As doubts grow over major sporting events at home and abroad, the IRFU will this morning sit down with Minister for Health Simon Harris to discuss why he has called for the cancellation of Ireland's upcoming Six Nations clash with Italy.
Irish guests "on lockdown" in a hotel in Tenerife were being tested for the coronavirus by a team of doctors last night.
Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, has died aged 91.
The worrying prospect that the coronavirus outbreak could become the first truly disruptive pandemic of the globalisation era is renewing doubts over the stability of the world economy.
Opera singer Placido Domingo apologised to the women who have accused him of sexual harassment yesterday after an investigation by the American Guild of Musical Artists concluded he had behaved inappropriately with female musicians.
Businesses have been urged to make preparations for the impact of the coronavirus, with its effects already hitting firms in Ireland.
The Government's efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus to Ireland were in disarray last night as the IRFU demanded to know why it had sought the cancellation of Ireland's Six Nations match against Italy.
