Coronavirus

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that the roadmap to reopening the country will be accelerated ‘Summer is not lost ’ - Taoiseach announces accelerated easing of coronavirus restrictions
Pedestrians and cyclists wear protective face masks as they travel through Dublin city centre. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP Cities continue to account for outsized proportion of confirmed Covid-19 cases
Thousands of women marching in Barcelona, Catalonia, to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th. Photograph: Miquel Llop/NurPhoto via Getty Images Coronavirus: Political storm in Spain as feminist march blamed for spreading virus
Manuma Samoa is coached by World Rugby Hall of Famer Brian Lima. File photograph: Getty Images Samoan rugby team’s nightmare journey home now 104 days long
A protester holds an American Flag with the words ‘I Can’t Breathe’ as he walks in Manhattan after a George Floyd Memorial demonstration in Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA ‘New York looks and sounds like a war zone’, says Irish resident
HSE chief executive Paul Reid with Anne O’Connor, chief operations officer, at the Health Service Executive weekly press briefing in Dublin. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland HSE says contacts of confirmed cases four times more likely to get Covid-19
Non-farm payrolls rose by 2.5 million after a 20.7 million tumble the prior month. Photograph: iStock US jobs market rebounds unexpectedly
A resident holding a sign protesting at students returning to their rented accommodation in Cork. We are failing young people if we can’t teach them common decency

Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that the roadmap to reopening the country will be accelerated ‘Summer is not lost ’ - Taoiseach announces accelerated easing of coronavirus restrictions
Pedestrians and cyclists wear protective face masks as they travel through Dublin city centre. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP Cities continue to account for outsized proportion of confirmed Covid-19 cases
HSE chief executive Paul Reid with Anne O’Connor, chief operations officer, at the Health Service Executive weekly press briefing in Dublin. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland HSE says contacts of confirmed cases four times more likely to get Covid-19
The 20km limit was initially intended to apply until the end of phase 3 on July 20th. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Coronavirus: People to be allowed to travel anywhere in their county from Monday as Ireland moves to exit lockdown
A risk-based approach to the re-opening of businesses and shops is to continue in phase two. Unlocking Ireland: What exactly will happen in phase two on Monday?

World

Thousands of women marching in Barcelona, Catalonia, to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th. Photograph: Miquel Llop/NurPhoto via Getty Images Coronavirus: Political storm in Spain as feminist march blamed for spreading virus
Ministry of Health officials spray a market in Toamasina, a major port city on Madagascar’s east coast, on Thursday. Photograph: Rijasolo/AFP Coronavirus: Brazil surpasses Italy as country with third highest fatalities
A bottle and pills of hydroxychloroquine sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah. Photograph: George Frey/AFP via Getty Images Coronavirus: Lancet study on malaria drug retracted by authors
People exercise at the promenade of Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Coronavirus: Brazil set to pass Italy as country with third-highest Covid-19 deaths
Some passengers wear face masks on a London underground train on Wednesday. Face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in England from June 15th. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England

Business

Non-farm payrolls rose by 2.5 million after a 20.7 million tumble the prior month. Photograph: iStock US jobs market rebounds unexpectedly
Founded in 1970, HSSCU was originally set up to serve the financial needs of health services staff in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Major credit union plans to limit savings accounts to €40,000
Penneys has confirmed that it will not be reopening its 37 Irish stores next week, despite an expected move by the Government to accelerate the easing of restrictions to allow larger retailers trade from Monday Penneys will not reopen on Monday despite expected changes to lockdown rules
The likely cohort to be targeted by reform of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) are part time workers in sectors like hospitality, retail, accommodation and food sectors. Photograph: Getty Images Pandemic payment may be tapered based on previous earnings
Beer makers from global giant Anheuser-Busch InBev to smaller craft brewers have set up schemes for consumers to buy drinks in advance to support shuttered bars. Photograph: AFP via Getty A million beers await drinkers as Europe's bars reopen

Opinion & Analysis

A resident holding a sign protesting at students returning to their rented accommodation in Cork. We are failing young people if we can’t teach them common decency
Henry Street in Dublin: It is taking 1.3 days to be referred for a testing appointment. The average wait from the time a swab is taken to the lab result is 1.4 days. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Coronavirus: Testing capacity there but faster results and tracing needed
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: There is “a real absence of moral leadership from the top in the United States”. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland Miriam Lord: ‘Summer is not lost,’ says Leo but can a government be found?
Commuters arrive at the Naples Central Station, after the reopening of Italian regional borders amid an easing of restrictions during Phase 2 of the coronavirus emergency. Photograph: EPA The fight over how to pay for the global economic recovery has begun
By agreeing a radical new financial plan with French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela Merkel has transformed the EU’s possibilities. Photograph: AFP via Getty Angela Merkel sweeps in to save the euro zone
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan Glynn leaving Government Buildings. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill In six months we will be in the grip of a 1980s-style recession
Could the growing understanding of how men benefit from fatherhood be the real lockdown dividend? Photograph: iStock Anne Harris: Fatherhood could be the big winner from lockdown
Department of Health’s Jim Breslin: “There were no other beds on the island that we could get access to . . . If there were cheaper beds out there, we could have got them, but there weren’t.” Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill Miriam Lord: Not a bare ankle, hairy knee or a Ming the Trouserless to be seen at Covid committee
Thousands throng Galway for the Macnas parade during the ever-popular annual arts festival in the city. But this year all festivals, big and small, have disappeared. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons Fintan O’Toole: Coronavirus is like the Taliban – it hates art

Life & Style

A protester holds an American Flag with the words ‘I Can’t Breathe’ as he walks in Manhattan after a George Floyd Memorial demonstration in Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA ‘New York looks and sounds like a war zone’, says Irish resident
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’
Individual rosewater pavlovas with summer berries. Pavlovas with summer berries: The perfect finish to any meal
Fringe past: Outdoor performance of The Lighthousekeepers Dublin Fringe Festival puts live indoor performances into the mix for September
Jack Ryan: 'The vast majority of Swedes are following the recommendations for social distancing' Irishman in Sweden: Covid-19 testing is not widespread here

Sport

Manuma Samoa is coached by World Rugby Hall of Famer Brian Lima. File photograph: Getty Images Samoan rugby team’s nightmare journey home now 104 days long
Liverpool’s trip to Everton for the Merseyside derby is scheduled for 7pm on Sunday June 21st and will be shown on Pick. Photograph: PA Confirmed: Opening Premier League fixtures and 33 free-to-air games
Joshua Kimmich’s Bayern Munich team has moved seven points clear of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table since returning to action. Photograph: Getty Images Joshua Kimmich: ‘we have to wear masks and take showers at home’
Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs said: “Nothing will happen until it is safe to do so but we will do everything we can to resume the 2019-20 campaign on Saturday August 15th.” Photograph: PA English Premiership Rugby sets August 15th return date
The NBA’s board of governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the season in late July. Photograph: Getty Images NBA clubs approve end of July restart by 29-1 vote

Education

Minister for Education Joe McHugh said he is confident public health rules will change to allow a “maximum” number of pupils return to school. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell for The Irish Times McHugh confident changes to public health advice will allow more pupils resume school
A teacher distributes individual student stationary packs ahead of the return of students to a school in London this week. The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has warned against a rush to reopen schools. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images All pupils will not be able to return to class at same time, INTO warns
What has your experience been of remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic? Photograph: iStock Students and lecturers: Share your views on remote learning
Trinity College Dublin Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast said as much face-to-face teaching and learning as possible will be provided under prevailing health and safety requirements. Photogrph: iStock Trinity College Dublin to resume with as much face-to-face teaching as possible
Minister for Education Joe McHugh. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopen

Guides

If there is any tax owing at the end of the year, Revenue will collect this by adjusting your tax credits. Tax and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Your questions answered
Social distancing sign in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph Nick Bradshaw Is one metre or two safe for physical distancing from Covid-19?
The number of visitors to Ireland have dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic by more than 99 per cent. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien New rules for arrivals to Ireland start today - what is changing?
An empty Mary Street in Dublin city centre. The Government’s five phase plan for reopening the country begins on Monday May 18th. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Reopening Ireland Q&A: When will it begin? What will open? Can I meet with friends?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photograph: RTE Player Coronavirus: The reopening Ireland plan in detail
First Minister Arlene Foster (left) and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill arrive at Stormont prior to announcing the Executive’s approach to coronavirus decision-making. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire Coronavirus: Five-stage plan for exiting lockdown published in North
Richard Quinlan, Chief Ambulance Officer for North Leinster and Advanced Paramedic demonstrating how the test for coronavirus is performed. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Coronavirus testing criteria broadened to include people with one symptom
Assess your work set up, and strive for good posture if sitting at a computer. Photograph: iStock Expert tips: A physiotherapist on those staying at home
Potato latkes. Photograph: iStock. Fifty simple, delicious three-ingredient recipes
These tips should keep you going for a while and help you stay informed. Illustration: Ouyang Xiaozhen Coronavirus: Your 12-step guide to passing the time in quarantine
Acute pneumonia, seen on a cross-section thoracic CT-scan. Photograph: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Coronavirus: What happens to people’s lungs if they get Covid-19?
Dublin’s Grafton Street is pictured almost empty as result of retail and hospitality businesses having had to close because of the coronavirus pandemic. A series of State supports are in place for affected workers. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times Q&A: What financial help is available during the coronavirus pandemic?
The banks are offered a three-month mortgage payment holiday to those whose ability to pay is hit. Some 28,000 such breaks have already been granted How to budget your way through financial realities of Covid-19
Home tuition: Our guide to the best teaching and learning resources online
There are a number of companies delivering fresh fruit and veg to Irish homes. Photograph: iStock Delivering the goods: Irish retailers that will come to you
Home haircut: for beginners, sticking to a buzz cut is best. Photograph: iStock/Getty Hair getting a bit shaggy? Here’s how to give yourself a buzz cut
When we look back on previous acute outbreaks such as the Sars, Mers and Aids epidemics we can see that, like those, this too shall pass. Photograph: iStock Coronavirus: How to cope with Covid-19 anxiety
We closed our offices on Tara Street in Dublin on Sunday night to allow for a process of deep sanitation. That is complete but we will continue working remotely for now. Coronavirus: A message from Irish Times Editor Paul O’Neill

Coronavirus - the Science

Hanwha Eagles players line up wearing face masks ahead of the opening game of South Korea’s new baseball season. Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/Getty/AFP Coronavirus – the science: Big shift in thinking on face masks
Vaccines doses in bottles prepared by a team of experts at the University of Oxford. Photograph: Sean Elias/PA Wire Coronavirus – the science: The six milestones Ireland needs to reach before easing restrictions
Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US, said people should not assume a change in the weather will limit the spread of the coronavirus. ‘You must assume that the virus will continue to do its thing,’ he said. Photograph: Al Drago/The New York Times. Coronavirus – the science: The case for crushing Covid-19 rather than living with it

Editorials

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Letters

Covid-19 – a national research biobank is urgently needed
Covid-19 and nursing homes
EU solidarity is essential
Coronavirus – a time for working together
Coronavirus – a time for concerted action
Constitution and homelessness crisis
Coronavirus and global solidarity
Coronavirus – focus on healthcare staff
Covid-19 in Gaza
Insurers and a national emergency
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