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How a €70 debt resulted in a Traveller gang bringing a Brazilian 'murder squad' to Offaly

Four Brazilian nationals who are suspected of being part of a "murder squad" are in garda custody tonight after officers seized a submachine gun and sawn-off shotgun as part of a major intelligence operation.

Chief medic Dr Tony Holohan

Politics

Dr Tony Holohan says he will not recommend reducing 2m social distancing rule

Headlines

Players stand with the trophy during the Guinness Pro14 Media Day at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales in November 2019. Photo: Chris Fairweather/Sportsfile

PRO14 Premium

Neil Francis Opinion Pro14 has sold its soul to vampires who will bleed it to death

Vienna: A shopper scans the shelves while wearing a protective face mask. Figures show that supermarkets do not appear to be breeding grounds for the virus. PIC: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger...I

Coronavirus Premium

As the number of deaths and new cases continue to fall, where are people now picking up coronavirus?

Ivor Callely

Politics

Ex TD Ivor Callely 'shed a tear on where I went wrong in life' as he speaks about serious bike accident

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)

Irish News

live Coronavirus Ireland Live Updates: 90pc of Covid-19 cases have made a full recovery

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News

'Horrendous tragedy' - tributes paid to 'exceptionally kind and lovely' man killed in road crash

Veteran entertainer Sil Fox at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.
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Courts

Comedian Sil Fox says he's been through 'months of hell' as he is cleared of sexually assaulting woman

Deserted: Our shopping streets may be empty but businesses still need help to plan for after the crisis. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Coronavirus

Coronavirus restrictions need to be lifted 'sooner rather than later' - senior FF TD

Former Munster fullback Sean Scanlon during his time with Rotherham. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

Rugby Premium

Brendan Fanning Opinion 'Then the cuts came and it was an alarm bell' - Irish abroad facing uncertain future

CORONAVIRUS

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Coronavirus

Outdoor visits to nursing homes would be allowed under proposals to ease restrictions

Varadkar highlights remarks by Ryanair boss as he warns against calls to unlock restrictions

All players and staff of League of Ireland's European representatives test negative for Covid-19

Video Boris Johnson rejects calls for Dominic Cummings to face inquiry

Premium

'A cataclysmic scenario' - What really went wrong in our nursing homes as Covid-19 swept through them

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Mickey Linden in action in 1994 en route to winning his second All Ireland Football Final. The legendary Down forward also won Player of the Year and collected an All-Star that season. Picture credit; Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE

GAA Top 20 Premium

GAA Top 20: Linden, Blaney or McAlarney - who is the greatest Down footballer of the last 50 years?

First obvious question: why is Seán O’Neill, who was chosen on the Teams of the Century (1984) and Millennium (2000), not ranked in the top four?

Three-time All-Star Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes helped Monaghan to three Ulster titles and a National League between 1979 and 1991

GAA Top 20 Premium

GAA Top 20: Murray, McManus or 'Nudie' - who is the greatest Monaghan footballer of the last 50 years?

Of the 12 All Star awards won by Monaghan, Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes and Conor McManus have won six between them in a 3-3 split.

Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton won an All-Star in 1991 on top of six Ulster titles during a 16 years inter-county career for Antrim before going on to manage the county. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

GAA Top 20 Premium

GAA Top 20: 'Sambo' McNaughton or the Donnelly brothers - who is the greatest Antrim hurler of the last 50 years?

On All-Ireland final Sunday in 2013, the GAA honoured hurling and football selections from the 1980s, comprised of players who never won All-Ireland senior titles.

Donegal's Michael Murphy. Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

GAA Top 20 Premium

GAA Top 20: Murphy, McHugh or Lacey - who is the greatest Donegal footballer of the last 50 years?

Donegal manager, Brian McIver was clearly of the view that ‘if they’re good enough, they’re old enough’ when he handed 17-year-old Michael Murphy a starting place against Leitrim in an All-Ireland SFC qualifier in 2007.

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Video GAA Top 20: Cavanagh, McKenna or Canavan - who is the greatest Tyrone footballer of the last 50 years?

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Video GAA Top 20: 'Geezer', Kernan or Moriarty - who is the greatest Armagh footballer of the last 50 years?

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Video GAA Top 20: Scullion, McGilligan or Tohill - who is the greatest Derry footballer of the last 50 years?

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Daniel O'Donnell and his wife Majella. Photo: Mark Condren

Music Premium

'I enjoy singing at the nursing home as much as I'd enjoy the Albert Hall' - Daniel O'Donnell

'You do what you can. I mean I'm not doing somersaults in what I'm doing. I'm putting the speaker into the car, taking my phone with me, plugging in a backing track, and singing. I can do it with my eyes shut."

Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune's new book is out now

Parenting Premium

The 15-Minute Miracle - Joanna Fortune's stay sane parenting

'Trying to launch a book when no launch is permitted in the traditional sense is actually quite terrifying," says Joanna Fortune, clinical psychotherapist, attachment specialist, parenting consultant on Newstalk's Moncrieff Show, and TEDx speaker. "And yet I did feel in my gut that the timing for this second book is really quite good. Because as parents work from home, without our usual network around us, we do need that little bit of support in structured creativity, and a bit of reassurance that doing a little, but doing it in a committed, consistent way, is good enough."

Pedestrians wear face masks as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk across a road in Hong Kong on May 13, 2020. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Health Features Premium

An expert history of contagion - why pandemics are a numbers game

Many motorists are still eager to buy a new car

Motoring

Why you must balance the books if you still plan to buy a car this year

A suitable book might help you to explain the topic to your daughter

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Dear David Coleman: My seven-year-old is asking about sex. What should I tell her?

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (left), Leroy Sane (second left) and John Stones (centre) during the training session at the City Football Academy, Manchester. Premier League clubs have voted unanimously to resume contact training, the governing body has announced. Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Premier League

Project Restart takes giant step forward as Premier League clubs vote to resume full training

Frontline Star of the Week

Passion for healthcare: Aimee O’Grady, a nursing student in St Angela’s College, often works more than four night shifts a week in Sligo University Hospital

Frontline Star of the Week

New heroes: Workers on the frontline fighting Covid-19 inspire us with courage and dedication

For more than 60 years, the Irish Independent has honoured our inspiring sporting heroes with the Sportstar of the Week awards.

Pádraig Harrington

Frontline Star of the Week

'These people are real heroes' - host of sports stars back our call to honour courageous workers

A host of stars and former winners of the Irish Independent's Sportstar of the Week have backed our initiative to honour the country's frontline workers.

Silverware: Dublin footballers with nursing staff from St Gabriel’s Ward during the All-Ireland Senior Football Champions’ visit to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin in 2017. Photo: Sportsfile

Frontline Star of the Week

Vincent Hogan Opinion Pandemic resetting what we mean when we say 'greatness'

In an early scene from 'After Life', Ricky Gervais's grief-stricken character Tony sits on a graveyard bench beside the significantly older widow Anne.

Frontline Star of the Week

Celebrate our Frontline Star of the Week

Do you know a doctor, or nurse, or someone else excelling in our health service? Help us by nominating your frontline star.

Editor's Choice

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pictured with his partner Dr Matt Barrett

Irish News Premium

Varadkar stays in State lodge for €50 a night

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar can stay in a State-owned lodge in Phoenix Park for as little as €50 per night.

Philly McMahon has won seven All-Ireland medals in an illustrious career with Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Roy Curtis Opinion Even Michael Jordan would have to acknowledge that Philly McMahon's story is a special one

Getting out: A member of the public and a socially distancing seagull enjoy the good weather in St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Coronavirus Premium

Is it time to reduce distancing gap to 1.5 metres?

Farming News

exclusive More footage of reckless machinery users emerges as HSA seeks out culprits

Dublin Airport. (stock photo)

Jobs Premium

exclusive Career breaks and lump sums offered to Dublin and Cork airport staff as Covid-19 impact hits DAA

Podcasts

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

The Floating Voter

The Floating Voter: Micheal Martin 'defined by his hatred' of Sinn Féin, a TD claims

Technology

The Big Tech Show: Do Irish startups deserve help during the lockdown? The view from MIT

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Diarmuid Gavin and finding happiness in your garden

Opinion & Analysis

UL president Dr Des Fitzgerald

Education Premium

Katherine Donnelly Opinion UL president's sudden departure reflects the Covid challenges ahead

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Comment Premium

David Chance Opinion No need to don financial hair shirt this time

Emotions are running high: During this time it’s important to remember that some people might be finding the situation difficult to cope with. Stock image

Comment Premium

Mary McCarthy Opinion Compassion is crucial as highly charged lockdown rants can cause lasting damage

Confusion reigns supreme as even the Taoiseach breaks own rules to have picnic

Ian O'Doherty

Board still has work to do to quell dissent as 'crisis situation' persists

Maddening Zoom quizzes have a lot to answer for

Frank Coughlan

Videos

Mayo students perform stunning rendition of 'Time to say Goodbye' as part of virtual graduation

More shocking farm videos come to light

Gardaí appeal for motorists and pedestrians to be extra careful this Bank Holiday weekend

Twitter puts fact-check warning on Trump tweets

Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man

Sport

Ruaidhri Higgins

International Soccer

Ruaidhri Higgins leaves Dundalk to join Stephen Kenny's backroom team

Trainer Aidan O'Brien. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Horse Racing

O'Brien won't lose any sleep over Moore Guineas dilemma

Clare manager John Maughan celebrates with Clare player Frankie Griffin and supporters after their Munster SFC final victory over Kerry at the Gaelic Grounds on July 19, 1992. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Beware of the Underdog, Part One: When Clare shook Gaelic football by beating Kerry in the 1992 Munster final

Paralympic athlete Niamh McCarthy during a training session at her home in Carrigaline, Cork. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Other Sports

McCarthy throws in the towel for welcome piece of lockdown relief

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane pictured in training at Melwood this week. Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Premier League

Explainer: What the Premier League's 'Project Restart' means for players, teams and fans

Style

Laura Jordan of StyleSavvy.ie says her online service has been an “absolute godsend” since the pandemic hit

Fashion Premium

Zoom in: Can a virtual stylist reboot your post lockdown look?

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Beauty Premium

It broke the internet. So is this retinol cream worth the wait?

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Voices Premium

Ciara O'Connor Opinion Now is the perfect time to embrace the page-turning thrill of a re-read

Imelda May releases Slip Of the Tongue on June 12

Celebrity Features Premium

'I paint a smile on, but sometimes I just want to run and hide...': Imelda May on tough times after marriage break-up

Marianne’s sought-after LBD; picture by Enda Bowe © ELEMENT PICTURES

Weekend Magazine Premium

From Marianne's black dress to Connell's chain - 'Normal People' costume designer Lorna Mugan reveals the show's style secrets

Beauty expert Ruth Griffin. Photo: Naomi Gaffey.

Weekend Magazine Premium

Working from home? Wearing sunscreen indoors can protect from 'blue-light' damage

Entertainment

Singer Cass Hopetoun performs at a drive-in concert in Sydney last week. Photo: Loren Elliott/Reuters

Music Premium

Can drive-in gigs save the music industry?

Jodie Comer in Killing Eve

TV Reviews Premium

Killing Eve's deadly weapon is boredom as third series is flogged to death

Clarion call: Dr Alyson J McGregor’s book is designed to be useful in real-life situations. Photo by Angela C Brown

Book Reviews

Sex Matters: The dangers to women in a man's world of medicine

Anger games: Suzanne Collins' decision to focus the prequel on Snow met with criticism from some fans

Book Reviews Premium

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Suzanne Collins pulls off a clever trick with Hunger Games prequel

US journalist and writer Lionel Shriver. Photo: Joel Sagat/Getty

Books

Lionel Shriver's scalpel-sharp pen hilariously cuts through 'woke' critics

Tori Amos

Music Premium

'I was following a religious energy and my father's family are Scottish-Irish' - Tori Amos talks religion, fighting the patriarchy and moving to Kinsale

Life

Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune's new book is out now

Parenting Premium

The 15-Minute Miracle - Joanna Fortune's stay sane parenting

Many motorists are still eager to buy a new car

Motoring

Why you must balance the books if you still plan to buy a car this year

Pedestrians wear face masks as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk across a road in Hong Kong on May 13, 2020. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Health Features Premium

An expert history of contagion - why pandemics are a numbers game

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Motoring

A California road trip beckons - without having to leave Ireland

A suitable book might help you to explain the topic to your daughter

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Dear David Coleman: My seven-year-old is asking about sex. What should I tell her?

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Home & Garden

Home Edit: 'Normal People' and the enduring appeal of linen sheets

Travel

The travel dream. But how to make it a reality?

Travel News Premium

Summer Travel Q&A - What countries will open first, and will I be able to take a holiday?

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. Bloomberg photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert

Travel News

'The whole travel experience will be as enjoyable as open-heart surgery'

Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal. Photo: Getty

Travel Talk Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion The A to Zoom of future travel - what will my next package holiday involve?

Strength and solitude: Deirdre with her room mate Maria at Nevado de Toluca

Travel Premium

The Vipassana Way: My lessons from a life-changing journey of meditation

Sa Coma in Majorca, Spain

Travel News

'A calculated risk' - Spain and Italy plan to resume summer holidays from June

An Caorán Beag, An Cheathrú Rua. 'Always beautiful,' Richie Ó hEadhra says of this photo taken in July, last year. Twitter / @OHeadhra

Travel

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