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A Spitfire flypast is reportedly being planned to mark the 100th birthday of Captain Tom Moore, who has raised more than £21 million for NHS Charities Together.

Hospitals in Japan are increasingly turning away sick people as the country struggles with surging coronavirus infections and its emergency medical system collapses.

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Smoke from wildfires in the contaminated evacuation zone around the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant has engulfed Kiev, placing the Ukrainian capital near the top of the global air pollution...

There are not many events in a lifetime where everyone comes together. That was the great thing about sports. I use "was" to reflect the current absence, not a more...

Pauline Goodwin found out she was famous when her phone was ringing non-stop.

Britain could suffer the worst death rate in Europe from coronavirus because it was too slow to respond to the threat, a former World Health Organisation director has said.

The Government is looking to the next stage of the economic battle against the coronavirus and at ways in which it can extend direct support to businesses after putting in...

A man walks out of the MacManus pharmacy in Ballymun, Dublin, barely visible behind the pile of paper bags of medicine he's holding in his gloved hands. He has a...

One of the most toxic elements of the coronavirus is that the road ahead never appears clearly with any obvious way forward. When it comes to the economy and what...

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has confirmed his holiday home in west Cork had been his base during the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.

The Department of Business has told some hardware stores they can reopen during the Covid-19 restrictions - contradicting the advice of the chief medical officer.

The Department of Business has told some hardware stores they can reopen during the Covid-19 restrictions - contradicting the advice of the chief medical officer.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has ordered an 'urgent review' of rules involving workers being flown into the country.

There is often disparaging discussion about the role the 'national interest' plays in coalition talks, the idea that parties use this amorphous concept as an excuse for breaking pre-election promises.

Bertie Ahern used to be the master of the 'Ah Jaysus, somebody should do something about that' school of politics. The mantle has been taken over by Simon Harris.

Roger Stone's demand for a new trial has been ruled out in a judge's blistering opinion that the jury forewoman in Stone's trial was not biased against President Donald Trump's...

After five weeks of lockdown, more than 22,000 deaths and some 170,000 positive cases of coronavirus it seems Italy is preparing for phase two. However, what that will look like...

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US President Donald Trump has urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors on Friday, apparently encouraging protests against stay-at-home restrictions.

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said he is "hopeful" that Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted by May 5.

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Nasa and SpaceX have picked May 27 for resuming astronaut launches from the United States after nine years of complete Russian dependence.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has ordered an ‘urgent review' of rules involving workers being flown into this country.

An Irish father has opened up about how his manner of parenting changing forever when his son nearly choked to death on a grape he had given him.

A memo issued by a major public nursing home which has had 11 Covid-19 related deaths referred to those who had the infection as the "dirtiest patients".

Florida's governor has given the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely.

Exceptions can be made to the no visiting rule where possible for patients in palliative care, the HSE has said.

Armed gardai will be monitoring whether a Traveller funeral tomorrow morning will be the focus of breaching strict coronavirus regulations and if violence could break out in the aftermath of...

Close to 200 horticulture staff were flown to Ireland on a chartered flight into Dublin Airport to pick strawberries.

Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday. “We are moving quickly to deliver cash to all people,”...

Some US states were expected on Friday to announce timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the coronavirus pandemic, a day after President Donald Trump outlined guidelines for a phased...

Reports of a study where 113 patients showed rapid recovery from Covid-19 after taking a drug designed for fighting Ebola was enough to push stock markets up as traders clung...

Bear Grylls will lead a group of Scouts on an indoor hike to the Moon, in aid of BBC One's The Big Night In.

The Supreme Court in Nepal has ordered the government to bring back vulnerable migrant workers stranded abroad amid the Covid-19 crisis after the country barred its own citizens from returning....

FINANCE Minister Paschal Donohoe has added his voice to those calling for motor insurers to offer refunds to motorists.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to the Dublin-based regional airline CityJet, giving it protection from its creditors in a bid for survival.

Bulgaria has imposed a ban on all travel to and from its capital Sofia, after a spike in coronavirus infections and amid concerns over the risk of further spread during...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have discussed by telephone measures aimed at minimizing the negative socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kremlin's press service...