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New Taoiseach Micheal Martin with wife Mary after he arrived home in Cork. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion The ruthless altarboy: how Micheál Martin has a habit of turning on those loyal to him

On the campaign trail: Stephen Donnelly talks to Marguerite Deegan while canvassing for Fianna Fáil in Greystone, Co Wicklow during the general election this year. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Politics

Stephen Donnelly: will the taekwondo black belt be good for our health?

When Stephen Donnelly became a TD nine years ago as a complete unknown, he found the world of politics utterly bewildering.

A general view of players in spaced out groups at Moorefield Senior Football Squad training session at Moorefield GAA club in Newbridge, Kildare recently. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Ordinary GAA members have recovered their honour by refusing to be treated like fools

Causing upset: Graham Linehan has “repeatedly violated” Twitter’s rules. Credit: ©Telegraph

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Permanently suspended: How Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has become the 'most hated man' on the internet

Socialite: Ghislaine Maxwell at Epsom Racecourse in 1991. Photo: Jim James/PA Wire

Britain

How media tycoon's daughter came to be abuser Epstein's Girl Friday

Video

Stunning Cork coastline shown off as trad group reunite for first post-lockdown session

Headlines

Jasmine Arshad (23-months-old) is missing from her home in Co Roscommon

Irish News

Gardai appeal for help in tracing missing 23-month-old girl

Minister Barry Cowen. Photo: Tom Burke

Politics Premium

Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the dark over new Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen's drink-driving ban

Jim O'Callaghan

Politics

'Young voters aren't green or orange' - Jim O'Callaghan's warning to Fianna Fáil

One of the lucky ones: Marianne Hennigan took on work in a hospital after returning from Australia to answer the Be on Call for Ireland initiative, and is now set to embark on the GP programme

Irish News Premium

Left on hold: the healthcare staff who answered Ireland’s call

Allies: Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil is in the same EU political grouping as French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Ludovic Marin /Pool via REUTERS

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John Downing Opinion Taoiseach needs a result on three big EU issues at his first Brussels leaders' summit

New role: Simon Coveney. Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

Politics

Coveney seeks to keep State car and garda driver despite demotion

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (John Locher/AP)

Coronavirus

WHO halts hydroxychloroquine and HIV drugs in Covid-19 trials after failure to reduce death

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Coronavirus Premium

Forty restaurants sue over insurers' refusal to pay out for Covid-19 interruption

Coronavirus: In Focus

Health workers prepare to give people free COVID-19 tests without needing to show ID in Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Ireland: One further death and 11 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

Another person has died of Covid-19 in Ireland as the Health Protection Surveillance Centre confirmed it is aware of 11 new confirmed cases of the virus.

Jason and Martha Sheridan with their daughter Clodagh (7)
Picture: Patrick Browne

Health Insurance

'Appalling' - fury at charges of between €75 and €250 for Covid tests before patients can attend private hospitals

In the Covid-era the tool kit must include several packets of face masks or coverings, hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes. Photo: Getty Images

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Staycation plans? Don't forget to pack your Covid toolkit

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Coronavirus

Language of death has changed due to Covid - but toll 'may be overstated'

Featured

Eve Hewson. Photo by Michael Buckner/Deadline/Shutterstock (10540629hj)

Weekend Magazine

exclusive Eve Hewson: 'Dad thinks he's the Irish Kris Jenner'

Simon Zebo with his partner Elvira and his children Jacob, Noah and Sofia in Paris

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Tomás Ó Sé meets Simon Zebo: His Ireland exile, life in Paris and being called the 'N' word

A couple of years back, I was in a restaurant in Cork when I noticed Simon Zebo down the back with a few friends.

Career goals: Stephanie O'Quigley has lived in New York for four years

World News

Are the Irish finally waking up from our American dream?

Míp by Máire Zepf and Paddy Donnelly, published by Futa Fata

Books

The best children's books for all ages to enjoy over the summer break

Lanzarote

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What will post-pandemic package holidays look like, and where will we be heading?

‘Compellingly awful’:Janet Leigh in the legendary shower scene in Psycho, which took a week to film

Movies

Psycho at 60: The story behind Hitchcock's rule-breaking hit

Editor's Choice

Castlecomer Discovery Park

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Ireland Unlocks: 10 great things to do in Kilkenny this summer

National hero: Clodagh Murphy from Tallaght takes a selfie in front of a mural depicting Dr Tony Holohan as Superman. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Comment

Catherine Fegan Opinion After guiding us through this crisis, Tony Holohan is now needed closer to home

Mary Lynch on New Street in Malahide which is now closed off to traffic and bicycles

Irish News

'They expect me at 78 to park my car 10 minutes away' - anger at Malahide pedestrian trial

The property where Ghislaine Maxwell, former associate of late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seen in an aerial photograph in Bradford, New Hampshire, U.S. July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base

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How FBI tracked down Epstein's former girlfriend Maxwell as she 'slithered away' at 'gorgeous' New Hampshire mansion

Weekend Magazine

MoonMood.ie

Weekend Magazine

As the face mask becomes the must-wear trend of 2020, we check out the best options from Irish designers

Stena Line’s Stena Estrid

Travel Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion Face masks and fog machines: What will my next ferry sailing be like?

Sailing into a brave new world: Ferry firms promise fresh air, face masks and reduced capacities, our Travel Editor says

Jumoke Akintola

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My life on a plate: Jumoke Akintola, chef and co-owner of The Beach House, Tramore, on why Tayto crisps are her guilty pleasure

Cotton frill-sleeve shirt dress from Me & Em

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Online film festivals and the loveliest white summer dress: What we want to see, do and buy this weekend

Rosé wines

Weekend Magazine Premium

The wine buff: The future is looking rosé

All episodes of 'Hillary' are available on Sky Documentaries and Now TV

Weekend Magazine

'I thought about boiling Bill in oil - but I never doubted my decision to stay' - Hillary Clinton

Sport

Seamus Power tees off on the 9th during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club. Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Golf

Seamus Power five shots off the lead going into final day in Detroit

Manchester United's Mason Greenwood (left) celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal of the game with team-mates during the Premier League win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford

Premier League

Explainer: How the battle to make the Premier League top four is shaping up

Emmet McNamara celebrates winning the Investec Derby on Serpentine at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Photo: Megan Ridgwell/Pool via REUTERS

Horse Racing

Aidan O'Brien hails 'unbelievable' 25/1 shot Serpentine after Epsom Derby win

Frontline Star of the Week

Hero: Nurse Sinead Moloney (right) was nominated by her aunt Patricia Lordan.
Photo: Frank McGrath

Frontline Star of the Week

Nurse is hailed for her heroic work in lockdown

A nurse who looks after seriously ill children in Temple Street hospital while juggling caring for her extended family has been hailed for her heroic work during lockdown.

Top team: Kara Samos, Alan Rooney, Prof Margaret Hannan and Nisha Joseph of the Mater Private Infection Control Team

Irish News

Hospital team protected patients by prepping for Covid-19 in January

Podcasts

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: 'I came within hours of selling it for $1bn'

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Miriam Hussey and re-awakening your best self

Technology

The Big Tech Show: How to run, and maybe save, a media business

Opinion & Analysis

Wave goodbye?: Leo Varadkar may be planning swapping Government Buildings for the Berlaymont, according to party rumours. Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

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Philip Ryan Opinion FG begins to ponder life after Leo as he reshuffles his top team

Bobby Storey spent more than 20 years of his life in prison. Photo: PA

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Martina Devlin Opinion The Bobby Storey enigma: separating myth from reality and a hypocritical divide between Ireland's north and south

Dusting himself down: Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary during a session of Dáil Eireann at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Photo: Collins

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Sarah Carey Opinion Yes, being overlooked hurts - but factoring in geography makes for parish pump politics

I can do more on backbenches than as a junior justice minister

Cauldron of crises leave Trump with no reason to celebrate this Fourth of July

Robert Schmuhl

I'm hopeless at the DIY, can't even change a plug - so don't expect me to fix broken biscuits

Billy Keane

Videos

Dr Tony Holohan to temporarily step back from role as chief medical officer

Boy, eight, killed in Alabama shopping centre shooting

Donald Trump decries cancel culture at Mount Rushmore event

Footage emerges of woman being punched by officer at Miami International Airport

A look at the cinema experience after lockdown

Life

Leigh with husband Steve and children Hunter and Piper at their home in Ibiza

Life Premium

'I didn't understand how life can deal you some cards' - Leigh Arnold reveals how losing baby Flynn changed her life and how her quest for healing inspired Ibiza retreat centre

Children need time to transition to big changes. Give them time to familiarize with the unfamiliar

Parenting Premium

Dear David Coleman: How can I persuade my son to move up to the attic room?

Bill Linnane

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Bill Linnane Opinion The urge to protect is mixed with the urge to strangle after a trip to the hospital with a teenager

Writer Katy McGuinness dining out at The Chophouse restaurant in Dublin this week. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Katy McGuinness Opinion Tasting freedom: Can dining out ever be the same again?

Drummer boy: Dave McFarlane leads neighbours and friends on his estate in Bray in a musical session. Photo: Mark Condren

Life Premium

Right up my street: How we learned to love our neighbours during lockdown

Dealers have been gearing up with special offers and financial packages

Motor News

It's car sales crunch time: What impact will coronavirus have on the motor industry?

Style

Denies claims: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Johnny Depp.

Celebrity News

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard to face each other after 'Sun' loses bid to end libel case

Vera Wang broke the internet with her 71st birthday pictures

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Katie Byrne Opinion I doubt Vera Wang (71) was cocooning during lockdown

Kate Middleton in a floral summer dress. Photo: Getty Images

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Holiday heroes: What to pack for your staycation

SWEET SUCCESS: Stefanie Preissner as she is today. The writer achieved this dramatic loss by cutting sugar from her diet. Photo: Kip Carroll

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Stefanie Preissner Opinion As we exit lockdown and salons reopen - grey roots are now a badge of honour

One in a billion: Kim

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Billion-dollar baby: The rise and rise of Kim Kardashian

Triona McCarthy

Beauty

Naked ambition: Triona McCarthy's top nude products for that effortlessly pared-down makeup look

Entertainment

Tale of small-town values: Steve Carell in his new movie, Irresistible

Movies

It's high time Hollywood's everyman Steve Carell gets the recognition he deserves

Imaginative book: Rebecca Earle

Book Reviews Premium

From the Andes to Ireland, the gripping history of the humble potato

Firestorm: Jeanine Cummins hit the headlines earlier this year for her controversial novel American Dirt

Book Reviews Premium

A Rip in Heaven: True crime tale is a moving tribute to a family scarred by tragedy

An angry cri de cœur: The Silent Wife is the 10th of Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels.

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'I wanted to bring a woman's point of view to these crimes' - Karin Slaughter on giving victims a voice

Claire Byrne

TV Reviews Premium

Fake crowds and fake shebeens in TV land - but we'll take it

Ivan Yates

Irish News

Veteran broadcaster Ivan Yates to step down from weekday Newstalk slot and The Tonight Show

Travel

Walking on the grounds at Parknasilla, Co Kerry

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The Staycation Q&A: What's still available? Will I get ripped-off? What should I pack?

Hook lighthouse

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Ireland Unlocks: 10 great things to do in Wexford this summer

Screengrab: Ryanair / YouTube

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Foreign Travel Q&A: What are the chances of a sun holiday this year? Why hasn't Ireland reopened?

Inside the Subtropical Swimming Paradise at Center Parcs Longford Forest.

Travel News

Center Parcs Ireland announces reopening date and prices for summer

The Lorum Old Rectory

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The Irish B&B reboots: How will the ceád míle fáilte survive Covid-19?

Lost Cottages, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry

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The Fab 50: Ireland's 50 best places to stay in 2020

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