Pre-tax profits at TIFCO hotel group hit €10.9m in 2021 A deal with the State to operate hotel Covid-19 quarantine facilities helped the TIFCO hotel group record pre-tax profits of €10.9 million in 2021. Business • 09 Mar
Ireland yet to draw down from EU Covid recovery fund Ireland has yet to draw down any of the €1bn entitlement from the EU's huge Covid recovery fund, according to the European Court of Auditors … Ireland • 08 Mar
Issues found with ventilators ordered during pandemic The Health Service Executive ordered over ten times the estimated number of ventilators clinically required in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health • 07 Mar
Significant concern over Covid response at HSE-run home An investigation into over 20 Covid-related deaths at a HSE-run nursing home in Dublin during the first wave of the pandemic has outlined "significant concerns" … Ireland • 02 Mar
Leitrim day centre 'lifesaver' after lonely pandemic Playing cards in the Bee Park Community Centre in Manorhamilton this afternoon, members of the Kilgar Day Centre Group in Co Leitrim reflected on how … Connacht • 01 Mar
Revenues fall at Bennett Construction due to Covid-19 The builders of Dublin's tallest office block - the EXO - last year sustained an €85m revenue hit, due mainly to the continuing impact of … Business • 24 Feb
HSE urges people to get second Covid-19 booster Low levels of uptake for the second Covid-19 booster means the national vaccination programme is running far behind the level it should be at to … Coronavirus • 18 Jan
After three years, Covid 'here to stay' While the World Health Organization hopes Covid-19 will soon no longer be considered a public health emergency, it has warned the virus itself is here … Coronavirus • 16 Dec 22
New Covid biobank important for patient care - minister A bank of biological data which will help with research into Covid-19 and other viruses is coming into operation. Health • 12 Dec 22
NZ takes custody of sick baby from anti-vax parents A New Zealand court has taken temporary custody of a sick infant whose parents blocked life-saving heart surgery because potential blood donors may be vaccinated … World • 07 Dec 22
Covid-19 can remain on some groceries for days - study Experts in the UK say the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on some ready-to-eat groceries for days. But the scientists have advised the risk … Coronavirus • 02 Dec 22
FBD and pub owners "substantially settle" legal issues Two pub owners that successfully challenged FBD's failure to pay out on business disruption claims caused by Covid-19 have "substantially settled" most of their outstanding … Business • 03 Nov 22
Covid-19: Are we going back to mask-wearing? There may be a little sense of déjà vu about the warnings today from Government about the potential for some mandatory mask-wearing if there is … Coronavirus • 11 Oct 22
Flu and Covid jabs to be offered in winter campaign The Health Service Executive has launched its winter vaccination programme offering the annual flu vaccine and new Covid-19 booster vaccines, which protect against the Omicron … Health • 03 Oct 22
Mortality rates fall but inequality 'a concern' - ESRI Research by the ESRI has found that while mortality rates have fallen substantially over time in Ireland, inequalities between different groups in the population remain … Health • 15 Sep 22
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over vaccine patent Moderna is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their shot for Covid-19. Business • 26 Aug 22
Antigen testing advice in NI ends on Monday People in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 symptoms will no longer be advised to take an antigen test from Monday. Coronavirus • 19 Aug 22
People aged 55 and older eligible for second booster People aged 55 and older can now register for a second Covid-19 booster vaccine. Coronavirus • 18 Aug 22
Rollout of Covid-19 booster jabs for over-60s begins Pregnant women and people over 60 will begin receiving their second booster vaccination against Covid-19 from today. Coronavirus • 15 Aug 22
Former Australian PM reportedly took on secret roles Revelations that Australia's former prime minister secretly appointed himself to several ministerial posts during the Covid-19 pandemic have sparked a political firestorm, with his successor … World • 15 Aug 22
Covid-19: WHO warns of 'challenging' autumn and winter The World Health Organization's European office has warned of a "challenging" autumn and winter amid a summer surge of Covid-19 cases and reduced surveillance among … Coronavirus • 19 Jul 22
UK's Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000 More than 200,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began, new figures show. Coronavirus • 13 Jul 22
Up to 5% of long Covid patients 'disabled' a year on Up to 5% of long Covid patients are still 'disabled' a year after catching the virus, an infectious diseases expert has said. Coronavirus • 07 Jul 22
Research claims Covid jab 'saved 20m lives in a year' Around 20 million lives around the world were saved thanks to the Covid-19 jabs in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to new … World • 24 Jun 22
Irish programme to reduce poverty receives UN award The United Nations has awarded the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme a Public Service Award. Ireland • 23 Jun 22
