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A man remains in custody, after a shooting in Dublin over the weekend.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has criticised a Commission of Investigation report into Mother and Baby Homes and says there were gross human rights violations.

Sinn Fein says The Health Minister Stephen Donnelly must say when provisions for hotel quarantine come into effect.

Ten thousand people at high risk of serious illness from Covid-19 will start receiving their vaccinations this week.

Around a thousand creches resume later this morning as the reopening of the childcare sector begins.

Cabinet Ministers are expected to extend protection from eviction for tenants in rent arrears this week.

The funding is being given to projects in areas including the north and south inner city, Dundrum, Balbriggan, and Adamstown.

A decision on whether to grant planning permission for temporary accommodation for Greystones Community College will be made by the end of the month.

Disability groups met with the Education Minister Norma Foley to establish why 20 thousand children with additional needs were de-prioritised in the first phase of reopening of schools.

A priest in Dublin has been ordered by gardaí to stop giving people Holy Communion.

The deputy Chief Medical Officer says there are no plans to move pregnant women up the vaccine queue after reports linking Covid to stillbirths.

The number of patients in public hospitals with Covid-19 is continuing to fall, down to 427 last night - compared to 1,239 on the same day last month.

A former Taoiseach is accusing the British government of showing a 'lack of respect' for the European Union.

There were 1,251 drug seizures in Irish prisons last year.

A bill that will allow child victims of crime to be named, is expected to pass the final stage in the Seanad today.

Loyalist paramilitary organisations have told Boris Johnson they're withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement.

The country's 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 has gone below 200 for the first time since Christmas, while the number of people with the disease in hospital continues to fall.

2.2 million of the 2.5 million Covid -19 deaths globally were people who were overweight, according to a new report.

Manufacturing and medical technology represents almost 75 percent of Ireland's exports last year according to business group Ibec.

The Minister for Health, Wicklow T.D. Stephen Donnelly and the HSE  are facing criticism from his own party members over the pace of the country's vaccination programme.

The Taoiseach says new tracing legislation for those affected by illegal adoption will be advanced as a priority.

The Garda Commissioner is to look again at the resourcing of public order units and push for the early vaccination of gardai against Covid 19.

A 30 year old South Dublin man has appeared in court accused of producing a firework and throwing two glass bottles during last weekend’s anti-lockdown protest in Dublin.

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Three men remain in garda custody this morning following a large street party in Castletroy, Co Limerick.

Walkers are being reminded that the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk remains closed, following a number of landslides along the route in recent weeks,  mainly on the Greystones side of Bray Head.

Ireland's 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 continues to fall, down now to its lowest rate since Christmas.

Rural TDs are calling on the government to reopen places of worship in time for Easter.

In a joint statement issued last night, the football associations here, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland welcomed backing from the UK government for the bid, describing it as an "incredible opportunity".

The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge taken by a 2020 Leaving Cert student against the process used to calculate grades for the exam.

The Justice Minister Helen McEntee will give the cabinet an update on the riots in Dublin at the weekend as gardaí call for more support to deal with such events.

Drugs worth over a hundred thousand euro and three guns have been seized in Dublin.

A woman has been arrested after an hour-long car chase from north Dublin to Wicklow, and back again.

A group representing restaurants will meet the Central Bank later this week to seek its support for legal action against insurance firms.

Bank of Ireland is closing 88 branches in the Republic, and 15 in Northern Ireland.

A group planning to build the country's largest off-shore windfarm will unveil it's plans today.

Search parties are returning to the River Barrow this morning, in an effort to find a man missing after a kayaking accident yesterday afternoon.

Over 300,000 children are returning to school today for the first time this year.

Far-right extremists have gained new recruits by pushing conspiracy theories about the pandemic, according to a researcher on disinformation.

A 58-year-old Tipperary man has been jailed for sixteen years for raping his girlfriend’s six-month old niece.

Ireland's direct provision system will end in 2024, after being in operation for over 20 years.

Students will have fewer questions to answer in the Leaving Cert this year, if they choose to sit the tests.

The national Public Health Emergency Team says Ireland will likely record higher Covid cases than previously expected during the first week of March.

A Health expert says Ireland's new mandatory hotel quarantine laws are inadequate.

A teenage boy remains in a serious condition in hospital after he was shot in Dublin's south inner city.

A new Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll, shows 51% of voters say the government is 'not doing a good job' in dealing with the pandemic, a 15% increase since the last poll in autumn.

The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has fallen below 600 for the first time since January 1st.

Further exchanges are expected in the Dáil later on the government's bill to introduce mandatory quarantine in hotels.

The Department of Education spent over 97 million euro on the salaries of teachers in private schools last year.

19 counties had an increase in vacant business premises in the final three months of last year.

C and N Beauty Rooms on Dublin Street in Balbriggan was opened for a second day in a row this morning.

Wicklow County Council has rejected a claim that boxing coach Pete Taylor should be granted an injunction, preventing the council from terminating either his or Bray Boxing Club’s legal interest in a premises previously used by them at the harbour in Bray.

Mother and baby home survivors have welcomed the news  that audio recordings from the commission of investigation have been retrieved.

The Minister for Health, Wicklow T.D. Stephen Donnelly had to clarify remarks he made during an interview last night.

The family of a woman who went missing after being last seen in North Wicklow ten years ago today, are continuing to appeal for answers about her disappearance.

More than 2,000 women and 500 children a month received support from a domestic violence service between September and December last year.

Level 5 restrictions will be extended until April 5th this afternoon with construction remaining shut for another month.

The US has passed what Joe Biden's called a 'truly grim, milestone.'

The Health Minister is being urged to listen to "very strong evidence" and recommend people take vitamin D during the pandemic.

7,345 fines were paid for learner or novice driver offences last year.

Members of the public are being asked to give their input on a Masterplan for Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains National Park. 

Dublin Airport is seeking contractors as part of expansion plans worth up to €50 million.

A former teacher at Terenure College in Dublin has been jailed for eight years for abusing 23 boys at the private school between 1973 and 1990.

EU Regulators could decide whether to authorise Johnson & Johnson's single dose covid-19 vaccine by the middle of next month.

The Education Minister says there's no plans to introduce mass testing for schools as part of this month's re-opening.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee's recommending that any currently authorised Covid 19 vaccine can be given to adults of all ages, including those aged 70 and older.

New laws on mandatory hotel quarantine have now passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

While the government's also preparing significantly increased fines for people who try to go on holiday during the pandemic.

5,780 Covid-19 vaccines were administered on Monday.

Junior Cert 2021 has also been cancelled after a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on education.

Gardai are reminding people they will continue to patrol public amenities and parks to ensure compliance with public health guidelines.

Level Five lockdown has been extended until April 5th as the schools are set to re-open next week.

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland has risen to 222,169 with 4,087 cases in County Wicklow.

Parts of the Sandymount Seafront in Dublin will be reduced to one way traffic from March 1st to allow for a new cycle route.

It makes Ireland the world leader in share of the grid from onshore wind energy.

The CEO of Ryanair says it's unrealistic to expect the EU to have a Europe wide digital vaccine passport to facilitate travel this summer.

More than 1,500 people have died in nursing home settings since the start of the pandemic.

The HSE is reviewing homeless deaths in Dublin last year.

Six people died on Irish roads last month despite a significant drop off in traffic volume.