Simon Zebo pictured with son Jacob and daughter Sofia. Photograph courtesy of Simon Zebo Simon Zebo: ‘It’s been tough not being able to put my hand up to play with Ireland’

Former Munster star has zero regrets with his decision to switch his life and rugby to Paris

‘What are you up to, you gin-crazed, blubber-filled phoney.’ Illustration: Alan Clarke ‘We’re fine up here, Ross. I just can’t imagine this thing coming to Foxrock’
The late Lyra McKee: was willing to look fearlessly at the worst flaws in the North while never losing a sense of hope for the place. Photograph: Jess Lowe Lost, Found, Remembered by Lyra McKee: pride and pain
The sun sets behind European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Once the ECB backstops coronabonds, private investors will hold them, knowing the ECB will buy them in unlimited quantities if the investor wants to sell. Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty David McWilliams: We must loosen up on financing pandemic spending now
Clear skies over London as coronavirus has a positive impact on the environment and levels of pollution. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Fintan O’Toole: Earth has a toxic virus – us
For some people home is the most dangerous place of all. Photograph: iStock Jennifer O'Connell: For some people, home is the most dangerous place of all
Shelbourne fans and players celebrate promotion last season. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Sport will be the last duck in the row, Shelbourne’s triumphant return
Evie Wyld: said that she started the book when she had a new baby, with limited time to write The Bass Rock: Challenging and gripping read
Something else that has been highlighted by the emergency is the quality of our health service and the commitment and bravery of the people who work in it. Photograph: Alan Betson Stephen Collins: The cliche Ireland has 'a third world' health service was never remotely true
Ireland is engaged in an extraordinary and risky economic experiment. We know the initial hit is huge. What we don’t know is the long term impact. Photograph: iStock Coronavirus: can we start to estimate the impact on the Irish economy?
Australian Olympic athlete Genevieve Gregson breaks the long-standing record to become the fastest woman to run a lap of The Tan track in Melbourne. Photo: Michael Dodge/EPA Final record attempts before lockdown; underage rugby feeling the effects
Irish author Sara Baume’s new book is is an ode to spaces that are safe. Photograph: Jay Armstrong Handiwork: A beautiful rendering of the passing of days
First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill at a media briefing on Covid-19 at Stormont. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire Newton Emerson: Stormont must agree to disagree for powersharing to survive crisis
Ireland and Leinster centre Garry Ringrose is set to sign a new central contract. Photo: Brian Reilly-Troy/Inpho Ringrose set for new central deal; memories of Björn Borg at Wimbledon
It is not okay for your husband to deride you in public. ‘My husband uses my past infidelity as a stick to beat me with’
Frances Macken examines the intricacies and anxieties of female friendship in her debut novel You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here: Lively debut novel
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Funeral director Pat Blake places a white rose on the coffin of Anne Best, Co Fermanagh’s first coronavirus victim, at St Ninnidh’s Cemetery in Derrylin. Photograph: John McVitty Fintan O’Toole: We can’t help giving meaning to this absurd virus
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
Bundee Aki high tackles Ulupano Seuteni during the Rugby World Cup match between Ireland and Samoa. Photo: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Sky Sports customers save on bills; rule changes could change rugby utterly
Emmanuelle Pagano, author of Faces on the Tip of My Tongue Booker International longlist: six of the best?
Kevin Kilbane tries to close down Zinedine Zidane during a qualifier for the 2006 World Cup, where the French midfielder would steal the show again. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho Ken Early on finishing the Premier League season, favourite sporting moments
A view of locked gates at Old Trafford, home of Manchester United. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire Ken Early: Despite coronavirus, Premier League season must be finished if at all possible
Ruth Gilligan: Her pacy and evocative fifth novel, The Butchers, interlinks the narratives of two families and one outsider. The Butchers: masterful plot about pandemic and upheaval
When Fine Gael pulled the tablecloth off the national dining table to tackle Covid-19 and left the crockery still standing, it really was some trick. There were no consultancy fees or communications agencies. It just…happened. Photograph: Getty Images Una Mullally: Coronavirus response is like providing fire exits only during a blaze
Reach out to people from a safe distance. Photograph: iStock Coronavirus: 16 tips to help you cope in the new world we live in
‘You won’t know until you speak to him. Like a partner, not a child.’ Photograph: iStock Is it a good idea to move in with my partner now, or am I mad?
The ECB has opened up the taps and indicated it will do whatever it takes to prevent a recession becoming a depression. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters David McWilliams: We need to totally reimagine economics
Honor: ‘What the fock could you possibly teach me?’ ‘Ross, from this morning, you’re going to be home-schooling Honor.’ I laugh out loud
Author and journalist Christina Lamb. Photograph: David Levenson/ Getty Images Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: How rape is used as a weapon of war
‘The women and men who are keeping the supermarkets going most probably make about €13 an hour.’ Fintan O’Toole: We are learning how much we rely on low-paid workers
Kevin Boyle: He was prominent in the campaign against the fatwa imposed on Salman Rushdie after the publication of The Satanic Verses. Photograph: Colin McConnell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Are You with Me?: How Kevin Boyle opened a path away from sectarianism
An empty Westmoreland St in Dublin city centre during the week. Photograph: Conor Pope Cliff Taylor: A big recession is coming but it’s not a rerun of 2008
Andrew Conway has discussed life in lockdown. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho Andrew Conway says rugby players are privileged, contingency plans for TG4
Sebastian Barry, Laureate for Irish Fiction, has described his own writing as motivated by ‘the thing that hurt me into trying to put something back in its place’. Photograph: Darragh Kane A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry: boundless empathy
Simon Harris has said ‘there can be no public versus private here’. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/EPA Coronavirus has created an opening for a fairer health service
First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill at the Stormont daily press update to the Covid-19 crisis on Monday. Photograph: Kelvin Boyes /Press Eye/PA Newton Emerson: Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill are a credible double act
The enforced coronavirus closure will hit golf clubs around Ireland hard. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Coronavirus closure will impact all golf clubs, Tokyo 2020 task force to meet
Estate agencies nationwide have halted physical viewings of residential properties due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: iStock How to view, negotiate and buy a home – entirely online
Brian Greene looks at the world with a clear eye. For him, our finitude is at once our tragedy and our consolation. Until the End of Time: A marvellous work on universe’s trajectory
A local student lights the Olympic flame during the “Flame of Recovery” display ceremony in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photograph: AP Olympic postponement triggers sporting backlog like no other; Racing and golf closed
Cathy Sweeney: in her short stories, supernatural physical transformations cover for psychological states. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Modern Times: Brilliant short stories with fairy tale absurdity
Children are very perceptive, and they will pick up on anxiety even if you try to hide it. Photograph: iStock ‘My best friend has cancer and I’m upset at not being able to hold her hand’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi makes a statement about the US government’s response to coronavirus, March 23rd. Photograph: Epa/Joshua Roberts/ pool Kathy Sheridan on Covid-19: Compulsion to pigeonhole groups of people is damaging
The men’s and women’s Champions League finals and Europa League final, scheduled for May 2020, have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: PA Mick McCarthy in frightening situation; Lack of live sport could lead to problem gambling
Staff members spray disinfectant at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. Photograph: STR/AFP via Getty Images Cliff Taylor: Where will Ireland get the cash to pay the massive Covid -19 bills?
A Covid-19 public information leaflet at Tullamore Rugby Club in Offaly. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Gerry Thornley: IRFU can’t forget about the clubs in these trying times
Hilary Fannin: exceeds all expectations. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell The Weight of Love review: Hilary Fannin’s debut novel sears itself on the brain
The great vindictiveness of the virus is that it robs us of the rituals of grieving: no wakes, no big funeral Masses or secular celebrations. Photograph: iStock Fintan O’Toole: We must not allow coronavirus pandemic to rob us of grief
A decision on the Tokyo Olympics being postponed this summer due to the coronavirus outbreak will be made within four weeks. Photograph: PA Tokyo 2020 postponement looks increasingly likely; Jurgen Klopp entitled to his say
‘What a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent (above) is! Photograph Phillip Massey/Getty Brilliantly structured, fluently told, Liz Nugent’s best book yet
The hammering of economies will reduce emissions in a way not done by those who had the power to do it before. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Oliver Callan: Coronavirus shows that all along we worried about the wrong things
Last week, in the middle of a row, her brother called her fat and she burst into tears. Photograph: iStock ‘Should I be more blunt with my 13-year-old about her weight problem?’