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The Minister said the number is now between 0.45 and 0.63

Virus reproductive rate remains stable for fourth week

Coronavirus / 21 May

Non-medical grade face masks could be recommended in community settings

Face coverings could be part of Covid-19 response

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan

29 more deaths, 137 new cases of Covid-19

Coronavirus / 07 May

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan (pic: Rolling News)

37 more deaths, 265 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed

Coronavirus / 06 May

Dr Tony Holohan said he would not currently be in a position to recommend an easing of restrictions

59 Covid-19 deaths as number of cases approaches 20,000

Coronavirus / 28 Apr

What must happen before life can return to normal?

Dr Holohan said the Department of Health was confident that the reproductive rate of the virus could be kept below one as long restrictions and behaviours remained as they were

Covid-19: 49 more deaths, 631 additional cases

Coronavirus / 22 Apr

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health

Covid-19: 28 more deaths, 500 further cases

Coronavirus / 09 Apr

Dr Tony Holohan said Ireland remains in a containment phase

Seven new virus cases confirmed in Republic of Ireland

Coronavirus / 06 Mar

The patients, two male and two female, are all associated with travel from the same affected area in northern Italy

Four new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in west of Ireland

Coronavirus / 05 Mar

The chartered plane arrived at RAF Brize Norton this afternoon

Irish citizens taken to hospital after China evacuation

Ireland / 31 Jan

Senior health managers have been told to limit overruns, like spending on agency staff, overtime and staffing levels

HSE deficit down amid efforts to limit spend overruns

Health / 02 Oct 19

There is heavy overcrowding as patients wait to be admitted to a bed

Over 600 patients waiting for hospital bed - INMO

Health / 01 Oct 19

Lorraine Walsh was invited on to the CervicalCheck Steering Group last year as a patient representative

Walsh warned over repeating CervicalCheck criticisms

Health / 23 Aug 19

Number of inpatient beds reduced as more procedures are day cases

Largest number of inpatient beds at St James's Hospital

Health / 13 Aug 19

Around 800 women and many of their GPs did not get the test results, due to an IT problem at a Quest laboratory in the US

Dept became aware of CervicalCheck IT issue last month

Health / 13 Jul 19

€200m was omitted from the HSE's latest accounts

Health department accused of 'massaging' figures

Politics / 14 Jun 19

A number of public representatives from the southeast had asked that the committee deal with the matter

'Absolute go-ahead' for Waterford mortuary tendering

Politics / 08 May 19

Farmers say farm assets should be treated differently

Farmers in protest over Fair Deal assessments

Health / 16 Apr 19

Simon Harris said the agreement would help 'transform' the health service

€210m to be invested in GP care over next four years

News / 06 Apr 19

'Smile agus Sláinte' plan envisages enhanced examinations, interventions and emergency care for all children up to the age of 16

Concern over new oral healthcare policy

Health / 05 Apr 19

Regional Orthodontic Units were set up around the country in the 1990s

Hundreds of children failed by State orthodontic care

Ireland / 03 Apr 19

The Army Bomb Disposal Team and specialist units from Dublin Fire Brigade were at the scene on Baggot Street in Dublin

Dept of Health reopens after package discovered

Ireland / 04 Mar 19

Artist's impression of the new satellite centre in Blanchardstown

Staffing concerns over NCH satellite centre

Health / 11 Feb 19

New children's hospital is being constructed on the St James's Hospital site

Govt will not entertain talk of pausing hospital build

Health / 29 Jan 19

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