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The British Prime Minister remains in intensive care after his condition worsened yesterday, 10 days after he was first diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus.

WhatsApp is limiting the amount of times a message can be forwarded in order to reduce the spread of ‘misinformation’.

There are now close to 1.4 million confirmed cases of Covid 19 worldwide, while 76,000 people have died.

Just over a half a million people will receive the Covid 19 payment of 350 euro tomorrow.

Almost three quarters of a million euro has been donated to feeding healthcare workers.

Consignments have been arriving here from China.

The number of coronavirus cases around the world has topped one million.

Last night the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first antibody test kits for the virus.

The cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will meet today to discuss the impact of the major restrictions introduced last Friday.

Gardai are continuing their investigation into the discovery of the body of the woman in her 50s, found at a house in the Balure Lane area of Killiney in South county Dublin yesterday.

The Garda Representative Association's calling for clarity on the powers of arrest during the current pandemic.

Funerals should be limited to 10 people, and social distancing should still be observed,

The Irish Ambassador to the United States is telling Irish students in the country to return home as soon as they can.

New public transport timetables have taken effect, with Irish Rail operating a 60 per cent reduction in service.

It’s being claimed that Ireland is flattening the so-called curve when it comes to stopping the spread of Covid-19.

Blessington Gardai attempted to stop a vehicle as they broke a red light.

Fine Gael's support has surged due to its handling of the Covid 19 pandemic, according to a new opinion poll.

The Taoiseach has announced that everybody must stay at home for a two week period until Easter Sunday in an effort to stop the spread of Covid 19.

The National Public Health Emergency Team meets this morning, with health officials very concerned about increases in ICU admissions, clusters of nursing home cases, and the spread of the virus among health workers.

The Health Minister Wicklow TD Simon Harris has confirmed that all 4000 student nurses and midwives will be offered a contract as a Healthcare Assistant and will be paid accordingly.

51 people who are homeless are isolating, that's according to one leading charity.

The Government is getting the country ready for a surge in cases of the coronavirus.

The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to consider establishing Covid-19 specific hospitals.

Thousands of people waiting for a Covid-19 test who don't have an appointment yet will now not be tested and will have to contact their GP again.

It's just one of a number of ideas An Post workers suggested as a way they could help in their local communities.

Thousands more people are staying at home from work today after new restrictions on the retail sector.

In his St. Patrick's Day message, he says it's important communities come together in the weeks ahead:

The Minister for Health, Wicklow T.D. Simon Harris says people coming home from infected areas abroad, should restrict their movements for two weeks, including not going to work and limiting their social interactions, to reduce the chance of spreading the Coronavirus.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been formally agreed between the Departments of Health for the Republic and Northern Ireland to underpin and strengthen North South co-operation on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Repubic of Ireland has risen to 5,709 with 171 cases in County Wicklow

Lawyers for one of the boys convicted of Ana Kriegel's murder have submitted three grounds of appeal ahead of his hearing next month.

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 107 drivers were attacked on duty in 2018.

Policy talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have been continuing as the government responds to the Coronavirus crisis.

Dublin North Central accounted for the biggest spend on Garda overtime in the capital last year, at €8.6 million.

The majority of front gardens under threat from BusConnects are still at risk despite a revision of the plan.

It's being built in Pelletstown in Cabra, about four kilometres from the city centre.

The plan includes four stops and a park and ride facility.

The business started as a single shop in Bray.

The county’s four local authorities have committed to cutting pollution through the WHO and UN ‘Breathe Life’ campaign.

1500 jobs are to be created by Mastercard in Dublin over the next 3 to 5 years.

The Great Wall of China will not light up green for St. Patrick's Day because of the Coronavirus.

Hibergene has developed a ten minute test that checks for the illness and the results are available within in an hour.

Contractor BAM says today's decision follows confirmation from its client, the National Pediatric Hospital Development Board, that the work's not considered essential during the current crisis.

Patricia O'Connors' brothers and sisters say it was tough to sit in court with the people who killed her for what they described as "selfish reasons".