As we begin a period of social distancing and isolation, we've asked three writers to document their experiences. Today, it's the turn of Sophie White, mother to three small children. Follow her journey in the Irish Independent in the days and weeks ahead
Old equipment such as building insulation foam, refrigerators, cooling systems and foam insulation are still leaking ozone-destroying gases into the atmosphere, scientists have said.
For educators - and, indeed, all other sectors - employment was upended last week. Colleagues in the early-years sector found themselves temporarily laid off, emphasising once again the disparity between the working conditions of early-years employees and almost every other education professional.
Idris Elba had never sounded so serious - not even when shooting down questions about whether he wanted to be the next James Bond.
Europe's airports are facing a near total collapse of passenger traffic and need "extraordinary and urgent funding" to remain operational, industry body Airports Council International has warned the European Commission.
With children out of school due to the Covid-19 crisis, RTE could provide a valuable public service by re-jigging its daytime TV schedule to become, in effect, a 'national school'.
Detailed Brexit trade negotiations planned for this week were cancelled yesterday, as government sources indicated the UK is now preparing to seek a mutually agreed extension to the Brexit negotiations in the coming weeks.
