Ronan Lyons, author of the Daft report, called on the new government to ‘give the same priority to the rental sector that has been given to owner-occupiers and social housing’.

The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to the large number of mutations it has

The Tánaiste said the review would be an “evaluation” of how the country performed during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement, the US Vice President said: “I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”

The Oireachtas Health Committee will hear representatives of Long Covid Advocacy Ireland on Wednesday

Simon Harris said whatever form the inquiry takes it will have to enable people to be transparent and forthcoming.

Stephen Donnelly has congratulated the HSE for reducing the number of people waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed.

Stephen Donnelly has congratulated the HSE for reducing the number of people waiting on trollies for a hospital bed.

Hospitals and residential care facilities are expected to come under ‘significant pressure’ in the coming weeks.

A new report published by the department said it did not hold the view that Long Covid should be added to the existing list of occupational diseases.

The executive expressed concerns over an expected rise in infections from both viruses during the winter period.

A doctor has warned about one specific symptom that appears to play a “huge part” with the Pirola variant

The Department of the Taoiseach is currently working on the plans.

It is understood that the plans will be very different to those of the past at the height of the pandemic

The newest round of vaccines will come online on 2 October.

Holohan defends the general policy of imposing lockdowns during the pandemic, saying that ICU capacity was not a decisive factor.

Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre said 169 cases of the new Covid Eris strain, which is known as EG.5, have been confirmed in Ireland to date

There has been a steady increase in cases of Covid-19 in recent weeks.

It comes as the new Eris variant has been detected here, with 64 cases confirmed to date

There are concerns that proper measures have not been put in place to protect patients from cross infection