All schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland to close from Friday until 29 March

Speaking in Washington, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announces new measure to tackle #CoronavirusPandemichttps://t.co/hgrQMjCeFI pic.twitter.com/kBDwO3SgAZ

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 12, 2020