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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

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.

Cahir O'Doherty

Cahir O'Doherty

Cyber craic! How Irish culture is responding to Coronavirus

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

Cahir O'Doherty

Cahir O'Doherty

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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The Irish shame game is getting ridiculous

A prominent person from my own backyard is just the latest person to exhibit severe symptoms of what you might call Irish American Shame Syndrome.

Cahir O'Doherty

What can the HIV crisis teach us about the Coronavirus pandemic?

We're in a war, not one that we asked for, but when are they? This time our enemies are not faraway nations, instead, they are time, ignorance and unpreparedness.

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COVID-19 doesn’t do politics, watching the Trump virus

The Coronavirus cannot be vilified, as President Trump fails to lead and scripts his own demise, America braces itself for infection.

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GAA star and doctor appeals for public to join in coronavirus fight

Dublin footballer Jack McCaffrey has combined his role as a doctor at Temple Street Children’s Hospital with his status as a five-time All-Ireland winner to appeal to the GAA community and the public at large to work together in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

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Sport and life take a pause during Coronavirus pandemic

A Gaelic games quick rightly closed down amid the COVID-19 outbreak it gives us all times to take stock

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Ireland on the verge of a COVID-19 surge - a scary new world

We are now on the edge of a Coronavirus surge in Ireland. The number of cases is rising sharply every day.

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GAA warns against training during COVID-19 outbreak

GAA Director General Tom Ryan and Paul Flynn, CEO of the Gaelic Players Association, have called on inter-county managers and teams to resist any desire to train during the current coronavirus ban.

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How New York's Irish arts and community centers meet the coronavirus challenge

We are living through an unprecedented pandemic and New York's Irish arts community – alongside its Irish community centers – are responding as best they can to the growing threat.

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Irish airlines face massive challenges during Covid-19 pandemic

Ryanair said it expects to ground the majority of its aircraft fleet across Europe over the next five to eight days with a reduction of 80 percent or more to flights in April and May. Aer Lingus also announced drastic cutbacks

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No joy this St. Patrick’s Day as COVID-19 restrictions tighten

A strange new reality in Ireland as St. Patrick's Day celebrations canceled due to Coronavirus outbreak.

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The beauty of peace and quiet

Cead Mile Failte to you all from this coast of the Wild Atlantic Way in Clare during a historic interlude.

Niall O'Dowd

I woke up on St Patrick’s morning with a hangover even though I didn't drink

Living in unprecedented times amid the COVID-19 outbreak it was a sad St. Patrick's Day in New York but we'll be back!

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Early morning NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade marches to keep 258-year tradition

Despite being officially postponed in light of coronavirus, a small contingent of the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade marched up Fifth Avenue in the early hours of March 17, 2020.

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Do you know who invented St. Patrick's Day? Not many people do

You may never have heard of him, but we owe a deep debt of gratitude to this County Waterford man who invented St. Patrick's Day.

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Josh O'Connor on breakthrough roles in Emma, The Crown and Hope Gap

2020 is actor Josh O'Connor's breakthrough year.

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