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The Seanad chamber. Photo: Alan Betson

Politics Premium

€240k travel expenses for senators during lockdown - despite upper house being closed

Senators have been awarded attendance and subsistence payments for April and May this year, despite the upper house being closed at that time.

A healthcare worker holds up a test kit at a drive-in coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Coronavirus Premium

Covid-19: Workers do not have to tell bosses if they test positive

Strict personal privacy laws sparked fears in Government over the potential for meat-factory workers to hide positive Covid-19 test results from their employers.

No hurling on the ditch: Former Waterford boss Derek McGrath is enjoying his role as coach to Faythe Harriers in Wexford. Photo: Sportsfile

Hurling

McGrath has his mojo back as he enjoys calm before the storm

Up close and personal: The new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle offers insight into the early stages of their romance, their struggles within the royal family and their relationships with those close to them. PHOTO: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/Getty Images

Celebrity Premium

Fights, fall outs and announcing her pregnancy at Princess Eugenie's wedding - 13 things we learn about Meghan and Harry in royal tell-all book

Blades of glory: Daniela Sinnott and her daughter Molly in Father Collins Park in Clongriffin, Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carr

Health & Wellbeing

Skater girls: Why rollerblading is this summer's hot trend

Video

Bodycam footage released showing events leading to George Floyd's death

Headlines

Kamala Harris (John Locher/AP)

US Presidential Election 2020 Premium

Profile: How Kamala Harris became the first Black woman named to a major-party national ticket

New rules: Estimates suggest more than 95pc of visitors to shopping centres are complying with the facemask law. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Coronavirus Premium

More local lockdowns to come and virus now hitting the young: what we've learned this week

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris (Niall Carson/PA)

News

Employers will be paid €3,000 to take on apprentices

The Laois football final was fixed for Sunday, October 4 but with the first round yet to get under way, that time-frame is no longer possible (stock photo)

Gaelic Football

Laois consider not playing county league games to make time for clubs

Britain will be officially declared in recession for the first time since the financial crisis on Wednesday when figures are set to show the pandemic sent the economy plunging by a record 21% between April and June. PIC: PA

Business

UK nosedives into largest recession on record after GDP plunges 20.4pc between April and June

Concern: Dr Orlaigh Quinn

Irish Premium

Top civil servant warned that €2,500 Covid grants were 'derisory'

Prison (stock photo)

Irish News

Calls for regular prison searches after actor death

Alarming: A still image from the emotional video that Svetlana Tikhanouskaya posted online yesterday. PHOTO: REUTERS

Europe

'We would love to have her back in Tipperary' - fears grow for Belarus opposition leader as she flees country

Featured

Status quo: Kerry’s Gavin White and Cork’s Sean White clash in last year’s Munster final. The provincial structures have been under fire for 50 years. Photo: Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Martin Breheny Opinion Open draw, Open goal, Opportunity missed

This should have been All-Ireland hurling final week, days of excited anticipation ahead of the great event on Sunday, before heading into similar mode for the football final a fortnight later.

Food mountains: Sarah McNally at McNally’s Family Farm in Balrickard, North County Dublin. Photo: Mark Condren

Food & Drink Premium

Waste not, want not: What do you do with a bounty of food?

'I almost feel sorry for the courgettes," says Sarah McNally of McNally Family Farm in Balrickard in North County Dublin. "Everyone is so excited to see them at first, because they are the start of the real summer vegetables, but by now everyone wants the tomatoes and aubergines and the courgettes are a hard sell."

We don’t think that face mask will cut it

Sex & Relationships Premium

You can try telling people how to have sex in a pandemic, but they won't listen

Social distance: Aidan Turner as Leonardo da Vinci and Matilda De Angelise as his muse Caterina of Cremona. Photo: PA

Irish News

Turner's historical drama 'Leonardo' has coronavirus precautions down to a fine art

Livid Lennon: ‘We have been bitterly, sorely let down by the selfish actions of one individual.’ Photo: PA

Soccer Premium

Aidan Fitzmaurice Opinion Fate of Aberdeen and Celtic shows why LOI must remain vigilant

Hands-on: Broadcaster Des Cahill was hoping some of his old dance moves would get an outing at the wedding.

Irish News

Des disappointed as his son's big day in September is postponed

Coronavirus: In Focus

The Rosderra Meats meat plant in Clara, Co Offaly. PHOTO: JEFF HARVEY

Coronavirus Premium

Factory staff walk out after workers brought in from another plant

Workers at Rosderra Meats walked off the job amid concerns about Covid-19, after staff were brought in from a sister plant.

Back to the books in Scotland: Pupils at Kelso High School, south of Edinburgh, return to class for the first time since the start of the coronavirus lockdown nearly five months ago. Photo: Getty Images

Education

Leaving Cert student leaders say lessons must be learned from Scottish mistakes

Second-level student leaders say the Department of Education must learn from mistakes made in Scotland, to avoid the debacle that has marked the release of the equivalent of Leaving Cert Calculated Grades there.

Stock picture

Irish News

Creche with five cases temporarily shuts amid concern over test delays

The creche with five confirmed Covid-19 cases has now been temporarily closed following advice from local health authorities.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. Photo: Gareth Chaney / Collins Photos

News

Justice officials seek emergency cash injection amid €120m overspend bill due to Covid

An emergency cash injection to its annual budget will be sought by the Department of Justice in the autumn to meet cost overruns created as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Editor's Choice

Country roads: ‘I eventually want to move home for good. To hopefully live in my own home, though,’ says Amy. Picture: Arthur Carron

Life Premium

'You can't beat that culchie sense of solidarity' - why I'll swap Dublin for country living

Suzanne Minagh from Athlone, Co Westmeath, recently quit smoking during lockdown. Photo: Kevin McNulty

Mental Health Premium

How I finally managed to quit smoking after three decades of 15 to 20 cigarettes a day

Svetlana Tikhanouskaya. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Europe Premium

From childhood summers in Tipperary to leader of the Belarusian opposition, the amazing story of Svetlana Tikhanouskaya

Vogue and Spencer

Parenting

En Vogue: How best to decide on your baby's name

Sport

Joe Schmidt has been linked with new role with World Rugby. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

International Rugby Premium

Ruaidhri O'Connor Opinion Working with refs, liaising with coaches and looking at laws - World Rugby role seems made for Joe Schmidt

Dundalk's opponents in the Champions League qualifiers have seen the start of their season postponed due to a Covid-19 scare. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

League of Ireland

Uncertainty emerges around Dundalk's Champions League clash as Slovenian League hit by Covid-19 scare

Manchester United manager Pep Guardiola. Photo: Getty Images

Champions League

'The idea that Man City are a spent force or their manager is not the genius we thought he was is ridiculous'

Ian Madigan is hoping to make his Ulster debut against Connacht on August 23. Robyn McMurray for Ulster Rugby via Sportsfile

International Rugby

'It was a serious boost for Andy Farrell to give me a shout out' - Ian Madigan targeting Ireland recall

Judd Trump. Photo: PA

Snooker

Crucible Curse continues as Judd Trump's reign as world champion is ended by Kyren Wilson

'Originally scheduled for Mount Juliet from May 28-31, the event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in March and now appears likely to be played at Galgorm Castle Spa & Golf Resort near Ballymena.' (Stock photo)

Golf

Irish Open's move North to draw US-based golfers

Podcasts

TD Michael Healy-Rae. Photo: Tom Burke

The Floating Voter

The Floating Voter: Michael Healy-Rae won’t make customers wear masks in his shop

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Go big or go home, how to raise millions abroad

This week, Adrian talks to Alan Holland, founder and CEO of Cork-based Keelvar, a procurement AI technology firm that recently raised €16m in a funding round.

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: What if you had a second chance at life? Brian Pennie’s tips for living life on your terms

Opinion & Analysis

Rushed return: Minister Norma Foley’s plan to reopen schools placed unrealistic expectations on principals and teachers. Photo: Frank McGrath

Comment Premium

Colette Browne Opinion Making schools safe to reopen should fall on the Government - not the teachers

Stock photo: AFP/Getty

Comment Premium

Senan Molony Opinion Seanad remains little more than a drain on taxes

Different horizons: Following in the footsteps of artists. Photo: Miroslav

Comment Premium

John Daly Opinion A wild and wandering Atlantic adventure will be sure to set my artistic senses ablaze

Don't be fooled by staycation cheer - Irish tourism feels like the band playing on the Titanic

Pól Ó Conghaile

Yesterday, life was an easy game to play... and we miss it

Frank Coughlan

Stop the panic - there are safe ways to keep meat factories and pubs open

Videos

Humpback spotted 'lunge feeding' off West Cork

Trump leaves briefing due to shooting near White House

Public mostly compliant as face masks become mandatory in shops

Experts urge caution over Russia’s coronavirus vaccine claim

Large crowds of youths engage in brawl in Dublin docklands

Life

The "Perseids" meteor shower is seen late on August 12, 2017 over the artificial lake Kozjak above Skopje, Macedonia. AFP PHOTO / Robert ATANASOVSKIROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Irish News

'I guarantee you will see a shooting star' - How to watch the Perseid meteor shower light up Ireland's skies

Country roads: ‘I eventually want to move home for good. To hopefully live in my own home, though,’ says Amy. Picture: Arthur Carron

Life Premium

'You can't beat that culchie sense of solidarity' - why I'll swap Dublin for country living

Vogue and Spencer

Parenting

En Vogue: How best to decide on your baby's name

Suzanne Minagh from Athlone, Co Westmeath, recently quit smoking during lockdown. Photo: Kevin McNulty

Mental Health Premium

How I finally managed to quit smoking after three decades of 15 to 20 cigarettes a day

Loss of libido is a common complaint for couples over 40

Health & Wellbeing

Ask the Doctor: I'm worried about my lack of sex drive

Marianne Heron pictured is fighint fit and loving it. Photo: Frank McGrath

Health Features Premium

I saw 'Boxing for Grannies' and I thought, why not?

Style

Stefanie Preissner

Voices Premium

Stefanie Preissner Opinion I don't want to be alone with my shame any more - the cafe trip that left me #morto

(Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Celebrity

Meghan Markle trained to curtsy and survive kidnapping, new book claims

Kylie Jenner kept her baby news secret from her fans for the duration of her pregnancy (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity

Thirteen of the biggest celebrity baby announcements

Our reader is not alone in suffering at the hands of a bullying mother

Life

Dear Mary: Should I finally cut my ties with my bullying mother?

Kylie Jenner kept her baby news secret from her fans for the duration of her pregnancy (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity

Thirteen of the biggest celebrity baby announcements

Triona McCarthy

Beauty

Triona McCarthy: Treat yourself to a time-saving facial exfoliant and the new YSL eyeshadow palette

Entertainment

I propose a toast: Christine Quinn met her tech baron fiancé Christian Richard while showing him a house on ‘Selling Sunset’

Television Premium

Not hooked on 'Selling Sunset' yet? Here's why you soon will be

Fair City's Nyree Yergainharsian and George McMahon pictured in 2017

TV News

'We all wear our masks to the shops and sanitise our hands in the scenes' - how Fair City will reflect pandemic life as coronavirus is written into revamped soap

Behind the scenes at Fair City (Photos: RTÉ Press Office)

Entertainment

Long-distance romance for Fair City couples as coronavirus written into revamped soap

Acrobatic wit: Belfast-based author Susannah Dickey. Photo by James Dickey

Books

'There's an enthusiasm for writing about the messiness and uncertainties of sex'

Aine dressed up for the Miss Piggy interview

Movies

'I was interviewing karate-chopping muppet royalty Miss Piggy so obviously had to dress the part'

Toy story: ‘Late Late’ host Ryan Tubridy with some of the young performers, all dressed as Olaf from ‘Frozen’, who will be part of tonight’s show. Photo: Steve Humphreys

TV News

'You must be smart and a bit of craic' - Late Late Toy Show looking for performers and toy-testers

Travel

If you go down to the woods...: A lodge at Cabü by the Lakes

Ireland Premium

Forget Center Parcs - Ireland's newest forest retreat gives cabin fever a whole new meaning

Limerick: Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries featured in an overlay mural near King John’s Castle. Mural: AchesDub Photo: Pól Ó Conghaile

Ireland Premium

Ireland Unlocks: 10 great reasons to visit Limerick this summer

Family Get-togethers. Photo: Getty Images/Caiaimage

Ireland Premium

Top 25 family walks in Ireland: Get kids of all ages into the outdoors!

Park life: Journalist Orla Neligan and husband Alan with their children, twins Ruby and Martha (8) and Flynn (7) having a temperature check at Tayto Park. Photo: Mark Condren

Ireland Premium

Staycation Nation: What's it like to visit Ireland's museums, theme parks and attractions in the 'new normal'?

Sheep near Portsalon Beach, Co. Donegal. Photo: Getty

Ireland Premium

100 great things to do in Ireland this summer - from secret beaches to flying boats

Afternoon tea at Galway's Hardiman Hotel

Travel Talk Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion This Irish hotel is dedicating an entire floor to the over-65s

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