Gardaí had to restrict access to the carpark at a popular Clare beach for a time this afternoon as hundreds descended on the area to take advantage of the fine weather.

Minister for Justice Charlie Flannagan said that the public needs to "observe social distancing" and that the pubs "must close".

The Minister made his warning as a further 102 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic last night bringing the total to 785.

Older people and those with a long term illness will be advised at some point to stay at home for several weeks during the coronavirus crisis.

After a long and anxious wait, Mr Harris, along with Fianna Fáil health spokesman Stephen Donnelly and Green Party councillor Steven Matthews, took the final three seats in Wicklow in the 15th count.

He, along with Fianna Fáil health spokesman Stephen Donnelly and Green Party councillor Steven Matthews, took the final three remaining seats in Wicklow in the 15th count late on Monday night.

Environmentally, the increasing number of visitors is unintentionally degrading the area that they come to see and admire most in the Burren.

Dolores Grace, who tragically lost her sports-mad son to cancer has revealed that joining a gym helped her to cope with her grief after his death.

THE best honey to buy is a conundrum. Unless locally produced, it’s difficult to have confidence in where exactly it comes from and this can matter.

A volunteer spokesperson later said that while days like these are rare, they show the importance of co-operation between voluntary and statutory emergency services.

It is understood thieves who stole an 800 year old relic from Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin returned it because they thought it was cursed.

An 800-year-old relic, stolen from Christ Church Cathedral, has been recovered by Gardaí.

Barring an unforeseen calamity in the world, 2018 should be another boom year for tourism in Ireland, following last year’s record 10.6m visitors.

The Government has been warned thousands of homeless children and families are being turned into “economic refugees” because the housing crisis is forcing them to travel up to 50km for emergency accommodation every day.

The Camino of St James has been the walking tourism phenomenon of the 21st

There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing — and when it comes to Ireland it couldn’t be truer, says Derval O’Rourke.

The rural post office remains integral to society despite its unviability, writes Michael Clifford.

A baby chick’s first moments of life captured on camera took the top prize in the Irish Examiner Readers’ Pictures Competition.

He’s more of an iceman on the field but off it Paul Murphy would be closer to an icebreaker.

The pilgrim paths of Ireland are once again echoing to pilgrim footfall as a new imitative offers a chance for Irish people and overseas visitors to rediscover their pilgrim inheritance.

Visitor numbers to national heritage sites rose 11% last year to more than 4.9m.

The operators of a business selling food and beverages to visitors to Glendalough have launched a High Court action after a rival allegedly parked a van directly in front of their premises, resulting in its closure.

The ladies of Innishannon ICA Guild get about. In the last decade, members have travelled the length and breath of Ireland by bus. 

To celebrate the release of A Walk in the Woods in cinemas now, we’re giving you the chance to one of five ’Full Moon Walks’ in Glendalough with Hilltop Treks!

Clare County Council yesterday announced a comprehensive plan relating to the tourism development and visitor management of the “Jewel of The Lough Derg” in Co Clare, Holy Island.

Alone, Shane O’Donnell may well stand as Clare’s sole full-forward line representative in Thurles on Sunday but as he showed in the relegation play-off in Kilkenny last month when he gave no less a defender than Paul Murphy a long afternoon it suits him to a tee.

Foraging to eat is so last year, says Jonathan deBurca Butler. Instead, go for a walk in the countryside and pluck from the trees, the ingredients for a gin and tonic

Fáilte Ireland have released the promo video for their new venture, Ireland’s Ancient East and it promises magic, myth and history for future visitors.

THE tourism initiative launched yesterday seems impressive but it might be even more so if it had a budget. Despite that minor detail, a programme based on 5,000 years of history has, according to Fáilte Ireland, the potential to increase visitor numbers to the East of Ireland by 20% and tourism revenues by nearly €1bn by 2020.

A new tourism campaign promoting Ireland’s diverse 5,000-year-old historical heritage could bring 600,000 more visitors to the south and east by 2020 — helping to grow the local economy by almost €1bn.

Running makes me feel good. It makes me a nicer person.

An American photographer based in Vermont, USA has published a book featuring images of the Irish landscape to raise funds for survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. 

Ireland has made it into the ultimate collection of the world’s most perplexing signs.

WHEN Malcolm O’Kelly, 40, retired from international rugby in 2010, he had no clear career plans in place.

The Coast Guard was called in after a man was injured during a fall in Glendalough.

A 55 year old man has been airlifted to hospital - after he fell while walking in Glendalough in Co. Wicklow.