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March 22, 2020
Teenager killed as strong earthquake shakes Croatia

A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic.

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March 22, 2020
Coronavirus: latest updates from across the world

Covid-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. Here are the latest updates.

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March 22, 2020
Zagreb cathedral damaged as strong earthquake shakes Croatia

A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic, but no casualties were initially reported.

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March 22, 2020
Teenager killed as strong earthquake shakes Croatia

A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic.

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March 22, 2020
IRFU miss wood for the trees with memo that shuts down season

In the space of 24 hours last week the IRFU lobbed two grenades into the public domain - one of them a controlled explosion into which they put a fair...

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March 22, 2020
It’s time to stand up and be counted

Earlier this week, the Diageo-owned subsidiary Guinness announced that it was creating a fund of €1.5m to support communities around the country that have been affected by Covid-19.

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March 22, 2020
Olympics set to be called off until 2021

A postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics now looks inevitable after the governing body of American athletics, USA Track and Field, joined USA Swimming in calling for a delay because...

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March 22, 2020
Remote working virgin? Here’s how to make it pay off for you

'Hello, Tom? Tom, yes, we can see you, but we can't hear you. Try hitting unmute. No, wait a minute - I think it might be star six. Try star...

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March 22, 2020
Sunak races to rescue UK economy

The UK has announced an unprecedented stimulus plan to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus, including paying a portion of citizens' wages for the first time in the nation's...

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March 22, 2020
Why virus offers a true stop-and-think moment

'This is a stop-and-think moment," John Riordan, director of support for Shopify International, told me this past week during a video conference call.

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March 22, 2020
Hospitals braced for new wave of coronavirus cases about to break

At least 14 residents of a private nursing home in Leinster have tested positive for Covid-19.

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March 22, 2020
Companies aren’t alone in this time of crisis

In these extraordinary times, we want to ensure Irish companies know Enterprise Ireland is open for business. We are here to listen to and support Irish export businesses. It's critical...

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March 22, 2020
Compromise is crucial if football is to emerge in good health

How will history remember those who went first when it came to redundancies or pay-cuts? Are Barnet, of the National League, and the Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, to...

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March 22, 2020
Covid-19 sparks concerns over redundancy payouts

Tens of thousands of people may struggle to claim redundancy payments because of significant issues with the liquidation process due to the coronavirus restrictions.

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March 22, 2020
Dalata in talks to offer rooms to key workers

Dalata, the country's biggest hotel operator, is in talks with a number of Government agencies about potentially providing accommodation to coronavirus-related front-line workers.

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March 22, 2020
Dublin offices available at 40pc discount for Coronavirus work

The new owner of five revamped office buildings on Merchant's Quay, opposite Dublin's Four Courts, is offering a 40pc discount on office space to any State department, non-government organisation or...

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March 22, 2020
Employees could do with the billions spent on stock buybacks

Stock market companies have seen their share prices crash heavily because of Covid-19. While much focus has been on how the US, EU or Irish exchequer is going to underwrite...

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March 22, 2020
Ergo: Siptu colonels back their own union to represent the troops

Siptu's sectoral organisers - very much the colonels of the Liberty Hall command structure - have strongly backed their own union as the right one to represent them in any...

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March 22, 2020
European retailers seek more Irish action on pandemic

Retailers with international operations have raised concerns that Irish coronavirus restrictions on shopping are less rigid than in many other countries.

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March 22, 2020
Hospitality firms pay price of virus lockdown

The Cill Aodain Court Hotel in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, closed its doors on St Patrick's Day.

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March 21, 2020
‘He struck the right note, so I borrowed some of his phrases’ – EasyJet chief apologises after staff video copies Taoiseach’s speech

Imitation is said to be a form of flattery, but UK airliner EasyJet has had to apologise after it plagiarised Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in a motivational address to staff.

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March 21, 2020
Jordan on virus lockdown as Iranian death toll rises

Air raid sirens have echoed across Jordan's capital Amman to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lockdown in the Middle East aimed at containing the coronavirus.

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March 21, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: 102 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed, bringing total to 785

A further 102 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ireland, the Department of Health announced this evening.

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March 21, 2020
PM’s praise for seven-year-old who cancelled birthday party due to virus

Boris Johnson has written a letter praising a seven-year-old for cancelling her birthday party amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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March 21, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 793 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,825

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday, an increase of 19.6pc - by far the largest daily...

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March 21, 2020
Coronavirus across Europe: Deaths in Italy surge by 793 in a day, Spain to boost testing

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday, an increase of 19.6pc - by far the largest daily...

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March 21, 2020
RTÉ staff member tests positive for Covid-19

An RTÉ staff member has tested positive for Covid-19, Independent.ie has learned.

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March 21, 2020
Virtually yours: Guests celebrate civil partnership with video call to ceremony

A couple from London have become civil partners at a ceremony watched by their family and friends via a video call amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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March 21, 2020
‘You are letting down the people of this country’ – Pubs that remain open will be forcibly closed, Harris says

PUBS who remain open will forcibly be shut by the government for not complying with a request to close and limit the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Simon Harris...

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March 21, 2020
Care home recreates life-sized Hungry Hippos game to lift morale in isolation

Residents and staff at Bryn Celyn care home in Wales have recreated a life-sized version of the game Hungry Hungry Hippos in an attempt to stave off self-isolation boredom.

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March 21, 2020
Koala hand-raised in fake pouch ‘thriving’ at zoo

A koala joey being hand-raised by keepers at San Diego Zoo is “thriving”, according to its carers.

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March 21, 2020
Every little helps: Tesco Ireland to give staff pay bonus ‘for going above and beyond during Covid-19’

Tesco Ireland has announced that it will be giving a pay bonus to staff 'for going above and beyond during Covid-19'.

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March 21, 2020
Dublin mother with ill baby stuck in lockdown in Peru: ‘We don’t know when we are going to get out’

A Dublin mother whose nine-month-old baby is recovering from pneumonia is appealing for help after they became stranded in Peru because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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March 21, 2020
Air raid sirens sound in Jordan to mark start of coronavirus lock-down

Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan's capital to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lock-down in the Middle East aimed at containing coronavirus.

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March 21, 2020
‘It’s normal to feel scared, but you’re not alone’ – Ryan Tubridy praised for ‘incredible’ coronavirus speech on Late Late

Ryan Tubridy has been widely praised for a speech on the Late Late Show last night which saw him "so eloquently capturing our individual and national anxiety at this time...

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March 21, 2020
Man runs marathon on 23ft balcony during French lockdown

In the age of enforced confinement, Elisha Nochomovitz still found a way to run a marathon - back and forth on his balcony in France.

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March 21, 2020
Tens of millions in lock-down in US as state officials act to halt virus spread

Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe.

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March 21, 2020
Grenfell resident impersonator jailed for £32,000 fraud

A man has been imprisoned after he claimed to have been a resident of Grenfell Tower to defraud a London council of nearly £32,000.

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March 21, 2020
Iran & France conduct prisoner swap in ‘act of mutual cooperation’

Iran and France carried out a prisoner swap on Friday, Tehran has confirmed. The Islamic Republic released a French academic, Roland Marchal, who was turned over to the French Embassy...

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March 21, 2020
Southern Europe strains under pandemic as global death toll passes 10,000

Southern Europe is buckling under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, with patients filling the wards of hospitals in Spain and Italy as the global death toll passed 10,000 people.

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