Weeks of mixed messages and leaks about Covid-19 strategy have eroded the public’s trust in our leaders and it is crucial that they regain it

Stephen Donnelly may be pledging more than he can deliver on vaccines while the new Living with Covid plan is short on detail and has brought more confusion. We deserve better

While the vaccine rollout should reduce the number of new Covid-19 cases, the increased transmissibility of the new variant mean progress in suppressing the virus has slowed

After the week of bungled communications the government endured, asking people to put their faith in such a detail-free plan may strike some as asking a lot

Tackling climate change and Covid-19, and trying to prevent conflicts, are key goals

GPs have been given guidance on who is next in line to receive vaccination, to prevent extra doses spoiling

Mass travel, from the influx of Italian fans after a cancelled rugby match, to Cheltenham, to holiday makers returning from Spain and the ‘meaningful Christmas’ shows a leadership that has been unwilling to learn from cruel experience

HSE considers ending surge capacity arrangements with private hospitals as number of Covid-19 hospitalisations falls

The SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan launched last month aims to ensure that Irish companies are set up for success, but even when trading within the single market, national regulations and tax rules can be a hindrance to expansion

It’s hard to look at the swift rollout of coronavirus vaccinations in other countries and not feel at least a pang of envy

The ECB responded to the last global recession by embarking on an austerity binge, but things are different this time

With most businesses in Dublin and other cities currently shuttered, an increasing number of people are taking the plunge and relocating to rural boltholes. The benefits, they say, are immediate and obvious

In these strange days, the only consolation is the knowledge that everybody else has gone a little bit crazy too

A last-minute adjustment to ditch the AstraZeneca jab for the over-70s brought another unwelcome delay to the vaccine rollout, but GPs say steady work is being done behind the scenes

The National Service Plan shows that €200m of the €1.6bn allocated to fighting the pandemic is to be spent on the rollout of vaccinations

The medical expert warns mandatory quarantine is vital to protect our national vaccine strategy from new Covid-19 variant

Taoiseach will give no consideration to reopening hospitality before mid-summer, while chief executive of restaurants association says businesses are being pushed ‘closer to financial ruin and meltdown’

The €250 million tax relief scheme designed to save tourism jobs during the pandemic has seen only €1.6 million worth of potential refunds being claimed

The over-80s benefited most with the weekly average for new cases falling more

Workers who were part of the temporary wage supplement scheme or received the PUP are liable to repay tax, but Revenue is at least trying to make it easier to address underpayments