Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys has said that the government will not be found wanting in providing the necessary supports to get businesses back up and running and people back to work following the impact of the coronavirus.

People who are engaging in bulk purchasing or panic buying are “wasting their money” and causing unnecessary problems, Business Minister Heather Humphreys has said.

Senior Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil negotiators are holding further talks this afternoon on forming a government.

The Government has expanded on its rescue plans and €400m in financial aid for businesses impacted by the spread of coronavirus including the release of loans of up to €1.5m at reduced rates.

Leo Varadkar was due to travel to New York on Tuesday to attend a meeting at the United Nations headquarters, but cancelled his plans last minute, allowing him to stay in Ireland to deal with the “evolving situation”

Wales picked out Tadhg Furlong for special criticism.

After days of ridiculous claims that a left-wing coalition was possible, Sinn Féin has finally re-entered the real world, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Cavan-Monaghan was the final constituency to elect their TDs last night with the final two seats in the 33rd Dáil going to Fianna Fáil.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin conceded it was a “bad day” for his party.

Health was a major factor in how people voted in the general election, according to an exit poll.

Hannah Humphreys will play her first-ever competitive indoor hockey match this morning at the EuroHockey Championships III in Bratislava.

Heather Humphreys, the business, enterprise, and innovation minister, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation has announced that she is considering the introduction of the so–called right to disconnect.

The man had been convicted in November 2015 of a sexual assault while working here as a taxi driver and received a three-year sentence which he unsuccessfully appealed.

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys is to bring in new rules around the sale and use of gift vouchers to improve consumer rights in the area.

New laws will give all vouchers a five-year expiry time while also meaning people won't have to spend the entirity of the balance in one transaction.

There is a growing sense that the Government is losing the battle against crime, Micheál Martin said.

A man responsible for cash at a McDonald’s outlet pocketed more than €7,000 on trips to the safe has been jailed.

The proposed cutbacks at State broadcaster RTE are appropriate given a bailout from the taxpayer “would not be a satisfactory solution” according to a Government minister.

The man was married to another woman at the time of his third 'marriage' in Pakistan in 2016.

Heather Humphreys says workers shouldn't feel they have to answer work-related calls or deal with emails late at night.

The woman came here from Georgia 11 years ago on a false EU passport.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys is under pressure to explain why she and her department were given no advance warning about significant jobs losses in Cork and Clare.

The loss, within a matter of days, of more than 800 jobs at two US multinational companies highlights, once again, the nature of Ireland’s unbalanced economy and the urgent need to assist, promote and encourage indigenous industry.

Heather Humphreys confirmed today that she has received no briefings from the job development agencies here of any further large scale imminent job losses.

Concerns have been raised about issues at high-rise construction sites in Dublin.

The Government is set to make an extra €10m available for loans to some of the country’s smallest companies amid ongoing concerns of a no-deal Brexit by the end of this month.

Deprivation in Limerick’s regeneration areas is worse than before the €300m process started, a new study claims.

An eight-year-old boy who was expelled from a country school after assaulting five members of staff - striking one with a hurl - must be re-enrolled, according to the Department of Education, the High Court heard today.