Aisling Kenny

Dr Tony Holohan told the committee that there is no certainty that Ireland can keep the virus suppressed

Covid-19 here for considerable time to come - Reid

Ireland will be dealing with Covid-19 for some considerable time to come, the CEO of the Health Service Executive has said.

Coronavirus • 19 May 20

Labour leader Alan Kelly said Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party should be given space and time

Labour will not take part in government talks

The Labour Party has said that it will not take part in formal discussions with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on a programme for government.

Politics • 15 May 20

No mammograms were carried out by BreastCheck in April this year

Covid-19 stalls breast, cervical cancer screenings

No mammograms were carried out by BreastCheck last month and there was a 96% reduction in samples sent to CervicalCheck labs for analysis, following a decision to pause both cancer screening programmes due to Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 11 May 20

Simon Harris said the number of admissions to hospital and intensive care units had halved in the past week

Rate of virus transmission has stabilised - Harris

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said the overall rate of transmission of the Covid-19 virus has now stabilised at 0.5 and in some estimates was between 0.3 and 0.8.

Coronavirus • 07 May 20

Katherine Zappone said the scheme will cost an estimated €4.7 million per week

Healthcare workers to get 45 hours of childcare a week

Minister Katherine Zappone has said that from 18 May the Department of Children will oversee the provision of childcare in the homes of 5,000 essential healthcare workers.

Coronavirus • 06 May 20

The Department of Justice said non-family members sharing a room are considered to be a household during the Covid-19 crisis

Concern over numbers sharing rooms in direct provision

Figures obtained by RTÉ News show there are 1,700 people in direct provision who are sharing a bedroom with one or two non-family members.

Coronavirus • 05 May 20

Leo Varadkar said the virus has transformed our lives in ways we could not have imagined

Outdoor time for over 70s and exercise limit widened

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has addressed the public on steps to ease the existing Covid-19 restrictions.

Coronavirus • 01 May 20

Eamon Ryan said a Green new deal could be a way out of the economic crisis (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

7% emissions cut 'pre-condition' for govt talks - Ryan

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said that a 7% cut in carbon emissions every year is a pre-condition for talks on a programme for government.

Politics • 26 Apr 20

Michael McGrath said Fianna Fáil accepts the need to be ambitious on tackling the climate emergency

McGrath acknowledges 'substantive' response from Greens

Fianna Fáil finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the Green Party's response to the joint framework document put forward by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael was "substantive" and raised valid questions.

Politics • 25 Apr 20

The Dáil heard that the number of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 infections has fallen by 60%

Health Minister says progress in suppressing virus

The Dáil has heard that the reproductive rate for the Covid-19 virus in Ireland has fallen again and that the average person who gets infected now will pass the virus on to no more than one other person at most.

Coronavirus • 23 Apr 20