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.

The airline will cut its flying capacity by at least 75% in April and May.

The FEI has announced that show jumpers from Qatar and Sri Lanka will not be allowed compete at this year’s Olympic Games

Cork tech firm Yooni could reduce the student drop-out rate in Irish colleges, writes Trish Dromey.

India and China are in the grips of economic slowdown but it brings a lesson that they must learn, write Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo.

Ed Power says there are some terrific children’s movies to enjoy as a family so sit back and get zapping.

Perhaps the producers saw it coming when they asked Michaella McCollum, dubbed one of the 'Peru 2', to come on to ITV's Good Morning Britain alongside Piers Morgan to promote her new book.

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

The owner of Aer Lingus and British Airways said it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first major airline group to make such a commitment.

Participants and organisers at dance classes in Cork Migrant Centre tell Ellie O’Byrne how it’s a win-win set-up for all concerned

The three-week conference in the Vatican is working on how to develop the faith in the Amazon, and will discuss whether it is time to loosen the Church's tradition of celibacy.

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

A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide as a result of war, persecution and other violence, the UN refugee agency said.

Students have reacted with upset and frustration to the listening section of the higher level Leaving Cert Spanish exam, which they said included “mumbling”, “cut-off sentences” and “skipped in parts”.

The 41-year-old, who spent eight months in charge of Chelsea before embarking on a season-and-a-half spell with Spurs

This year, Berlin celebrates the life of a distinguished son; Alexander von Humboldt, who was born in the city 250 years ago.

Michelle Darmody set herself a challenge to eat sustainably for a week. She shares her food diary, and the lessons she learned from the experiment

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr Fintan Gavin, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Dublin, as the new Bishop of Cork and Ross.

It’s time for the world to change its approach to drugs, with governments needing to legalise and regulate all illicit substances, say Juan Manuel Santos, Ernesto Zedillo, and Ruth Dreifuss.

Brahma Chellaney examines how indigenous tribes are coming under increasing danger as the modern world refuses to let them live how they choose.

Thanks to better diagnostics, improved surgery techniques, and targeted drug therapy, more and more people are surviving cancer.

Pope Francis came and he went. In terms of the past sins visited on the Irish population by the Catholic Church, not a lot of difference was made.

After 32 days of unprecedented drama across the fields of Russia, France and Croatia brought the curtain down on the World Cup with Game 64 at the Luzhniki Stadium yesterday. Having traversed the place these past six weeks by foot and bike, car and plane, death-trap taxi and way too many night trains, Joe Callaghan outlines 18 reasons why Russia 2018 was the best World Cup we’ve ever seen…

Why on earth would a sensible man like Diarmuid Martin try to convince anybody that there isn't a shortage, asks Terry Prone. 

Here’s your round-up of what’s on today and tomorrow at the World Cup.

FORGET the Papal visit. All I care about is the Potatal visit. Put the date in your diaries: 2021, the World Potato Congress will be held in Ireland.

There will be 100 Premier League players in action at the World Cup, spread across 25 international teams.

Doping is one of the key topics in any sports law course. Students generally want to talk about the excuses athletes resort to in trying to reduce the length of their ban.

Debt levels that quadrupled in a decade have made emerging markets vulnerable to tightening financial conditions in the era of rising US interest rates, Fitch Ratings said.