No deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland today.

Two brothers died yesterday in a diving incident in Co Tipperary. The tragedy unfolded at the Portroe Dive Centre at Portroe Quarry, around 1.30pm.

It's a typically Irish summer’s day of sunshine and occasional showers. Travel restrictions have been eased again and we venture forth to one of nature’s gems, Gougane Barra, deep in the mountains of West Cork.

Gardaí will start to check pubs this evening to make sure they are complying with Covid-19 guidelines.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said that the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme will not end abruptly and hinted that it could last until the end of the year.

The director of Ireland's largest aquarium fears they may have to shut their doors without a State rescue package to help to pay the huge bills to run their giant tanks.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has criticised Sinn Féin TDs and leaders for turning up at a “photo op” at a funeral despite Covid-19 concerns and social distancing rules.

A 'green list' of countries with unrestricted travel access to Ireland could be published next Thursday.

The Commission of investigation into the sale of utility company Siteserv has been extended by three months as it emerged that the inquiry has cost more than €12m to date.

The number of Irish troops about to be sent to Lebanon is uncertain after two of them quarantined at a Co Cork military barracks prior to departure tested positive for Covid-19 and several of their colleagues are now under medical scrutiny as a result.

The new Taoiseach has an opportunity to make medicines innovation count for the economy and public health, writes Bernard Mallee

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has denied there are differences between health chiefs and the new government over air travel advice and fears about Covid-19 spreading.

Taking more businesses out of the Vat net, reducing taxes for the tourism sector, lowering commercial rates, and extending wage subsidies further are all expected to be included in the Government’s jobs stimulus package to be unveiled next month.

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has expressed concern over a "worrying trend" of rising Covid-19 cases and travel-related clusters.

The Munster squad stepped up preparations on Monday for the return of the Guinness PRO14 campaign in August as they trained for the first time in groups of up to 14 players at the High Performance Centre in Limerick.

Galway intermediate football club Cárna/Caiseal have called on the county’s football board to remove relegation this year in the interest of rural clubs.

We welcome her into our homes every Saturday for the light-hearted Winning Streak - but Sinead Kennedy has worked on hard-hitting documentaries, from cervical cancer campaigner Laura Brennan to the migrant crisis.

We are alarmed at the decision to allow pubs that serve food to reopen on June 29.

Outgoing Gaeltacht minister Sean Kyne has expressed disappointment at the Government decision to approve early re-opening of offshore islands to visitors from Monday.

The British and Irish Modern Music (BIMM) Institute Dublin has announced a new music scholarship worth €13,200 with Spotify.

Planned rent increases remain on the cards at University College Cork (UCC), with students continuing to ask the university to consider reversing its stance on the matter.

A Camogie Association statement released to the Irish Examiner indicates there will be no rowing back on the decision to cancel this year’s All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship.

For would-be college goers, it is important to consider whether the significant changes in financial circumstances foisted upon many families over the past few months have changed their eligibility for receiving a student grant for the coming academic year.

Declan Colley is impressed by many aspects of the electric performance of the Skoda Superb

"Pivoting is what we do best," says Catherina Butler, Kildare entrepreneur and founder of The Naked Collective, a new Irish company launching a range of drinks called Mude into the healthy beverages market.

Covid-19 has given rise to a whole new meaning of Discussion Group meeting, and that is the virtual Zoom or online meeting.

The new Lord Mayor of Cork has pledged to help reignite the city's economy as the country emerges from lockdown.

It's time to hail the efforts of those working with the most vulnerable and volatile children during the pandemic period, writes Conor Fottrell

Organisers of major festivals like Electric Picnic have been hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin is appealing for people to be generous when mass resumes to help parishes recover from the financial impact of Covid-19.

Gardaí also processed over 30,000 vetting applications for Covid-19 related roles.

The action by Dublin pub, Lemon & Duke, has implications for more than 1,000 pubs concerning insurance liability.

AstraZeneca has approached rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences about a potential merger, according to sources, in what would be the biggest health-care deal on record.

Some pubs are set to reopen towards the end of the month, but only under continuing physical-distancing restrictions, according to the government's revised road map on reopening the country after months of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Government has announced it is accelerating Ireland’s progress through the roadmap for reopening society in a bid to kick-start the economy and “save summer”.

The stipulation comes as details of the Association’s plans to restart Gaelic football and hurling were released to their management committee and Central Council.

German-based Innogy SE, in partnership with Dublin-based Highfield Energy, plans to construct 25 turbines, 150 metres high on a 3,500 acre site in an area known as Lyrenacarriga.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has been monitoring funeral notice website Rip.ie in a bid to locate and identify any previously un-notified incidences of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Five men have been arrested over allegedly laundering €1.5m acquired through cybercrime, organised prostitution and theft.

The pandemic has exposed the vast inequalities and dysfunctions of Ireland’s housing system and needs to be addressed urgently, writes Dr Rory Hearne

Couple hold an 'almost Mr & Mrs day' to replace wedding cancelled by Covid-19

Businesses in Clonakilty have been hard hit by the Covid-19 restrictions but are nothing if not resilient, writes Neil Michael

Young people who staged “Magaluf or J1-style house parties” in rented homes in Cork’s university precinct over the weekend have been accused of “giving two fingers to the community” and of putting people at risk of contracting Covid-19.

The east-west crescents of this new development have plenty to feed the senses, writes Tommy Barker