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Tony Holohan pours cold water on Christmas travel hopes
- Transport & Tourism
- November 3, 2020, 12:01
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has poured cold water on hopes that air travel restrictions can be eased ahead of Christmas. “International tra(...)

US election: Evangelical Christians not always white and racist
- Opinion
- November 3, 2020, 01:00
The eyes of the world are focused on the US elections. Whatever the results, the most powerful nation in the world is bracing itself for an avalanche (...)

Birth mothers’ stories: ‘You were pummelled psychologically’
- Health & Family
- October 31, 2020, 06:00
Throughout much of its history, Ireland was a cold and inhospitable place for women who became pregnant outside of marriage. The recent campaign by su(...)

Glanbia sees ‘improving trends’ despite Covid challenge
- Agribusiness & Food
- October 29, 2020, 07:51
Glanbia has reported an increase in overall revenue in the third quarter despite the challenging conditions, but its performance nutrition business co(...)

Coronavirus: Frances passes 1m cases; Europe sees record number of new infections
- World
- October 23, 2020, 06:47
Europe’s reported new coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, according to a(...)

Partridge Island – A typhus pandemic and the Irish of New Brunswick
- Opinion
- October 18, 2020, 18:01
As our cargo ship moved towards the port of St John, New Brunswick, Canada, our captain sent a telegram to the shipping agents requesting medical atte(...)

Ryanair's winter shutdown ‘heart wrenching’ for local businesses
- Transport & Tourism
- October 16, 2020, 04:30
Hotelier Aaron Mansworth has already had to temporarily close one hotel at Cork Airport as a result of Covid-19. Now, with the Ryanair decision to pu(...)

Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn loss
- Agribusiness & Food
- October 6, 2020, 06:46
Aryzta’s new chairman said the baked goods group has received bid approaches for parts of the company since he was installed three weeks ago under a b(...)

World View: Africa’s low Covid-19 toll shatters perception bias
- Opinion
- October 3, 2020, 01:00
Early in the spring, as Covid-19 swept across Europe and the United States and pushed some of the world’s most advanced health systems to the brink of(...)

Irish residents took more than 21m overnight trips last year – CSO
- Irish News
- September 30, 2020, 13:02
Irish residents took more than 21 million overnight trips last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The number of(...)