The Cill Aodain Court Hotel in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, closed its doors on St Patrick's Day.
Retailers with international operations have raised concerns that Irish coronavirus restrictions on shopping are less rigid than in many other countries.
Siptu's sectoral organisers - very much the colonels of the Liberty Hall command structure - have strongly backed their own union as the right one to represent them in any personal industrial relations (IR) dispute with the union.
Stock market companies have seen their share prices crash heavily because of Covid-19. While much focus has been on how the US, EU or Irish exchequer is going to underwrite the crisis, how are large listed firms positioned to ride out this storm?
The new owner of five revamped office buildings on Merchant's Quay, opposite Dublin's Four Courts, is offering a 40pc discount on office space to any State department, non-government organisation or private company tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
Dalata, the country's biggest hotel operator, is in talks with a number of Government agencies about potentially providing accommodation to coronavirus-related front-line workers.
Tens of thousands of people may struggle to claim redundancy payments because of significant issues with the liquidation process due to the coronavirus restrictions.
