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KINGSPAN CEO Gene Murtagh has described the coronavirus crisis as a "monumental test" for the Irish insulation giant and is slashing pay across the group to safeguard jobs.

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic there are, of course, many things to discuss - and while the number one factor needs to be public safety, the Leaving Certificate...

Alex Salmond's former adviser has told a jury he checked on the "welfare" of a woman left alone with the former first minister of Scotland.

Boris Johnson has told the UK he is "absolutely confident that we can send coronavirus packing in this country" and the tide can be turned within 12 weeks.

As doubts grow over whether the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as scheduled in July, Japan's deputy prime minister believes his country has become the latest victim of the Games'...

There is fresh uncertainty over the viability of written State exams this summer after the Taoiseach warned schools could now be shut until May.

THE body of a British soldier killed in Iraq last week has been returned home.

MERVUE Laboratories in Cork has pivoted production to make 19,000 units of hand sanitiser gel daily for hospital staff - an idea borne from the lab chief's chat with his...

Of all the human qualities required to navigate this period of fathomless crisis, perhaps the most precious is our ability to adapt. I see it on my own street, where...

Ikea became Ireland's latest commercial casualty of the coronavirus, as its Ballymun outlet temporarily closed from 6pm.

PUBLICANS say that insurers are refusing to pay out on claims for what is called business interruption after they were forced to close due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Hawii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Linked Finance has given a blanket two-month payment break to all its loans across the restaurant, bar, pub and hotel sectors.

Dozens of retailers here including Penneys, River Island, Carrolls Irish Gifts, Brown Thomas, Eason and Dealz want a 12-month rates freeze and a 50pc cut for six months after that...

With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination, Joe Biden can focus on a head- to-head fight with President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump has asked states to do more to secure their own critically needed masks, ventilators and testing supplies as pressure mounted on hospitals amid the coronavirus outbreak.

President Donald Trump has called off the G7 meeting at Camp David scheduled for June, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the White House said.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told his Fine Gael colleagues that schools could be closed until May.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told his Fine Gael colleagues that schools could be closed until May.

Medical devices maker Medtronic is ramping up its Galway factory as seeks to more than double its capacity to manufacture and supply ventilators, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

STAFF at the Rotunda Hospital are "shaken" after experiencing abuse from some visitors over visiting restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, hospital chief Fergal Malone has...

HOUSING Minister Eoghan Murphy has been self-isolating as a precaution against the coronavirus after he visited family abroad.

THE HSE has suspended parking charges for its staff at hospitals and healthcare facilities for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak.

French authorities reported 108 new deaths from the Covid-19 coronavirus, a 41 percent increase that brings the total dead in France to 372. The spike in fatalities comes as France...

Aer Lingus staff are being hit with a 50pc pay cut as the airline slashes capacity due to the impact of the coronavirus.

The TDs sat at least two chairs apart but they seemed more unified than ever before.

Ireland has suffered its biggest rise yet in new cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours with 191 another infected.

The FTSE 100 rebounded after another volatile day finished with improving sentiment as the Bank of England announced another rate cut.

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose in the last 24 hours by 427 to 3,405, overtaking the total number of deaths so far registered in...

SOCIAL Protection Minister Regina Doherty has said projections that between 450,000 and 500,000 could lose their jobs as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic could be accurate.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that a global recession "is a near certainty" and current national responses to the coronavirus pandemic "will not address the global scale...

Aldi announced tonight it's seeking to recruit laid-off retail, catering and hospitality staff to reinforce its 4,000-strong work force.

Dozens of retailers here including Penneys, River Island, Carrolls Irish Gifts, Brown Thomas, Burger King, KFC, Eason and Dealz want a 12-month rates freeze and a 50pc cut for six...

Police are appealing for help to identify robbers who got themselves stuck in a jewellery shop when they could not work out how to open the door.

GARDAÍ should have the power to shut down house parties due to the threat that they will help spread coronavirus, the Dáil has been told.

Vampire bats form long-lasting friendships by sharing blood with their roostmates, scientists have found.

Swedish furniture chain Ikea is shutting its flagship Ballymun store in Ireland tomorrow night along with all outlets across the UK.

"I couldn't walk away from something like this. I certainly couldn't stand on the sideline and not try to help."

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Linked Finance has initiated a blanket two-month payment break to all its loans across the restaurant, bar, pub and hotel sectors.

Some BBC radio stations are set to join their European counterparts in simultaneously playing the song You'll Never Walk Alone as a show of unity amid the coronavirus pandemic.