In Ireland, 617 new coronavirus infections have been detected in the last 24 hours, the highest number since the end of April, and five more deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded, the health ministry said yesterday afternoon.more

The Irish government yesterday removed the last four countries from the "green list". No country meets the conditions to be considered epidemically safe anymore.more

A total of 611 new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the State and five further deaths associated with the disease have been reported to the Department of Health.more

At the beginning of September, the Integration Through Culture project was launched, carried out in Ireland by the Very Pretty Foundation. The project discusses 6 topics related to Polish culture, which will be presented throughout Ireland from September to December this year in the form of exhibitions and information and educational posters displayed in Irish cultural institutions.more

A nationwide move to Level 3 restrictions for the next three weeks has been confirmed this evening by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.more

More than half of patients who get coronavirus suffer persistent fatigue, regardless of the seriousness of their infection, a study has suggested.more

There are just four countries on the new travel green list issued this week and none of them are popular destinations for Irish travellers. With the virus soaring across the continent the number of countries on the green list has decreased with Germany, Iceland, Lithuania and Poland no longer on it.more

In Ireland, five people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number since early August, and 248 new coronavirus infections were detected, the country's health ministry said yesterday.more

The Irish government has agreed to tighten restrictions in Dublin because of the rising levels of Covid-19. It is based on recommendations from public health officials at the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).more

A Fianna Fáil MEP has hit back at a senior Polish politician that attacked Ireland for improving LGBT rights. Billy Kelleher's intervention comes after former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski claimed Ireland has become a "Catholic wilderness with rampant LGBT ideology".more

The Department of Foreign Affairs has updated the Government's Green List of countries where you can travel without having to restrict your movements on your return. This list, which comes into effect from Monday 21 September, includes seven destinations. These are Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.more

Ireland yesterday announced a new "green list" of countries from which arrival will not be covered by a 14-day pandemic quarantine. Countries with an infection rate of less than 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past two weeks have appeared on the list.more

The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has said he is "extremely concerned" about UK government plans that could override key elements of its Brexit deal, in breach of international lawmore

As many as 307 new cases of the coronavirus have been detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the highest number since mid-May, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday. There was also one death from Covid-19.more

It is understood the Irish government has agreed that pubs that do not serve food will be able to reopen from 21 September.more

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin handed over to her the nomination of two people - Mairead McGuinness and Andrew McDowell - for the position of the EU commissioner from that country.more

A further 217 cases of Covid-19 have been reported today - the biggest 24-hour spike in cases since May. Ireland's case total has now risen to 29,025.more

The 40th anniversary of Solidarity was celebrated yesterday evening with occasional illuminations on the most important buildings of the capital of Ireland, Dublin and Northern Ireland, Belfast.more

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has stepped down from his role over the Golfgate scandal. Reports emerged over the weekend that Hogan had travelled across Ireland without respecting COVID-19 restrictions.more

There have been another 147 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland, with no further deaths. The latest update from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is in. The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 here is now 28,116. The death toll still stands at 1,777.more

A series of anti-lockdown and anti-mask are taking place in Dublin yesterday. Demonstrations are being put together by several groups unhappy with the current Covid-19 measures in place across Ireland which are designed to halt the spread of the virus.more

The chair of National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) Advisory Group says we would have faced 'hundreds' of coronavirus cases in a few weeks' time, if nothing had changed.more

The Republic of Ireland's cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures as it attempts to deal with rising Covid-19 case numbers.more

Ireland reported 200 new Covid-19 cases arising from multiple clusters across the country on Saturday, the highest daily amount since the beginning of May. The country’s chief medical officer described this as “deeply concerning”.more

In Ireland, there had been no deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, but a further 57 infections were detected. As a result of a large increase in recent days, there are already relatively more of them than in Great Britain.more