The Government decision to reopen pubs and restaurants in the run up to Christmas three years ago and the subsequent ...
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Serious tensions between Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, his top civil servant Robert Watt and chief medical office...
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Ronan Glynn has resigned as deputy chief medical officer amid claims from colleagues that pressures facing senior civ...
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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and outgoing chief medical officer Tony Holohan are at odds over a new Covid-19 advi...
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Tony Holohan’s announcement on Friday that he intends to step down as chief medical officer in the summer to take up ...
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DR TONY Holohan is to step down from his position as chief medical officer, it has been confirmed today.
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On Monday, January 27, 2020, a National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) was established and met for the first ti...
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The news comes as Mr Martin confirmed that the law on the wearing of face masks will be scrapped on February 28
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Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan told Nphet colleagues the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic was largely ...
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Unions representing workers in retail and public transport have urged caution over the ending of mandatory mask rules.
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On the night of November 25 last year Health Minister Stephen Donnelly left his office in the Department of Health af...
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PUBS and restaurants are likely to be allowed to return to normal opening hours from tomorrow night, the Irish Indepe...
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Ten days ago, a senior figure centrally involved in the Covid-19 response told the Sunday Independent that relations ...
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More than 400 Covid patients could be in hospital ICUs within weeks, overwhelming the country’s critical care capacit...
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Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn today said that public health officials “never said schools are safe”, ho...
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Professor O'Neill, the country's favourite scientist, has been advocating for antigen tests to play a bigger role in ...
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An organ transplant operation at the Mater hospital in Dublin had to be cancelled because of a shortage of ICU beds t...
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This weekend, no one in the Government or on Nphet has any clear idea what is going to happen over the next few weeks...
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Nphet’s Prof Philip Nolan said it’s “possible” there could be 450 Covid-19 patients in ICU by Christmas.
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The Government is coming under pressure to issue a new ‘work from home’ message after Nphet issued fresh advice to He...
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The Taoiseach, the Tanaiste and the Chief Medical Officer have all refused to rule out restrictions - but have stress...
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Vaccinated adults and children under 13 with mild symptoms of Covid-19 would no longer be advised to get a test for t...
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Ministers are to simplify Covid-19 rules and guidelines for gatherings in the wake of the Katherine Zappone controver...
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Ministers are to simplify Covid-19 rules and guidelines for gatherings in the wake of the Katherine Zappone controver...
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Tony Holohan and Ronan Glynn have been subjected to “menacing and threatening” phone calls , which are now under gard...
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Tony Holohan and Ronan Glynn have been subjected to “menacing and threatening” phone calls , which are now under gard...
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The Government is scrambling to develop a vaccine identification system for indoor dining and drinking after being bl...
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The plan announced last month stated that the July dates were "subject to the public health situation at the time" - ...
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Ministers are expected to sign-off on a postponement of indoor reopening for a number of weeks
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THE Oireachtas transport committee has recommended that the Government roll out an antigen testing pilot programme fo...
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The scenes in South William Street over the weekend were not pleasant to see - but this is the consequence of a city ...
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The HSE has suggested that the only barriers to operating a 24-hour system would be supply shortfalls or people not t...
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The latest update comes after it emerged that young women are more likely to refuse the vaccine
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229 of today's cases are located in Dublin
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Dr Ronan Glynn is set to chair the briefing taking place this evening
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311 of today's cases are located in Dublin
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