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Gardai conducting checkpoints across the country this bank holiday weekend has seen a high compliance with travel restrictions put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19.

An Olympic rower has joined the fight against coronavirus as a junior doctor, while still training for the postponed games.

Spaniards are exercising on the streets for the first time after seven weeks of coronavirus lockdown.

As more and more countries issue guidance for people to shield their faces in public, we asked a health expert to demonstrate how to make your own face mask at...

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Independent.ie reporters keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news in Ireland and across the world.

Russia has reported its highest one-day jump in new coronavirus cases as some other countries relax lockdown restrictions.

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein visited Harvard University dozens of times after his conviction and was given his own office at the site, a review has found.

The White House has reportedly blocked coronavirus task force member Dr Anthony Fauci from testifying at a hearing on the Covid-19 outbreak.

The fishing got me thinking about the sex on the television. 'Normal People' was all catch and no release.

The European response to the coronavirus pandemic has varied significantly from country to country - and Sweden's approach has been markedly different from elsewhere.

The country is facing into another 100 days of strict social-distancing regulations under the Government's roadmap for exiting the lockdown.

Lockdown. Confinement. Sequestration. Regardless of what word you choose, we are all deep into a strange new grip of detachment and disconnection.

Former Ireland international Jonathan Walters says players are fearful of speaking out over their safety concerns about returning to action.

Countries that managed to get an early grip on coronavirus are less likely to impose continued isolation on their elderly, it has emerged.

I had the great pleasure of seeing my niece and nephew this week. It was brief and through the car window, but lovely nonetheless.

First, the good news. Flying does have a future and it involves the mother of all sales.

When they emerged, the children of Cádiz were bleary-eyed. They poured on to the streets. Legs and arms didn't seem to work quite as they remembered. But when they limbered...

The queues began outside the Ikea store at Taastrup, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, on Monday morning. Within a couple of hours, the line was more than 100 metres long.

Democrat presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has denied he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide, addressing the allegation publicly for the first time under increasing pressure from his party to speak...

Donald Trump, bingeing on Coke and salt-soaked French fries, looks puffy, stressed and very, very, unhappy.

How precarious the present feels, even as the parameters of our world are about to be extended by a few kilometres. Whether the exclusion zone is 5km or 2km, our...

Stripped of all security, ordinary people still have made heroic sacrifices; some, on the front line, the ultimate one.

The Government's roadmap out of coronavirus lockdown has finally given people an idea of when they might be able to again enjoy a social life, sports and entertainment.

Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid speculation about his health.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the five stages of Ireland exiting lockdown, as laid out today, may not go ahead as planned if the number of cases begins to...

You could argue that we're all sitting in anyway, and what better way to reach the nation than go on the Late Late Show?

THE over-70s and other people who are cocooning will only be advised that they can take part in leisure activities outside the home "when it's safe to do so", Health...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid rumours about his health, state media said.

The roadmap is subject to the ongoing public health advice with movement to the next phase only possible if the virus stays under control between each phase.

US regulators have allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster.

The Irish government on Friday announced a further extension to the country's lockdown measures, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar saying they would remain in place until May 18; then first...

AC Milan and Roc Nation have partnered to stage a virtual live event headlined by Alicia Keys that will pay tribute to workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Italy and...

Virgin Galactic's spaceship VSS Unity has landed in the New Mexico desert after its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves towards commercial operations.

“Vigorous” closures of unsafe businesses, a ban on handshakes and curbs on the number of people using the toilet are among measures tabled at talks on a national protocol on...

The Prime Minister took a time-out to catch up with get-well-soon cards sent by children from around the country.

Open air workers, such as builders, landscapers and roofers will return to work in two weeks time under new plans being discussed by the Cabinet.

Open air workers, such as builders, landscapers and roofers, will return to work in two weeks time under new plans being discussed by the Cabinet.