Irish tourists trapped in Peru have praised Simon Coveney and Department of Foreign Affairs officials for chartering a flight out of the country.

Up to 40 Irish tourists trapped in Peru could be evacuated by Wednesday.

Health Minister Simon Harris also pleaded with people to “keep your distance”.

A couple from Cork are among about 40 Irish tourists trapped under Martial Law in Peru as the country deals with the Covid-19 crisis.

“Before I went to prison, I was lost. It helped me find myself. It made me a better person and turned my life around."

Faced with the prospect of missing the All-Ireland rematch this weekend, top chef Mark Moriarty had to make a quick decision.

The TomTom Traffic Index studied traffic across 403 cities last year.

The Pope has had a cut at hairdressers for indulging in gossip while coiffing their customers’ locks.

A powerful earthquake struck off Peru’s coast, tumbling homes in small, rural towns, killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured, officials said.

Looking for a holiday with a difference? Award-winning travel writer Isabel Conway rounds up the hottest travel trends and destinations for the year ahead.

We should probably thank Harvey Weinstein. That ripping sound you’re hearing might just be a tiny tear in the patriarchy. Tear as in laceration, although there are probably quite a few men crying fat salty ones for themselves in private, except the type of man who preys on people less powerful than himself for sexual gratification is probably born without tear ducts.

The world's 50 best restaurants have been announced today in Melbourne, Australia.

The intense rains, overflowing rivers, mudslides and flooding being experienced in Peru are the worst seen in two decades, the authorities have said.

The novel follows a dual pattern. Lenny Peleg, a veteran of the Yom Kippur War and erstwhile businessman, goes missing in South America. Dori his son, a history teacher, leaves his wife and young son in Israel to go in search of him. 

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria admits he considered retiring after more final heartbreak in the summer.

One of the country’s most audacious school renovation projects has been recognised in this year’s RIAI architecture awards.

Drugs mule Melissa Reid is to be released from jail in Peru after authorities agreed to expel her from the country.

Christine Lagarde has picked up nominations from across Europe for a second term as leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of a selection process that member nations intend to complete by early March.

England: Help was not just a phone call away for one Lancastrian woman who mistakenly phoned police on the other side of the Atlantic to complain about a dog outside her home.

WE are the problem, says Victoria White. Politicians have not reduced greenhouse gas emissions because the electorate is complacent.

ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe’s reigning Mr Ugly faces tough competition in this year’s contest, with organisers saying they received a record number of entries.

China GDP releases are starting to look like near-perfect landings each time in all kinds of weather conditions and visibility.

Flanked by interest rate decisions in Britain, Japan and Australia, the IMF’s annual meeting in Lima takes centre stage this week, with policymakers focusing on China’s economic slide and its impact on the rest of the world.

The OECD’s measures to reform international corporate tax systems will cause Ireland fewer problems than forecast, but for eurozone countries it will be just the beginning of greater and more detailed change.

Nearly 1,500 Australians and 400 New Zealanders will be VIPs tomorrow when they land in Ireland on part of a round-the-world cruise.

Ah, good old fight gameMonopoly - having just turned 80 years old, the creator of more family arguments than any other form of recreation is releasing a special round-the-world edition.

With chronic shortages of basic goods and services, price increases of 60%, and 30,000 murders per year, the natives, especially the middle classes, are fleeing abroad, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Drug mule Michaela McCollum could serve a shorter jail sentence if repatriated to Northern Ireland, it has been revealed.

"What did you say to me?"

A Peruvian TV show has attracted a lot of attention after they tricked several men into cat-calling their own mothers.

The repatriation of Tyrone-born drugs mule Michaella McCollum to the North from Peru has been approved by Stormont’s justice minister.

THE new year is not about whether Enda is under pressure from Leo or not. It’s not about how many people will register for the water charge. 

The deal reached at the UN climate-change conference in Peru ends the longstanding division of the world into only two kinds of countries, developed and developing, writes Michael Jacobs

Negotiators have reached a watered-down deal at UN talks in Peru that sets the stage for a global climate pact in Paris next year.

Campaigners have criticised the outcome of the UN climate negotiations, saying the deal has not gone far enough.

Former president Mary Robinson is right to be critical of how little progress was made in Lima towards slowing the frightening pace of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 

Negotiators have reached a watered-down deal at UN talks in Peru that sets the stage for a global climate pact in Paris next year.