Coronavirus, online learning, Usit liquidation

Coronavirus: Ireland should 'look seriously' at closing borders : Ten more deaths and 200 new cases bring death toll in Republic of Ireland to 46 and case total to 2,615. Read more.

'I'm finding it very difficult to concentrate': Students report mixed experience with online learning. Problems include lagging Wifi, fighting distractions, separation between academic and home life. Read more.

Cocooning Q&A: How does it work? Who must do it? Can people visit my home? Read more.

Photographs reveal the world's great cities as ghost towns: Read more.

10 hilarious Irish comedy videos to watch on YouTube: Gone be with the days of swapping Scrap Saturday tapes in the playground. Or struggling with the VCR to record the last episode of Father Ted. YouTube is the saviour of the Irish comedy connoisseur. Read more.

25 of the best shows to watch this week: Jim Carrey returns as children's entertainer Mr Pickles in Kidding while David Gray features in an Other Voices one-off special. Read more.

Usit travel group in liquidation due to coronavirus crisis: Kinlay Group, the parent company of Usit travel agency, has gone out of business due to a "tsunami" of effects spurred by the coronavirus crusis . Read more.

How a student-run travel firm engineered a social revolution: Ask any former student about their first taste of independent travel and chances are they'll mention the J1, cramped house-shares and Usit. Read more.

Lessons from Lombardy: We stand in the midst of a full-fledged pandemic that has affected every component of our working societies: the economy, international trade, tourism and, above all else, our healthcare systems. Read more.