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Up to 40pc of parents in a recent ESRI study said they would give their child the Covid vaccine. Photo: Stock image

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Explainer: Nine questions you may have about vaccines green light for children

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Government must stop blaming public for booster vaccine no-shows amid booking problems, Soc Dems co-leader says
Mercedes F1 team ‘mutually agree’ to end sponsorship deal with Irish firm Kingspan after Grenfell families’ objections
Storm Barra: Status Orange zone schools closure to be reviewed for future, says Tánaiste
Kingspan and Mercedes end F1 tie-up after Grenfell relatives backlash

Head of RTÉ Radio 1 Peter Woods has insisted that the drop in listeners is not concerning, and he has confidence in Ray D'Arcy (pictured)

Radio

breaking Ray D’Arcy among big RTÉ Radio names suffering significant drop in audience – JNLRs

Video

Incredible skill from pilot as plane lands at Dublin Airport during Storm Barra

Gardaí near the scene of the fatal accident at Glenmore.

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‘I have never come across anything as sad as this’ – Devastation as mother killed, daughter critical after car crash

Ian Costello is likely to have been called upon anyway to offer the inside track on his former team, but he now finds himself front and centre at Munster. Photo: Sportsfile

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NIAC gives green light to Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between five and 11

Marty Morrissey with his mother Peggy, who died in a road accident in Co Clare yesterday morning. Photo: RTÉ

News

Marty Morrissey’s RTÉ colleague shares tribute to presenter’s late mother Peggy after tragic crash

A Ryanair aircraft taxis towards a gate in Budapest, Hungary. Bloomberg photo by Akos Stiller

Travel Talk

Why won’t Ryanair let passengers cancel a flight?

Wexford Garda Station.

News

Well-known businessman reported to gardaí over abusive messages sent to woman online

Council workers clear the road and restore power in Timoleague, West Cork, after Storm Barra hit. Photo: Andy Gibson/PA

Weather

latest Storm Barra: Status Orange zone schools closure to be reviewed for future, says Tánaiste

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Weather

Tributes after renowned GAA player dies in Co Galway road crash, pedestrian killed in separate incident

Video

Sulky race in Co Tipperary

As well as hosting a popular show on Today FM, Mairead Ronan has fronted Ireland’s Fittest Family on RTÉ and runs her own business. Photo: Naomi Gaffney

Irish News Premium

‘I felt I was missing the little moments’ – Mairead Ronan on quitting radio to be with her family

Video obtained by ITV News shows Downing Street staff joking about a No 10 Christmas party during a mock press conference

Britain

latest Leaked video of Boris Johnson’s staff laughing about Downing Street Christmas party slammed as ‘appalling’

Former sports producer Kieran Creaven. Photo: Mark Condren

Crime

Tracey Piggot tells of her shock at former RTÉ colleague Kieran Creaven’s double life as a paedophile

Videos

Giant silver ball goes down street in Bray as Storm Barra takes over in Ireland

Johnson apologises for offence caused by aides joking about Christmas party

Cork pharmacist has fun recreating 'Don't go in the sea' moment

Roof blows off garden centre in Gorey Co. Wexford

CEO who fired 900 people over Zoom says he'll 'try not to cry this time'

Featured

All-Star No 1: Offaly goalkeeper Damien Martin was the very first All-Star

GAA Premium

Martin Breheny Opinion The All-Stars turn 50 - but the system is still flawed

All-Star time, the week when both teams are chosen and announced, selectors stand accused of giving idiots a bad name, cases are made for excluded players without identifying who should have been omitted and calls for a radical overhaul get an outing before being quickly forgotten.

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Some forward planning and managing children’s expectations can reduce the financial and emotional pressures on parents.

Parenting Premium

Planning, prioritising and lots of prep: How we manage a magical Christmas for our kids even on a strict budget

Business

Kingspan and Mercedes end F1 tie-up after Grenfell relatives backlash

Marty Morrissey and his mother Peggy. Photo: RTE

Irish News

Tributes paid after mother of RTÉ presenter Marty Morrissey dies in road accident

Sean Bean. Picture: PA

Media & Marketing

Celebrities receive ‘substantial damages’ after settling hacking claims against News Of The World

Undated family handout photo of Beryl Harris with her daughter Jackie Green. Family handout/PA Wire

Britain

‘It’s astonishing’ – daughter of woman who died alone a year ago voices fury at No 10 ‘Christmas party’ video

Olympian Kellie Harrington, pictured here upon her return to Dublin from the Tokyo Games, featured highly in Irish Google searches this year, new figures show. Photo: Conor McCabe

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Revealed: What Ireland googled in 2021 (iced coffee, anyone?)

Coronavirus

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy. Photo: Stephen Collins

Politics

Government must stop blaming public for booster vaccine no-shows amid booking problems, Soc Dems co-leader says

The Government and the HSE must stop “wrongly blaming people for not turning up” for their Covid-19 booster vaccine, Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy has told the Taoiseach.

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan and Tánaiste Leo Vardakar. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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The Indo Daily - Permission to speak: Has Nphet been silenced?

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Coronavirus

‘Half are failing to turn up for booster jab’ – Taoiseach

Some people may still get ‘multiple’ appointments for a Covid-19 booster shot as it emerged that half of those offered a top-up dose last week did not turn up.

A Covid-19 antigen test. Photo: Stock image

Health

First three cases of Omicron Covid variant detected in Northern Ireland

The first Omicron Covid-19 variant cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Department of Health.

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Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon. Photo: Adrian Weckler

Technology Premium

Explainer: why Ireland’s data regulator is so angry over accusations of ‘lobbying’ for Facebook

Selling Sunet's Christine Quinn

Life Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion Sure, she’s married to a millionaire and has nannies on call, but Selling Sunset’s Christine is actually the most relatable mum on TV

Cosmetic surgeon Siun Murphy pictured at her consultation rooms at the Blackrock Clinic. Photo: Frank McGrath

Life Premium

Life as a plastic surgeon: ‘The pandemic led to a ‘Zoom boom’ in surgery and dermatology’

The cast of the Gaiety's Little Mermaid panto Picture by Leon Farrell/Photcall

Theatre & Arts

‘Lesser of two evils’: The Gaiety Theatre cancels 50pc of purchased tickets for ‘The Little Mermaid’ panto

Podcasts

Alec Baldwin pictured on the set of 'Rust'

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The Indo Daily - It’s Complicated: Alec Baldwin, his acting career, and that fatal movie set shooting

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The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Disquiet on the cold front – Why Covid is not the only virus you need to worry about this winter

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The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Ah here, ref! Pushy parents and sideline spats

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Enough streaming platforms already

Opinion & Analysis

Shoppers at the turning on of the Christmas lights at Bewley’s Café and launching the Bewley’s Christmas Market last weekend. In the past, December 8 was synonymous with 'country folk' travelling to cities to do their Christmas shopping. Photo: Marc O'Sullivan

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Miriam O’Callaghan Opinion Immaculate memories of when ‘country people’ went to town for the big Christmas shop

A man takes photos of the waves during storm Barra at the Forty Foot in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Photo: Justin Farrelly

Environment

Caroline O'Doherty Opinion When it comes to policy on climate, we are all talk and no action

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan told his national convention that the transition to a green economy is inevitable. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Editorial

Drastic action we need to tackle climate change is still missing

How Hazel Lavery played a key role for Ireland behind the scenes of Anglo-Irish Treaty talks

Mary Kenny

Secure gun storage laws can prevent school massacres

Shannon Watts

Letters

Treaty anniversary should be marked by a public holiday

Letters to the Editor

Sport

Class apart: Paul Mannion celebrates Kilmacud Crokes' victory over St Jude's in the Dublin senior football final. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Colm Keys Opinion Paul Mannion’s fine form is becoming another unwelcome distraction for Dublin

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich. Photo: Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images

Other Soccer

Ballon d'Or fall-out - Runner-up Robert Lewandowki labels winner Lionel Messi’s words as ‘insincere’

Contentious: The anthem that is sung by the Northern Ireland team is a source of ‘disharmony’, according to some. Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Soccer Premium

'If it creates disharmony, how can you unite to get behind the team?' - Northern Ireland braced for anthem debate

Scarlets chairman Simon Muderack

Champions Cup

Covid casualty – Scarlets forfeit their Heineken Champions Cup opener due to player welfare concerns

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte's plan have taken a massive hit. Photo: PA Wire

Premier League

Coronavirus outbreak at Tottenham threatens to derail Antonio Conte's plans for crunch period

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Snooker

Shaun Murphy avoids becoming first member of men's top 10 to lose to a female opponent in a ranking event

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Comment

Margaret Donnelly Opinion Rising fertiliser prices could spur farmers to open their minds to new ideas

Looking back: Paul Fitzpatrick on his farm outside Trim, Co Meath. Photos: Seamus Farrelly

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Dairy conversion: 5 things I know now that I wish I knew before I switched

The IFA sticker suggests farmers never take a day off

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Darragh McCullough Opinion Darragh McCullough: Why farmers must shake off harmful workaholic tag

Cattle feed on silage on a farm in Greenanstown, Stamullen, Co. Meath. Pic credit; Damien Eagers Photography 28/12/2020

News

Some beef cattle emit 30pc less methane with no loss of productivity, study finds

No way in: Briars have made it impossible to manage this young oak/ Scots pine woodland. Photos: Teagasc

Forestry & Enviro

Key forestry jobs to get done over the winter

There are a number of conditions that apply to render family wages tax allowable.. Picture Clare Keogh

Finance Premium

How to save thousands in tax by employing family members

Style

'He spent almost a year video chatting daily with the baby'

Sex & Relationships

Dear Mary: My baby’s dad cut us off. Now he wants to be part of our child’s life again, should I let him back in?

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence attend the world premiere of Netflix's Don't Look Up in New York. Picture: Getty

Celebrity

Glowing Jennifer Lawrence debuts baby bump at Don’t Look Up premiere

Michelle Visage

Style Premium

Drag Race star and Junk Kouture judge Michelle Visage — ‘It’s so silly that we are shamed for re-wearing clothing’

Long-term monogamy is hard for many, as it is hard to meet another person’s needs all the time

Sex & Relationships

Asking for a friend: ‘I’m happily married but have fallen hopelessly in love with my female friend. Should I tell her or work through it with my husband?’

Pic: Andres Poveda Photography

Celebrity News

‘She is the Ham Sandwich of Ireland’ – PJ Gallagher reveals unusual take on Amy Huberman

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Style

‘Mr and Mrs Kearney’ – Jess Reddan shares snaps from couple’s wedding day at Doonbeg

Entertainment

Christy Moore performs at the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards at Vicar Street in Dublin. Picture date: Tuesday November 16, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story IRISH Awards . Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Music

Christy Moore cancels five Vicar Street gigs with four rescheduled at reduced capacity

Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice who have been named as TV moment of the year in the Heat Unmissables Awards.Heat/PA Wire

TV News

Strictly’s silent dance named TV moment of the year

Music

‘We just have to get through it’ says Louis Walsh on 50pc capacity gig restrictions

Toni Servillo and Filippo Scotti in 'The Hand of God'

Movie Reviews Premium

The Hand of God is a poignant tale of love, death and football

Clare Sands recorded ‘Iontach Bheith Beo’ (Good to be Alive) with harpist Brídín about summer

Music Premium

Musician Clare Sands: ‘I never believed in telling my sins to a man in a dress in a box’

Piers Morgan's Life Stories

TV News

Christmas TV line-up has a few nice stocking-fillers but also some turkeys

Travel

Bertra Beach

Walks Premium

32 winter walks with the wow factor – and a cosy meal or pint at the finishing line

Play will fly from Dublin to Reykjavik in 2022

Travel News

New budget airline announces direct flights from Dublin to Iceland from €79

Wren Urban Nest in Dublin. Photo: BDP/Nick Caville

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Is Wren Urban Nest really ‘Ireland’s most sustainable hotel’?

The Limerick Greenway

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Limerick Greenway - what’s it like to cycle the 40km trail from Rathkeale to Abbeyfeale?

A passenger tries to find a flight at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Photo: Reuters

Travel Talk Premium

‘A lot of people are quoting the Munster rugby team – what happens if you get stuck abroad?’

Farnham Estate

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20 Christmas hotel breaks in Ireland for 2021 - with Santa visits and slap-up meals

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