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The Cabinet will consider today whether to extend the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions until early March, as well as introducing a limited form of mandatory quarantine for certain visitors. The proposals were agreed by the Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 last...

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government "will - and want to - reopen schools on a phased basis in February and March". Speaking to RTÉ's Claire Byrne Live, Mr Varadkar said: "I cannot give a definite date to parents, but the one thing that we do intend is to...

People are being reminded that travel to airports and ports should only be taken for essential reasons and holidays abroad are not deemed essential. Gardaí issued the reminder along with an update on the number of fines issued for non-essential travel since they were...

Wet pubs are unlikely to reopen in Ireland until a vaccine is rolled out, it has emerged – sparking fury among publicans. A senior Government source has warned it will not be safe to reopen them until COVID-19 jabs are deployed nationwide. Doses of coronavirus...

The Government has announced an easing of the Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Christmas, after six weeks at Level 5, the highest level in the framework for dealing with the virus. Speaking near the end of an uncertain month for many, Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed...

The Taoiseach has appealed to people to continue to adhere to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions for the next three weeks. In a statement to mark the mid-point of the Level 5 restrictions, which were introduced on 22 October, Micheál Martin said data suggests that the...