Irish business and trade union leaders said they stand ready to work with government in a national effort to face down the Covid-19 crisis, but warn that they need more help to prevent firms from going under.

A publican has appealed to all social media users to be responsible when posting about Covid-19 after his business was wrongfully linked to a Coronavirus case.

Google is recommending Ireland and UK employees work from home from Thursday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the PA news agency understands.