there is "no way" the economy could afford a second lockdown, and there is even less of a chance that the public ... Analysis and Comment • 20 Aug 20
AG's advice to be sought over garda Covid-19 powers The Government is to seek the advice of the Attorney General on planned new laws that would give gardaí greater powers to enforce Covid-19-related restrictions ... Coronavirus • 19 Aug 20
Spectators banned from sports events under new measures All sporting events will take place behind closed doors under measures announced by the government this evening. GAA • 18 Aug 20
Extra supports for Laois, Offaly, Kildare businesses The Cabinet has approved a package to support businesses and the economies of Laois, Offaly and Kildare. Coronavirus • 14 Aug 20