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Pedestrians pass an Allied Irish Banks Plc (AIB) branch on Grafton Street in Dublin. Photo: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg

Property & Mortgages Premium

AIB admits 1,100 more tracker scandal victims

The AIB banking group has become embroiled in a new tracker scandal involving 1,100 mortgage customers who were overcharged

‘Stunned’: Carmel Sheehan with her daughter Kerri Dowling near their home in Kilcock, Co Kildare. Photo: Frank McGrath

Health

Mother 'appalled' as daughter (15) given date for MRI scan in 2029 - when she's 24

A mother of a child with Down syndrome has criticised the HSE, saying she was told her daughter would have to wait until 2029 for an MRI with general anaesthetic

Travel writer Pól Ó Conghaile at Raven Point, Co Wexford. Photo: Owen Breslin

Ireland Premium

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

The revelation casts serious doubt over newly appointed Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s commitment to extend the ban on rent increases and evictions until October. Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

Coronavirus Premium

Extending the rent freeze and ban on evictions 'could be illegal'

Dirty fuel: Burning just a few kilogrammes of fuel ‘gives off the same pollution as driving a diesel car for thousands of kilometres

Environment

Pollution from 'smokeless' coal fire as bad as smoky fuels

Video

A session with Dubliners legend John Sheahan as he shares poetry, tunes and a tribute to the late Luke Kelly

Headlines

Members of the public who are not wearing a face mask may not be allowed on board public transport when the rule becomes compulsory. Photo: Garrett White/Collins Photo agency

Coronavirus

Bus and rail drivers will not police use of face masks on public transport

AP McCoy in front of his statue which was unveiled prior to the Cheltenham Racing Festival at Prestbury Park in 2017 - McCoy received a knighthood for his services to racing in 2016. Photo: Sportsfile

Horse Racing Premium

Tomás Ó Sé meets AP McCoy: 'I'm the most insecure person in the world. But on a horse, I'm good'

Turbulent relationship: Actor Amber Heard waves to onlookers as she leaves the High Court in London yesterday. Photo: REUTERS/John Sibley

Britain

Unpleasant 'gift' left in bed was 'a fitting end to our relationship', Depp tells court

Under pressure: Daniel Kinahan has been identified in the High Court as a senior figure in organised crime. Photo: Sunday World

Crime Premium

Kinahan cartel 'on brink of collapse' as Garda leads worldwide police operation

Video

Waterford's €400m North Quays development is greenlit after four years of negotiations

The Central Bank of Ireland in March approved Bank of China’s bid. Stock picture

Irish Premium

Goodbody's €155m sale to the Bank of China is 'terminated' by Covid-19

Coronavirus: In Focus

Six-week lockdown: Medical staff wearing PPE get ready to enter the Flemington flats in Melbourne, Australia after the city introduced new restrictions

Irish News Premium

Covid-19: Is Ireland in danger from a second wave?

On May 24, while Ireland was announcing 57 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths, Israel seemed to have truly flattened the curve: a country of 8.4 million, it reported just five new cases and no deaths.

The Government's 'Covid-Tracker' contact-tracing app launched this week. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Irish News

HSE warns public about new scam targeting Covid-19 tracing app

The HSE has warned the public about a telephone and text scam from criminals abusing the new Covid-19 tracing app.

A lab technician holds a tube with a patient's sample to perform COVID-19 PCR tests at Hermes Pardini Lab amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Vespasiano, Brazil. (Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)

Coronavirus Premium

Eilish O'Regan Opinion Alarm bells at the ready as we see the first stirrings of a second wave

New cases of the virus are rising again and, although alarm bells have not yet sounded as the figures emerged yesterday, there is a clear dread that if people let their guard down the virus is on its way to taking hold again.

Dr Ronan Glynn. Pic Stephen Collins

Coronavirus

'Urgent need for action' as critical Covid-19 virus R-rate rises back above one

Fears are growing that the country is at risk of another Covid-19 surge after an increase in the spread of the virus as more people who were infected abroad return home.

Ireland's best walks

Travel writer Pól Ó Conghaile at Raven Point, Co Wexford. Photo: Owen Breslin

Ireland Premium

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

I’ll never forget my first adventure after lockdown.

Kathryn Thomas

Travel

Kathryn Thomas on her favourite family walk in Kerry - 'There is so much grandeur in it'

Catherine Fulvio

Travel

Catherine Fulvio on why Lough Dan is a beautiful walk for families

Alison Curtis

Travel

Alison Curtis - 'Devil's Glen in Wicklow is great for keeping the kids entertained'

Curracloe and Raven Point, Co Wexford

Video

Walk Wexford's Raven Point Loop - from forest to beach in just over two hours

Weekend Magazine

Weekend Magazine Premium

Fashion gets real about race - how the industry is finally changing in the wake of Black Lives Matter

Race has long been a contentious issue in the fashion and modelling industry

Julie Millen tried an at-home facial kit. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Weekend Magazine Premium

Stick with DIY or skip back to the salon? The future of beauty treatments post-pandemic

While many of us prepared for lockdown by stocking up on food, others panicked about the state their locks would soon be in without professional haircare help.

Mary Kenny, writer and author. Photo: Tony Gavin

Weekend Magazine Premium

Mary Kenny Opinion Women who complain about doing the lion's share of chores should just do less of them...

Redken

Beauty Premium

Virtual try-on tech is here - try out beauty products and hair colours with a simple selfie

Professor Luke O'Neill. Photo: Ruth Medjber

Life

Q&A with biochemistry and immunology professor Luke O'Neill

FatFace's Astra jumpsuit

Weekend Magazine Premium

A summer jumpsuit and opera online: what we want to see and do this weekend

Sport

Nyon, Switzerland - July 10, 2020 General view of the Champions League Quarter Final draw UEFA Pool/Handout via REUTERS

Champions League

Tough road to final for Man City as Champions League draw sets Pep on course for possible Barca or Bayern reunion

Matt Kuchar of the United States, Davis Love III of the United States and Shane Lowry of Ireland talk during the first round of the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Golf

Shane Lowry in contention after opening round in Ohio

'The Aviva Stadium is likely to be Irish rugby’s base for the first five weeks at the very least, with Leinster due to host Saracens in the Champions Cup quarter-final on the weekend of September 19.' Photo: Sportsfile

Rugby Premium

Rúaidhrí O'Connor Opinion Marseille decision a clear reminder of the dangers to rugby's resumption

Wexford's Liam Ryan. Photo: Sportsfile

Hurling

Wexford insist Ryan injury was at club training despite Walsh's county claim

Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers will battle it out for the title when play resumes

League of Ireland

LOI games to be spread across three days per week when action resumes

Wee are not amused: Meath’s Joe Sheridan scores the controversial goal to deny Louth their first Leinster title since 1957. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

'It was a bit of a nonsense to think that players would be deciding the rules when the referee made a mistake'

Editor's Choice

Frances Morley wife of the late Detective Garda John Morley with her extended family at a commeration ceremony to honour the memory of Garda Henry Byrne and Detective Garda John Morley at Shannon’s Cross, Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon today. Photograph. Michael McCormack.

Irish News Premium

'There is not a day goes by we don't think of dad' - family remember slain gardaí forty years after they were shot dead

Forty years is a very long time, but sometimes it feels like a day.

Stalled: The site for the new National Children’s Hospital in Dublin. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Irish News

Contractor building the National Children’s Hospital confirms it will resume work on site

THE contractor building the National Children’s Hospital has confirmed it will resume work on the site on Monday.

Clifftop luxury: Tthe view from the property. Photo: Gareth Byrne

Homes

The €6.2m view... from Dublin’s biggest new home

From the three-acre eagle's nest clifftop site at Longacre in Howth, more than 140 feet above the sea, you look downhill at dusk over the postcard perfect Baily lighthouse, with its reliantly revolving beacon.

Lahinch. Co. Clare. Photo: Deposit

Ireland Premium

10 staycation deals in Ireland this summer - as an 'availability surge' shows in late August

Yes, self-catering is selling like hot cakes.

Podcasts

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: The Cork lads who went straight to the source for €15m

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: How to stop your late-night snacking

The Big Tech Show

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

Opinion & Analysis

All smiles: Paschal Donohoe was rewarded with two big roles in 12 days. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion The 'Euro bar' is set very high for Donohoe's new prestige position

Cover up: Face masks feature on statues beside the Oliver St John Gogarty pub in Temple Bar. Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

Coronavirus Premium

Eilish O'Regan Opinion Rise in cases has highlighted worrying weaknesses in our defence against virus

Sláinte: Brendan Walsh and Freddie McBride enjoying their first post-lockdown pints at the Man
O’War pub and restaurant in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin. Photo: Mark Condren

Comment Premium

John Daly Opinion Is it last orders, or is there a new dawn for the Irish pub?

Donohoe successfully billed himself as a builder of bridges to win his new EU role

John Downing

With former heroes falling out of favour by the day, hologram statues are the way to go

Give our youth purpose to end pure badness

Barbara McCarthy

Videos

A session with Dubliners legend John Sheahan as he shares poetry, tunes and a tribute to the late Luke Kelly

Waterford's €400m North Quays development is greenlit after four years of negotiations

Meat plant workers claim employers 'had not done enough to prioritise safety' amid Covid-19 outbreak

Gardaí urging motorcyclists to 'ease off the throttle' for July and August

Trailer released for Tottenham documentary centering around Jose Mourinho’s arrival

Life

Niamh Kane continued therapy with her psychiatrist and counsellor online during lockdown. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Health & Wellbeing

Online therapy got me through lockdown - and it can work for you too

Natalie on a date with Elvis Presley

Life

'The truth is that she was alone when she died' - Natalie Woods' daughter lays her mother's ghost to rest 40 years after her mysterious death

Toilet-training can begin sooner or later, depending on the child

Parenting

Dear David Coleman: How can I get my daughter toilet- trained in time for Montessori?

Luxury soaps mean bars are no longer hard on your skin

Life

Best bar none: The fresh new appeal of old-school soap

Denise Carr from Raheny with her VW camper van. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Travel Premium

Happy campers: Why van fans have Covid holidays cracked

It will take time for children to adapt to normal activities again

Parenting Premium

Dear David Coleman: My daughter is anxious about activities re-starting

Style

Style

The loves of my life: Lauren Oliver on launching her sustainable clothing brand and the joy of being a twin

Time to reflect: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

Celebrity News

From TV projects to a face-off with the tabloid press - how Harry and Meghan have negotiated Megxit

Fashion

Meadhbh McGrath Opinion From the Front Row to your front room: I'm missing the buzz as fashion week goes digital

Yasmin Benoit

Sex & Relationships Premium

'Many don't know much about asexuality but there are still stereotypes attached to it' - Meet the men and women living asexual lives

Picture posed

Sex & Relationships

Ask Allison: 'My husband lost his job but is still trying to keep up with his wealthy siblings'

Sarah and Matthew Billingham with their two children, Logan and Darcie, on their wedding day last month. Photo: Emma May Loughran

Irish Weddings

Bride and Zoom: Why we've fallen for tiny weddings

Entertainment

Michelle McNamara

Television Premium

Manhunter: One woman's quest to catch the elusive Golden State Killer

Robert Sheehan

Television

'I'm lucky, I can pay my rent. A lot of actors are on the dole'

Jack Monroe has criticised David Walliams' books. Photo: Patricia Niven/PA

Comment Premium

Katie Byrne Opinion Walliams' books are far from perfect - but they're certainly not racist

Covid-19 health and safety measures are going to make filming TV series a slow and laborious process

Television

Pat Stacey Opinion TV production is resuming but things will never be the same again

Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly

TV Reviews

Mrs America is a star-spangled treat and terrifically entertaining television

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Coronavirus Premium

Bad TV and 80s music: our quirky lockdown obsessions

Travel

Walking on the grounds at Parknasilla, Co Kerry

Travel Premium

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

Hook lighthouse

Ireland Premium

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

Screengrab: Ryanair / YouTube

Travel Talk Premium

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

Travel Premium

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

Lost Cottages, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry

Ireland Premium

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

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