More than a million people have now downloaded the Covid-19 tracker app, which was launched by the HSE on Tuesday.

The anticipated move towards more widespread remote working is an opportunity to look afresh at issues around working time and work-life balance, according to Fórsa.

Dublin’s homelessness and drug support workers have outperformed predicted best-case scenarios for Covid-19 mortality rates among the homeless and drug using populations, it has emerged.

Ireland’s CervicalCheck programme has restarted after a 17-week suspension due to Covid-19. The HSE expects cervical smear appointments suspended during the coronavirus period to be completed by the end of October.

Post-pandemic economic reconstruction is an opportunity to create a more equal society where all work is valued, according to president Michael D Higgins.

Over a million people are still dependent on State income supports, according to official figures, although 63,000 stopped claiming the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) last week.

Irish trade unions have joined the global condemnation of Israel’s plan to annex substantial parts of the West Bank and the Jordan valley this month.