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Top row, from left: Missing persons Annie McCarrick, Barbara Walsh and Deirdre Jacob. Bottom row, from left: Missing persons Jo Jo Dullard, Trevor Deely and Sandra Collins.

Irish News

Unsolved: 840 missing person cases active with almost 40,000 reported as missing this last decade

There are 840 unsolved missing persons cases now live on the Garda’s Pulse system, new figures show.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe

Banking

Shops and cafes could be forced by law to accept cash payments

Shops and cafes could be forced by law to accept cash payments to shore up new rules for banks.

Ellen Coss Brown who vanished in 1999

News Premium

'You get flashbacks. I believe she is at peace, but I’ll never be at peace' - brother of missing woman Ellen Coss Brown

Selena Gomez had to have a kidney transplant due to lupus. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion I used to neglect my kidneys – now my daughter might need one of them

Esther McCann with niece Esther and Frank McCann. Photo: Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: The Frank McCann Murders - Part One

Marcus Rashford gave England the lead from a free-kick at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, but Wales keeper Danny Ward should have done better. Photo: Reuters

World Cup Premium

Daniel McDonnell Opinion End of an era as tired Welsh stars finally run out of road

Top Stories

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Simon Coveney attends the presentation of Civil Defence Covid 19 medals at Croke Park in Dublin to honour volunteers for their efforts during the pandemic. Picture date: Tuesday November 29, 2022.

Politics

Former foreign minister Charlie Flanagan tells Coveney not to reopen embassy in Iran

Alejandro Miszan

News

‘Large garda swoop’ sees a man in his 30s arrested over Wexford dog attack

Samantha O'Hara Smith

News Premium

exclusive Abuse victim: ‘I still wake up screaming in terror. He stole my virginity. I was babysitting his children’

Mayo GAA crest. Photo: Sportsfile

GAA

GAA reject Mayo’s application to wear rainbow numbers in support of LGBTQ+ community as they see playing gear as ‘sacrosanct’

Former UK health minister Matt Hancock feels the pain of taking a trip into the jungle

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion As someone from an Irish Catholic background, I'm A Celebrity looked like Hancock’s trip to Lough Derg

Video

Shocking video shows man setting two caravans alight in arson attack in Co Clare

Siún Ní Raghallaigh has been appointed as the new chair of the RTÉ board. Photo: Naoise Culhane

Entertainment Premium

From TG4 to RTÉ: meet Siún Ní Raghallaigh - the woman on top of the biggest broadcaster in the country

Bláthnaid Treacy (pictured) will appear alongside her husband Charlie Moon on ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family, Celebrity Special’. Photo: Colin O'Riordan

Television

Blathnaid Treacy and Tadhg Fleming among those in celebrity version of RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family

Murderer Patrick Quirke. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Courts

Attorney General's views sought in Patrick Quirke's appeal over Mr Moonlight murder

Kieran Harte. Photo: Press 22

News Premium

Uber boss warns of shortage of taxi drivers over Christmas as number in fleet falls by 8,000 cars

Videos

Christmas FM - the popular radio station filled with festive tunes is up and running

First images of potential George’s Dock public swimming pool

“It's a real kick in the teeth for ordinary people” - Mary Lou McDonald condemns pay increase for banking executives

'Oh my god! What have you done to my face?' — Adele leaves fan speechless at Las Vegas residency concert

Young people asked if they would give up meat or flights to save the environment

Featured

Frank Coughlan with his daughter Jean. Photo: Mark Condren

Parenting Premium

“They now perceive me as a social hand grenade” — Lessons mums and dads have learned parenting adult children

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Pictured are (l to r) Katie Morrisroe, Head of National Historic Properties OPW; Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O'Donovan TD; and IFA President Tim Cullinan, with Stanley Griffiths (11 months), Mary Jane O’Connell (2 years) and Bob the Border Collie in Stephen’s Green, at the launch of the Live Animal Crib. The Live Animal Crib will be back on 8 December in a new, central location in the Summer House in St Stephen’s Green Park.

Dublin News

Live animal crib gets a new home in Dublin

The most important job as a parent of a sporty child is to help them deal with the emotions that arise from taking part. Photo: Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: How to support your child in sport and not become that pushy parent

Meghan Markle said she stopped watching the Real Housewives series when her life had its 'own level of drama'. Photo: Mark Large/Daily Mail/PA Wire

World News

Meghan rules out reality shows ahead of Netflix launch

Tipperary players celebrate after the Electric Ireland All-Ireland MHC final against Offaly at UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Colm Keys Opinion GAA’s a-la-carte menu for age-grade crux allows more flexibility for counties

Bats use echolocation to hunt for insects in the dark

World News

Bats found to have ‘remarkable’ vocal range that’s greater than Mariah Carey and Prince, study shows

Ukraine and World News

An Iran fan at last night’s match against the US in Qatar. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Iran players warned to ‘behave’ or families face torture

Israelis kill four Palestinians as tension in West Bank boils over

Nato vows to help repair energy damage inflicted on Ukraine by Russia’s ‘brutal missile and drone attacks’

Jacob Rees-Mogg launches astonishing attack on ‘cult of death’ abortion rights in UK

Clashes in China at quarantined apartment blocks as fury grows over Covid lockdowns

Opinion & Analysis

You know it’s Christmas when Mariah Carey is given extra airtime

Comment Premium

Ian O'Doherty Opinion Christmas comes earlier each year, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing after all

Airport security staff have the power to delay passengers indefinitely if they decide an item of luggage needs to be closely inspected. Photo: Stock image

Comment Premium

Mary Kenny Opinion Rejoice! At long last, the tiresome process of airport security is set to be overhauled

Outgoing Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. Photo: Damien Storan

Politics Premium

Philip Ryan Opinion Friction between Paschal and Leo will remain after Taoiseach swap

I’m not dull or uninteresting, I love people – but the forced jollity of Christmas parties? No thanks

Sinead Ryan

Banks will only earn back trust and respect by doing better for customers

Editorial

Why we must not let China stage another Tiananmen

Jianli Yang

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Farming Independent

Mart managers have seen high numbers of cows pass through the ring in recent months.

News Premium

Suckler herd numbers hold steady despite national cull at 10-year high

Many farmers who may be asset-rich but cash-poor down the years may not qualify for the full State pension

Comment Premium

Margaret Donnelly Opinion Why many farmers can’t afford to put a proper pension plan on the long finger

Vulnerable: ‘In our vet practice recently, we have seen an increase in clinical call-outs due to animals being housed. Photo: Roger Jones

Dairy Advice Premium

Eamon O’Connell: Housing problems – why you can’t just ‘cross your fingers and hope spring comes quickly’

An exemption to Stamp Duty applies for young trained farmers who buy land — but the saving is worth 7.5pc of the purchase price.

Finance Premium

Martin O’Sullivan: The benefits of being a young trained farmer – from tax breaks to payments

Heading indoors: Tommy Mullin on his Malin Head farm. Photos: Clive Wasson

Advice Premium

Make sure you don’t miss out on these lucrative schemes

Not yet dog-eared: Jim’s friend Céile didn’t immediately take to his new book, but it is available at jimobrien.ie, limerickwriterscentre.com and omahonys.ie

Comment Premium

Jim O'Brien Opinion A wandering truck and a bit of local knowledge are all you need to make a dream come true

Sport

England's Marcus Rashford scores their first goal from a free kick past Wales' Danny Ward. Photo: Getty Images

Soccer

Marcus Rashford stars but England still yet to produce their best

Tipperary players celebrate after the Electric Ireland All-Ireland MHC final against Offaly at UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Colm Keys Opinion GAA’s a-la-carte menu for age-grade crux allows more flexibility for counties

Galway manager Henry Shefflin during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A match between Galway and Clare at Pearse Stadium in Galway last March. Photo by Ray Ryan/Sportsfile

Hurling

Ten-time All-Ireland SHC winner Henry Shefflin reflects on ‘average’ first season as Galway manager

Leinster player Will Connors. Photo: INPHO

Rugby

Will Connors is keen to make up for lost time as he nears his return to the game

Supporters await the Munster SFC final between Kerry and Limerick at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney last May. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Martin Breheny Opinion An urgent rethink is needed before €250m north-south stadium splurge

Eoin Cody realises it's time for the younger Ballyhale players to step up to the plate. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Hurling

Ballyhale’s Eoin Cody knows ‘it’s time for us, physically and mentally, to step up’

Editor's Choice

Alejandro Mizhan was severely maimed by the pit bull

Irish News

Man arrested over pit bull attack on boy (9)

April Krautner moved multiple times before finding an apartment to call home. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Life Premium

‘I moved four times in six months’: How the housing crisis is taking its toll on generation rent

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Photo: Stock image

News

Training firm ordered to pay lecturer €90,000 after she was sexually harassed by colleague in front of students

Timmy Duggan poses outside the house that featured in the sitcom Father Ted

Crime Premium

‘Jekyll and Hyde’ – Kerry paedophile Timmy Duggan organised bouncy castle parties for kids

Podcasts

Conversation between Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall was bugged

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Hutch, Dowdall, the Regency Hotel shooting, and those infamous tapes

World Cup

The Indo World Cup podcast episode 11: Finish like Aboubakar, Brazil fanfare, Dan on the metro station floor

The Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Signal’s boss on why WhatsApp can’t be trusted

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Lance Armstrong and me: Paul Kimmage on his part in bringing down the disgraced cyclist (part 2)

Entertainment

Television Premium

Is TV finally catching up to the rental crisis?

MP Matt Hancock

TV News

Tony Blair praises Matt Hancock for ‘courageous’ decision to appear on ‘I’m a Celebrity’

Sean Quinn in 2012. Photo: Mark Condren

TV News

Quinn Country: The rise and fall of Seán Quinn in his own words

Matt Hancock's stint on I'm A Celebrity... may be seen as a win short term. Photo: ITV

Comment Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion Matt Hancock didn’t get the comeuppance we dreamed of on I’m A Celebrity but it might not prove to be the PR win he thinks it is yet

Ryan Tubridy dressed up as the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz

Television

Late Late Toy Show most watched show on Irish TV with 1.6 million viewers tuning in

The guestlist on Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything features the usual RTÉ suspects

TV Reviews Premium

Pat Stacey Opinion Angela Scanlon’s Ask Me Anything is falling into an old, familiar RTÉ trap

Style

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan in 'She Said'

Movies

How this one scene in ‘She Said’ will resonate with every woman who has ever had to tell a man to leave them alone

Joe Canning and Megan Hoare tied the knot in Monaleen on Friday. Photo: Instagram/Sunday World

Celebrity News

See inside Galway great Joe Canning's stunning winter wedding to Megan Hoare

Kim Kardashian Photo: PA

Celebrity News

Kim Kardashian ‘re-evaluating’ relationship with Balenciaga after ‘bondage’ teddy bears campaign

Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski Photo: @Nyknicks Twitter

Celebrity News

Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski spotted at NBA game together

JK Rowling, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp

Celebrity News

Helena Bonham Carter defends JK Rowling and Johnny Depp in new interview

Camille O’Sullivan

Celebrity Features Premium

Camille O'Sullivan: 'I hadn’t been well. I needed surgery, and it was a big change in my life'

Life

Steve Dempsey. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Health Features Premium

A widower’s diary: ‘Christmas will be a different affair this year. But strangely, I’m looking forward to it’

Karina Fee, pictured at her home in Rathfarnham. Photo: Frank McGrath

Health Features Premium

Adoption: ‘The sadness of my start impacted me for years – trauma can affect the mind and the body’

Connecting socially with others is important, but it's very individual. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Health Features Premium

Ask Allison: The older I get, the less I want to go anywhere. I’m just suiting myself but my sister says I’m depressed. Am I?

Colin Farrell and his pet donkey Jenny in 'The Banshees of Inisherin'

Life

Country Matters: A tiny donkey lights up the screen as giant rabbits go on the hop

Strange smelling urine can indicate a range of health concerns

Health Features Premium

Ask the Doctor: my wee smells strange and I have a feeling of fullness — could it be a UTI?

Outdated assumptions about female animals are being questioned by modern science

Health Features Premium

‘The idea that females wouldn’t enjoy sex is bonkers’: zoologist Lucy Cooke’s radical truths about the birds and the bees

Travel

Stena Vision will sail from Rosslare to Cherbourg in 2023

Travel News

New ‘cruise-ferry’ to sail from Ireland to France, with Nordic Spa and 42 pet-friendly cabins

Ceasar's Palace, Las Vegas. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

‘Resort fees’ set to be outlawed in the US by President Joe Biden

Florence is steeped in history and culture

Europe Premium

An art-lover’s dream in magical city of Florence

Barcelona, Spain. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

New ‘No’ travel list names 10 destinations to avoid due to overtourism

Passengers at Dublin and Cork airports will still be required to limit the amount of liquids they can bring on board flights. File photo: PA

Travel News

Restrictions on liquids at airport security are still in place despite plans to overhaul scanners says daa

Fly Atlantic will operate flights from Belfast International Airport to North America. Photo: PA

Travel Talk

A new airline wants to build a transatlantic hub in Belfast – but will the passengers come?