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TÁNAISTE Leo Varadkar has said the Government decided to go against public health advice to put the country in Level 5 lock-down because it wasn't "thought through properly".

This is not about public health and business competing against each other. It's about protecting lives and livelihoods, the Taoiseach said in a live TV address. “We can't do one...

Independent.ie journalists bring you all the latest updates as the Goverment announced the entire country is moving to Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan.

Independent.ie journalists bring you all the latest updates as the Goverment announced the entire country is moving to Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan.

Independent.ie journalists bring you all the latest updates as the Goverment announced the entire country is moving to Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan.

Independent.ie journalists bring you all the latest updates as the Goverment is set to announce the entire country is moving to Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan.

Independent.ie journalists bring you all the latest updates as the Goverment is set to announce the entire country is moving to Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan.

President Donald Trump said he felt "really good" and will leave a military hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19 later on Monday, despite a wave of infections that...

Last Thursday, after news broke that Tony Holohan was returning to his role as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), a Government source who worked closely with him sent a text saying,...

Donald Trump has said he is leaving the military hospital where he has been treated for Covid-19 and will continue his recovery at the White House, adding that he is...

Indoor dining in pubs and restaurants will be banned across the country under Level Three restrictions being imposed from tomorrow.

The threat of a Level 4 or 5 lockdown appears to have eased for now.

There have been 518 new cases and no further deaths confirmed to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

Three more bodies have been discovered on the French side of the border with Italy after severe mountain flooding ravaged parts of both countries, leaving at least 12 dead.

A JURY panel has been selected in the trial of four men accused of being part of a people-smuggling ring linked to the deaths of 39 migrants.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for Covid-19 today, becoming the latest Trump staffer to acquire the virus.

Global markets pushed higher after traders welcomed reports that US President Donald Trump's health has improved after first being diagnosed with Covid-19.

Graphics chip maker Nvidia has said it plans to build Britain's fastest supercomputer that healthcare researchers can use to work on medical problems including Covid-19.

Are we about to enter the era of the circuit breaker lockdown?

IRELAND is firmly in mid-table in the European league for current rates of transmission of coronavirus.

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease it causes, the World Health...

The Government has rejected the National Public Health Emergency Team's (Nphet) call for the introduction of Level 5 restrictions.

Level 5 is the most extreme level of lockdown and will see non-essential businesses close and non-essential workers restricted to working from home.

Level 5 is the most extreme level of lockdown and will see non-essential businesses close and non-essential workers restricted to working from home.

Schools could close if the country moves to Level 5 public health restrictions, although the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has warned the restrictions must be imposed on the...

Schools could close if the country moves to Level 5 public health restrictions.

Level 5 restrictions allow for discretion about whether schools should close, but, in this instance, Nphet is advising that measures are imposed elsewhere so that schools can remain open.

Level five restrictions must be imposed on the entire country to keep schools open, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has warned.

Cineworld employees have decried “abhorrent” treatment by the company as they called for financial support after its decision to temporarily close all of its UK cinemas.

A woman's body has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, bringing to at least nine the number of people killed in severe mountain flooding at the border between France and...

Ireland is on track for 1,600 to 2,300 cases of Covid-19 a day in just a month unless the spread of the virus is halted, Nphet has warned the Government.

The GAA has taken the decision to suspend all club games until further notice.

A reporter who was peeling a tangerine for a child as she appeared on a TV news broadcast says it is a sign that being a working parent is becoming...

A reporter who was peeling a tangerine for a child as she appeared on a TV news broadcast says it is a sign that being a working parent is becoming...

A senior Fianna Fáil TD has urged the Government not to "blindly" accept the advice that the country should go into Level 5 lock-down.

French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of...

Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centre sites in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to one billion US dollars (£772m) to the Greek economy...

Microsoft has announced plans to build three data centre sites in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to one billion US dollars (£772m) to the Greek economy...

Cineworld's decision to temporarily close of all of its 127 UK theatres is “shocking” but “not surprising” given the current climate, cinemagoers have said.

Germany is calling on the United Kingdom to make a big final push to agree on a trade deal with the European Union in the wake of Brexit especially since...