Croke Park is set to be used as a ‘drive-through' testing site for individuals suspected to have contracted Covid-19.
March 16, 2020
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has informed the public that the next seven days are vital if we expect the spread of Covid-19 to dramatically reduce.
March 16, 2020
A temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU are set to be imposed for a period of 30 days , European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
March 16, 2020
A temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU is set to be imposed for a period of 30 days , European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
March 16, 2020
Federal and state governments in Germany agreed sweeping rules shutting everything from non-essential shops to bars, clubs, theatres, brothels, museums and churches, Reuters reports. The measures are being taken in...
March 16, 2020
Northern Ireland has recorded seven new cases of Covid-19 since Sunday, Stormont health minister Robin Swann said.
March 16, 2020
Brazil lacks legislation that would let the government close its borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. Bolsonaro, who came under fire for cheering...
March 16, 2020
NEW emergency payments have been announced for workers hit by the coronavirus pandemic. With 70,000 layoffs estimated in the restaurant and pub industry alone, it is likely that the number...
March 16, 2020
Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin said "bureaucracy needs to be pushed aside" in order for the Government to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
March 16, 2020
Egypt will halt all air traffic from its airports starting Thursday until March 31 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday....
March 16, 2020
French regulators have fined Apple 1.1 billion euros (£1 billion) for striking deals to keep prices high, in the biggest ever such sanction by the country's competition authority.
March 16, 2020
THE Irish hotel and restaurant industry has demanded emergency support measures from the Government as more than 100 outlets began closing over the Covid-19 crisis with mounting fears over the...
March 16, 2020
GPs were swamped by patients asking for coronavirus tests today - causing the internal HSE electronic message system used for referrals to crash.
March 16, 2020
The government in Stockholm said on Monday it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces that are fighting militants linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State...
March 16, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned unilateral border control measures taken by some European Union countries in a bid to control the coronavirus outbreak. The statement from the Elysee...
March 16, 2020
Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 853, with 129 new deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. “In the past 24 hours we...
March 16, 2020
Hungary will close its borders for international passengers, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday. The country will also close cultural and sports events and establishments and limit the...
March 16, 2020
A penguin has been allowed to visit fish it would never come across in the wild, as an aquarium closed due to coronavirus fears sent it out on a “field...
March 16, 2020
University of Limerick President Dr Des Fitzgerald believes it will be at least mid-June before the college re-opens.
March 16, 2020
Commentator Clive Tyldesley has found a novel way to stay “match fit and ready” during the coronavirus outbreak in the only way he knows – by providing live coverage of...
March 16, 2020
The premier of Germany's southern state of Bavaria on Monday declared a state of emergency as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to rise, Reuters reported. Markus Soeder also...
March 16, 2020
Elisabeth Moss has confirmed that production on The Handmaid's Tale series four has been halted amid the coronavirus pandemic.
March 16, 2020
Closing Spain's borders is among the options under consideration to help stem the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Monday. He will discuss the potential border closure alongside...
March 16, 2020
A Northern Irish mother whose daughter suffers from underlying health problems and is at greater risk from coronavirus will start an emergency legal challenge on Monday against Britain's decision to...
March 16, 2020
The Peace Corps is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers over the spread of the new coronavirus. In an open letter to volunteers posted on Sunday on its...
March 16, 2020
All the pubs have been asked to close for at least two weeks after it was confirmed that 169 people have tested positive for coronavirus.
March 16, 2020
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak during Sunday's Democratic debate, and offered competing visions for how they would lead in a time...
March 16, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders used Sunday's Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned person to lead the United States through a global pandemic.
March 16, 2020
The coach of Brazilian club Gremio threatened to strike after he and his players took to the field wearing masks to protest having to play a match in the midst...
March 16, 2020
We lingered for a few seconds, staring at each other, then I left. I said I'd see her soon and I loved her.
March 16, 2020
The Irish Travel Agents Association has called on the Government to dig deeper and provide more funds for the industry to help offset the impact of coronavirus.
March 16, 2020
I'm not prone to making directive calls in columns like this one or to using capital letters in my social media posts. Rather than telling people what to think, I...
March 16, 2020
Soccer star Jan Vertonghen's family was robbed at knifepoint in their London home while the Spurs defender was on Champions League duty in Germany.
March 16, 2020
A radical plan to truncate the Champions League, with the semi-finals and final played over a four-day period in Istanbul, is to be discussed by Uefa as a result of...
March 16, 2020
Ronaldinho, the Brazilian footballer who lifted the World Cup in 2002, added an unlikely trophy to his personal honours when he helped a team of inmates in a Paraguayan jail...
March 16, 2020
A radical plan to truncate the Champions League, with the semi-finals and final played over a four-day period in Istanbul, is to be discussed by Uefa as a result of...
March 16, 2020
UEFA will tomorrow tell football officials from across the continent that they will sacrifice Euro 2020 to make sure that this season's Champions League can be completed.
March 16, 2020
Irish midfielder Gavan Holohan admits it felt "weird" to be involved in club football in England on Saturday after almost every league in Europe had shut down.
March 16, 2020
Turnout in France's local and mayoral elections slumped to a record low of about 44pc, according to estimates last night, with the poll overshadowed by the country's coronavirus lockdown.
