It is "critical" that schools are given additional staff in order to manage reopening, the Dáil Covid Committee will hear tomorrow.

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has become the latest victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a huge blow to the local economy.

A charity is urging caution against house parties and large gatherings of friends this weekend.

Ryanair says the majority of customers waiting for a refund from the airline because of flights cancelled due to the pandemic will have their cash by the end of the month.

UK pub group Mitchells & Butlers - of which Irish financiers JP McManus and John Magnier are substantial shareholders - has posted a first-half loss and warned of ongoing uncertainty ahead of a return to trading.

A landlord with property in Cork’s university precinct has been summoned to appear in court on Friday on foot of noise complaints.

Cork Chamber has been named the ‘2020 Chamber of the Year’ for its efforts developing initiatives, events, campaigns and activities that contribute to the wider Cork region.

Parents and teachers want a blend of classroom and remote education as they believe the effects of Covid-19 will remain for some time.

A "swift, highly co-ordinated and extremely effective" response to Covid-19 kept infection and mortality rates among Dublin's homeless population low, with just 63 infections and one death recorded.

The move would ease the financial burden on holidaymakers who could be set to lose thousands of euro by not using scheduled flights and also serve as a boost for the flailing domestic tourism sector, Independent TD Michael McNamara has said.

Such people could be given a voucher to the value of their trip so they could instead holiday in Ireland.

The 16-game regular Super League will boil down to home and away ties against sides in their own conference, on top of one match against sides in the opposing one.

Limerick Chamber said they will give the newly formed government the benefit of the doubt despite the absence of a cabinet minister from the Mid West writes Alan Healy.

Irish companies are set to reduce plastic packaging waste by nearly 52% this year, according to environmental and recycling compliance group Repak.

Having spent recent weeks supplying more than a million face masks and hand sanitiser for workers around the globe, Bossard Ireland has opened a new warehouse focused on their core business with plans to further expand its workforce.

The State-backed lender for small and medium builders and developers approved loans worth €108 million in its first year of operation.

Government advice remains to avoid non essential travel, but with quarantine expected to be off the table, people are beginning to book flights. So what happens when you land?

The 2020 Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival will take place this year between September 19 and 26.

The council is also appealing to the public to leave space on public transport for essential workers.

A selection of people from across Irish society look at how far the country has progressed in diversity and inclusion. Interviews by Sandra O'Connell

Technology has been a saving grace time and again during the Covid-19 lockdown and shutdown. If it wasn't remote working or Google Classrooms then it was a Microsoft Teams conference, a Netflix binge, or a family quiz over Zoom.

The number of trafficking victims in Ireland is underestimated because of “major gaps” in identification procedures, a charity supporting women affected by prostitution says.

John Treacy has warned that sport's infrastructure could collapse if enough people insist on refunds for membership fees as a result of the coronavirus and the resultant shutdown.

Aer Lingus has called for more immediate clarity on the Government’s planned relaxation of travel restrictions; warning that jobs and inbound tourism depend on it.

Liverpool's CEO has paid tribute to Irish fan Sean Cox after Reds secured their first title in 30 years.

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An independent review into the operations of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has been handed over to An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer’s $12.1bn (€10.7bn) settlement to resolve US cancer lawsuits over its flagship weedkiller Roundup and other products offered fleeting relief to investors looking to move on from the legal woes that have hobbled the stock for almost two years.

1,217 families were in emergency accommodation in May, which the Department says is the lowest number recorded in the last three years.

The FAI has announced that the Mazars report has been referred to An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).

Paula Fagan, CEO of LGBT Ireland, looks at legal changes which have improved the parenting rights of some, but not all, same-sex couples. She talks to Áilin Quinlan

PrecisionBiotics Group began in UCC and produces gut health products Alflorex and Zenflore.

The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has reached an arrangement with former FAI CEO John Delaney over how the inspection of certain documents and emails seized from the association is to be conducted.

Businessman Denis O'Brien is entitled to a copy of the second interim report of court-appointed inspectors investigating an alleged data leak at Independent News and Media (INM), the High Court ruled on Wednesday.

Ireland is being eyed up as a potential country to house tens of thousands of people from Hong Kong.

European car sales are forecast to drop by a record 25% this year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered showrooms, leading to a collapse in demand and threatening one of the region’s biggest industries.

The next government must address “barriers” to work for asylum seekers as part of a programme for government commitment to end Direct Provision, the Irish Refugee Council has said.

Parents are being reassured the proper Covid-19 hygiene measures will be in place when creches reopen from Monday.

Munster Rugby CEO Ian Flanagan lauded reviews into the process of dealing with the James Cronin case as “very thorough”.

Sports bodies will need to dramatically rethink their business models in order to survive and thrive in a world where Covid-19 remains a threat, according to Athletics Ireland CEO Hamish Adams.

New Permanent TSB CEO Eamonn Crowley has pledged there is a future for the mortgage bank in lending to small firms but said the fallout from Covid-19 crisis will be “significant” as it again faces some sort of increase in home loan arrears when the payment breaks for 10,000 customers come to an end.

Estimates from the sector suggest that between 80% and 90% of restaurants could not operate with strict social distancing in place.

‘Don’t be afraid.’ Helen O’Donoghue’s words after her rapist father was jailed for 20 years are a rallying cry to speak, no shout and scream about violence against women, writes Clodagh Finn.

Bernard O'Byrne was CEO of the FAI when English fans rioted at Lansdowne Road in 1995 and the eircom Park saga was a daily headache. Now Basketball Ireland's boss, he talks crisis management with Brendan O'Brien as sport responds to the Covid-19 pandemic