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The sad announcement of the first coronavirus death here coincides with the declaration of a global pandemic.

In any normal week, pensioner PJ Gallagher would take the bus from his home in Baldoyle into Dublin city centre three or four times. Once in town, he does the...

Priests have been told to come up with an alternative to the church collection basket in a bid to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Europe's privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus epidemic, but mass tracking of people's movements and contacts using smartphone location data would represent a...

US president Donald Trump has boasted that the American economy is the greatest it has ever been. The coronavirus is about to expose that particular myth.

A growing number of people on Twitter argue that the coronavirus outbreak is nothing to worry about. Covid-19 only kills people in their 80s, they point out, so if you're...

At least three members of Formula One's travelling circus are in quarantine after being tested for coronavirus in the build-up to the Australian Grand Prix.

Two days ago, the Government introduced a large package of measures to address the multiple effects of coronavirus. It is worth more than €3bn. It is entirely justified and warranted...

With self-isolation and coronavirus-induced stocking up of cupboards upon us, making the most of tinned and frozen staples is becoming crucial to cooking again. I'm cautiously not advising that you...

Ian Keatley is facing a predicament in that he has been at home in Dublin with his family for the last few days, but he is due to fly back...

In any normal week, pensioner PJ Gallagher would take the bus from his home in Baldoyle into Dublin city centre three or four times. Once in town, he does the...

Budget retailer Dealz says it is yet to see an impact on supplies from the coronavirus.

Leo Varadkar is undertaking one of the shortest St Patrick's Day trips to the US by a Taoiseach in recent memory, with just 24 hours of engagements in Washington DC.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday night he was suspending all travel between the United States and Europe, excluding the UK, for 30 days starting on Friday as he seeks...

A Trinity College student has tested positive for coronavirus, in the second confirmed case of Covid-19 case at the univerisity.

Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.

LEO VARADKAR is undertaking one of the shortest St Patrick's Day trips to the US by a Taoiseach in recent memory, with just 24 hours of engagements in Washington DC...

US stocks have plunged lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials sinking more than 1,400 points, as investors became more fearful about the coronavirus outbreak.

The ripple effect of the coronavirus on the entertainment industry has reached late-night US television.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections jumped in the Madrid region overnight, testing the limits of the healthcare system, officials said on Wednesday, after a senior doctor warned intensive care...

An ex-girlfriend of US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, who was the mother of three of his children, has been found dead in a southern California suburb.

At least three people have been killed, including two US service members, in a rocket attack in Iraq.

SINN Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for schools' Easter holidays to be brought forward as part of measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Confirmations may have to be postponed at short notice, priests need to find an alternative to passing collection baskets and those vulnerable should not attend funerals, the Catholic Bishops have...

A garda chief has warned the public to be wary of criminals using Covid-19 to scam people out of money online when buying hand sanitisers and surgical masks.

The FTSE 100 fell on Wednesday for its fifth straight session in a row, as the index was dragged down by its cousins across the pond.

Bernie Sanders has said he is moving ahead with his Democratic presidential campaign despite disappointing losses in the party's latest primaries.

THE tourism sector has already suffered job losses as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, the chief executive of Tourism Ireland has said.

The spread of Covid-19 poses an "unprecedented and extremely serious" threat to Irish tourism, with firms reporting "very few new bookings", Tourism Ireland chief Niall Gibbons says.

Universities are ramping up their plans for a switch to online lectures and alternative exam arrangements.

A cow described as “faster than it looks” is wanted by US police after avoiding capture for over a month.

School psychologists have issued advice for teachers and parents about how to talk to children and young people about coronavirus, including the need to provide factual information on an age...

Myanmar's MPs rejected on Wednesday a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to officially become president. The proposal was opposed...

Crocodiles could be more resilient to climate change than other species due to their parenting skills, according to scientists.

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

Concern is growing in Kosovo that the US may pull its troops out in retaliation for tariffs imposed by Pristina on goods from Serbia. Some politicians have called for the...

The captain of a river cruise ship was not concentrating on his steering duties for at least five minutes as it collided with a sightseeing boat in Budapest last summer,...

Six tins of tripe, a bucket of green Sicilian olives and a tub of foot cream have been named as the most unusual items left behind on Uber journeys in...

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

The Greek government has dismissed a report in The New York Times newspaper that it was holding illegal migrants who cross the border from Turkey at a secret “black site”...