June 7, 2020 Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years.
May 6, 2020 Irish send funds to coronavirus-hit Native American community, returning nearly 200-year-old favor To pay it forward nearly 200 years later, many Irish people have donated money to a Native American tribe that has been hit hard by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the U.S.
April 16, 2020 Ireland's coronavirus outbreak largely contained, health official says Covid-19 has been "contained and effectively suppressed" in the population at large in Ireland, the country’s chief medical officer said Thursday.
April 15, 2020 European police foil coronavirus scam after Germany duped out of 10M masks European police have thwarted an international coronavirus mask scheme that tried to cheat Germany out of millions of euro by selling the hard-hit nation 10 million non-existent masks, authorities said Tuesday.
April 5, 2020 Irish prime minister joins coronavirus pandemic effort, assuming medical role again Ireland's Prime Minister to take a more hands-on approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020 Conor McGregor goes on fiery rant urging Ireland to go into lockdown over coronavirus pandemic Conor McGregor issued a fiery demand to his native country of Ireland, urging the nation to go into “full lockdown” as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.
March 17, 2020 Mary Sugrue: A St. Patrick's Day message during a time of crisis On St. Patrick’s Day, the message from the land of a thousand welcomes is as clear as Waterford crystal
March 17, 2020 Ireland giving inmates alcohol-free hand sanitizers to fight coronavirus over fears they would make moonshine Irish officials hoping to stop any spread of coronavirus in the country’s prisons are only giving inmates alcohol-free hand sanitizer out of fear they would use the other kind to make moonshine, a report says.
March 14, 2020 Trump administration to extend European travel ban to include UK and Ireland The Trump administration will extend its European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland as part of continuing efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump said Saturday.
March 12, 2020 Ireland announces sweeping measures to combat coronavirus, schools to close for 2 weeks Leo Varadkar, the Irish premier, announced that all schools, universities and other public facilities will be closed and teaching will be done online or remotely.
