Fifteen days ago in her workplace in Milan, life was still normal for Offaly woman Allison Colton and her colleagues at a local training centre.
The GP at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Co Clare sought advice from the HSE following his return from Italy and was cleared to work, it is understood.
Irish shares tumbled 2.736pc on Friday, falling along with global equity markets, and world bond markets shaken once again by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Before I took office 100 days ago, I was struck by the boldness of Europe's next generation - both in spirit and in action.
A leading Cork emergency consultant warned that the rate of coronavirus detections points towards the infection eventually reaching epidemic levels in Ireland.
Back in the late 1970s, long before social media, there was a story that did the rounds about a family in England who were becoming increasingly and seriously worried about the threat of nuclear war.
The Government's go-ahead for the St Patrick's Day Festival in the face of the coronavirus crisis has been strongly criticised by leading doctors.
