4 hours, 40 mins ago No "immediate" plan to extend Level Three restrictions to other counties says Donnelly On Thursday, Dr Ronan Glynn and the Taoiseach warned of possible escalations in other counties

8 mins ago latest €40,000 worth of suspected cannabis seized in Co Cork Over €12,000 in cash was also seized by Gardaí following the search of a car on Thursday

1 hour, 54 mins ago latest European Commission confirms Apple tax ruling appeal The Commission believes that Ireland must collect €13 billion in unpaid taxes from the tech giant

2 hours, 8 mins ago latest 45 foot whale washes up on Waterford beach It comes as mass beaching in Australia has claimed the lives of almost 400 whales

2 hours, 23 mins ago latest Roscommon publican unaware of need to isolate while awaiting Covid-19 results Gordon Murray entered his pub in Elphin on Saturday night before his test results returned confirming he had the virus

3 hours, 28 mins ago Teenager dies in car crash overnight Gardaí received reports last night of a one-car collision on the N60 between Ballyhaunis and Ballinlough

3 hours, 54 mins ago Many vulnerable with old phones cannot access Covid app, professor says HSE chief Paul Reid said many cases had been picked up by the app that would not have been identified without it

5 hours, 10 mins ago Illegal air pollution detected in Ireland for first time in decade 1,300 premature deaths in Ireland per year can be attributed to air pollution

6 hours, 1 mins ago Students to face expulsion over failure to follow Covid-19 guidelines Thousands of students are returning to Galway city this week ahead of the start of the new academic year

6 hours, 2 mins ago Virus travelling over Border into Republic, officials say Dr Ronan Glynn will meet his Northern Ireland counterpart to discuss drawing up a coordinated approach

14 hours, 54 mins ago Level Three restrictions people from Donegal will be facing The priority under Level Three is to keep schools, early learning and childcare services open and to minimise disruption in the workforce

16 hours, 55 mins ago Government confirm level three restrictions for Donegal The move was prompted by growing alarm at the rising rates of infections in the county in recent days

18 hours, 34 mins ago Winter plan criticised as ‘wish-list’ that will not work An extra 600 million euro would be spent under the plan.

18 hours, 53 mins ago latest Ryanair baggage handler sues over arm injury Man claims he injured his arm when he gave a colleague a lift up to close a plane cargo hold

19 hours, 2 mins ago Murder accused told gardaí he didn't know who killed his former flatmate Murder accused told gardai in his statement the killer was "probably some psychopath"

19 hours, 3 mins ago Three deaths and 324 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed There has now been a total of 1,797 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland

19 hours, 47 mins ago Judge refuses mother meaningful access to daughter in 'profoundly sad' case Mr Justice Max Barrett directed the mother may only send cards, notes and small gifts on the girl’s birthday and at Christmas

21 hours, 42 mins ago Truce in bunfight between Cork and Dublin restaurateurs Son of a Bun from Cork was prepared for a legal face-down today with rival South Dublin café Son of the Bun

21 hours, 50 mins ago Covid figures in Dublin beginning to stablise according to Health Minister The Minister also said there was a need to ensure more qualifying nurses stay in the country

21 hours, 55 mins ago Couple have two years to leave house built in breach of planning laws Couple have been involved in long running legal saga over house built without planning permission

23 hours, 6 mins ago Justice Minister: No fireworks licences issued since Covid-19 pandemic Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that no licences for fireworks have been granted

23 hours, 15 mins ago Parents of baby who died five days after birth at Midland Regional Hospital settle case Claire and Keith Cullen had sued the HSE for mental distress as a result of the death of their newborn baby

23 hours, 32 mins ago Taoiseach says ‘too early’ to confirm new lockdowns as he visits Dublin rave site The Taoiseach’s comments came as he visited the Oliver Bond Flats in Dublin, the site of a large rave over the weekend

23 hours, 35 mins ago Home-schooled Leaving Cert student wins case over calculated grades Minister for Education had refused to consider student for calculated grades on the basis none of those involved in her schooling were registered teachers

23 hours, 50 mins ago Court challenge to Berlin Bar licence Dublin bar was at the centre of social media controversy last month over video clip of 'bar brunch' which allegedly breached Covid-19 social distancing rules

1 day ago Young people need to understand health impact of Covid-19, Varadkar says The Tánaiste said there was so much more yet to be learned about the virus

1 day ago Majority of Covid-19 hospitalisations younger than 65, HSE reports One to two new admissions are now being seen every day, with a rising number under the age of 45

1 day ago HSE launches winter plan for pandemic with 17 new critical care beds The multimillion euro winter plan aims to enable the health service to manage Covid-19 alongside other needs

1 day ago Pre-departure Covid-19 testing may be in Irish airports by next month The DAA is now reportedly working with health experts to provide a testing centre at Dublin Airport

1 day ago Concern raised over Covid-19 death toll among mental health patients Seventeen service-users lost their lives between April and early July

1 day ago Rural TDs propose ‘work from home’ grant similar to bike-to-work The grant would support people in purchasing IT equipment or a laptop so that they can work remotely or access education

1 day ago Expert backtracks on advice to let virus spread among under 60s Dr Giesecke said he was not 'prescribing anything for Ireland' and did not know if herd immunity was possible

1 day ago ‘Slave’ statues to be reinstalled outside Shelbourne Hotel An art historian has confirmed that the statues do not depict slave women

1 day ago latest Rain and flood warning in place for four counties Met Éireann advised that some river and spot flooding is to be expected in Leinster

1 day ago Irish punter wins €5.3m lotto jackpot A lucky punter won the €5.3 million jackpot

1 day ago Gardaí find potential breaches at 15 licensed premises The vast majority of licensed premises have complied with public health guidelines

1 day ago Four ministers restricting movement after close contact with Covid cases The four ministers are currently restricting their movements in line with public health advice

1 day ago Minister loses Supreme Court appeals over deportation cases The significant judgments have implications for at least 30 similar cases and for couples in similar circumstances

1 day ago Care home residents and some staff seek to have examiner appointed The application to wind up the facility, which is owned by the Sisters of Chairty order of Nuns was brought on grounds it would be unable to meet redundancy payments

1 day ago Galway fishermen who rescued paddleboarders make another rescue The father and son have made another rescue

1 day ago Covid-19: Two further deaths, 234 additional cases There have been two further Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland

1 day ago Hotel denies breach of Covid-19 guidelines as 'older' crowd reported at concert A guest reported a 'noisy and singing crowd' of mostly older people in the hotel’s ballroom

1 day ago Government backs investigation into loyalist murder of Louth man Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Government will back the investigation

1 day ago Kerry teen charged with harassing former footballer Ian Wright A teenager has appeared before Tralee District Court on allegations of harassing former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright earlier this summer.

1 day ago Over 200 Covid-19 cases confirmed in North in second highest daily figure It comes as a district near Queen’s University in Belfast has been the focus of police action over house parties

1 day ago Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for four counties The warning is in place until 2pm tomorrow

1 day ago Murder case hears accused was friendly and caring towards deceased Witness describes Alan Muldoon as "one of those people" who is liked by everybody and said he was in shock following his death

1 day ago People travelling from Dublin to Germany required to take Covid test Dublin is set to be declared as a Covid-19 risk area by German health officials

1 day ago Belevedere College student among three challenging Leaving Cert grading system Judge said 'lead' case will be heard next month only if lawyers agree to choose one to put forward