A photograph developed by researchers from Cork Institute of Technology's Blackrock Castle Observatory (CIT BCO) has been recognised as ‘research image of the year’ by the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI).

Wearing face masks may have a negative effect on attitudes towards social distancing, a study suggests.

Updated recommendations will be published shortly by the department following engagement with teachers, principals, and school management bodies. 

It will be mandatory to wear masks and face covering in all shops and retail centres from Monday. 

Tony O'Brien believes it makes sense to ask students to wear masks when they return to school

Appeasement of people who panic-buy toilet roll but won’t cover their mouth and nostrils in enclosed public spaces won’t work

The escalating crisis in Texas show how the chronic underfunding of public health has given the US  the worst coronavirus response in the developed world, writes  Jeneen Interlandi

A Dublin-based clothing supplier has secured a freezing order against a Dutch firm it claims failed to supply it with one million protective facemasks.

Advice to wear face coverings on public transport is being ignored, according to transport workers.

People over the age of 13 are being encouraged to wear face coverings in public, but they are not mandatory.