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Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has revealed he's infected with the coronavirus.

Bohemians have reassured their players that their contracts will be honoured and that they will be paid their wages this season as the League of Ireland struggles to cope with...

A prison riot in Colombia's capital Bogota left 23 prisoners dead and 83 injured as detainees protested about sanitary conditions amid the global outbreak of coronavirus.

Car sales have "fallen off a cliff" with customers steering clear of dealerships and carmakers shutting their plants around the world.

A woman has been arrested for murder after a seven-year-old girl was stabbed by a stranger in what police believe to be a random attack in an English park.

Two Gaelic football coaches working as teachers have severely criticised the Stormont Executive for their muddled messages over children's education during the coronavirus crisis.

The Olympics are on the verge of being postponed after a four-week deadline was yesterday agreed for alternative plans to be drawn up.

Irish tourists stranded in Peru have appealed to the Government to bring them home immediately as the threat of violence looms over them.

An Irishman who was at the Cheltenham racing festival two weeks ago has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted amnesty and reduced sentences for all crimes committed before yesterday, while also offering amnesty to military deserters who turn themselves in within the next few...

A rapidly growing number of Irish organisations, including the HSE, are turning to an Italian firm that uses ozone gas to kill Covid-19 and other viruses in rooms and vehicles.

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed all of us in unprecedented circumstances, and exceptional measures are required from all of us to get through it.

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe says a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus impact.

McDonald's said it had taken the “difficult decision” to close all its restaurants in Ireland and the UK over fears of the spread of Covid-19.

McDonald's said it had taken the “difficult decision” to close all its restaurants in Ireland and the UK over fears of the spread of Covid-19.

France saw a major spike in Covid-19 deaths on Sunday as 112 more people were confirmed dead, bringing the total number to 674. Cases of infection sharply increased as well,...

NHS healthcare workers have received a round of applause and flowers from staff at Tesco in a nod to their work during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Spanish government sought on Sunday to extend until April 11 a state of emergency that it has imposed to try to control Europe's second-worst outbreak of coronavirus.

UCD is operating the first call centre outside the HSE to provide test results, information and advice to people who have had COVID-19 tests and to gather information on close...

A DUBLIN family living at a flat complex went viral on social media this week when their idea of playing social distance bingo was recorded.

A fourth person has died from the coronavirus and another 121 have tested positive.

A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, critically injuring a teenager caught in a collapsed building in the city centre and prompting appeals for social distancing...

It was accepting we had finally lost control that hit us the hardest.

Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo has revealed that he is infected with coronavirus.

Neil Diamond has penned a new version of Sweet Caroline to encourage the public to wash their hands and follow social distancing advice.

A Wexford publican is delivering pints to his loyal elderly customers so that he can give them company and "break up their day a bit".

IRISH people trapped in Peru's coronavirus lockdown are to be rescued with an emergency charter flight in the coming days.

A second Covid-19 patient has died in Northern Ireland.

Health workers recorded 61 new cases of Covid-19 in Russia, bringing their total number to 367, the authorities said on Sunday. The new patients, 54 of which were identified in...

THE government is promising a "significant" financial support package that goes "well beyond" payments already on offer for people who lose their jobs in the coronavirus crisis.

We are told social distancing is key to slowing down the spread of the coronavirus.I hear it is being renamed now and called physical distancing?

We are told social distancing is key to slowing down the spread of the coronavirus.I hear it is being renamed now and called physical distancing?

THREE Naval Service vessels will assist with Covid-19 testing from today as the Defence Forces are also considering the use of non-essential army facilities to support the Health Service Executive...

Brescia president Massimo Cellino has called for the Serie A season to be cancelled due to "the plague" of coronavirus.

Italy, Iran and the United States reported soaring new death tolls as the coronavirus pandemic marched relentlessly across the globe on Sunday, prompting a scramble in hard-hit regions to set...

A backlog of 40,000 people who are waiting for a coronavirus test has built up, HSE officials revealed today.

The weather will continue to improve into next week, Met Éireann says, but measures have been put in place after outdoor revellers continued to ignore social distancing advice.

The parent company of SuperValu and Centra launched a recruitment drive today for workers with retail, fresh food, hospitality, driving and warehousing experience.

AN IRISHMAN who attended the Cheltenham racing festival two weeks ago has tested positive for Covid-19.

Iran's supreme leader has refused US assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America.