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KBC will begin writing to its 130,000 Irish current account customers from June – but will only give them 90 days to switch and change. Photo: Aidan Crawley

Banking

KBC and Ulster Bank customers are facing months of ‘chaos’ over new accounts

More than a million KBC and Ulster Bank customers face chaos as they try to switch accounts while the two institutions leave Ireland.

Latest News

The controversy surrounding Dr Tony Holohan’s now-cancelled move to Trinity College Dublin has cast a shadow over some of the fine work he carried out during the pandemic. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins

Comment Premium

Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Inside the bizarre sacrificing of Dr Tony Holohan as entitlement and legacy collided

Robert Watt (pictured) and secretary general to the Government Martin Fraser, have been asked to appear at an Oireachtas committee on Wednesday next week. Photo: Gareth Chaney

Politics

Two probes launched into Robert Watt’s pledge of €2m a year in funds for Tony Holohan job

We might sometimes think that we can “change” people or heal them with love — the harsh reality is, we can’t

Sex & Relationships Premium

Asking for a friend: ‘I have feelings for a guy in my friend group and we flirt secretly. I know he’s cheated in the past — but would he be different with me?’

Philly McMahon after the 2010 semi-final defeat to Cork when it had seemed like Dublin could make the decider when they were six points up with a few minutes to go. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Philly McMahon Opinion You have to trust in ‘The Process’ – just don’t reveal what it actually is to the public

Top Stories

Justin McAleese

News

Open letter to young gay men: Being gay isn’t wrong, it’s not a choice, believe in yourself

Imelda May. Photo: Charlotte Kindred

Music Premium

Imelda May interview: ‘I’m an empath... I’m one of those people that calls you if you’re upset. My friends think I’m a witch’

Jimmy Savile at Baldoyle racecourse in 1973 during the CRC Walk. Photo from the NPA and Independent Newspapers collection

Irish News Premium

Jimmy Savile’s Irish trips: ‘So many people were taken in’

Ukrainian pupils Denys Boiko, Mykola Lysenko, Evan Itumo, Fadi Muslim, pictured with Sean Stack and Alexandra Duane principal and deputy principal of St Joseph’s Primary and Secondary School, Fairview, Dublin. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Education

Thousands more Ukrainian pupils expected to enrol in schools here after the Easter break

Graeme Mulcahy

GAA

GAA Championship team news: Limerick opt for experience while young guns earn debuts for Waterford and Tipp

The eight women who disappeared in the mid-1990s in the Vanishing Triangle

Irish News Premium

Wrong time, wrong place: the factors that made the Vanishing Triangle possible

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attending a reception hosted by the City of The Hague and the Dutch Ministry of Defence, celebrating the forthcoming Invictus Games, at Nations Home, Invictus Games Park, in The Hague yesterday. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Britain

Harry and Meghan’s visit to see queen ‘may feature in Netflix doc’

Turf contractor Michael Maher pictured at the Wood of O, Ballycommon, Co. Offaly. Photo: Tom O'Hanlon

News

‘There’ll be a lot of cold homes next winter if this turf ban goes ahead’

Nina Carberry launches Dunboyne Castle Hotel's Most Stylish Lady competition. Photo: Andres Poveda

Irish News

‘The reception I got for winning DWTS was similar to National win,’ says Nina Carberry ahead of big race

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has admitted banks are not ready for the huge disruption that is coming. Photo: Vivek Prakash

Banking Premium

Central Bank sits back as thousands of account holders are thrown to the wolves

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Videos

Gardaí hold back crowds as Yousef Palani leaves Sligo court

Cat photobombs Sky News as owner tries to continue interview

From Love/Hate to Batman - Actor Barry Keoghan in Profile

Remarkable five-year-old wows millions of fans with photographic memory and by writing in 10 languages

Ukraine Crisis

Inna (28) and her son Sviatoslav (2) walk past a destroyed Russian army vehicle, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Trostianets, Sumy region, yesterday. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Europe Premium

Gallery ‘People should know this is genocide. A lot of people in Europe are denying it’

Russia bombs Kyiv missile factory in revenge for sinking of Moskva warship

900 holiday homes made available for people fleeing Ukraine as half of accommodation offers fall through

Do I have to tell my insurer we have Ukrainians living in our home?

Premium

Gallery Thomas Piketty: ‘We are not doing enough to target the oligarchs’

Featured

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a joint sitting of the Dáil and Seanad Éireann on April 6. Photo: Maxwells Pool Image

Comment Premium

Ian O'Doherty Opinion Free society has to tolerate eejitry — it beats the alternative

Most Read

Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller as James and Sophie Whitehouse in Anatomy of a Scandal

TV Reviews Premium

Anatomy of a Scandal: Silly, shallow, all over the shop... must be Netflix’s next hit

Wicklow brothers Brian, Barry and Paddy O’Neill (left to right) of O Brother Brewing

Irish

Keeping it in the family: How to run a thriving business with your siblings

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in 1972

Music

Starman: How Ziggy made a superstar out of Bowie

A woman passes Abercrombie & Fitch staff ahead of the opening of its Dublin flagship store on College Green. Photo by Gareth Chaney

Irish News Premium

How Abercrombie & Fitch bet its shirt on being cool... and lost

Former Galway hurler Johnny Glynn. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football

Johnny McGeeney’s blend of home and away bringing new focus to New York

Philly McMahon has a new weekly football podcast.

The Throw In

Philly McMahon's Friday Throw-In: Congested fixtures, mental preparation and Dublin's military culture

Easter Dinner

Leg of lamb hamper, €70, Calveys.ie

Life Premium

From Achill Mountain Lamb to DIY egg kits: Our foodies’ top picks for your Easter feast

Five wines to pair with your Easter feast

Wine Premium

Five reds to pair with Irish spring lamb this Easter

Spring Lamb Supper. Photo: Issy Croker

Recipes Premium

Try Donal Skehan’s easy three-course Easter Sunday feast

Easter Fudge from Fitwaffle’s Baking It Easy

Food & Drink Premium

Make indulgent Easter treats with easy recipes from the new cookbook by TikTok star Fitwaffle, aka Eloise Head

Opinion & Analysis

Anonymous comments are a double-edged sword online. Photo: Alexovics Attila

Comment Premium

Sarah Carey Opinion Yes, I miss Twitter, but culture of online anonymity fosters bullying, not activism

When we go, I emerge calmer. We all do. The mass gives time for reflection and stillness which otherwise would not happen.

Comment Premium

Mary McCarthy Opinion Suggesting the church has no value, which I did for years, now seems silly

In front: President Emmanuel Macron talks to workers at the Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine plant in Le Havre. Photo: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion With eight days to go, Marine Le Pen is on the outside track – but that might be her ‘Trump card’

Even in the darkest of times, evolution has hardwired us all for hope

Stella O'Malley

Inspiration from the divine could lead us to show more respect for our sacred earth

John Connell

Our darkest of hours can still reflect the light

Editorial

Weekend Magazine

Repeal the 8th Amendment march on O’Connell Street, Dublin, 1992 © Rose Comiskey

Life Premium

Capturing six decades of protest in Ireland: ‘It’s important to document these moments. Otherwise we’re doomed to repeat history’

It’s an arresting image. The foreground is packed full of sinister figures wearing rubber Ronald Reagan masks while in the background, a serious-looking crowd stares down the camera lens, and as a record of a time and place in Ireland, it says more than an essay ever could.

The Dark Hedges in Stranocum, Co. Antrim. Photo: REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

Ireland Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion ‘I love good ideas. Here’s why a US-style visa waiver for Northern Ireland is a bad one’

As we emerge from Covid, countries all over the world are competing for tourists.

You can achieve the bouncy, rich-lady hair of your dreams by using heated rollers carefully

Hair

Louise McSharry: The heated rollers of my youth are back and here’s how to use them

The Gut Experts, Professor Barbara Ryan (left) and Elaine McGowan. Photo: Conor McCabe

Healthy Eating Premium

The Gut Experts: ‘Women with gut problems used to be told by doctors it was all in their head. We want to change that’

Artist Aoife Dunne. Photo: Erik Eviston

Theatre & Arts Premium

Artist Aoife Dunne: ‘I had deeper relationships online than in real life’

Super Garden judges Monica Alvarez, Gary Graham and Brian Burke. Picture: Andres Poveda

Television

What to watch on TV this week: RTÉ’s new gardening makeover show, FA Cup semi-finals and the Kardashians debut on Disney

Farming Independent

Period elegance: Fortgranite House was built in the 1720s, remodelled in the 1870s, upgraded in 1969 and now needs total renovation and upgrading

Leinster Farm Sales

Check out the 341ac Wicklow estate with Jonathan Swift connections that’s on the market for €4.5 to €5m

A long way down: The East Lighthouse on Rathlin Island. Photos: Niall Hurson

Beef Farm Profiles Premium

Meet the Rathlin Island farmer dealing with long harsh winters and the tricky logistics of taking livestock to marts

Stock image

Courts

Judge describes circumstances around fatal farm accident of farmer as 'horrific' - deceased was 'good friend and neighbour' of farmer charged with health and safety breaches

Tread carefully: Defamation cases can involve a significant cost, so you must take legal advice prior to instituting proceedings

Legal Advice Premium

Legal advice: Our new townie neighbour is trying to stop us upgrading our parlour and is now spreading lies about us on social media. How can I stop him?

Ukraine and Russia produce 30% of the world's wheat supply, 20% of its corn and 75%-80% of the sunflower seed oil. The World Food Program buys 50% of its grain from Ukraine.

Agri Food Premium

Ukraine Sunflower Oil Crisis Hits Food From Chips to Cookies

Cut to the chase: If trees on your land are in danger of falling onto a road, you should act quickly to have them checked to protect your position. Photo: Frank McGrath

Legal Advice Premium

Am I liable if my trees fall on a road?

Editor's Choice

Bob Arum is an old friend of Daniel Kinahan

Crime

Bob Arum reveals he paid $4m to Daniel Kinahan who told him he had done 'bad things’

How does a friend tell her pal her boyfriend is controlling? Photo: Picture posed

Life Premium

Modern Morals: Should I tell my friend she is marrying a terrible person?

The CCJ in Dublin

Irish News

Woman charged with murdering her elderly mother in Dublin

Gillian Tobin holds a picture of her late son, David, with his siblings. (Photo by Domnick Walsh).

News Premium

‘When a child dies you shut yourself off’ – Kerry mother talks about coping with the loss of her son

Podcasts

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The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: For Peat's Sake! What turf wars, the carbon tax, and other household hikes mean for you

Philly McMahon has a new weekly football podcast.

The Throw In

Philly McMahon's Friday Throw-In: Congested fixtures, mental preparation and Dublin's military culture

The remains of Michael Snee are removed from his home in Sligo town where he was murdered. (Picture: Gerry Mooney)

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily EXTRA: What we know about the Sligo murders

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: America's Most Wanted – Are the Kinahans out for the count?

Sport

2 April 2022; Joey Carbery of Munster lines up a penalty during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Leinster at Thomond Park in Limerick. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Champions Cup

Champions Cup team news: Peter O'Mahony returns as Munster opt for Carbery ahead of Healy for Exeter showdown

Galway manager Henry Shefflin will be the man in charge of guiding the Tribesmen into a new era of success, as they take on Wexford this weekend in the opening round of the Leinster hurling championship. Photo: Sportsfile

Hurling Premium

Colm Keys Opinion Life after Joe Canning – Galway’s new leaders now beginning to emerge

Joe Kernan believes the Ulster preliminary-round draw is the terminal diagnosis it’s sometimes made out to be. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football

Tyrone’s marathon run back to Sam will really test their mettle – Joe Kernan

Shane Lowry of Ireland plays a shot during a pro-am prior to the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Golf

Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell joint-second at RBC Heritage after blemish-free opening rounds of 66

Leo Cullen watches on during Leinster's captain's run at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Champions Cup

Leo Cullen insists Leinster are better placed this year for double bid after ‘lull’ last season

Jamie McGonigle celebrates with Derry City team-mates during their 2-1 win over Shamrock Rovers. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

League of Ireland Premium

League of Ireland recap: Late goals with stars to return gives Derry a jump-start on the chasing pack

Style

Actor Amber Heard attends the defamation trial against her at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Virginia. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Celebrity News

Johnny Depp texted friend that he hoped Amber Heard’s body was ‘decomposing in the trunk of a Honda Civic’

Derry Girls Season 3 (L-R) Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), Orla McCool (Louisa Clare Harland), Erin Quinn (Saoirse Monica Jackson), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn)

Television Premium

The Clintons, Take That and Body Shop White Musk: How Derry Girls perfectly captures Ireland’s Gen X

It is perfectly fine to come out at a later age in life — either to yourself or to society

Sex & Relationships Premium

Asking for a friend: I’ve dated women all my life but it never felt quite right. I’m questioning my sexuality and think I could be gay. What should I do now?

(Photo: Kellie Harrington)

Celebrity News

Olympian Kellie Harrington describes ‘amazing’ wedding day – and talks retirement

"Their separation was amicable and even when they were in the middle of the separation, they had sex. Should I be scared or am I being dramatic?"

Sex & Relationships

Dear Mary: My boyfriend spends a lot of time with his ex-wife. I don’t know what to think. Should I be worried?

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz were married in the bride's Florida home. Photo: German Larkin/Vogue

Celebrity News

Brooklyn Beckham marries actress Peltz in lavish €3.6m ceremony

Life

Richie Sadlier photographed in Token in Dublin 7. Picture: Ruth Medjber

Life Premium

Richie Sadlier: 'You have to accept the existence of porn, the accessibility of it and the attraction of it to adolescent males'

Salmon Poke Bowl. Pictures: Issy Croker

Recipes Premium

Cook clever with Donal Skehan’s easy-to-prepare dinners

Leg of lamb hamper, €70, Calveys.ie

Life Premium

From Achill Mountain Lamb to DIY egg kits: Our foodies’ top picks for your Easter feast

Gambling addicts will reach out to anyone to borrow money when chasing their losses. Photo: Picture posed

Life Premium

Modern Morals: I think my sister’s husband is gambling away secret loans I gave him. Should I tell her?

Sensitivity readers are a relatively new phenomenon in publishing

Life Premium

The rise of sensitivity readers: ‘We aren’t censors — we don’t have that much power. I can only make recommendations’

Psychiatrist Brendan Kelly said many people showed resilience in the pandemic. Picture by Ruth Medjber

Mental Health Premium

Psychiatrist Brendan Kelly: ‘Life’s ups and downs – that’s the level most people’s mental health problems are at’

Entertainment

The Northman is a tough watch, but it pays off. Photo: Aidan Monaghan

Movie Reviews

The Northman review: A bonkers, brutal and utterly brilliant Viking epic

Kim and the gang will be appearing in the latest series of The Kardashians this week

TV Reviews Premium

Streaming review: Kardashians are back for another dollop of TV junk food

Matthew Macfadyen (right) and Colin Firth (centre) look over plans for Operation Mincemeat

Movie Reviews

Operation Mincemeat review: Ian Fleming-inspired ruse to fool Nazis is stranger than fiction

Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton

TV News Premium

Why the absence of sex scenes in Bridgerton season two makes it all the hotter

Participants in the Unheard Voices project. From left are Elaine Callaghan, Kathleen McCrystall, Sharon Austin, Alison McMorris, Ruby McNaught and Carol Cunningham. Photo: Lorcan Doherty

Entertainment

‘Our wee city used to be all about the Troubles, Derry Girls changed it’

Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, as Netflix has offered a glimpse at the fourth series of Stranger Things. Picture: PA

TV News

Stranger Things season 4: Everything we learned from the exciting new trailer

Travel

The Fab 50 for 2022 is here

Travel Premium

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

Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty, Co Cork

Ireland

Hotel Review: This West Cork wonder could teach bigger hotels a thing or two

Queues at Dublin Airport this week. Photo: Mark Condren

Travel Talk Premium

Dublin Airport: 10 tips for tackling the security queues – from ‘evening before’ check-in to a ‘VIP terminal’

The ECDC's 14-day notification rate weighted by vaccine uptake (April 7, 2022)

Travel News

Covid travel restrictions: Which destinations have scrapped checks for Irish holidaymakers, regardless of vaccination status?

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