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March 29, 2020
Mbanda’s acts shine like a beacon in these dark times

Fair play to Conor McGregor. Times like this reveal the true measure of a man and in pledging €1 million to fight Covid-19 the MMA star has done this country...

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March 29, 2020
Pandemic poised to leave lasting scars on Irish economy

As nations throughout the world struggle to limit the spread of Covid-19, they are subjecting their citizens and economies to restrictions that would have been inconceivable only a few weeks...

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March 29, 2020
Retailers seek €330m in rental support

Retailers are seeking significant support from the Government in paying commercial rent ahead of Wednesday, when hundreds of millions of euro are due to be paid for quarter two.

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March 29, 2020
State will have to stump up more cash as Covid-19 reality bites

Estimates of the economic and exchequer cost of the coronavirus outbreak are beginning to take shape. But they still look somewhat unrealistic and may well be revised further downward in...

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March 29, 2020
Time to focus on the things you can control

Before Hollywood borrowed the phrase for a movie about ballet, the term 'black swan' referred to an unexpected, unprecedented event of significant magnitude. It was popularised by a book of...

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March 29, 2020
Virtual meetings key to avoiding isolation at home

It was almost five o'clock last Friday evening. The employees were gathering to take part in a team happy hour. My coaching client, a manager of a unit for a...

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March 29, 2020
We must prepare now for recovery – otherwise we will prepare to fail

International experience of the aftermath of disasters shows that well-intentioned government emergency measures are often the biggest obstacle to recovery.

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March 29, 2020
We must save lives and pay the bill later

It is increasingly clear that the Irish economy is undergoing the sharpest and most sudden downturn it has ever experienced. The need to slow the spread of the coronavirus has...

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March 29, 2020
World’s biggest club struggling to weather the global financial storm

The statement from Barcelona on Thursday morning was certainly intended to announce something in relation to the reduction of the biggest wage bill in world football, but for exactly what...

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March 28, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus team-mates agree to waive four months wages worth €90m

Juventus players have agreed to waive four months' wages to help the club's finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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March 28, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus team-mates agree to waive four months wages in €90m gesture

Juventus players have agreed to waive four months' wages to help the club's finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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March 28, 2020
Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 30,000, with two thirds in Europe – AFP

The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives around the globe, according to the calculations by AFP news agency. Some 20,000 of the victims were in Europe where...

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March 28, 2020
Revealed: Government publishes list of essential workers

THE Government has published a list of essential workers who are allowed to travel to work despite the coronavirus lockdown.

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March 28, 2020
Covid-19: 14 more deaths and 294 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed in Ireland

FOURTEEN more people have died from the coronavirus in Ireland, taking the country's death toll to 36, the National Public Health Emergency Team has announced.

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March 28, 2020
Shane Ross confirms NCTs are suspended until further notice

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has confirmed that the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), the National Car Testing Service (NCT), as well as the Commercial Vehicle Testing System are suspended...

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March 28, 2020
Conquering the mental hill of isolation – the Lenihan way

When John Lenihan read what John Treacy wrote about him in the foreword for his book 'Tough as Leather', he knew his former team-mate had him summed up. Lenihan was...

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March 28, 2020
Conquering the mental hill of isolation – the John Lenihan way

When John Lenihan read what John Treacy wrote about him in the foreword for his book 'Tough as Leather', he knew his former team-mate had him summed up. Lenihan was...

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March 28, 2020
Royal Mint to make up to 4,000 visors a day for hospital staff

The Royal Mint is to manufacture up to 4,000 medical visors per day to help protect NHS staff from coronavirus.

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March 28, 2020
Explainer: what is cocooning and how can it be implemented?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar yesterday announced almost total lockdown for the country for the next two week period and said that those over 70 and those at high risk of catching...

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March 28, 2020
West Ham report eight players showing mild symptoms of Covid-19 virus

West Ham have eight players in self-isolation showing mild symptoms of coronavirus.

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March 28, 2020
Hardware shops, garden centres and office supply stores must close under new lockdown rules

Hardware and electrical stores, gardening centres and shops that sell IT/office equipment must close under the new lockdown rules - but can offer home delivery or emergency call-out services.

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March 28, 2020
Top judge says children of separated parents should use Skype if Covid-19 halts access

A leading judge has told divorced and separated parents to allow children to use video call apps such as Skype and Zoom if child access arrangements can't be maintained due...

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March 28, 2020
President Trump invokes act to force General Motors to produce ventilators

President Donald Trump has issued a Defence Production Act order to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients.

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March 28, 2020
‘Our first wedding anniversary will be spent in lockdown – but we know we’re lucky’

Every mobile phone across New Zealand rang with an emergency tone at 6.30pm on Tuesday 25th March, announcing a National Emergency and a lockdown from 11.59pm, ‘likely to stay in...

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March 28, 2020
EU will help Ireland with virus fallout – but not ‘debt-sharing’

Is the EU again being "shown up" by the coronavirus economic fallout?

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March 28, 2020
‘What once felt like a beautiful apartment is suddenly small, confined and soulless’

In Dubai you will find a wealth of skyscrapers, luxury hotels, picturesque beaches and piercing blue skies. It also just happens to be the home of more than 10,000 Irish...

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March 28, 2020
It’s a very tough time for all of us… especially now that the quare hawks are out in force

So there you were with a harmless name like Mick or Tom or Joe or Mary or Noreen, minding your own business.

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March 28, 2020
Emergency economic measures could become mainstream

Not the least of our current difficulties is that, just when we desperately need answers, no accurate answers are available.

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March 28, 2020
The Italian lesson: Treat the crisis as a marathon

Here in Milan, in the region that has already counted more deaths than the whole of China, we have entered the third week of lockdown. Our lives have radically changed,...

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March 28, 2020
Expert projects virus to kill 81,000 in US by June

The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June, according to a data analysis done...

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March 28, 2020
From the Ireland front row to the Irish frontline: ‘My country is calling for me. I have a duty’

She reels off the routine as a matter of fact. Sticking to the steps rigidly could be a matter of life and death.

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March 28, 2020
Locked down: Stay at home

Ireland today enters a strict two-week period of almost total lockdown in a bid to crush the coronavirus outbreak.

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March 28, 2020
Fury as Gantz agrees to unity government with Netanyahu

Israel is headed for a unity government after opposition leader Benny Gantz moved towards an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disappointing voters who had hoped to bring down the...

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March 28, 2020
Harry and Meghan move to Hollywood

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have left Canada to set up a new permanent base in California, according to reports.

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March 28, 2020
Lockdown Letters: ‘What once felt like a beautiful apartment is suddenly small, confined and soulless’

In Dubai you will find a wealth of skyscrapers, luxury hotels, picturesque beaches and piercing blue skies. It also just happens to be the home of more than 10,000 Irish...

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March 28, 2020
Hospital bans birth partners over virus

Mullingar Regional Hospital has banned partners from attending the births of their children due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus.

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March 28, 2020
Irish to be flown back from Peru

More than 100 Irish citizens stranded in Peru are expected to be flown back to Ireland tomorrow.

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March 28, 2020
Lifestyle could explain why men more vulnerable to virus

The coronavirus so far seems to be taking a higher toll on men in Ireland than on women - mirroring a gender gap also seen in countries like Italy, China...

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March 28, 2020
Russia split over reform that would let Putin rule until 2036

Russia is sharply divided over a constitutional change that would allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036, an opinion poll published yesterday has found.

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March 28, 2020
Spanish PM calls emergency cabinet meeting as pandemic death toll skyrockets

With Spain reporting its deadliest day yet of the outbreak, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez convened an emergency cabinet meeting to try to chart a way out of the crisis rapidly...

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