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Heart disease is the most common underlying health condition in coronavirus patients admitted to hospital intensive care units across the country, it emerged yesterday.

Confirmation that there would be no inter-county championship until October at the earliest came yesterday as the GAA instructed clubs and counties to remain closed to activities for a further...

An apparent attempt to invade Venezuela involving several Americans remains shrouded in confusion as the two countries traded accusations but offered little new information about the mysterious mission.

In 1970, when Joni Mitchell noted down the lyrics for 'Big Yellow Taxi', she can't have imagined that 50 years on, those words could be reapplied to the prospect of...

For some people the sound of a doorbell or buzzer brings a new excitement in the current world we find ourselves inhabiting.

I booked a flight yesterday. I have no idea if I will actually find myself on that plane, strapped in and ready for take-off on the afternoon of Thursday, December...

Dublin-based aircraft leasing giant Avolon said 80pc of its customers have sought payment relief measures as the bulk of the world's airline fleets remain grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The State's largest private landlord, Ires Reit, has warned there is "no certainty" in relation to the rate of rent collection in the upcoming months due to the impact of...

Pharmacies face a sales slump, a credit crisis and "unsustainable costs", the Irish Pharmacy Union says.

The IMF has predicted that the Covid-19 crisis will see the eurozone economy contract by 7.5pc this year, while ECB president Christine Lagarde has warned it could be much worse...

French designer Marine Serre has been using masks in her collections since her catwalk debut in 2018, yet this season they took on a whole new meaning. In late February,...

Kilkenny hurling legend Tommy Walsh admitted that his younger self would not hesitate to tog out for the Cats in a championship later this year, even without a Covid-19 vaccine.

The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the Moon under a new US-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, sources have said.

Top of the list of predictions for a post-Covid-19 world is remote working. Academic experts, international think tanks, bosses and politicians all see an explosion in long-term remote working as...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk looks set to receive a £600 million boost to his wealth after his company hit its targets.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk looks set to receive a £600 million boost to his wealth after his company hit its targets.

A whistleblower in a HSE nursing home where a significant number of patients have died from Covid-19 has made a protected disclosure over the handling of the outbreak at the...

A whistleblower in a HSE nursing home where a significant number of patients have died from Covid-19 has made a protected disclosure over the handling of the outbreak at the...

Health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections that could force governments around the world to clamp back down,...

Christy Dignam has been left heartbroken after his beloved father, Christy Snr, lost his battle with Covid-19.

Spain has extended the state of emergency imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic for two more weeks from Sunday, allowing the government to control people's movements as it gradually relaxes...

CHILDCARE is to be provided to five thousand families with essential workers under a plan outlined by Children Minister Katherien Zappone this evening.

Turkey has entered a new phase in the battle against coronavirus in which it aims to eliminate the disease and reopen businesses, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday. New...

London's top index steered clear of falling European stocks on Wednesday, ending the day more or less the same as it had started.

Health officials have raised concerns over the emergence of further waves of coronavirus as countries begin to ease lockdowns.

South Korea returned largely to normal Wednesday as workers went back to offices, and museums and libraries reopened under eased social distancing rules, AFP said. The country endured one of...

A double-leg amputee has raised almost £10,000 by walking a marathon distance for the charity that supported her.

FRONTLINE health workers have been offered flexible working options including virtual clinics to enable them to care for their children while creches are closed.

Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday, the Health Ministry said. Restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners as the Gulf state eases restrictions designed to stop...

A bridge in southern China's Guangdong Province has been temporarily closed after it began shaking in the wind.

A father-of-two who spent 19 days in an induced coma in hospital has recovered from coronavirus and returned home in time to celebrate his son's second birthday.

Israel announced a plan for thousands of new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday as Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations there, Reuters...

European astronomers have found the closest black hole to Earth yet – so near that two stars orbiting it can be seen by the naked eye.

Russia's Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has tested positive for Covid-19, her press secretary, Anna Usachyova, said on Wednesday. Lyubimova has “mild symptoms,” and is working from home, according to the...

More than a third of families with children living at home expect to be making financial sacrifices for up to a year potentially after the coronavirus lockdown ends, a survey...

General Motors' first-quarter net income fell 88%, but it still managed to make 247 million dollars (£198 million) despite the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic.

Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways it to lay off staff due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

After his bar barely survived the financial crash in 2008, Martin Colbert took the decision to turn his business into a limited company to help protect his family.

Accommodation platform Airbnb is cutting a fourth of its global workforce because of Covid-19 disruption, but the company isn't saying how many of its 500 employees in Dublin will be...

The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees has said it only has enough cash to operate until the end of May because of American funding cuts. Elizabeth Campbell, the director of...