The maximum sentence for an assault on a frontline worker will increase from seven to 12 years

The Government intends to increase the maximum penalty for assaulting frontline workers, including nurses and midwives

A total of €208 million in tax-free pandemic bonus payments has been issued, the Minister for Health said.

Covid deaths 'mercifully significantly fewer' than 2020, Barchester Healthcare Ltd reports

The founder of a food bank says she curled up on her couch and cried for hours after being verbally abused from "entitled" people demanding supplies

Three women deployed to work in Cork’s Covid test centres talk to EMMA CONNOLLY about their jobs, family life, and making friends for life