US stocks fell tonight as New York State followed California in ordering non-key workers to stay at home and the UK caught up with the rest of Europe by ordering the closure of pubs and cafes to fight the deadly Covid-19 outbreak.

Australia and Taiwan have joined the growing number of governments offering financial aid to airlines, while authorities in Europe rushed to agree steps to rescue carriers which have had to park planes and cut jobs as the coronavirus pandemic puts the brake on travel.

AUDIBLE is an interesting subject when it comes to podcasts. An Amazon-linked subscription service (from £7.99 a month), it’s known primarily for its audiobooks offering.

WHEN eight British soldiers were arrested by the gardaí in the middle of the night in May 1976, it was one of the most embarrassing diplomatic incidents of the Troubles.

Fans of reality television may be tempted to break out the popcorn and tune in today to the Oireachtas channel to watch live parliamentary shenanigans, as the 33rd Dáil convenes.

The lineup for tonight's Evocations Gala Concert as part of the Cork Choral Festival has been changed.

Datalex shares fell by nearly 11% after an independent review confirmed widespread and "significant" accounting irregularities at the travel software company.

Millionaire businessman Dr Michael Smurfit will have to attend the High Court to give evidence in the case of a former K Club manager who has sued alleging he was threatened at Punchestown Races.

Former Stormont first minister Arlene Foster unlawfully mistakenly deferred a bid for extra funding for inquests into historic killings in the North, a judge said.

An IRA group which was killed during an ambush by the SAS in the Co Armagh village of Loughgall in 1987 was responsible for up to 50 murders, secret government documents have revealed.

Aer Lingus has been named as one of the top airlines for a short-haul holiday.

Former Taoiseach Charles Haughey did not want the bodies of three IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar to be taken home through Dublin, archived British papers disclosed.

There has been a surge in the number of older people granted personal security alarms under a Government scheme — even though there has been an underspend in recent years of the budget available for the devices.

Sinn Fein leader at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill and the Democratic Unionist Nigel Dodds repeatedly clashed in a heated televised election debate this evening.

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has defended her participation in an event to commemorate the deaths of eight IRA men killed in Loughgall, Co Armagh, in 1987.

Air France-KLM Group, British Airways and a handful of other carriers may face multimillion antitrust fines from EU regulators within weeks after attempts to broker a settlement failed.

Nikki Bradley is an adventurer from Donegal. Despite the likelihood of a leg amputation, she has completed an array of challenges, including a British SAS fitness test and scaling an Icelandic glacier. She plans to climb Slieve League this month before taking up skiing.

Irish nurse Berna Breen tries working in the A&E section of a hospital in Honduras on Toughest Place To Be, on Monday on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

Scandinavian Airlines (Sas) is to use Ireland as a launch pad from which to expand its services aimed at leisure travel passengers, in a bid to compete more directly with rival Norwegian Air.

Arlene Foster has long been disliked by Sinn Féin, but the breakdown in government brings an election that could be the most bitter in many years, writes Brian Murphy

SAS plans to cut 1,000 administrative jobs and double its cost-savings target as the Nordic airline prepares for rising fuel prices and intensifying competition.

Dublin-based airline CityJet has revealed a 66% reduction in operating losses in 2015 over 2014 as it published results today.

One of America’s largest airlines has warned that the ongoing delay sanctioning low-cost Cork-US flights could threaten its, and other US airlines’ growth plans.

Haters Back Off, featuring Colleen Ballinger in Miranda Sings mode, is now on Netflix.

Sean Hartnett has penned a book that will rankle British intelligence. He talks to Cormac O’Keeffe

Almost 230 top secret documents from 1987 have been released by the North's Public Records Office.

Bear Grylls has dipped into his grandfather’s Nazi-busting past for his latest novel, says Hannah Stephenson

The first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport could take off before the end of the year with talks on flight operations and ticket sales poised to take place soon.

The former eminent defence counsel Donagh McDonagh, who, on behalf of the Irish Government attended the inquest in Gibraltar into the shooting dead by the SAS of three IRA members, stepped down as a judge of the Circuit Court yesterday.

CityJet founder Pat Byrne has said the airline’s transformation will be helped by greater access to credit after sealing a deal to buy the airline from its German owner, with the help of investors.

Aer Lingus has made it onto a list of the top 10 European carriers based on passenger reviews.

SAS soldiers who shot dead eight IRA men and a bystander as they attacked a police station in the North acted excessively, a lawyer for the bereaved claimed.

Euro 2016 will remain in France, UEFA has announced.

The anguished family of a teenager kidnapped and killed by the IRA yesterday have made a fresh appeal for information on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance.

A man has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with an IRA bomb attack on a Tyrone police station that was intercepted by the SAS.

The review of Channel 4’s new television programme SAS Who Dares Wins which was carried on your website on Wednesday, October 19, appears to be completely oblivious to the fact that this is a so-called “game show” based around a regiment of the British army that is responsible for the deaths of Irish citizens.

Check out our guide on what to watch on TV tonight.

Pitbull: Reality Bites on RTÉ2 on Thursday looks at whether some breeds of dog have been unfairly demonised in Ireland.

CityJet is poised to increase from three to four flights a day on its new Cork to London City Airport service, and is already considering new routes from Cork to France and Italy.

The Irish High Court has jurisdiction to deal with a challenge by a group of Irish Investors, in a Radisson Blu Hotel in Southern France, against AIB bank’s threat to take over their shares.

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Revenues at the Irish arm of specialist travel company, Trailfinders, last year decreased by 5% from £63.3m to £60m (€85m), new figures show.

British prime minister David Cameron has ordered more spending on drones and the SAS (Special Air Service) as he said Britain faces the “battle of our generation” to defeat extremist Islamist terrorism.