Senior officials from the GAA, IRFU and the FAI have warned the Oireachtas committee on Covid-19 response of the financial hardships their associations face should sports matches continue to be played behind closed doors long-term in Ireland.

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned people not to trust Donald Trump's suggestion that a Covid-19 vaccine may be near, calling the US president's response to coronavirus "close to criminal." Video: CNN

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation's regional director for Europe, has warned that the rise in Covid-19 cases across the continent should "serve as a wake-up call" for all Europeans. Video: WHO

Dave 'Tiger' Taylor toured with Jimi Hendrix in the late 1960s and Hendrix would even go on to produce music by Taylor. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a body in Blackrock Park, south Co Dublin. The body was discovered in undergrowth along the Dart line and appears to have been in situ for a period of time before being discovered. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Speaking during a visit to Washington, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab has accused the EU of "politicising" the Belfast Agreement.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has name-checked Suaad Alshleh, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee and medical student based in Dublin, during her maiden State of the Union speech. Video: EU Commission

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, responding to a question from Labour leader Alan Kelly, has said that people living in Dublin should not travel outside of the county "if possible." Video: Oireachtas TV

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland Glendalough: Power, Prayer and Pilgrimage explores one of Ireland’s most important monastic sites across the centuries, and features 26 objects never seen before. Video: Bryan O'Brien

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, speaking in her maiden State of the Union speech, has said that the European Union "will never backtrack" on peace in Ireland. Video: European Commission

24-year-old French free diver Arnaud Jerald has set a new record for the deepest free dive in the bi-fins category of 112 metres - beating the previous record of 111 metres, set just days before. Video: Flab Prod/Eye Sprint

Tamika Palmer - mother of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police in a botched raid on her apartment - says she welcomes new reforms and $12 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit, but also demanded that the officers involved face charges.

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl adjourns the Dáil after saying all members of the Cabinet are restricting their movements. Video: Oireachtas

Taxi drivers have taken part in a slow drive through Dublin, before protesting outside Government Buildings. They are calling for the government to put a range of financial supports in place to help drivers get back to work. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Volvo's XC40 T5 looks like an SUV should, and its hybrid set-up offers plug-in versatility. The Volvo offers a neutral Swedish alternative to its German-badged rivals and is relatively environmentally friendly for an SUV. Video: Neil Briscoe

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called for "concerted public action" as the Government announces its medium-term plan for coping with coronavirus. Video: RTÉ

US president Donald Trump has dismissed climate science, saying during a visit to fire-scorched California that "it'll start getting cooler, you just watch." Video: The White House

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has excoriated Boris Johnson in the House of Commons, telling the UK prime minister that his Brexit plan is "a mess" and "a failure." Video: UK Parliament TV

Extinction Rebellion activists held an ‘Animal Rebellion’ protest at the Department of Agriculture to highlight C02 emissions related to Ireland's beef industry.

Legislation to let people who are terminally ill decide the timing of their own death will not create “a slippery slope” and increase suicide numbers, campaigners say. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Ireland’s first dedicated PPE store has opened in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. As well as selling face masks, hand sanitiser, gloves, thermometers and oximeters the store also offers high tech equipment for use in office settings. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Former British prime minister David Cameron has joined other ex-leaders of the country to express concern at Boris Johnson's plan to break international law by overriding parts of the Brexit divorce treaty with the European Union.

US president Donald Trump has claimed that he received the "Bay of Pigs Award" from Cuban Americans in Miami, however such an award does not exist. His campaign later claimed that a shield Trump received in 2016 was the award in question.

Ireland’s first official Hindu temple recently opened in Walkinstown, Dublin, following nearly two decades of fundraising and planning by the Irish Hindu community. Video: Kathleen Harris

Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says Boris Johnson’s suggestion that the EU would blockade food to Northern Ireland is “spin and not the truth".

California governor Gavin Newsom tours communities devastated by a record wildfire season. Driven by high winds and unprecedented heat, wildfires have destroyed 2.3 million acres in the state this year, with peak season still to come. Video: Reuters

Residents of Sandymount, Dublin are concerned about a proposed new two-way cycle track on Strand Road, which will turn the Dublin 4 road into a one-way street for general traffic for more than 2.5km. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Dubai social media influencers Anas and Asala Marwah who are expecting their second child hosted their gender reveal party at Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa in a stunt that cost them over $100,000. Video: Youtube / The Ansala Family

US President Donald Trump reminded his supporters at a campaign rally in Michigan that he had been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and claimed the news media did not cover news of the nomination.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for solidarity among nations and global leadership to defeat COVID-19, adding that divisions will only give the virus an opportunity to spread. Video: WHO

House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has doubled down on her warning that a trade agreement between the United States and Britain will not happen if the Belfast Agreement is undermined.

An exhibition by George Wallace (1920-2009) ‘Reflections on Life’ featuring etchings, monotypes, woodcuts and drawings has opened at National Gallery of Ireland. Born in Sandycove, Dublin Wallace spent most of life in Canada. Video: Bryan O'Brien

President Michael D. Higgins has released a special Covid-19 related message, highlighting the need for “solidarity, care, compassion and kindness” in our collective response to the pandemic. Video: Áras an Uachtaráin

Brown Thomas have released a 20-minute fashion film for their autumn/winter 2020 luxury collection, instead of the typical live catwalk show. Video: Brown Thomas

Eyewitness footage has captured eerie skies above Oregon as uncontrolled wildfires continue to rage across the US west. Video: Joel Pawloski/Shelly Hardage-Wilkinson

US president Donald Trump has defended his response to Covid-19, saying he sought to avoid panic. Trump's remarks come after recordings were released from February in which the US president acknowledged how deadly coronavirus was.

The latest breakdown in Brexit negotiations are "truly strange times" according to Trinity College professor Brian Lucey. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Travel agents have protested outside Leinster House, claiming the industry is on the brink of collapse due to a combination of Government advice against non essential travel, the green list and the 14 day quarantine rule. Video: Bryan O'Brien

A group of Kerry publicans and their supporters have marched on Dáil Eireann bearing a coffin to represent the death of the rural pub in Ireland and to highlight the devastating impact pub closures are having on owners and staff. Video: Bryan O’Brien

US president Donald Trump says Joe Biden's pick for US vice-president, Kamala Harris, "could never be the first woman president" adding that such a scenario would be "an insult" to the United States. Video: C-Span