# Lockdown

All time

# Vaccines

Australia PM 'sorry' for slow vaccine rollout, as Sydney records record jump in Covid cases

The vaccination rate is currently languishing around 11%.

26.9k

Jul 22nd 2021, 6:41 AM

# Australia

Sydney lockdown extended by at least two weeks as city struggles to contain Covid outbreak

In the past 24 hours, 97 new cases were recorded, more than the 89 reported the previous day.

23.0k

Jul 14th 2021, 7:03 AM

# Lockdown

Australian apartment blocks placed in hard lockdown in efforts to curb Covid outbreak

Australia’s latest Covid-19 outbreak began in mid-June and has since grown to 767 cases.

31.0k

Jul 13th 2021, 7:01 AM

# Australia

Sydney extends lockdown for at least another week as Delta cluster grows

The lockdown is now expected to end on Friday 16 July.

22.5k

Jul 7th 2021, 6:57 AM

Voices

Opinion: We've spent weeks preparing for indoor dining - who is going to foot that bill?

Rachel Keane of Póg Cafe Group says people in the industry are tired and fed up of the lack of clear communication from Government.

28.3k

Updated

Jul 1st 2021, 3:56 PM

# Australia

Australia's outback hub goes into lockdown as anger mounts over slow vaccine rollout

About 5% of Australians are reported to be fully vaccinated.

27.4k

Jun 30th 2021, 7:16 AM

# Australia

10 million now in lockdown as fourth Australian city issues stay-at-home orders

Australia is now battling flare-ups of the highly contagious Delta variant.

40.5k

Jun 29th 2021, 6:57 AM

# Coronavirus

Millions in Sydney wake to two-week lockdown as Australia tries to contain Delta outbreak

The flare-up has been a shock for a city that had returned to relative normality.

54.0k

Jun 27th 2021, 7:13 AM

# Live Music

Musicians call for clear plan to reopen live entertainment industry

Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest in Dublin calling for a commitment from the government to reopen the sector.

11.0k

Jun 23rd 2021, 7:22 PM

# Public Opinion

Ireland's Covid measures consistently less restrictive than majority wanted – ESRI

‘Overwhelming majority’ have supported public health measures and would have preferred them to be more restrictive.

14.5k

Jun 22nd 2021, 11:29 AM

# Delta Variant

Johnson poised to delay UK Covid lockdown lifting to July as experts urge caution

Ministers are considering putting back the final easing of controls in England for four weeks as cases of the Delta variant surge.

43.1k

Updated

Jun 12th 2021, 2:00 PM

# South William Street

Gardaí maintain visible presence in Dublin city centre after public order incidents

Members of the public order unit have conducted patrols in the area all day today.

Gardaí arrested 14 people, including five juveniles, as violence broke out on the street.

Reports from sources that gardaí were attacked with glass bottles has been confirmed by gardaí.

One garda was treated in hospital for a leg injury.

114k

193

Updated

Jun 5th 2021, 8:00 PM

# England

English exit from lockdown reportedly to be delayed by two weeks as Covid cases surge

Social distancing and mask wearing could be set to remain in place until 5 July, according to multiple reports.

46.8k

Jun 5th 2021, 7:54 AM

# Australia

The city of Melbourne has been placed in lockdown after a spike in Covid-19 cases

A slow roll out of vaccines and hotel quarantine failings have been blamed for the spike in cases.

29.2k

May 27th 2021, 7:08 AM

# Covid-19

‘High degree of confidence’ vaccines work against Indian variant, Matt Hancock says

The British Health Secretary said it is “appropriate” to push on with the major easing of lockdown in England.

18.7k

May 16th 2021, 1:23 PM

# level 3 plus

At a glance: Everything you need to know about the reopening plan announced tonight

These are all the key dates you need to know.

The government agreed to ease a number of Covid-19 restrictions on a phased basis from next month.

Inter-county travel, more outdoor meetings and increased numbers at funerals and wedding services from 10 May.

The Taoiseach said: "Hope is returning."

70.9k

Apr 29th 2021, 8:27 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Taoiseach announces reopening plan with haircuts, click-and-collect and garden meet-ups back from 10 May

Cabinet agreed a range of measures this afternoon.

149k

Updated

Apr 29th 2021, 7:00 PM

# Nepal

Offices closed and markets shut as Nepal imposes 15-day lockdown amid surge in Covid cases

The lockdown was imposed in most of the Himalayan nation’s major cities and towns.

10.2k

Apr 29th 2021, 9:24 AM

# India

India’s capital to lock down as nation’s virus cases top 15 million

New Delhi has reported 25,462 cases and 161 deaths in the past 24 hours.

11.7k

Apr 19th 2021, 11:26 AM

# Bolsonaro

Brazil president rejects lockdown despite record Covid-19 death toll

Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 4,195 deaths yesterday.

53.2k

Apr 7th 2021, 9:31 PM

# Lockdown

Eight arrests over planned protest in Dublin city centre

Seven men and one woman were arrested.

57.4k

Apr 4th 2021, 6:49 PM

# Lockdown

Sharp decline in recorded crime rates in 2020 amid pandemic

The biggest drop was in burglary and related offences, falling by over a third in 2020 compared to the previous year.

7.6k

Mar 29th 2021, 2:02 PM

# Jabs

Ireland yet to receive Covid vaccine offer from UK, says Coveney but government interested in discussing it

The United Kingdom reportedly plans to supply Ireland with 3.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

62.9k

118

Updated

Mar 28th 2021, 1:39 PM

# One Year On

UK falls silent to remember Covid-19 victims, marking one year since its first lockdown

The public is also being urged to stand on their doorsteps at 8pm with a candle or light.

7.8k

Mar 23rd 2021, 1:10 PM

# restrictions

This report to NPHET breaks down how lockdown in Ireland compares to other countries

Restrictions on hospitality, curfews and gatherings are among the key differences between countries.

26.5k

Mar 22nd 2021, 2:15 PM

# Lockdown

London police warn there will be arrests if people protest this weekend

Police faced criticism for how they handled demonstrations following the killing of Sarah Everard.

18.7k

Mar 20th 2021, 6:30 AM

# Stormont

'We have a long way to go': NI ministers agree path forward for 'cautious' easing of lockdown

The plan includes up to six people from two households being able to meet outdoors in a private garden from 1 April.

25.4k

Updated

Mar 16th 2021, 7:51 PM

# Coronavirus

24 hours that changed everything: An oral history

People across Ireland – including key decision-makers – tell the story of Thursday 12 March 2020.

111k

Mar 12th 2021, 9:00 AM

# Construction

Building company launches High Court action against government's construction shutdown

It claims the private construction sector is being unfairly discriminated against.

34.1k

Mar 5th 2021, 7:07 PM

# Northern Ireland

Arlene Foster vows that current lockdown will be Northern Ireland's last

The powersharing administration faced criticism for not attaching dates to its pathway to recovery.

28.9k

Updated

Mar 2nd 2021, 9:45 PM

# Northern Ireland

Stormont ministers to finalise details of lockdown exit plan

The plan is likely to outline the sequence in which current lockdown restrictions will lift.

4.9k

Mar 2nd 2021, 7:08 AM

# Stormont

Ministers to iron out final details of Northern Ireland's lockdown exit strategy today

The plan is likely to outline the sequence in which current lockdown restrictions will lift.

7.9k

Mar 1st 2021, 7:07 AM

# the times we live in

Why the start of the pandemic might feel like a million years ago rather than just one

We speak to an expert on humans perception of time.

14.8k

Feb 27th 2021, 10:30 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why is the government changing the Living With Covid plan again?

We take a look for this week’s podcast episode.

29.6k

Feb 25th 2021, 7:50 AM

# Lockdown

'A time will come when they diverge': Government yet to consider plan of what to do when restrictions ease in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland remains in lockdown until 1 April.

29.8k

Feb 23rd 2021, 8:47 PM

# easing lockdown

Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until at least 5 April, Cabinet sub-committee agrees

The government is expected to publish its updated Living with Covid plan this week.

227k

191

Updated

Feb 22nd 2021, 11:01 PM

# Lockdown

Restrictions for March to be set out 'with clarity' this week, minister says

Legislation on mandatory hotel quarantine is due to come before the Dáil this week.

66.2k

Feb 21st 2021, 1:42 PM

# Lockdown

Strict restrictions set to remain in place until May as all primary school students to return by 15 March

Progress in driving down Covid-19 numbers is slowing down in Ireland.

238k

381

Updated

Feb 19th 2021, 1:30 PM

# Lockdown

Prolonged lockdown restrictions on the cards 'until the Easter period', says Taoiseach

The priority remains the phased return of schools and construction, and not much else in the weeks to come.

157k

229

Updated

Feb 11th 2021, 8:52 AM

# extended

Germany to extend lockdown until 7 March amid concern over variants

Some exceptions will be made with hairdressers permitted to resume business on 1 March.

24.9k

Feb 10th 2021, 7:55 PM