Fine Gael, Ireland's third most popular party in last month's election, continue to run the show in Ireland during the crisis and they have used the pandemic to make political gains.
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.
After being told there was nothing to worry about for so long, America has finally woken up to the Coronavirus. In a country polarized politically, the virus had an initial impact of dividing people along party political lines.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar raised the issue of the undocumented Irish in the U.S. and the E3 visa bill during his meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday.
Formerly one of Northern Ireland’s most senior diplomats in Washington DC, Norman Houston, plans to engage with the diaspora on Ireland's reconciliation, whose support remains to be incredibly important to the peace process.
The Department of Homeland Security did not include Ireland in its list of European nations affected by Trump's coronavirus travel ban announced on Wednesday night.
Health Minister Simon Harris said that he is taking seriously the advice of disease expert who predicted there could be between 80,000 and 120,000 deaths.
Irish citizens could potentially win access to thousands of US E3 working visas after Rep. Richie Neal's bill passed the House and will now head to the Senate.
US Democrats in Ireland, keen to see Trump's presidency come to an end in November, were able to cast their votes in the Democratic primary from a Co Galway pub.
A Northern Irish politician claims that Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland in a bid to win the Irish vote in November's presidential election.
