Ireland to offer coronavirus jabs to children aged 12 to 15

All children aged 12 to 15 will be offered COVID-19 vaccinations in next month’s expansion of the inoculation program in Ireland. Ireland’s Cabinet yesterday signed off on the recommendation from Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the government’s National Immunisation Advisory Committee.more

Indoor dining in pubs and restaurants will reopen across Ireland on Monday, marking a significant step for the hospitality sector. The guidelines for reopening were signed off by Government late on Sunday night.more

Ryanair announced its Customer Advisory Panel, comprising seven customers from six European countries. Ryanair’s seven successful candidates will travel to Dublin for the first of the Customer Advisory Panel meetings in September 2021, coming together to provide feedback and recommendations that will help Ryanair continue to improve its guest services.more

People traveling between the Green Island and the British Isles will not be required to undergo quarantine or undergo any tests. You will need to show proof that you are fully vaccinated.more

Tony Holohan and Ronan Glynn have been subjected to “menacing and threatening” phone calls , which are now under garda investigation, the Sunday Independent can reveal.more

The European Commission yesterday approved the national plan for the recovery of Ireland after the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a step towards paying the country € 989 million in grants under the Reconstruction and Resilience Fund between 2021 and 2026.more

Ireland is ready to abandon its long-established 12.5% corporate tax rate before the end of the year, the Irish Examiner reported, citing high-ranking government sources.more

The Irish government has narrowly won a vote on its plan to allow people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to eat and drink in indoor venues. New legislation to set up a vaccine verification system passed in the Dáil (Irish parliament) by 74 votes to 68.more

Saving Jews by Poles is not a myth and it is confirmed by the Yad Vashem institute, said Anna Sochańska, the Polish ambassador to Ireland, in a letter published in today's edition of The Irish Times.more

Stopping the transmission of the coronavirus may fail if adolescents between 12 and 15 years of age are not vaccinated in addition to adults, Irish experts say. However, vaccinating such a large population can be difficult.more

The Irish government has announced it is to purchase one million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Romania. The agreement in principle to purchase the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, followed talks between Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.more

The Irish government is delaying the return of some indoor activities, including hospitality, over increasing cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant.more

Homeowners affected by Ireland's latest defective homes scandal have vowed to continue battling for full redress from the government.more

The Irish government is set to announce an increase to the self-isolation period for British travellers, going up from five days to 10.more

In Ireland, pubs, bars and restaurants may be opened for the first time since Christmas. As part of the next stage of lifting coronavirus restrictions, the limit of people who can meet was also raised.more

In cheerful video, nine ambassadors to Ireland get on their bikes and ask Irish viewers to join them in order to celebrate World Bicycle Day on June 3rd.more

The Irish government has unveiled plans to further lift the coronavirus restrictions during the summer - these include the introduction of a vaccine certificate to allow free travel abroad.more

Forcing Ryanair's aircraft to land in Belarus was "state-supported air piracy", Ireland Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said today, calling on the European Union to give a tough response. It was a "state sponsored kidnapping," Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary added.more

A ransomware group which locked Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) out of its IT systems a week ago has shared a decryption tool that could allow restoration of operations, the Irish government has announced.more

Ireland will oppose much of the European Commission’s plan for a more unified corporate tax regime across the bloc and believes it will be joined by many other sceptical member states, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday.more

After a break of more than 4.5 months in Ireland, shops selling non-essentials were opened today. This is the next step in easing coronavirus restrictions in this country.more

Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, has reported record losses of €815m (£702m) for its last financial year - devastated by the impact of the coronavirus crisis.more

Micheal Martin said officials are dealing with the situation in accordance with advice from cyber security experts.more

The Irish Public Health Service, the HSE, announced this morning that it was temporarily shutting down the IT system following a "significant ransomware attack". Due to the attack, appointments were canceled in many hospitals.more

The most significant loosening of restrictions introduced in connection with the coronavirus epidemic since the beginning of the year began in Ireland.more

The Irish government has announced a phased relaxation of its strict Covid-19 lockdown over the next six weeks. The country has been at Level Five, its highest level of restrictions, since Christmas.more