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COVID-19 virus vertigo spins America’s talking heads

"The truth is that a crisis as large and complex as the one we are facing can’t help but expose massive flaws in the shouting that passes for thinking across the media landscape -- left, right and center."

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The true superstars of COVID-19 - nurses, doctors, firefighters and police

Forget trending on Twitter, singing Imagine and the Kardashians, what we're witnessing during the horror of the coronavirus pandemic is real life superheroes - our first responders.

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New NY group Sláinte 2020 will help out with small business finances

The small businesses at the core of Irish American neighborhoods have never faltered when asked to support good causes, but now the cause is theirs and New York’s Irish community leaders are ready to step in with financial support for those facing hard times due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Niall O'Dowd

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104-year old Irishman remembers surviving the 1918 Spanish flu

A 104-year-old from Tipperary's shares his memories of the Spanish flu and a look at how the Irish and British government dealt with that pandemic versus today's COVID-19 outbreak.

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Ireland will double COVID-19 testing

The Irish Republic is doubling its capacity for coronavirus testing this week to around 4,500 tests a day, and top medics have called for the stay-at-home rule to extend beyond Easter.

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Sinead O’Connor denies she has COVID-19

Sinead O’Connor has denied rumors that she and her son are COVID-19 positive.

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Leading Irish in America reveal how they are handling COVID-19 quarantine

We’re house-bound and isolated, scared, insecure and in many cases grieving, but survivors all the same.

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Boston’s cherished memories and deadly fear

This should have been the week when politicians of all stripes march out to the pitching mound, prove they never played baseball growing up, and people cheer just the same

Niall O'Dowd

Social distancing during Ireland's Great Hunger

Social distancing during the Famine was leaving your home and hearth and catching the boat to America.

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Irish life on Covid-19 lockdown, Trump's reaction and the "Chinese virus"

So since last weekend, we're on lockdown here. It's very strange for everyone and very difficult for some people, but the general feeling is that as long as you stay healthy it could be a lot worse.

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As clusters rise, one Irish doctor calls for greater protection at borders

As coronavirus clusters rise in Ireland, one infectious disease doctor says that the country needs greater protection of its borders.

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Fordham University's Father Joseph O’Hare passes

Father Joseph O’Hare, Fordham University’s longest-serving president and a respected civic leader in New York for decades, died on March 29 at the age of 89. The Jesuit priest served Fordham for 19 years.

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Irish leader says Covid-19 will cause “months not weeks” of disruption to Ireland

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has said it may take “months not weeks” for life to return to normal in the coronavirus crisis.

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Domestic violence figures in Ireland rise amid Covid-19 shutdown

Domestic violence figures in Ireland have experienced a worryingly noticeable escalation in recent weeks following the country going into shutdown.

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Beating the battle of Coronavirus - this Irishman in New York survived

“At my lowest point, I wanted to die. I was weak and terribly depressed."

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Love in a time of covid-19 - Irish couple tie the knot in empty church

A besotted Irish couple has proved that not even the coronavirus can halt the path of true love when they tied the knot in an empty church.

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A coronavirus want list

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout New York, it's a good time to take stock and realize the little things from life that we miss.

Niall O'Dowd

Coronavirus, the enemy within, this too shall pass

Not since 9/11 has New York or the world been so shocked but this too shall pass and our ingenuity will overcome COVID-19.

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Daniel O’Donnell slams coronavirus fund scammers

Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell has warned of a new scam in which someone impersonating him is taking money from people under the pretense of battling the spread of coronavirus.

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WATCH: Dubliners get creative with "balcony bingo" during shutdown

A housing estate in Dublin turned to balcony bingo to break the tedium of social distancing.

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Cyber craic! How Irish culture is responding to Coronavirus

If anyone knows how to live through tumultuous times it's the Irish.

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Rob Doyle's brilliant new book Threshold a must read

There's real pleasure to be had in good writing in terrible times.

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Irish American Presidential Forum canceled

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of the Irish American Presidential Forum which was scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 26 at Fordham University School of Law.

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New York Connacht GAA Championship canceled

The GAA announced the postponement of Galway vs New York’s Connacht championship opener due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Signs of hope for Ireland battling covid-19

It may be the calm before the storm, but there were signs over the past week that Ireland is showing its best side as we face up to the coronavirus challenge.

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Surprising movies filmed in Ireland

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