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<p>In Ireland, unemployment has dropped to 4.3%. Picture: iStock</p>

economy

Job markets are defying central bankers’ efforts to cool demand

The strong job market is good for workers but bad for inflation, signalling to the world’s central banks that they cannot ease up

<p>A new show at the V&A — Hallyu! The Korean Wave — opens today, </p>

culture

From K-Pop to Squid Games — how Korean culture is sweeping the West

South Korea’s soft power is having a moment in the West. Suzanne Harrington examines the cultural tidalwave.

<p>The true backdrop to the dystopian Squid Game is inequality, a theme it shares with Oscar-winning 2019 South Korean drama, 'Parasite'. Picture: Netflix</p>

comment-analysis

Squid Game: Horror thriller that's taking the whole world by storm

In the gory thriller that has swiftly become a smash hit on Netflix, competitors play children’s games for huge cash prizes … and if they lose, they die. Can you stomach it?

companies

South Korea weighs law aimed at Google and Apple app payments

news

AstraZeneca jab followed by Pfizer gives better antibody boost

comment-analysis

Jim Clarken: Covid-19 has reinforced existing inequalities across the world

Retail launch of Irish beef in the Philippines

Filipino meat lovers can now choose organic Irish beef in their local shops which has come all the way from Cahir, Co Tipperary.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Opening the pubs is a precipitous move

We are alarmed at the decision to allow pubs that serve food to reopen on June 29.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Man United vs. Spurs: Friday night's football was something of a damp squib

So much build-up, such a flat finish.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Varadkar: Ireland on track to move into Phase Two; Schools to reopen for new academic year

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland is on track to move into Phase Two of the plan to reopen the country.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Leading doctor dismisses claims by Ryanair chief that it's safe to fly again

Dr Scally told RTÉ radio’s Today programme that he did not know where Mr O’Leary had received his information, and that he was not certain that Mr O’Leary had the best interests of his customers at heart.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Experts call to ‘crush’ Covid-19 with all-island restrictions

Leading experts in public health have joined forces to canvass public support for tighter restrictions across the island of Ireland to “crush” Covid-19 and eliminate the risk of further outbreaks and lockdowns into the future.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Government unlikely to reduce 2m social distancing guidelines in short-term

Cabinet members felt that one metre would allow restaurants and schools more latitude to open in the coming months.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Michael Clifford: Dazed and confused in the Trump world

It’s one thing to have a sociopathic buffoon running the most powerful country in the world, but quite another when everybody around him pretends that he is, as he would have it himself, a very stable genius, writes Michael Clifford

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Coronavirus: 170 deaths in Britain, New York Governor threatens business closures and Bundesliga returns

Around the world, countries continue their own battles with the Covid-19 pandemic some with more success relative to others.

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Leo Varadkar: It will be months before people can travel around Europe again

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he is "increasingly confident" that Ireland can enter Phase-One of the roadmap to reopening the economy on Monday, but warned it will be "months and not weeks" before people can travel around Europe again.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Age defying: How to boost your metabolic age

Your biological age says more about your health than your chronological age, experts tell Rowena Walsh

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Non-Covid-19 health services to resume as number of ICU admissions drops

Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid said the numbers of Covid-19 patients in ICU continues to trend down with a 55% reduction

Sun, 10 May, 2020

WHO warns 190,000 people could die of Covid-19 in Africa

Across the world, more than 3.8m people have got the virus, and nearly 270,000 have died.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Spain edges out of Covid-19 lockdown as the wider world takes further steps

Almost 240,000 people have died with Covid-19, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University in the US. Worldwide, more than 3.3 million people have been infected.

Sat, 02 May, 2020

Coronavirus: Latest updates from around the world

Coronavirus has infected more than 2.7 million people around the world, with the death toll passing 190,000.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

Deal for €180m OPW-occupied office block goes through despite Covid-19 jitters

A deal on a Dublin office block worth €180 million has just gone through, despite jitters across the world’s stock and property markets, with deep-pocketed international players on each side of the sale.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Country by country: What coronavirus restrictions are being lifted around the world?

It may be a matter of time before schools partially reopen, but it looks like it could be a much longer wait before we can visit restaurants or pubs again.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

New kits from China will help Ireland significantly increase Covid-19 testing

Dr Paul O’Brien, a regulatory expert on China, has said that Ireland now has the capacity to perform extra Covid-19 tests thanks to equipment sourced in China.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

How Munster came to embrace the world of Esports

“Esports is just an extension of the Munster brand and if that allows us in the long term to have more followers and more people coming to our games, then great.”

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Germany’s orderly response to the Covid-19 pandemic is paying dividends

Picture the opposite of the US under Donald Trump during the Covid-19 outbreak. That’s Germany under Angela Merkel writes Andreas Kluth

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

Covid-19: Confirmed cases worldwide almost at two million; 119,000 deaths recorded

The coronavirus pandemic has infected almost 2 million people worldwide and more than 119,000 deaths have been recorded.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Limerick brothers design new contact-tracing app

A brand new form of contact-tracing smartphone app, designed by two Limerick brothers, seeks to refine the tracking of the coronavirus while at the same time not impacting on its subjects’ civil liberties.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

Ngaire Woods & Rajaie Batniji: International co-operation necessary to safely exit crisis

The world that emerges from the coronavirus pandemic may be a warring collection of countries that are more closed off and nationalistic than before. But without rapid and effective global co-operation, the world may not exit this crisis safely at all.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

Bono writes to South Korean president asking for PPE for Ireland

The Asian country was initially one of the worst affected by the global outbreak, but its strong medical response has limited the number of deaths and confirmed cases.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

'Full and frank’ update on Covid-19 testing needed as HSE appoints new lead

Calls have been made for a "full and frank" update on Covid-19 testing following confirmation that the HSE has appointed a new lead to oversee its testing strategy and turn test results around in a 48-hour period.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

Alison O’Connor: Hamstrung health system has battled admirably against Covid

US president Donald Trump, rather than protect his citizens, has been leading them towards a cliff edge and then over it, writes Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

Contact tracing Q&A – why it’s important and what to expect if you get a call

Contact tracing played a crucial role in flattening the Covid-19 curve in China and South Korea.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

NUI Galway to hold virtual conferrings for over 300 medical graduates

NUI Galway is to hold two virtual conferring ceremonies for more than 300 medical graduates and their families.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

Coronavirus: The challenge of trading off health and economic security

Like any country, Italy cannot keep its economy shut indefinitely. But the virus hasn’t been defeated, only contained, so what happens next? Ferdinando Giugliano reports

Wed, 01 Apr, 2020

Maresa Fagan: The curve must be flattened if our hospitals are to manage the Covid-19 surge

While the growth rate of the coronavirus in Ireland might be slowing, we have to stay at home en masse, otherwise we’ll have 20,000 cases by mid-April, writes Maresa Fagan.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Nike outpaces Adidas and Puma in race for sales amid virus lockdown

Nike shares soared as much as 11% after online-order growth helped sales vault past Wall Street estimates, laying out a blueprint for how the sportswear giant could cope with the coronavirus pandemic worldwide.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Pádraig Hoare: Many choose to flagrantly ignore restrictions

The old adage that sound advice is only as good as those that heed it has never seemed so stark.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Taoiseach: No full lock-down unless called for by medical officers

The Taoiseach says he will not be calling for a full lock-down unless to told to do so by medical officers.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

John Daly: Home working leads to virtual conferencing boom

A line from that classic 1995 television advert came to mind this week: “It’s good to talk.” But instead of actor Bob Hoskins extolling the virtues of phone lines, the phrase found vivid application in a growing technology perfectly suited to these self isolating times we find ourselves in, writes John Daly.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2020

Europe’s doctors repeat errors made in Wuhan, China medics say

Key among them is inadequate protection for medical workers.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

Oliver Mangan: Only time will tell how long this crisis will last

It is now clear that the coronavirus will result in a major hit to global growth in 2020, with many economies entering recession in the first half of the year, writes Oliver Mangan

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Raghuram Rajan: Virus’s shock to production will expose the hidden poor

The Covid-19 outbreak has reasserted our need for expertise and for leadership that protects the most vulnerable in society, says Raghuram Rajan

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

No greater risk from being located near Covid-19 test locations

HSE officials say there is no increased level of risk to communities located in the vicinity of coronavirus testing facilities.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Tim Culpan: Skip Covid-19 denial and stop the dying

Five stages of epidemic control show how a society like Taiwan, badly hit by Sars in 2003, can survive this viral outbreak. Other countries must now do the same, writes Tim Culpan.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Cork cruise sails ahead despite Covid-19 fears

The lucrative Cork cruise season will continue as planned, despite coronavirus fears.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

Niall Quinn: Slovakia play-off could be postponed

Niall Quinn hasn’t ruled out the possibility of Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off game against Slovakia being called off.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Worker at Apple's European HQ in Cork tests positive for coronavirus

The worker was tested for the virus after leaving the office as soon as they felt unwell last week.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Experts unsure about dangers of Covid-19

Even the world’s top infectious-disease specialists still aren’t sure how lethal a threat the coronavirus presents.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2020

Covid-19: Lisney and Sherry FitzGerald see little to no-hit for property

Estate agency chiefs at Lisney and Sherry FitzGerald said there has been limited to no fallout so far from the coronavirus outbreak on Irish residential and commercial property sales.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

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