Last week I wrote here about Camus and La Peste — The Plague — in an effort to stiffen up the sinews, etc, writes Michael Moynihan

President Trump confirmed he was tested for coronavirus and defended shaking hands.

Ryan said the GAA’s minds were made up by the decision to close the schools from today as they couldn’t ask for children to congregate for training or games when the Government had directed them not to do so in the classroom.

"This is going to be complicated because there are individual circumstances, individual businesses and individual contracts where things are different."

The decision to shut every school, college and childcare facility in the country, as well as cultural institutions, was done without Cabinet approval, it can be revealed.

There are times when it takes one plague to overcome another. That may be overstating matters, in the grander scheme of things, but it holds true, at least, for the formation of a government here

Leo Varadkar will have to use all his charm and political know-how in Washington over the next two days if he is to ensure ongoing friendly relations with the Trump administration.

President Trump’s trade war with the EU took centre stage in Washington on Wednesday at the first of the week’s St Patrick’s celebrations.

The Taoiseach will travel to Washington DC today for a series of engagements as part of the annual St Patrick’s Day programme.

A statement revealed that the leaders held "constructive discussions over the last two days about a series of policy issues and the current political situation.

The US Justice Department plans to propose changes to a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Google and Facebook amid criticism that the tech platforms carry material that promotes illicit conduct and suppresses conservative opinions.

Leo Varadkar was due to travel to New York on Tuesday to attend a meeting at the United Nations headquarters, but cancelled his plans last minute, allowing him to stay in Ireland to deal with the “evolving situation”

He will now not go to New York where a UN event is being held as was initially planned.

US President Donald Trump has been reorganising his top team.

Companies around the globe have been asking staff to work from home as they work to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and reduce its impact on global business.

Two white men in their late-70s will now battle it out to become the standard-bearer for an increasingly diverse Democratic party in the US. Julie Pace reports from Washington

Fine Gael has dismissed as “very arrogant” Fianna Fáil claims that only Micheál Martin can be taoiseach in the next government.

The likely impacts of climate change on wildlife reserves in the US has been examined by researchers at the University of Washington.

He flopped in Iowa, but the former US vice-president insists he will prevail and capture the Democratic nomination and oust Donald Trump from the White House, writes Mark Leibovich.

Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss has been arrested in Washington for burglary and suspected use of methamphetamine.