Ciara Kenny

Ciara Kenny

Ciara Kenny, founding editor of Irish Times Abroad, a section for Irish-connected people around the world, is an Irish Times journalist

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Energy price hikes, Intel’s €12bn Irish investment, and Germany’s reliance on Russian oil

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

A Garda review of the Davy bond deal had been upgraded to a formal criminal investigation
‘Problematic’ Davy fine, Applegreen abandons UK sale, and a new visitor experience at Tullamore Dew distillery

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CRH has decided to cease operations in Russia. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
CRH exits Russia; €1bn surprise surplus for Irish economy; and a tax on solar electricity ‘not worth it’

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A crater caused by recent shelling in Kyiv outskirts. At least 102 civilians, including seven children, had been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion, according to the UN humnan rights chief. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images
Russian assets in Irish funds; O’Brien’s links to oligarch; and another Dublin hotel to house asylum seekers

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Investors are weighing the longer-term impact of tough Western sanctions against Russia
Markets rebound, remote working on the rise, and street artist to sue restaurant chain

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Fergal Leamy, CEO of Glen Dimplex, at their site in Dunleer, Co Louth. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
MDL plans 22-storey; forests to offset office emissions; and no recovery in office rents until 2024

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Soaring prices could be putting the construction of new homes at risk. Photograph: iStock
Homes for Clontarf, contactless now king for consumers, and lab-grown chicken put to the test

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Hospitality businesses face closure due to staff shortages, according to a recruiter specialising in hiring people in the sector. Photograph: iStock
Dawson hotel plan scrapped, the work visa crisis, and KBC accused of ‘contempt’

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Permanent TSB has retained investment bank Morgan Stanley to advise on a potential bid for Ulster Bank’s small- to medium-sized business portfolio in the Republic.
PTSB circles Ulster Bank, Irish retail in trouble, and where it all went wrong for AstraZeneca

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A report published this morning shows the number of residential properties sold in 2020 was down over 21 per cent.
Unaffordable apartments, fluffy TV and how to reduce your tax bill this year

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The Bank of Ireland headquarters sit in Dublin.
BoI to close branches in North, property prices to rise 4%, and tricky vaccine issues for employers

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The European Court of Justice said on Wednesday that data protection authorities in any European Union member state can pursue privacy complaints against Facebook. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images
Facebook v the DPC, armoured cars, and challenges for the proposed housing commission

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AstraZeneca has finally applied formally to the European Medicines Agency for approval for the jab it has developed with Oxford University
Moderna jabs land early, Sheriff Street apartments for €791,531, and the Covid tax bills fiasco

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Aashim Bajaj, Cinnamon Garden Restaurant: ‘The impact of this third lockdown is undeniable.’
Business owners on Lockdown 3: ‘We are tired, fed up, worried and helpless’

We asked SMEs how they were coping, and their hopes and fears for 2021. Here’s what they had to say

Further restrictions on business were announced by the Government on Wednesday. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Business owners: How will you cope with this lockdown? Have your say

The Irish Times would like to hear from SMEs about the latest restrictions

Have you ditched cash for card for good this year? The Covid-19 pandemic has hastened the demise of notes and coins, Fiona Reddan writes in her weekly Money Matters column. Photograph: iStock
PAYE tax bill surprise, World Bank sees ‘subdued’ recovery, and why cash is no longer king

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The Government has agreed to reimpose Level 5 restrictions, with some modifications, due to the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases. Non-essential retail will be permitted to stay open, but shops will be asked not to hold sales. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
More Covid supports for businesses, and why economists hate Christmas presents

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Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance, said the Government would adjust existing pandemic supports for workers. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Businesses seek €110m in Covid aid, Flutter to appeal $870m ruling, and pandemic brain fatigue

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Board jobs for the boys, fines for Twitter, and the biggest commercial property deals of 2020

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Ryanair adds to Boeing order, Irish whiskey preps for rebound, and why we should listen to dissenting voices

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Steep commissions charged by Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat are taking a heavy toll on food businesses. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Public finances in the red; jobless rate jumps; and AIB seeks savings

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Patrick and John Collison, co-founders of Stripe, which could be valued as high as $100 billion, according to Bloomberg. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ryanair warns of further cuts, Stripe to raise more funds, and AI for cows’ faces

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Cathriona Hallahan, managing director of Microsoft Ireland with chief executive of IDA Ireland Martin Shanahan and Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar as Microsoft Ireland announced the creation of 200 new engineering roles. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Goldman Sachs advises on Ulster Bank’s future, health insurance premiums to rise, and 200 new jobs for Microsoft

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Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports on data provided by Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien showing how much local councils paid for social housing. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Councils overpaying for social housing, rise in private pension age, and businesses unprepared for Brexit

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Containers at Belfast Harbour. Photograph: Paul Faith/Bloomberg
Brexit: Some Irish firms ‘have not thought through implications’

Two-thirds of construction firms that trade with UK have not registered for customs

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Irish economy among best performers, Emerald Airlines seeks licence, and a halt to migration tradition

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A surprise €930 million shortfall underlines the unreliability and unsustainability of corporation tax receipts, the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said.
Business reaction to US election, €930m tax shortfall, and Ireland’s compensation culture

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Singer Niall Horan had a s hare in a $2 million (€1.71 million) pay package from his main Irish firm.
Big Tech results, Niall Horan shares €1.7m, and impact of US election on Irish economy

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More flights cut, global FDI falls, number in ‘jobless households’ increases

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New figures showing a 30.3 per cent drop in the number of home loans drawn down.
Fall in mortgage drawdowns, Brexit threat to services, and advice on your pension

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Yoga and Pilates studio owner Colm Walsh: ‘I’ll have to get another job, even though I still have to run a business which paid over €100,000 in income tax and VAT last year’
‘Disproportionate’ and ‘devastating’: Business owners on Level 5

‘We will be left with no option but to lay off the majority of our workforce’

Covid-19 has had a dramatic effect on the economy, and Government ministers have warned the current level of spending is unsustainable if a vaccine is not found. Photograph: iStock
Level 5 closures, fall in GDP, Aldi toy rush and struggling borrowers

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Will your business be able to continue trading during Level 5 restrictions? Photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times
Business owners: How will your business cope with Level 5?

The Irish Times wants to hear from you: What measures are you taking to continue trading?

K. James Donahue: ‘I’ve had to stop teaching a Tai Chi class at a day centre for older people, as well as teaching a music class at a school.’
‘The people who get up for work every morning get nothing’: Readers on Budget 2021

The Irish Times asked you for your reaction to the budget. Here’s what you had to say

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath in Government Buildings in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography/PA Wire
Complete Budget 2021 coverage, €250m for Malin shareholders, and the latest from the FBD and INM court cases

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Analysts say AIB needs to find an additional €200 million in savings to reach 2022 profit targets. Photograph: Tom Honan
Budget to include stimulus fund, AIB eyeing cost cuts, and one in three pubs fear closure

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Some livelihoods have been devastated by the pandemic, but a booming export market has somewhat compensated for drastic losses in domestic sectors including tourism, hospitality, the arts and construction. Photograph: iStock
Booming exports, retraining scheme for workers hit by Covid, and further payment breaks for borrowers

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100 days to Brexit: Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is urging businesses to brace for the changes it will bring. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
BoI redundancies, ‘tax war’ warning for Ireland, and retailers in rent arrears

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Finance Ireland refinanced a portfolio of €295 million worth of mortgages on the international bond market last week.
Belfast connection to money laundering network, timber shortages, and ‘excessive’ damages for defamation

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The new, cheaper Apple Watch SE was unveiled during an Apple event in California on Tuesday.
Exchequer bill of €50bn, new Apple products, and Chuck Feeney closes Atlantic Philanthropies

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Retail Excellence says independent retailers may have difficulty this Christmas sourcing stock. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Retail shortages, undeterred homebuyers and a slowdown in construction

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‘The winter of 2020 will be a write-off,’ Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary admitted yesterday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
Truck checks at Dublin Port, Johnson’s ‘madman’ approach to Brexit, and Tesco drone deliveries

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Google did not say why it had decided against leasing a new office in Dublin’s docklands. File photograph: Paul McErlane/Bloomberg via Getty Images
No new Dublin office for Google, Ireland officially in recession, and 1.4m homes needed by 2050

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The Porterhouse Group has recorded ‘a very minimal recovery’ in its two Dublin city centre bar-restaurants. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
Concern over wage subsidy scheme, voluntary redundancies for older BT Arnotts staff, and pubs in trouble

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On the road near Dingle, Co Kerry. Photograph: Martin Dorey
The slow road: The beauty of campervans and motor homes

‘In a campervan you can travel in a safer and more environmentally-friendly way, seeing great stuff along the way’

Paul Mescal will star as Sean in Virgin Media Television’s new major Irish drama The Deceived, starting on September 7th. Photograph: Virgin Media
House prices rebound, 400 jobs for Limerick, and Paul Mescal in new Virgin Media drama

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AIB has begun refunding customers who were wrongly denied a tracker mortgage. Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg
Life Scientific wins €3m payout, AIB refunds mortgage customers, and €1m bonuses for ComReg staff

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Grey clouds: the Irish in Australia are facing a recession. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA
Irish in Australia: ‘We are in for a few hard years’

Many Irish down under aren’t running for the exit, despite a looming recession

Lives Lost: Thomas (Tommy) Smyth died from Covid-19 on April 30th 2020.
Thomas (Tommy) Smyth obituary: A well-respected Irish Press worker for more than 30 years

Dublin man recovered from TB as a child and took up soccer, Irish dancing and defence training

Francie and Kathleen Marry on their wedding day. Family members say they looked like Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Kay Marry obituary: Dressmaker with an artist’s eye for style

Lives Lost to Covid-19: She made beautiful clothes for family, neighbours and friends

Net overseas migration in Australia is expected to be down 30 per cent this year as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images
So you’re thinking of emigrating? You haven’t a lot of options

Borders are closed and visa programmes on hold - but there are glimmers of hope

Lives Lost: Caroline Crowley
Caroline Crowley obituary: A great listener who ‘even saved lives’

Lives Lost to Covid-19: Devoted wife, mother and grandmother who ‘would give hours to anyone who would ask for her advice’

One of Edna Murphy’s favourite nights out was to the local bingo hall with a group of nearby neighbours
Edna Murphy obituary: Keen baker who helped set up a Dublin youth club

Lives lost to Covid-19: Mother of six is fondly remembered as an active member of the community in Crumlin

Donal Hurson: Loved the company of his nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, his friends and neighbours
Donal Hurson obituary: Shoe shop owner whose heart remained in Co Monaghan

Lives Lost to Covid-19: The Green, Green Grass of Home was his favourite song to sing

Norman Galway: ‘If you were a friend, you were a friend for life.’
Norman Galway obituary: ‘A quiet, honest and loyal gentleman’

Lives Lost to Covid-19: 'If you were a friend, you were a friend for life'

John Donegan with his wife Mary. He lived with her in Ballymun for most of his life.
John Donegan obituary: ‘Everyone knew him, he was always telling jokes’

Lives Lost to Covid-19: Dublin who lost sight in his 20s was devoted to his wife and God

Gary Cahill, food and beverage director at the Shelbourne, serving coffee in the Lord Mayor’s Lounge. Photograph: Alan Betson
Vacation once again: A night at a campsite, a five-star hotel and a full-Irish B&B

Irish Times journalists sample the post-lockdown tourism experience

Anne Holohan: ‘We’re a family of four, and no, we won’t be traveling abroad. It’s not worth the risk to ourselves and to everyone around us. It’s not such a sacrifice to holiday in Ireland!’
Readers on overseas travel: ‘I am responsible enough to go and manage the risk of Covid’

The Government is unclear about foreign holidays this summer. We asked for your views

Lives Lost: Bill Taylor
Ireland’s Covid dead: Bill Taylor was a Bohemians player and a man of learning

Lives lost to Covid-19: At the funeral nobody could hug his wife, who also had the virus

Childcare providers are allowed to reopen from Monday but many are worried how they will manage to operate under new coronavirus measures. Photograph: Getty Images
Childcare reopening: ‘It is as if the Government do not understand the needs of children’

Childcare services can reopen on Monday – but providers are struggling to cope

‘I will miss the slow pace of lockdown life’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Lessons from lockdown: ‘I will miss the slow pace of life’

Readers share what they have learned about themselves, and the habits they hope to continue

‘It is very difficult for families who have a loved one that is anxious and doesn’t understand what is going on.’ Photograph: iStock
Nursing home reunions: ‘It was wonderful to be so close again’

As some visits restart, readers tell us about seeing loved ones after three months apart

Schools have been using apps such as Seesaw to interact with children.
‘I’m ready to crack.’ Parents on three months of remote learning

‘Parents have taken on the roles of teacher, sports coach, friend and childminder’

‘I make myself small and stay quiet’: Experiences of racism in Ireland

Black Irish Lives: The Irish Times asked black people and people of colour to share their stories

I can’t breathe: a protester in Manhattan. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA
Irish in New York: City ‘looks and sounds like a war zone’

Protests against killing of George Floyd continue in epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic

Maisie Byrne
Maisie Byrne obituary: Kind family woman with a wicked sense of humour

Lives Lost to Covid-19: ‘At times you’d question if she had dementia she was that sharp’

Children attend class while practising social distancing in France, May 25th. Photograph: Epa/Ian Langsdon
Irish parents on schools reopening abroad: ‘It has gone suprisingly smoothly’

As school and creches reopen around the world, Irish parents share their experiences

Demonstrators at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty
‘I saw young girls get kicked, hit, sprayed and dragged off gasping for air’

George Floyd protests: Irish people across the United States describe their experiences

Margaret Cullen her daughter Aideen Cullen
Margaret Cullen obituary: nurse and mother with wonderful sense of humour

Lives lost to Covid-19: After stint nursing in Saudi in the 70s she settled in Kildare

Relationships have changed utterly during lockdown. File photograph: Getty Images
Love in lockdown: ‘I thought our marriage was almost over’

Dating online, rediscovering love or loneliness – lockdown has utterly changed relationships

Frank Cullen: A northsider who “emigrated” south of the Liffey with his wife Peg in 1967
Frank Cullen obituary: Jazz-loving Dubliner who played until the end

Lives Lost to Covid-19: He knew hardship but never let it get in the way of laughter

Roger Doyle’s sons Jack (7) and Ryan (4).
‘More angry outbursts, more crying, more feelings’: How kids are handling lockdown

We asked parents how they thought their kids were coping. Here’s what you had to say

The Irish Times asked readers to tell us how they have been affected by cancelled appointments and procedures since the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: iStock
Healthcare on hold: ‘I cannot see through my right eye’

Patients have had appointments and procedures cancelled in the public and private system

Esther Jennings loved dancing, going to the cinema, watching football and hurling.
Esther Jennings obituary: Glamorous, strong-willed and ‘fun to be around’

Lives lost to Covid-19: An independent woman who was devoted to family

Many people are experiencing prolonged isolation for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Loneliness in lockdown: ‘I’ve never been alone for so long in my life’

Some readers are enjoying the freedom of isolation but others are feeling the strain

Lives lost: some of the people who have died of Covid-19 in Ireland and among the diaspora in recent weeks
The opera lover, the Jesuit, the GAA star... 19 of the lives lost to Covid-19

The public, private and very full lives of some of those who have died of Covid-19 in recent weeks

Tom Mulholland from Kilkerley, Co Louth, spent every day working the fields and building up his dairy herd.
Tom Mulholland obituary: Great athlete who represented Louth and Leinster

Lives lost to Covid-19: Farmer lived whole life in Kilkerley and was honorary president of GAA club

Harry O’Callaghan: “His death was a tragedy as he had so much more life to live”
Harry O’Callaghan obituary: a man known for his charm and loving nature

Lives lost to Covid-19: Although he made a life for his young family in London, he returned to Ireland for all big family occasion(...)

Sheila Geoghegan loved going to concerts and shows on Broadway while in New York
Sheila Geoghegan obituary: Joined Aer Lingus in 1960s as one of their first air hostesses

Lives lost to Covid-19: ‘She would tell us great stories of her travels and the people she met as a flight attendant’

Paddy Davis would talk to the birds and sit listening to them singing.
Paddy Davis obituary: ‘He was a great man’

Lives lost to Covid-19: ‘It’s heartbreaking, but I believe he’s in heaven with my mam now’

Mary Harding loved reading about history and current events, and did The Irish Times crossword daily
Mary Harding obituary: Caring mother of seven who played key role as a fever nurse

Lives lost to Covid-19: ‘A frontline worker before they invented the phrase’

Simon Brennan spent the last year of his life raising funds for research into motor neurone disease.
‘Deprived of a final goodbye, the grief is indescribable’

Living in Wicklow, Kitty Brennan was unable to travel to her son’s funeral in London this week

A romantic encounter between customers from Germany in 2005. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
‘I cannot bear to think of it gone’: Readers share their Bewley’s memories

Dublin cafe was beloved for many reasons, from its cherry buns to friendly waitresses

Brian O’Connell (with his wife Pam): ‘We have been very lucky and kept very busy painting - both walls and canvases - and doing online courses.’
Cocooners emerge: ‘After 63 days in, I was so happy to be out’

Readers share where they went on their first trips out of the house in six weeks or more

The Irish Times children’s isolation art competition: Wild Imagination (centre), the winning entry, by James Moonan; flanked by highly commended entries by Elizabeth McElroy (left) and Áine McPolin (right)
Lockdown through children's eyes: Winners of The Irish Times art competition

Our overall winner, two runners-up and a wealth of highly commended entries selected by Don Conroy

Women wearing masks in the Mall of Dubai on Tuesday. The shopping centre has been reopened as part of moves in the Gulf emirate to ease lockdown restrictions imposed last month to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images
‘The excitement has been such a boost!’ Irish abroad emerge from Covid-19 lockdown

Irish people in Spain, Dubai, France, Malaysia and Italy are seeing restrictions eased

Robert Czarny would like to be able to go fishing again.
Lifting the lockdown: The changes readers want most

We asked you what restrictions you would like to see eased. Here’s what you told us

‘What I really missed was the social aspect of drinking.’ Photograph: iStock
Drinking in lockdown: ‘I excused myself saying it was medicinal’

Are you consuming more or less? Readers tell us how their habits have changed

Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times
Feeling the lockdown strain: ‘It is very difficult, boring and lonely’

We asked readers how they are coping with the lockdown now. Here’s what they had to say

‘I am very concerned about Covid-19 in nursing homes. I find the lack of transparency, regarding the specific location of clusters of Covid-19 in nursing homes, frustrating.’ Photograph: iStock
Covid-19 in nursing homes: ‘It feels as if I’m watching my parents slowly die’

Relatives of care home patients share their concerns about the spread of the virus

Grief in a pandemic: ‘Not being able to see him in his final hours was heartbreaking’

The way we grieve our dead has changed utterly in a matter of weeks. Here, readers share their stories

Coping with cocooning: ‘This morning I “escaped”. It was a necessity’

Covid Stories: Two weeks in, readers over-70 share how they are coping with cocooning

Dorothy Hanley celebrated her 90th birthday in December.
'I contracted the virus, and then I lost my mum'

When Dorothy Hanley died suddenly last week, her daughter Elaine was in isolation awaiting a Covid-19 test

Coronavirus front line: healthcare workers at the Covid-19 testing area on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
‘This is war’: Irish health workers on their Covid-19 crises

Healthcare workers share their accounts of combating the coronavirus pandemic

Abbie Yambasu and Brian Alcorn at their hastily arranged wedding ahead of the introduction of further restrictions on movement in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Meet the couple who dashed to get married just before the lockdown

Covid Stories: ‘It was absolute chaos, but we were able to find a sense of peace’

Irish holidaymakers and emigrants are trying to get back to Ireland this week as the number of Covid-19 cases rises. Photograph: iStock
Coronavirus: ‘Our flights to Ireland were cancelled and we’re still stranded in China’

Covid Stories: Irish tourists and emigrants share their experiences of trying to fly home to Ireland

Dame Street lies empty on Thursday, March 19th. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Coronavirus lay-offs: ‘Myself and my husband were laid off within hours of each other’

Employees and business owners share their experiences of the Covid-19 crisis

A boy gets refreshed at a water fountain in Montpellier in France. Photograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP
‘Without the air-conditioner, it is hell’: Irish in Europe on the heatwave

Red warnings issued in France as temperatures set to soar to 45 degrees

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