Busy day on roads as some restrictions lifted Today's partial lifting of Covid-19 travel restrictions saw a busy day on the country's roads as people took the opportunity to travel beyond their 5 ... Coronavirus • 1 hr
Israel, Albania, St Lucia removed from quarantine list Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced that Israel, Albania and St Lucia will no longer be designated states under the system of mandatory hotel ... Coronavirus • 8 hrs
North's peace walls become focal point for violence A metal gate at Lanark way in west Belfast was last week the focus of the worst violence witnessed in Belfast for years. Analysis and Comment • 11 Apr
Chu to remain as Green chair while running for Seanad The Green Party Cllr and Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu will remain as party chair, while continuing to run as an independent candidate in the ... Politics • 10 Apr
Taoiseach, British PM and Biden call for calm in NI Taoiseach Micheál Martin has discussed the ongoing unrest in Northern Ireland with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ulster • 08 Apr
NI Secretary condemns violence, says there's no excuse Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said he welcomed today's cross-party statement condemning recent disturbances in Belfast. Ulster • 08 Apr
Changes to RTÉ coverage of political party conferences RTÉ has announced changes to its coverage of political party conferences for the rest of the year, because Covid-19 restrictions oblige the events to be ... Politics • 08 Apr
Health Committee to invite whistleblower to hearings The Oireachtas health committee has agreed to invite the acting secretary general of the Department of Health and an internal whistleblower to hearings on the ... Health • 08 Apr
More EU countries to be added to quarantine list - Ryan Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that more EU countries will be added to Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list. Coronavirus • 07 Apr
SF to back Independent candidates in Seanad by-election Sinn Féin has decided to back two independents in the forthcoming Seanad by-elections, rather than run its own candidates. Politics • 06 Apr
Calls for occupation and age-based vaccine roll-out The Government has been urged to consider running an occupational vaccine roll-out alongside an age-based programme. Coronavirus • 04 Apr
Mandatory quarantining 'acting as a huge deterrent' Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins has said the mandatory hotel quarantine system in place is "acting as a ... Coronavirus • 03 Apr
Calls for teacher vaccines after unions meet NIAC Education unions met with NIAC, the Education Minister and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn tonight, calling for a reversal of the changes ... Coronavirus • 01 Apr
No hotel quarantine for France, Germany, Italy arrivals The Government is adding 26 states to its mandatory hotel quarantine list but no further EU countries are included. Coronavirus • 01 Apr
Podcast: Labour TD says merit in merger with SocDems This time last year Aodhán Ó Ríordáin lost out in the Labour Party leadership contest to Alan Kelly. Deputy Ó Ríordáin told the RTÉ News ... Your Politics • 01 Apr
Minister 'outraged' at dossiers on children with autism The Minister of State for Disabilities in the Department of Children has said that she was alarmed and outraged to learn about the practices revealed ... Politics • 01 Apr
Greens vote for Chu to step aside during campaign Green Party TDs and senators have backed a motion to ask Hazel Chu to step aside from her duties as partyperson while she is campaigning ... Politics • 31 Mar
Committee sets deadline for minister over report The Oireachtas Committee on Health has set a deadline of midday tomorrow for Minister Stephen Donnelly to release to it a Senior Counsel report into ... Politics • 31 Mar
Travel within county permitted from 12 April The Government has announced that from 12 April people will be allowed to travel within their county or within 20km of residence if crossing county ... Coronavirus • 30 Mar
Cttee told talks on GP care for under 8s not started There are fears of further delays to the roll-out of free GP care to children under eight, after it emerged that negotiations have not yet ... Health • 30 Mar
Martin doubles down on gamble over vaccine expectation "The summer is not lost" was the key phrase from Leo Varadkar's address to the nation last June. He was signalling the way out of ... Analysis and Comment • 30 Mar
As it happened: Phased changes to Covid restrictions The Taoiseach announced phased changes to Ireland's Covid-19 restrictions today. Coronavirus • 30 Mar
