Full coverage: Covid-19

As the battle with publicans over disputed Covid cover escalates, court documents detail inside exchanges between senior personnel at the embattled Irish insurer.

From golfgate to falling passenger numbers, the budget airline is planning a full-throttle attack on the government's green list in today's High Court action. Newly obtained papers show the state is ready to fight back.

After almost a quarter of a century in business, Shack Restaurant in Temple Bar has temporarily closed due to the impact of Covid-19 on its business. Its owner would love to reopen in the future but admits the outlook is bleak.

Physicist Yaneer Bar-Yam has been paying close attention to Ireland's coronavirus response and argues that the best approach once the number of new cases has been brought near zero is to cut off routes for any fresh infection to spread.

Having urgently signed a €7.5 million contract to buy ventilators on the night of the lockdown, the HSE cancelled the deal and allegedly sparked a garda investigation involving Interpol. Court proceedings followed but a recent ruling means the dispute will now continue behind closed doors.

Seamus Hand, the managing partner of KPMG, believes that policymakers and business leaders have shown resilience in the crisis. But, with a bird’s eye view of the Irish economy, he also believes a range of tax and non-tax supports could be implemented to assist the recovery.

Hotels made their money from overseas visitors, weddings and summer trade. All three have been wiped out by Covid-19, and it'll be a while before they're back. What's the industry's plan?

What happens to charities when all fundraising events are cancelled? This is the question all charities are now trying to answer as the Covid-19 lockdown has called a halt to most gatherings.

Artists and thousands supporting them in the cultural industry say they were already underfunded in Ireland before Covid-19 hit. The lockdown has heaped even more pressure on them, and many are not happy with the state's response.

The current pandemic has caused a major loss of revenue for Irish recording artists. As chair of industry group Imro, singer Eleanor McEvoy is trying to help musicians navigate the crisis – as she keeps her eye on developing legislation to protect their intellectual rights online.