An Irishwoman who flew home from Spain to be with her elderly parents this week has said the lack of public health measures was “just a disgrace.”more

Ireland’s second lockdown ends today as non-essential retail outlets, churches, gyms, hairdressers and other businesses open their doors for the first time in six weeks.more

The six-week lockdown in Ireland will end next week, and the level of restrictions will be lowered from the fifth, the highest, to the third, the Irish government announced yesterday.more

Santa Claus has been deemed an essential worker and will not be subject to Covid-19 travel restrictions when he arrives in Ireland next month.more

There has been a significant reduction in the country's five-day average number of cases. The Department of Health has been notified of 252 new cases of Covid-19. This is the lowest number of daily cases since September 27th.more

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin spoke to US President-elect Joe Biden yesterday evening. As reported, they discussed Brexit and the Good Friday agreement, the fight against climate change, but also Biden's Irish roots and Gaelic football.more

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In Ireland, 270 new coronavirus infections have been detected in the last 24 hours, the first since late September to bring the balance below 300, and one new death from Covid-19 has been registered, the country's health ministry said yesterday.more

Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election could have an impact on a crucial week of trade talks between the EU and the UK after his recent speech in support of Ireland's stance, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said today.more

The town of Ballina, Co Mayo, Mr Biden's ancestral home, was decked out in the famous stars and stripes in anticipation of his success.more

The Department of Health have confirmed 322 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland yesterday. There have now been 63,048 cases of the virus have been diagnosed here since the start of the outbreak.more

The first large English-Irish dictionary in 61 years was officially presented on Friday in Dublin. Compared to the previous edition, it has been supplemented with phrases such as computer, but also the latest ones such as coronavirus, fake news or social distance.more

In Ireland, for the first time since August, the average weekly number of coronavirus infections detected has dropped, and the R virus reproduction rate is around 1, meaning the epidemic has stopped spreading, medical authorities said yesterday.more

Public health officials have confirmed a further 675 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland yesterday afternoon.more

A futher 1,066 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, the Department of Health has said yesterday evening.more

In Ireland, 13 deaths from Covid-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, the highest number since mid-May and 1,269 coronavirus infections were detected, the country's health ministry said yesterday.more

The Fermoy Twinning Committee in Co Cork has officially terminated its twinning relationship with Nowa Dęba in Poland which has been designated as an “LGBT-free zone.” The twinning relationship between Fermoy in Co Cork and Nowa Dęba in Poland has been terminated after 14 years.more

reland is imposing a six-week lockdown to suppress the spread of COVID-19 in what its leader called "Europe’s strictest regime".more

A record number of 1 205 coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the country's health ministry said yesterday. Another three deaths due to Covid-19 were also recorded.more

Yesterday, (Sunday), as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers seized 21,900 cigarettes at Cork Airport. The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in the carry-on baggage of two Polish nationals who had disembarked a flight from Gdansk in Poland.more

A record number of 1,095 coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in the Republic of Ireland, the country's health ministry said yesterday. Another five deaths from Covid-19 were also recorded.more

The parents of a seven-year-old boy killed in a 2018 plane crash have taken legal actions against the Irish Parachute Club and the owners of the aircraft for injuries and loss.more

A budget "unprecedented in size and scale" to meet the challenges of both Covid-19 and a Brexit trade deal has been unveiled by Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.more

Health officials have confirmed 825 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. The total number of confirmed cases is now 45,531.more

As many as 1,012 new coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the country's health ministry said. This is almost 400 more than the highest in the second wave of the epidemic. Three more deaths were also registered.more