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Schools crying out for HSE advice on staying open, say worried principals

Principals have been left wondering about the feasibility of keeping schools open during the pandemic. The reopening of a school in north Kerry last week has them asking: 'How should schools adapt if their area is hit by a Covid-19 spike?'

Piers Morgan with Donald Trump (ITV/PA)

News

'The virus is not geared for a leader to be a bulls****er' - Piers Morgan on how Covid-19 forced him to reassess his priorities - and his friendship with Trump

For years, the television host and former tabloid editor has been accused of lacking self-awareness, of being self-important, condescending, pompous.

Tristan Dowse

News Premium

Tristan Dowse: 'I was just a kid, a baby, I should not have been taken away'

Susan Keogh and Martina Cox bonded over coffee Photo: Frank McGrath

Life

The 17 seconds that tore a family's world apart

Andy Townsend: ‘I was a kid born in South London who ended up playing for Ireland through my grandmother and I was always conscious of not letting people down’

Soccer Premium

Paul Kimmage meets Andy Townsend: The loss of his father, Big Jack and the gaining of a treasured possession

Global effort: A researcher works in a laboratory in Amsterdam that is developing a vaccine against coronavirus. Photo: Koen Van Weel/AFP

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Ciara Kelly Opinion Covid-19 vaccine is not the silver bullet we are led to believe

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Picture: Frank McGrath

News

Third national lockdown would face strong resistance from Fine Gael ministers

RAID: John Gilligan was arrested in Spain on Tuesday. Police believe a gun found in his garden could be the same one used to murder Veronica Guerin

Irish News Premium

latest Garda informant provided information that gun was buried at John Gilligan's Spanish home

Garda Brendan O’Connor of the GRA at a garda checkpoint in Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal. Picture: Joe Dunne

News

Gardaí on Border demand greater armed back-up

Shane Ross. Pic: Mark Condren

Politics Premium

Shane Ross: In bed with the Blueshirts - and falling out with old pal Eamon Dunphy

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Irish News

breaking Cyclist (60s) dies following collision with car

Moira Killeen

News Premium

Moira Killeen was cremated before an autopsy could be carried out - now her family wants answers

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

US Presidential Election 2020 Premium

Trump’s ex-political strategist Roger Stone on the day he saw Trump cry, the President’s explosive temper and why appearance matters

Irish News Video

Protestors gather in Dublin city against the introduction of level 5 restrictions

Featured

Matthew McConaughey eventually shook off being typecast as a rom-com pretty boy

Entertainment

exclusive Matthew McConaughey: 'Older women felt they had a right to trespass on my territory'

There are many lessons in Matthew McConaughey's new memoir - they are preserved throughout the book on shreds of paper and Post-it notes he has kept throughout his life - but perhaps the overriding one is that his incredible good looks were always a double-edged sword.

Kerry's David Clifford. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Joe Brolly Opinion David Clifford is like some footballing terminator from the future sent back to overthrow the Dubs' evil empire

We are living in a parallel universe. A clueless Brexit spins around aimlessly, Rudy Giuliani claims he is the victim of erection fraud, Donald Trump warns Americans that if the Democrats get elected they will be forced to live in houses "with tiny little windows you can barely see out of" and in an empty Fitzgerald Stadium, an entire first half goes by without David Clifford scoring from play.

Author and feminist Rosita Sweetman pictured at her home in Kimmage, Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrath.

Opinion Premium

Casting off the chains: pioneering feminist still sticking it to the man

Fungie the dolphin interacts with visitors on boats off Dingle

Comment Premium

Ciara O'Connor Opinion Fungie just really clicked with our psyche

Ciara O'Connor

Opinion Premium

TBH: A Halloween full moon calls on us to unleash the power of 'sex magic'

Peter O'Mahony set up a try for Bundee Aki with a sublime second-half offload. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Six Nations Premium

Neil Francis Opinion O'Mahony's offload summed up what could have been - Ireland should have been able to score 70 points

Coronavirus: In Focus

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Paul Moran Opinion Lockdowns are like movies - the sequel is just never quite as good

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News Premium

Thirteen people infected on a flight led to 59 cases

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News

Covid-positive garda faces reprimand over press briefing attendance

Virapro hand cleanser gel at the Belfast Trust in the grounds of Belfast City Hospital.

Health

The full timeline of the ViraPro hand sanitiser controversy

Life Magazine

Lady Gaga, while looking impossibly glamorous in these photos, managed to convey she was one of us when the world went into lockdown back in March, performing a Zoom concert in casual clothes with scraped back hair, showing her roots

Life

Lady Gaga: 'I believe that kindness is a human right'

There is a school of thought that celebrity has been rendered irrelevant by the pandemic. All that glorification of mere mortals seems so ridiculous now, the argument goes, and with Covid-19 as the leveller, the great and the good don't seem so great or good any more.

Stefanie Preissner. Photo by Kip Carroll

Opinion Premium

Stefanie Preissner: How pandemic distancing is starting to take a toll on friendships

Cook Bill Granger photographed by Hugh Steward

Food & Drink

'In Australia, eating well isn't just for wealthy people'

Fergus O'Farrell. Photo: RTE

Music Premium

Taken too soon... the inspiring story of Interference singer Fergus O'Farrell whose life - and talent - was claimed too young by muscular dystrophy

Editor's Choice

Ellen Coyne by Kyle Tunney

Weekend Magazine Premium

'I turned to my friends in a bar one night. "I think I might be Catholic," I slurred'

Journalist Veronica Guerin

Comment Premium

Paul Williams Opinion John Gilligan keeping murder weapon defies all logic – but this is 2020

The 'Wonderland' chunky knit on a model. Photo: Amanda Mande

Weekend Magazine

Fashion's new (kn)it-girl - Hope Macauley on learning from her grandmother and counting Gigi and Bella Hadid as fans

Top row, left to right: Annie McCarrick, Deirdre Jacob and Fiona Sinnott; second row: JoJo Dullard, Fiona Pender and Ciara Breen

News Premium

The vanished: why time and technology may provide answers for the families of Ireland’s missing women

Sport

Garry Ringrose is attended to by team physio Keith Fox after suffering a broken jaw during Ireland's Six Nations clash with Italy at the Aviva. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Six Nations Premium

Brendan Fanning Opinion Irish victory comes at cost with jaw injury to Ringrose

'Dublin's status as the greatest team of all-time in close finishes owed a lot to Jim Gavin's unflappability. Farrell's true worth won't be revealed until he faces something like the 2017 and 2019 All-Ireland finals last-ditch dogfights.'

GAA Premium

Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Only Mayo or the virus will stop Dubs

Shane Dowling: ‘I am still a young man . . . putting on the jersey again is just something I want to do.’ Photo: Don Moloney

Hurling Premium

Forced to retire through a knee injury, Shane Dowling hopes to hurl with Na Piarsaigh again

Zach Tuohy in action for Geelong Cats during their AFL Grand Final defeat to Richmond at The Gabba in Brisbane yesterday. Photo: Quinn Rooney

Other Sports

Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Cats loss caps off bad week for sporting fairytales

Shamrock Rovers are the 2020 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

League of Ireland

Shamrock Rovers crowned 2020 LOI Premier Division champions after Bohs defeat to Harps

Will Connors and Hugo Keenan both impressed on their Ireland debut. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Six Nations

Ireland player ratings: A day for the debutants as Connors and Keenan make their Six Nations mark

Podcasts

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: All about the iPhone 12

The HSE’s Paul Reid

The Floating Voter

The Floating Voter: Is the HSE's Paul Reid losing the frontline battles being fought against Covid?

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Life lessons with Francis Brennan

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Opinion & Analysis

BURIED SECRETS: Teddies and toys along with flower bouquets sit at the ‘Little Angels’ memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough House in Blackrock, Cork. Photo: Photocall Ireland

Comment Premium

Máiría Cahill Opinion Sealing archives on mother and baby homes perpetuates culture of secrecy

Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams at Bobby Storey’s funeral. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

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Dan O'Brien Opinion The many questions that need answers as Sinn Féin edges closer to government

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Colm O'Rourke Opinion 'Lack of clear policy for all schools has been frustrating'

Better that Fungie simply disappear than to wash up on the Kerry shore

You better watch out... naughtiness will ruin Christmas

Trust Armageddon George to amplify Nphet's message

Videos

Matt Damon sends a message of support to Temple Street kids, families and staff

Biden to Trump: 'Release your tax returns or stop talking about corruption'

Dr Tony Holohan: R number needs to drop to 0.5 by December

Micheál Martin on difficult 'All Island' approach to tackling Covid-19

Serious flooding in Cork city after high tide and heavy rainfall

Life

Listening to Lizzo is sure to lift your spirits

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Lockdown lifts: 12 little things to get you through the next six weeks

Small parcel: Mazda MX-30

Life

Would you buy a small EV with 200km+ range?

Career guidance counsellor Aoife Walsh

Education

Guidance counsellor Aoife Walsh: Sixth years are very stressed and the strain on them is showing

Researchers from the University of Cambridge believe a so-called ‘cold-shock’ protein may hold the key to developing treatments that delay the onset of degenerative conditions. Stock image

Mental Health

Taking a swim in cold water may help protect us against dementia

Chrissie Russell pictured at her Co Down home Photo: Presseye/Stephen Hamilton

Life Premium

Lockdown 2.0: 15 mistakes I won’t make this time around, from boozing to banana bread

Many people are struggling - but we can all help ourselves and others

Mental Health Premium

Five things you can do to cope with the new Covid-19 restrictions

Style

Vogue Williams (PA)

Celebrity News

'It would have been amazing if dad met kids' - Vogue

Suzanna Kutlesa at Leeson Beauty Lounge

Coronavirus

'I don’t have enough staff to cater for demand' - Salon owners see surge of last-minute appointments before Level 5 lockdown begins

Sanna Marin pictured in Trendi Mag

Life Premium

Sexism in politics: what’s wrong with Marin’s attire?

Paul Mescal
Photo by Frank McGrath

Celebrity

Paul Mescal pairs Kildare kit with €10,000 fleece in GQ fashion shoot

Hollywood actor Jeff Bridges has announced he has been diagnosed with lymphoma (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity News

Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma

Stefanie Preissner. Photo by Kip Carroll

Opinion Premium

Stefanie Preissner: Everyone is going on about "positive vibes only", but all I want to do is lie on the ground and thrash my arms and legs and have an absolute rager

Entertainment

UNHAPPY FAMILIES? Britain’s Prince Harry, far left, with Meghan Markle, follow Prince William, Kate and Prince Charles as they leave Westminster Abbey after attending the annual Commonwealth Service in London in March this year. Photo: Phil Harris/AFP via Getty Images

Comment

Dónal Lynch Opinion The royal chickens are now coming home to roost

Emotional power: Roddy Doyle. Photo by Fran Veale

Book Reviews

Love: Roddy Doyle’s pub crawl chats aren’t much to talk about

Contestant Darren on The Chop.

Television

Sky History halts new series The Chop after viewers claim contestant has neo Nazi tattoos on his face

Ryan Tubridy dressed as Sebastian from the The Little Mermaid for the opening performance of the RTÉ The Late Late Toy Show 2017 featuring children from Spotlight Stage School, Spraoi, and Nasty Kidz. Picture Andres Poveda

TV News

'The Toy Show must go on', Ryan Tubridy assures young fans

Virtual show: Host Deirdre O’Kane with Liam Neeson. Photo: PIPPictures

TV Reviews Premium

The IFTAs Review: 'Absence of bloated pomp and smug self-congratulation actually made awards enjoyable'

Gesture: Daniel O’Donnell will perform his first live-streamed show on November 1, with ticket proceeds going to his musicians and crew. Photo: Mark Condren

Music News

Singing for their supper: Daniel O'Donnell waives concert fee to support his crew

Travel

United Airlines has partnered with GoHealth Urgent Care to test flight crews at SFO.

New Articles

Covid travel tests 'should ideally cost less than $10' - airlines work with WHO to replace quarantines

Thomas Breathnach with his dog Vipp. Photo: Julia Dunin Photography

Ireland Premium

Have dog, will travel - why pet-friendly trips are booming during the pandemic

Fog rolling over Ben Bulben, as seen from Streedagh. Photo: Conor Doherty

Travel

Finding my muse 'where the peace comes dropping slow'

Aircraft grounded due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the apron at Manchester Airport this year. Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

Travel News

Ireland's 'Green List' to continue with zero countries as Ryanair slashes winter flights

Adare Manor

Travel News

Four Irish hotels named among Europe's Top 10 resorts

'As Budget 2021 approached, as many as nine out of 10 hotel bedrooms in Dublin were empty' (stock photo)

Travel Talk

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion At last, our battered tourism industry gets a little good news

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