Aisling Kenny

The company CPL said it was writing to candidates with an amended letter

Error in contract sent to Covid-19 contact tracers

A recruitment company hiring contact tracers for the Health Service Executive has said there was an "error" in contracts sent to job applicants, described in the Dáil today as "zero-hour" contracts.

Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20

Travel agents say it is taking four to five months to get refunds from airlines

Travel agents claim airlines owe sector up to €30m

Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Travel Agents Association Pat Dawson has said travel agents and tour operators are owed between €25m-€30m from airlines.

Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20

Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Eamon Ryan

100 days in office – has the Govt met its promises?

Tomorrow marks 100 days since the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party administration took office as Ireland grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic. What were the coalition's promises and has it lived up to its commitments?

Politics • 04 Oct 20

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan described the incident as a 'malicious act of vandalism on my good name'

Belgian police investigating Twitter hack - Flanagan

Independent MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has said Belgian police are investigating the reported hacking of his Twitter account.

Politics • 02 Oct 20

Professor Sam McConkey said physical distancing is needed to 'crush the curve into the ground'

Warning that Ireland at start of second virus wave

A specialist in infectious diseases, Professor Sam McConkey, has warned that Ireland is at the beginning of a second wave of Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 23 Sep 20

The ban on evictions was brought in when the virus first hit

Opposition seeks reintroduction of ban on evictions

Opposition parties have urged the Government to reinstate the blanket ban on evictions in order to help people who have lost their jobs and are struggling to pay rent.

Politics • 22 Sep 20

Vicky Phelan says people with terminal illnesses should be given the choice to die

Phelan appeals for TDs to support assisted dying bill

Campaigner Vicky Phelan has appealed to politicians to support the "Dying with Dignity Bill" which will be reintroduced in the Dáil tomorrow.

Politics • 14 Sep 20

Hundreds of residents in nursing homes died as a result of Covid-19

Nursing home regulations need enhancing - HIQA

The Health Information and Quality Authority has said Covid-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to review and enhance nursing home regulations.

Politics • 10 Sep 20

Body that represents solicitors said lockdown has resulted in a backlog of cases

Call for funding to clear lockdown court cases backlog

The Chair of the Bar Council of Ireland Maura McNally has told the Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 that access to the courts is a matter of grave public importance.

Politics • 09 Sep 20

Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy said he objected to Thursday's Dáil sitting moving back to the Convention Centre

Calls for end to Convention Centre Dáil sittings

There have been calls for a "workable solution" to allow TDs return to sitting in Leinster House instead of the Convention Centre.

Politics • 08 Sep 20