There has been a surge of people contacting solicitors enquiring about making a will as the Law Society notified its members throughout the country of new guidelines governing wills in light of Covid-19.

Calls to eliminate VAT on accommodation and food services to 0% immediately until the crisis passes.

The HSE is asking people to keep 999 and 112 for emergencies only and says out-of-hours doctors cannot order tests.

The Irish Farmer's Association (IFA) says farmers are tired of being kicked around and scapegoated when it comes to climate action.

There have been 44 deaths from flu so far this season, according to the HSE.

It's the former German defence minister's first official visit to the country since taking over the EU's top job.

The Minister’s statement came after the FAI had issued a formal apology for what it termed “the mistakes of the past”.

Brexit provides dissident republicans with a “rallying cry” in their bid to perpetuate the severe threat they pose to security services in the North, a senior PSNI officer has said.

There is €26m for a winter plan to deal with emergency department overcrowding in acute public hospitals, Simon Harris, the health minister, has confirmed.

The State Examinations Commission needs to recruit suitably qualified and experienced teachers “in greater numbers” to correct Leaving Certificate examination papers, the Teachers Union of Ireland has urged.

President of the Irish Hospital Consultant Association, Dr Donal O'Hanlon, warned that the acute hospital system is "at breaking point" because of a severe shortage of consultants, beds and other facilities.

The President of the Irish Farmers Association is calling for an immediate solution to the row that has led to more than a hundred job-losses.

A Green Party MEP does not believe building housing on reclaimed land in Dublin Bay is a viable option.

A man jailed for raping his wife, after she asked a judge not to send him to jail, must wait to hear whether his sentence will be increased on foot of an appeal by prosecutors.

A dependency on alcohol can diminish a person’s responsibility for murder such that juries should be allowed to find them guilty of manslaughter, the Court of Appeal has been told.

The introduction of free GP care for seven and eight-year-olds should be done on a phased basis, according to doctors representatives.

The Mercosur deal would allow for greater imports from Latin American countries to the EU, including cheaper beef.

Three senior Irish Examiner journalists and an Echo reporter were among the winners of this year's Justice Media Awards.

Ailin Quinlan talks to Guny Patel, chairperson of the town’s Chamber of Tourism & Business and owner of the popular Kinari boutique.

A man previously jailed for damaging a €10m Monet painting must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against his conviction for handling another artwork stolen from a stately home.

A “quiet and shy” Cork man has been sent to jail for possessing 1,027 images of child pornography after his original suspended sentence was deemed too lenient.

Consultants have welcomed a commitment by the Minister for Health to resolve a dispute over pay discrimination.

The Garda Commissioner will today face calls from mid-ranking gardaí to clarify their role in home evictions.

After the shooting, Kierans went to The Square bar in Bailieborough where a "siege" took place.

A Brazilian national jailed for killing a man who had assaulted and racially abused him earlier that evening has moved to appeal his sentence.

Several community groups will take part in the rally calling on the government to act on the shortage of housing.

A man jailed for distributing tens of thousands of child porn images and videos was "well advised" to drop an appeal against the severity of his sentence, according to the President of the Court of Appeal.

Last year, 192 women turned 100 while a much smaller number of men at 55 reached the momentous mark.

Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for Jewish people. It is 45 years since the war which bore its name.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said he would ‘love’ to see the tribute match for the late Liam Miller to take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and that he told the President of the GAA that he wants “an early solution” to the current impasse.

Tributes have been paid to Rachel Kenneally, a former Tipperary Ladies Football, who has passed away aged 26.

Latest: The calls come after a new government report says it will cost €200million to address pay inequality for new entrants to the public sector.

Latest: The Health Minister has cancelled his St Patrick’s Day trip due to the trolley crisis.

“I fear that this may make the College look ridiculous. Are we to have a ‘Fresh Week' in 2018/19?”