Event: Covid-19 crisis

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ESRI: Covid-19 cut in emissions to be 'shortlived'

The slump in emissions due to the Covid-19 lockdowns will do little to help Ireland meet its emissions-reduction targets this year or tougher goals in 2030, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

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€25m in extra supports announced for arts and culture sector

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Vulnerable will be ‘hardest hit again’ by Covid-19 economic fallout – UCC study

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University of Limerick students should be refunded for rent, governing authority recommends

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Stephen Cadogan: F2F launch shows EU commitment to food sustainability

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Harold James: lessons to be learned from the interwar years

Junior tourism minister favours 0% VAT rate for cafés, bars and hotels

The hospitality sector needs a 0% VAT rate to give them a "fighting chance" of survival, the Junior Minister for Tourism has admitted.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

ESRI chief: Government faces 'huge call' over the €350-a-week Covid-19 jobs payment

The Government faces "a huge judgment call" over maintaining the €350 a week pandemic payment as it juggles the long-term demands on the public purse and the desire to maintain household incomes for as long as possible during the Covid-19 crisis, the head of the Economic and Social Research has said.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Direct provision settings may be unlawful

EU and Irish human rights laws require own-door accommodation.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Special Report: Challenging time for youths who have the health of the planet on their minds

The majority of young people want Irish leaders to grasp opportunities that the Covid-19 crisis provides and tackle climate change a survey has found, writes Padraig Hoare

Sat, 02 May, 2020

Cancer support groups create new service for sufferers during Covid crisis

Organisations providing cancer support have joined forces to create a new service aimed at patients trying to navigate life through their illness during the Covid-19 crisis.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Coronavirus: Summer shows shut down

The summer has effectively been cancelled, with gatherings of more than 5,000 people banned until September because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Trillion euro rescue plan call to boost EU economy

A €1trn Marshall Plan-like economic stimulus package is needed to kickstart European economies following the Covid-19 crisis, an Irish MEP has said.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

The Great Lockdown: IMF issues downbeat forecast on Irish jobs

Irish unemployment will settle at much higher levels than in Britain and Germany next year as the Covid-19 crisis pushes the world economy into its worst slump since the Great Depression, according to IMF forecasts.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

All-Ireland online platform aims to boost business collaboration in Covid-19 crisis

Companies aiming to help healthcare responses to the Covid-19 crisis can now collaborate by way of a new online platform.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Ireland to tap €2bn of EU rescue fund

As few as 200 Irish companies are likely to avail of loans totalling €2bn from the much-vaunted €500bn package to rescue European economies from the Covid-19 crisis — far short of the huge amounts of liquidity that businesses here require, say experts.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2020

Covid-19 crisis means employment law is in 'uncharted waters'

Legal practitioners in Ireland said the Covid-19 crisis means employers and workers are now in uncharted waters when it comes to employment law and issues around safe work practices.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

‘Economic suicide’ to impose austerity after Covid-19 crisis passes

A return to austerity after the Covid-19 crisis has passed would be “economic suicide”, experts have warned.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

McLoughlin: 'It's hard when you don’t know when you'll see them all again in the flesh'

Life has changed significantly for Niamh McLaughlin during the Covid-19 crisis – with the Dublin-based Donegal star admitting that she's longing for home and deeply worried about her elderly grandmother.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2020

Stephen Cadogan: EU’s Common Agricultural Policy is ill-equipped to address a severe market crisis

It’s just a couple of weeks since Ireland started getting serious about coronavirus, but price cuts of 10c-15c/kg at beef factories, and 60c/kg at sheepmeat factories already show how badly farming will be affected.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2020

INMO call on Government to provide childcare for front-line health workers during Covid-19 crisis

The INMO said a lack of childcare is a critical issue for frontline healthcare staff.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

HSE's head of public health in the south in self-isolation after visiting family in England

Dr Augustine Pereira, a key figure in the region's response to the Covid-19 crisis, is symptom free but said he is following HSE guidance and will spend 14-days working from home.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Charities profoundly affected by COVID-19 fundraiser cancellations

Charities doing Trojan community work have always relied on an Irish public never found wanting when it came to generous donations, but the Covid-19 crisis has laid bare just how it can all evaporate in an instant.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Defence Forces veterans offer services as country battles coronavirus crisis

Thousands of Defence Forces veterans are mobilising to offer their varied services to the State during the Covid-19 crisis.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Plan underway to coordinate grassroots response to help the vulnerable during virus crisis

A nationwide initiative is underway to harness and coordinate the massive grassroots response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

ESRI: Irish economic growth grinds to halt under long quarantine

Irish economic growth will grind to a halt and unemployment will creep above 5% this year under Italy-style quarantines to control the Covid-19 outbreak here, the Economic and Social Research Institute has projected in new forecasts.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2020