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Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: James Manning/PA Wire

World News

Four Russian diplomats are being expelled from Ireland for ‘security’ reasons, Taoiseach tells Dáil

Four Russian diplomats are being expelled from Ireland for “security” reasons.

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Education

Leaving Cert: Major overhaul starts with Irish and English exams in fifth year and new subjects to be added

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

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Explainer: How exactly will the new auto-enrolment pension scheme work?

Rescuers work at a site of fuel storage facilities hit by cruise missiles, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Rivne region (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS)

World News

Russia to ‘drastically scale down’ Kyiv assault, as neutral status offered at peace talks

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party during the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

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Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and how the world has watched their highly unconventional 24-year relationship

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Charlotte Mulhall. Photo: PA

Courts

‘Scissor Sister’ Charlotte Mulhall drops damages claim over transfer following prison ‘liaisons’ behind bars

File photo: Long queues for security at Dublin Airport Photo: Gerry Mooney.

News

latest Dublin Airport suspends sale of new Fast Track passes as queue chaos continues

Garda checkpoint during the pandemic

Health Premium

With return of ‘extreme measures’ to curb latest Covid-19 wave ruled out, what can we do to escape it?

Marius Rucinskas, with an address in Cork City, pictured outside the Criminal Courts of Justice on Parkgate Street, Dublin after he appeared before the Court of Appeal. Photo: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

Courts

Murderer who punched, kicked and dragged wife by the hair and tried to pull her eyelashes off avoids jail

The cost of housing and land dominated Siptu's biennial conference in Sligo yesterday. Stock image

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Pent-up anger among workers over housing crisis takes centre stage at Siptu conference

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Crime

Horror as decapitated dog is dumped near bins at Dublin apartment block

The Workplace Relations Commission. Photo: Stock image

Courts

Pharma firm Randox ordered to pay scientist €25,000 over unfair dismissal relating to experiment row

Seamus Power of Ireland putts on the seventh green in his Round of 16 match against Tyrrell Hatton of England on the fourth day of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 26, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Sport Premium

Roy Curtis Opinion From Augusta to Thurles - something momentous may be stirring in the south-east with Déise and Séamus Power

Stephen Donnelly

Politics

Only a ‘Level 5 lockdown’ would contain spread of new variant, says health minister as over 14,000 new Covid cases reported

Police at the scene of an incident on the New Line Road in Carrickfergus on Monday. Credit: Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph

Crime Premium

Woman’s horror at reservoir body find as murder investigation launched

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Videos

Mourners gather for funeral of Irish cameraman killed in Ukraine

Video shows massive queues at Dublin Airport departures on Sunday evening

Biden: 'I make no apologies' for Putin comment

Soldier charged with Troubles killing acted with gross negligence, court told

'It's going to be a tough test' - Ireland's John Egan previews Lithuania game

Ukraine Crisis

Pierre Zakrzewski, picture from funeral booklet

Irish News

Gallery Pierre Zakrzewski, the Irish cameraman killed in Ukraine, remembered as a truth teller and humanitarian as he is laid to rest

Gallery How ‘poisoning’ has revealed Abramovich’s secret go-between role for Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine peace negotiators warned not to eat or drink anything after suspected Abramovich poisoning

Gallery Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in highly toxic Chernobyl ‘red forest’

Premium

Frank Coughlan Opinion Putin knows there are children like his brother Viktor lost deep in the rubble

Featured

Thomas Kavanagh

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Profile: Thomas 'Bomber’ Kavanagh - the Kinahans’ 'main man' in UK and a criminal career which began five decades ago in Dublin

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Body-positivity influencer Brenda Mangwandi. Photo: Mark Condren

Life Premium

Plus-size women: ‘We almost feel like someone is doing us a favour by being attracted to us’

Lynsey and Paul Scallon with daughters Sophie (7), Abigail (5) and Daisy (2) at the launch of the Incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation.

Health

‘Nothing is ever as bleak as the weeks after the diagnosis but then you pull yourself together’

Irish Independent reporter Seoirse Mulgrew all set for her first post-pandemic trip abroad. Photo: Brian Farrell

News Premium

Experts share top airport hacks for beating queues and getting to the plane on time

Damian de Allende will leave Munster at the end of the season. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Munster Rugby

Damian de Allende to leave Munster at end of season

Rangers' Paul Gascoigne gestures after tripping up a ball boy before Rangers' 150th anniversary match at the Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Soccer

Child tripped up by Paul Gascoigne at Ibrox was his agent's son

Pauline McLynn officially opening the Kellogg’s Skyline Tour at Croke Park yesterday. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Entertainment

‘I don’t see me. All I see is Mrs Doyle when I watch it’: Pauline McLynn on why her love for Father Ted will go on, go on, go on

Opinion & Analysis

Women demonstrating in support of Ukraine gather outside the British Houses of Parliament in London on Sunday. Photo: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

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Anne-Marie Tomchak Opinion Never underestimate the value, resilience and determination of Ukrainian women

Saudi Aramco's petroleum storage facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia engulfed in flames following a missile attack by Yemeni Houthis on Friday. Photo: Reuters/Ahmed Yosri

World Premium

Jon Ihle Opinion State-owned DAA's Saudi deal makes a mockery of our Russia outrage

US swimmer Lia Thomas, recently won the US 500-yard national college championships women's freestyle event, becoming the first transgender woman to do so. Photo: Kathryn Riley/Getty Images

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Mary Kenny Opinion The evolution of attitudes to transgender is wonderful but it cannot distort fair play

Why I would be a voice for diversity in the Seanad

Ade Oluborode

Any chance to find a way out of war must be seized

Editorial

A bit of a want in Leo and Mary Lou does disservice to real victims of discrimination

Fionnán Sheahan

Farming Independent

Robert and Ciara Stanley with one of their beef boxes on their farm in Tullow, Carlow. Pictures by Finbarr O’Rourke

Agri-Business Premium

Meet the Carlow couple adding value to beef

Robert and Ciara Stanley had been trying to get their hands on some good, local beef — when they couldn’t find what they were looking for, they decided to start producing it themselves.

Thieves stole from a car on Darragh McCullough’s farm in Stamullen, Co Meath. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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Darragh McCullough: Farmyard robbery a reminder that some mothers do have ’em

A newborn calf suckling its mother on the farm of Vincent and Ann Lynch in Ballinspittle, Co Cork. Photo: David Creedon

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Eamon O'Connell Opinion Vaccinating to boost herd immunity will increase profits and help the environment

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue

Schemes Premium

Cost of building a farm shed rises by 50pc since 2020 as suppliers despair at fluctuating material prices

British International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Beef

Canada vows to put hormone-treated beef in UK shops, as post-Brexit trade talks start

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Frank McNamara at his home in Meath. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Health Features Premium

Frank McNamara: ‘My money troubles were a serious underlying worry for 12 years, which took its toll on my physical well-being’

Desirée O'Connor at her home in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Health Features Premium

Weekly injections helped me beat binge-eating and lose five stone — but there are side-effects

Sarah Pender is an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s 65 Roses Day awareness campaign

Health Features Premium

‘My parents were told I would not live past age 12 with cystic fibrosis — I’m now 26 and have a lot more living to do’

The Four Courts in Dublin

Courts

Woman claims Zurich Life wrongly cancelled her gravely ill husband’s €1m life insurance policy

Podcasts

Will Smith hits Chris Rock on stage. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Podcasts

The Indo Daily: Acting Out — why Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: The Dubs are down, Leinster's weakness, and Waterford on the verge of something special

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New Articles

The Indo Daily: Ever confusing Covid — What is the politics behind Ireland's mixed messaging?

The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin’s city centre displays the colours of the Ukrainian flag as a show of support (Brian Lawless/PA)

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Seeking refuge — The 100,000 Irish welcomes for 200,000 refugees

Sport

28 March 2022; Coach Keith Andrews during a Republic of Ireland press conference at FAI Headquarters in Dublin. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

International Soccer

Homework paying off as Keith Andrews hails resurgence

Jonathan Sexton during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

United Rugby Championship

Johnny Sexton set to be available for Leinster’s derby clash with Munster

Cork manager Kieran Kingston is interviewed by TG4 before the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final against Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

GAA

Allianz cancel media event due to player unavailability

Kildare boss Glenn Ryan was philosophical in defeat. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Frank Roche Opinion Tables don’t lie – if Leinster football was a division it’d be more non-league than Premier League

Talking point: Dessie Farrell speaks to the media after Dublin’s defeat to Monaghan. Photo: Sportsfile

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion In the type of tight game Dublin always won, they lost - you can't minimise the seismic shift that's happened

Stacey Flood (12) is congratulated by teammates after scoring Ireland’s third try during the Women’s Six Nations match against Wales at the RDS Arena. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

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Cian Tracey Opinion More tough days likely but at least silky skills on show offer hope of brighter future for Ireland women

Style

"I discussed it with some pals and we did identify that there is a certain polish we aspire to — we call it ‘rich lady hair’. It’s the woman who gets her blow-dry twice a week, uses hand cream and wears discreet jewellery."

Life Premium

Sophie White Opinion Is a cos-playing teen appropriate style for a woman in her late 30s, or should I start dressing ‘for my age’?

Jenny Johnston of The Suss Edit. Photo: Paddy Barrett

Life

Introducing: Dublin entrepreneur Jenny Johnston on her sustainable clothing range, The SUSS Edit

Instead of washing your hair from scratch, try spritzing it with water

Beauty

Triona McCarthy: Why we need to overhaul our products as the years pass, and mums of every age, treat yourself today

Brown Thomas’s new store in Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16

Style

Notions & Necessities… write on and tea with mother

A partner may have a sense of guilt or shame that they cannot ‘offer’ sex as part of the relationship

Sex & Relationships Premium

Asking for a friend: ‘My partner has no desire for sex. They say I can sleep with someone else. Will others judge me?’

Katie Price with fiance Carl Woods (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity News

Katie Price and fiancé Carl Woods call it quits just 11 months after getting engaged

Life

Scallops with Jerusalem artichoke at The Bishop's Buttery. Photo: Lucinda O'Sullivan

Food Reviews Premium

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Excellence and elegance at JP Magnier’s revamped Cashel Palace Hotel

Bag designer Dee Mangan in the two-bedroomed fisherman’s cottage she transformed with the help of local architect Maeve Cotter. Photo: Tony Gavin

Interiors Premium

My Favourite Room: Clay and soil provide the palette Dee Mangan’s fisherman’s cottage and her Kinsale Leather bags

"Almost all of the elderly people I’ve known have said they were ready to go when their time came."

Life Premium

Stefanie Preissner Opinion If you were offered a pill that allowed you to live to 150, would you take it? I’d choose ageing over eternal youth

Tuscan bread soup. Photo: Susan Jane White

Recipes

Use your loaf! Susan Jane White’s no-waste recipe turns stale bread into Italian-inspired soup

"From the outside I’ve got everything right. I’m happily married, I’ve got best-selling books, a mega podcast. It all looks great but underneath, until recently, there was real discontentment." Photo: Chris Terry

Health & Wellbeing

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: ‘We’re told to follow our dreams, but we’re never told our dreams won’t make us happy’

Director of Ability Equine Assisted Therapy, Victoria Lacey. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Health & Wellbeing

‘Horses have a wonderful feel for people with additional needs’ — Ability Equine Assisted Therapy’s Victoria Lacey

Entertainment

Jennifer Zamparelli photographed by Evan Doherty

Television Premium

Jennifer Zamparelli: ‘Should I be cancelled because of what I’ve done in my past? No.’

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performs during Rock in Rio 2019 at Palco Mundo at Cidade do Rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture by Wagner Meier/Getty Images

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Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis: ‘I was doing speedballs with a bunch of f**king killers’

Nationwide presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. Photo: Gerry Mooney.

Entertainment Premium

Upfront: Broadcaster Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh on motherhood, marriage and getting recognised in the Amazon

Mary Murray is devastating in Fishamble's Outrage: Photo: Leo Byrne and Publicis

Theatre & Arts Premium

Mary Murray burns brightly in Deirdre Kinahan’s Civil War drama Outrage

'Nancy and Olivia', by Alice Neel

Theatre & Arts Premium

What Lies Beneath: An intimate portrait of the bond between mother and child

Author Anne Tyler. Photo: Michael Lionstar

Book Reviews Premium

Anne Tyler gently unpicks the knots and ties of family life in French Braid

Travel

The Fab 50 for 2022 is here

Travel Premium

The Fab 50: The best places to stay in Ireland in 2022

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Travel Talk Premium

Explainer: I want to book summer holidays, but what happens if I get Covid?

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Travel News Premium

Holidaymakers hit with price increases of up to 16pc this summer

Singapore Airlines A350-900

Travel

The world’s 10 longest flights – would you spend 18 hours on a plane?

Michael Hennessy and Leona Tuck on a trek to Slieve Coillte in Wexford. Picture: Frank McGrath

Staycations Premium

‘We both love to travel’ – meet the couple sharing the highs and lows of wheelchair accessible travel in Ireland

Terence Cushnahan-Hardy at Glenlo Abbey in Galway, which is our readers' hotel of the year for 2022. Photo: Julia Dunin

Reader Travel Awards

Reader Travel Awards: Ireland's best beaches, hotels, B&Bs, campsites and pet-friendly stays named for 2022