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China said on Wednesday it will revoke the media credentials of all American journalists at three major US news organisations, in effect expelling them from the country, in response to...

SUPERMARKETS are doing headcounts of customers as they enter and exit stores in order to comply with mass gathering guidelines.

The dormant Order of St Patrick, a British order of chivalry which has not been awarded since 1936, should be reinstated as a sign of Anglo-Irish reconciliation, amBritish MP has...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has made an historic address to the nation, warning that the COVID-19 emergency could last months.

European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to close Europe's borders for 30 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus but establish fast-track lanes at their countries' frontiers to keep goods...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due to address the nation again at 9pm tonight.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due to address the nation again at 9pm tonight.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that this is the "calm before the storm, before the surge" in relation to the coronavirus crisis.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced older people will soon be asked to self-isolate for several weeks.

New York City residents should be prepared for the possibility of a shelter-in-place order within days, Mayor Bill de Blasio says.

A large backlog of patients suspected of having the coronavirus are waiting days for tests despite having potential symptoms, the HSE said today.

A further 69 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19, the Department of Health has confirmed

Finland will start heavily restricting traffic over its borders on Thursday in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said. The center-left government approved legislation on...

Amazon has said it will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies and household goods from suppliers at its warehouses for next three weeks to fill surging demand.

The large scale St Patrick's Day parades may have been cancelled, but that did not stop many Irish families creating their own festive fun.

Turkish, German, British and French leaders discussed the Syria crisis and migrant issue as well as joint action against coronavirus in a videoconference, Turkish presidency said on Tuesday. It issued...

The brother of the bomber who blew himself up at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester three years ago has been found guilty of murdering the 22...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has brought back a leading communications guru to manage the Government's public information campaign on the Coronavirus crisis.

The US-led coalition will redeploy hundreds of troops from bases in Iraq including to outside the country, coalition and US officials said on Tuesday. The announcement of the move came...

Health Minister Simon Harris has issued a call to anyone who can join the fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Malaysia has postponed a series of pre-APEC summit meetings that were to be held this month and the next because of the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Tuesday. However, the...

Iran has issued its most dire warning yet about the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps travelling and ignoring health guidance.

Babies named Heavenly, Phenomenal, Mate and Dream were among the new arrivals in Scotland last year, new data has revealed.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroyed on Tuesday two explosive-laden boats launched and remotely-controlled by the Houthi group from the province of Hodeidah. This was announced by Saudi state news...

The new coronavirus has killed 135 more people in Iran, officials said – a 13% spike that raises the death toll to 988 amid 16,169 infections.

Volkswagen has said it will close most of its European plants for two weeks due to uncertainty over demand for cars and parts amid the coronavirus outbreak.

President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise inspection of a government checkpoint at the Valenzuela-Meycauyan border early on Tuesday. He visited the checkpoint manned by uniformed personnel to monitor the implementation...

A&E consultants have warned the demands on emergency departments in the coming weeks will be enormous and said hospitals are braced for an “onslaught of sick patients.”

Catering giant Compass has warned over a coronavirus hit of up to £225 million on half-year earnings as schools close and events are cancelled worldwide due to the outbreak.

Iran has released 85,000 prisoners on temporary leave, according to officials, in an apparent bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday designated Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister tasked with forming a government within 30 days, in an attempt to overcome months of political deadlock, Reuters...

The owner of travel money firm Travelex has hired accountants to prepare for possible insolvency a day after it found undisclosed cheques worth 100 million US dollars (£81 million).

The second round of France's municipal elections, originally set for this weekend, has been postponed to June 21 after the first round of voting on Sunday was marred by record...

This is not a normal St Patrick's Day.

Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment is assuming that Covid-19 restrictions will remain in place until the end of August, resulting in the cancellation of events such as Euro 2020 and...

Maybe it's a feature of the kind of company I keep online, but I was struck on Sunday morning when I opened social media by the number of priests who...

Hello to all the readers of the features pages in the Irish Independent.

Wandering through Dublin's city centre on Sunday afternoon was an undeniably surreal experience.

As the stock market crashes, supermarket shelves are fleeced, streets deserted and millions placed under lockdown, officials across the globe are racing to put a halt to the spread of...

The €9bn Irish tourism and hospitality sector, which employs 260,000, is now staring into the abyss.