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The ramped up Garda powers come as the National Public Health Emergency Team issued an appeal to the public not to engage in unnecessary travel over Easter. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/ The Irish Times Coronavirus: Sweeping Garda powers take effect despite Cabinet divisions
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Voters wait in line in the Wisconsin presidential primary election. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA Trump says economy ready to go ‘like a rocketship’ as deaths climb
Medical staff wear protective gear in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA Coronavirus nationalism: Fight for medical gear threatens to turn ugly
Dutch Minister Wopke Hoekstra during a video conference with the EU finance ministers, on what means should be used to absorb the economic blow of the corona crisis EU finance ministers hold marathon talks to overcome eurobonds split
HSE failed to honour a contract for medical ventilators, court told
Kathy Sheridan: Ireland fiddles with government formation as world burns More than four out of five of us believe the current Government is doing a good job. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Why rush into an unsatisfactory arrangement while Covid-19 threat remains?

German fund closes €93m Harold’s Cross build-to-rent deal An artist’s impression of the Mount Argus apartment scheme in Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W

Patrizia pays average of €560,240 for 166 units at Mount Argus

Covid-19: A chance to build a single-tier health service Stalled construction of national children’s hospital: The outbreak of Covid-19 has highlighted many of the shortcomings in our health service. Photograph: Alan Betson

Sláintecare must be ditched for equitable system with better infrastructure and service

I’ll be watching my father’s funeral on Zoom from New Zealand today Michael Aitken was born and raised in Scotland. He moved to Ireland in 1980, and lived in Kinsale for the latter part of his life. He died aged 64.

Family in Ireland, Canada, Australia, Scotland and New Zealand will gather virtually to pay our respects

‘The music industry is on its knees. Now is the time to throw the book out the window’ Dua Lipa decided to bring forward the release of her second album, Future Nostalgia, so her fans could ‘take a moment away from what’s going on outside’. Photograph: Dave Meehan for the Irish Times

As coronavirus stalls releases by Lady Gaga and others, smaller acts step up to the plate

Parental alienation: ‘It’s emotional abuse at the highest level’ There is a campaign to get the Government to recognise parental alienation, with 18 county councils passing motions calling for the implementation of recommendation 36 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System. Photograph: iStock

When one parent turns a child against the other, a childhood is lost

Trump says economy ready to go ‘like a rocketship’ as deaths climb Voters wait in line in the Wisconsin presidential primary election. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA
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President makes claim as small businesses have difficulties accessing emergency funds

Boris Johnson in stable condition as UK records biggest daily death toll Boris Johnson: “He has not required mechanical ventilation or non-invasive respiratory support.” Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters
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British PM does not have pneumonia but remains in intensive care on day of 786 deaths

Coronavirus: Dublin Zoo says keepers are social distancing from its animals Dublin Zoo which is closed due to Covid-19 in the Phoenix Park Dublin. Photograph:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Alarm after Malayan tiger in Bronx Zoo was infected with Covid-19 by her keeper

First look: Spectacular supermoon due in Irish skies this week A pink supermoon rises over the Rock of Dunamase in Co Laois on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Full moon will coincide with its closest approach to the Earth

Coronavirus: Cork company altering personal protective equipment flown from China Prof Martin Cormican displaying some of the PPE equipment sourced from China last weekend. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

‘We took the legs off them and used them as sleeves, because a lot of the sleeves on the garments are too short’

Fintan O'Toole: Crisis management is what the State does best The LÉ Samuel Beckett moored on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay to help in the fight against Covid-19. The State, mostly so sluggish during the lifetime of the outgoing Government, has reacted like the crew of a becalmed vessel, snoozing down below, to the order: all hands on deck! It has switched itself on with remarkable alacrity. Photograph Nick Bradshaw

Immense task of reconstruction will demand much more than frantic improvisation

Coronavirus: Dublin City Council rates down €20m in March A nearly deserted Grafton Street amid movement restrictions due to coronavirus. Photograph: Alan Betson

Retail, leisure and hospitality businesses have come to standstill during pandemic

NTMA raises €6bn from bond auction to help State meet Covid-19 costs NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly said Ireland was well positioned to meet any additional borrowing requirements arising from Covid-19. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Funds to boost State coffers as support ramps up for coronavirus-hit firms and workers

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