Britain's Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus and is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, Clarence House has said.

It is remarkable the extent to which the British royal family continues to take a personal interest in Ireland. Despite Brexit, a number of visits by its members reflects a growing maturity in the relationship between our two countries.

Posh Cork's agony aunt: sorting out Cork people for ages.

The couple can take the royal sponsorship or get commercial sponsorship. Each comes with terms and conditions, writes Terry Prone.

Jim Gavin is only gone a couple of days and already things have started to slide.

As we say in Ireland, Meghan is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t, partly because she’s a woman and partly because she’s a human of colour, writes Joyce Fegan

Was Princes Charles right all along? Should we really be talking to our plants? Rita de Brún examines the latest research.

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

The impact on Ireland’s food of key societal and historical changes, over the past 8,000 years, will be illustrated by one of the show gardens at the five-day Bloom festival, which begins at the Phoenix Park in Dublin today.

Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles in 2015 has died in prison.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have been welcomed to Wicklow by President Michael D Higgins.

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That €6,000 door-polishing tab might be very small beer to accountants in public and private enterprises accustomed to signing off spending in the millions and billions.

Beautiful landscapes, outdoor activities, medieval architecture — Transylvania has it all. But with Halloween around the corner, Eimear Ryan visited with one thing in mind — vampires.

Almost €17m in taxpayers’ money is being spent every year to keep ambassadors and high-ranking officials in the lap of luxury, including €4.5m alone on lavish diplomatic residences.

Britain's Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan Markle will visit Ireland in July.

Two súgán chairs, a súgán egg basket, and other straw-made items are on their way to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after a visit to Muckross traditional farms in Killarney last week.

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Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald met Prince Charles in Cork last night just hours after he spoke of how reconciliation and understanding can guide both countries on a path of shared prosperity and security.

The Rebel city has done royal visits before. But for Patsy Flynn and his wife, Kathy, it was their first.

Opponents of plans for a €160m incinerator in Cork Harbour staged a silent protest yesterday as Prince Charles visited the harbour area.

When asked what he thought of being given an audience with royalty Jack O’Mahony (7) from Clonakilty, Co Cork said that it was “great.”

As the fresh paint dries across Cork City, a massive security operation has kicked in and traffic restrictions will be in place from early morning for the visit of Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

While the people of Cork await the arrival of a royal visitor, one town in the county is set to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the unexpected arrival of another.

Three Samaritans volunteers from Ireland, including a self-confessed “royal watcher”, have been invited to Buckingham Palace.

We’re watching The Crown at the moment. I’m miles behind, way back in series one, so don’t tell me what happens in the end.

Our frighteningly frank agony aunt looks ahead to 2018, from cranes over Cork to Brexit and Pairc Uí Chaoimh

It is part of a cocktail named after royalty and a favourite tipple of Graham Norton but Dingle Gin has also become a phenomenon in Irish bars, with a quarter of a million bottles sold in the country in the last year.

Kilkenny GAA chiefs have slammed “draconian rates” that could spell the end of their pursuit of big games and the staging of concerts in Nowlan Park.

A dissident republican leader convicted of directing the activities of a terrorist organisation which plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles two years ago has been jailed for eleven and a half years.

Britain’s Prince Harry declared he was “thrilled” as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the announcement of their engagement.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out the people of Cork for years.

The Prince of Wales should register all his interests to prevent secrecy surrounding his private estate, a royal financial expert has warned.

Seamus McGrane was recorded in a pub in Dublin in April, 2015, a month before the prince’s visit to Ireland, say Diarmaid Mac Dermott and Daniel Hickey

A Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles two years ago has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of directing the activities of a terrorist organisation.

A Sinn Féin mayor has refused to meet the Prince of Wales on his visit to Derry today.

The moment when Lady Diana Spencer said "I will" to Britain's Prince of Wales has been released online.

IRA informer turned author Sean O'Callaghan has died aged 63, a close friend has said.