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Aidan Walsh of Ireland celebrates after defeating Merven Clair of Mauritius

Olympics

breaking 'I'd cut the medal in half and give her half' - Aidan Walsh on sister Michaela, as he claims first Olympic boxing medal since 2012

Latest News

Today In Tokyo: Aidan Walsh's medal glory, Lowry and McIlroy on the charge and tonight's Irish schedule
Woman (29) charged with Belfast murder of baby boy Liam O’Keefe
‘Just when we thought our day couldn’t get any better’ – Hollywood actress Amy Adams visits the Book of Kells
‘We're going to go back and get a caravan and go see Ireland’ – Matt Damon reiterates love for country after lockdown last year

Ulster Bank CEO Jane Howard. Photo: Shane O'Neill, SON Photographic

Latest News

breaking Ulster Bank starts closing to new business as withdrawal gets underway

Former Bank of Ireland worker Natasha McNicholl says there is still work to be done to wipe harassment from the workplace.

Irish News Premium

‘He was known as the office creep’ – former Bank of Ireland employee tells of repeated harassment

Bishop Kevin Doran

Irish News

exclusive Bishop to go ahead with communions, confirmations despite ban: ‘The mission cannot be on hold’

Sarah Cass

Galway Races Premium

‘It’s a bit of escapism’ – Ladies Day heralds long-overdue return of colour and glamour to Galway Races

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Police at the scene of the incident. Pic Presseye

Courts

breaking Woman (29) charged with Belfast murder of baby boy Liam O’Keefe

Sarah Hawkshaw of Ireland reacts at the final whistle

Olympics

Irish women’s hockey team suffer big Olympics blow with defeat to India in Tokyo

Outdoor dinning on Exchequer Street in Dublin during heavy rain. Photo: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Irish News

‘Pack a brolly’ as weekend presents mixed bag of conditions

Katherine Zappone with Paschal Donohoe

Politics

Donohoe met Zappone 10 days before she was given taxpayer-funded position

A screen grab from Rassie Erasmus's 62-minute video presentation.

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Rúaidhrí O'Connor Opinion World Rugby must act on Erasmus’s video nasty or risk losing all control

World News

latest China tells UK to ‘obey the rules’ as Royal Navy enters South China Sea

Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins

Politics Premium

He doesn’t get mad and he doesn’t get even: Before Zappone, five other times Fine Gael have walked all over the Taoiseach

Fintan McCarthy, right, and Paul O'Donovan of Ireland after winning the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls final at the Sea Forest Waterway during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympics Premium

Training three times a day, skipping the ‘odd chocolate bar’ and rowing in a sauna – what does it take to win Olympic gold?

Matt Damon with his now-famous supervalu bag

Celebrity News

‘We're going to go back and get a caravan and go see Ireland’ – Matt Damon reiterates love for country after lockdown last year

Irish customers snapped up storage units, furniture and frying pans. Photograph: Steve Humphreys

Irish

Ballymun was world’s top-selling Ikea store when it reopened

Videos

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan delighted to write Ireland into history books with Olympic gold

Green white and gold: a look back at Ireland's Olympic champions

Group spotted performing incredible version of 'You Can Call Me Al' during outdoor pints in Galway

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer excited by quality of Manchester United’s summer transfers

England to scrap quarantine for fully jabbed EU and US visitors

Olympics 2020

Paul O'Donovan (left) and Fintan McCarthy celebrate after winning the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls final at the Sea Forest Waterway during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympics Premium

Paul O'Donovan is showing Irish athletes how to deal with great expectations

The first indication they got that champions are treated differently came minutes after the race. Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy were ushered through the mixed zone down at Sea Forest Waterway, guided into a tented area where medallists retrieved their kit.

Kellie Harrington of Ireland after defeating Rebecca Nicoli

Olympics

Kellie Harrington produces tactical master class to advance to quarter finals In Tokyo

Ronnie Delany

Olympics Premium

From Delany’s sprint finish to Carruth’s kangaroo hops and Taylor’s triumph – our 10 Olympic gold medals

The family of Olympic gold rowing winner Fintan McCarthy – parents Tom and Sue, his sister Caitlin and his brother Jake. Picture: Provision

Olympics

‘Proud isn’t a big enough word for it, it’s an incredible achievement – we are over the moon’ – Skibbereen celebrate golden era

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan celebrate with their gold medals after winning the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls final in Tokyo. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympics Premium

Games remind us of all that’s good about sport, the Irish and life

Paul O'Donovan, left, and Fintan McCarthy celebrate after winning an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympics Premium

From Skibbereen to Tokyo: how Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy delivered Olympic gold for Ireland

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From the quirky vase to the raffia tote — the summer trends of 2021

Life Premium

21 objects that tell the story of summer 2021

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Amy Adams in the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin.

Celebrity News

‘Just when we thought our day couldn’t get any better’ – Hollywood actress Amy Adams visits the Book of Kells

Billie Eilish has ditched the multicoloured hair styles for blonde locks

Celebrity Features Premium

Billie Eilish is at the age when stars frequently go off the rails. Will she come unstuck?

Jungle Cruise feels flat despite the chemistry between The Rock Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt

Movie Reviews Premium

Jungle Cruise movie review: Even The Rock can’t rescue this sinking ship

Love Island contestant Liam

Entertainment

Love Island Episode 28: Two of the boys return from Casa Amor armed with new ladies

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy (left) shakes hands with Waterford manager Liam Cahill after a league game last season. Photo: Sportsfile

Hurling Premium

A tale of two Liams - it's Cahill vs Sheedy as the Deise take on the Premier county

Follow Vanlife Ireland on Instagram @vanlife.ireland

Life

The Weekend Hitlist: What we want to see, do and buy this weekend

Coronavirus

Passengers in the international arrivals hall at Terminal 2 of London Heathrow Airport. Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Coronavirus

UK’s ‘pingdemic’: Number of people told to self-isolate by app hits record high of 700,000

Sisters Leah (left) and Cara Fahey in the Cusack stand before last weekend's Connacht SFC final between Mayo and Galway at Croke Park, Dublin. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Irish News

Government to announce increased crowd limits for All-Ireland series, says Taoiseach

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Education

Second-level teaching union urging teenagers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before return to school

Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets pupils from St. Brigid's Girls NS in Glasnevin, Dublin - Isabella Ryan (10), Ella Brereton (9), Charlotte Collins (9), Caoimhe Flanagan (10), and Faye Haverty (10) - who made their first holy communion. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Coronavirus

New hope on early lifting of Covid restrictions – but young now hardest hit by infections

Podcasts

Paudie Clifford has been a star for Kerry so far in 2021. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: Kerry's demented hunger, Mayo's relentlessness and Cork and Waterford rising

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Podcasts

InFocus Podcast: Bans, allegations and crises: horse racing’s year of scandals

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: The Running Episode with Peter Francis

Sophie Toscan du Plantier and her son Pierre-Louis

Podcasts

InFocus Podcast: Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder: the unanswered questions

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Comment Premium

Larissa Nolan Opinion It’s tragic some women only feel comfortable expressing their sexuality in the role of the victim

Imelda May for ambassador? Photo: David Conachy

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion If we can hire Katherine Zappone as an envoy, why not go the whole hog and make Bono, Imelda May and Brian O’Driscoll ambassadors?

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Comment Premium

Martina Devlin Opinion Crippling social cost of pandemic has yet to be calculated, but we need to start now

There is no good reason for the church to postpone children’s sacraments any longer

Bishop Kevin Doran

Now is the time to use or lose our beloved cinemas

John Connell

Hail the humility in victory of our Olympic champions

The Irish Independent

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Paul O'Donovan, left, and Fintan McCarthy celebrate after winning an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Olympics Premium

From Skibbereen to Tokyo: how Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy delivered Olympic gold for Ireland

Rugby Premium

'Sometimes you had to be quite careful’ – Rory Best on captaining Ireland as Northern Irish Protestant

Mark Feehily's lakeside home in Co Sligo that's on the market for €1.15m. Photo: Sherry Fitzgerald

Homes

Westlife star Mark Feehily’s €1.15m lakeside home is up for sale

Michelle Smith with US president Bill Clinton

Olympics

Michelle Smith de Bruin congratulates Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan on gold amid claims she is ‘being written out of Olympic history’

Farming Independent

Gerard Sherlock

Dairy Advice Premium

Gerard Sherlock: I’m banking on recent rain to get grass growth back on track

No mercy: John Fagan advocates ruthless culling to combat lameness

Advice Premium

John Fagan: Lameness is the bane of my life but there are ways to fight it

Damage: Extreme weather events such as the flooding that destroyed this house on the banks of the river Ahr in Insul, Germany, are predicted to become more common because of climate change. Photo: AP

Environment Premium

5 reasons why farmers should engage with climate action

A particularly strong increase in Irish milk production of 6pc or more is likely this year

News

Average farm income to rise in 2021 as dairy circles new record

Massey Ferguson 35 rebuild

Tractors Premium

Rebuilding classic Massey Ferguson tractors: ‘There was a curiosity to see how something built in 1961 actually worked’

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Legal Advice Premium

Do we have to leave our son anything in our will?

Sport

Galway's Joe Canning with five-year-old fan Darragh Hoary after his side's loss to Waterford last weekend. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Hurling Premium

Brendan Cummins Opinion I was only getting set and Joe Canning sent the sliotar fizzing by me

Lions scrum-half Conor Murray. Photo: Sportsfile

Lions Tour

Erasmus is the bad cop, Nienaber is the good cop - Conor Murray on what it's like to be coached by Springbok duo

Bohemians celebrate victory at the Aviva. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Soccer

Bohs boss Keith Long determined his side now finish off the job against Luxembourg’s Dudelange

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. Photo by Sportsfile

Rugby Premium

Rúaidhrí O'Connor Opinion Rugby’s ‘respect’ for referees is in danger of becoming a myth.

Mayo's Aidan O'Shea. Photo by Sportfile

Gaelic Football

Aidan O’Shea insists facial fracture will not force him out of All-Ireland semi-final

Dundalk head coach Vinny Perth. Photo: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Soccer

Vinny Perth looks for Patrick McEleney to inspire Dundalk quest in Europa Conference League

Life

Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany, pictured at Dunsany Nature Reserve

Life

‘There have been many death threats, but I’ll never stop’ – Randal Plunkett, Baron of Dunsany, on rewilding his family estate

Children can make their own fun when they have to. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

David Coleman: Don’t fill your child’s day with activities, let them get bored — it’s good for them!

We must teach kids the rights and wrongs of the internet. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion My 13-year-old son has his own phone — and also his own access to the internet...

Nicola Wall in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, with her children Danny and Sienna. Pic: Dylan Vaughan.

Mental Health Premium

‘I’m a happy mum of two living with schizoaffective disorder’

It's important to talk to your partner if any major issues pop up. Stock image.

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Ask Allison: ‘I love my wife but I miss my old life and have reservations about becoming a parent. Why am I feeling like this?’

Alan Corcoran has taken on some extreme feats of endurance. Evan Doherty Photography.

Fitness

Marathon Man – Why and how I ran 35 marathons in 35 days and will swim the length of Ireland

Style

Concierge Shane Murphy at Brown Thomas on Grafton Street in Dublin. Gareth Chaney

Fashion Premium

Surviving wars, takeovers, floods and fires – the story behind Brown Thomas and Arnotts as the iconic Irish department stores go up for sale

Influencer Lisa McGowan. Picture: Instagram

Style

Influencer Lisa McGowan on her battle against trolls who hounded her online

Matt Damon at the Vico swimming spot in Dalkey in 2020

Celebrity

‘I could move here. I could live here’ – Matt Damon reveals he considered moving to Ireland after lockdown in Dalkey last year

'The thing is, this woman is never very far from my thoughts and at times I find it very hard to forget about her.'

Sex & Relationships

Dear Mary: I’m happily married but keep thinking of another woman I met on a dating app. Should I contact her?

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Sex & Relationships Premium

The Big O and me… ‘I’d regularly get up in the morning and think, do you know what? I fancy an orgasm, and then head back to bed’

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Sex & Relationships

Asking for a friend: ‘I was devastated when my ex ended things last year. Now that he has a new partner, I feel like I should contact him to see if there is any chance for us ’

Entertainment

Bressie by Arthur Carron

Music

‘She has that wild streak in her – and I love that explosive wildness...’ Bressie on his bandmate girlfriend, Generation Rent and ‘McMindfulness’

This year's islanders. Photo: ITV2

Television Premium

Love Island: 10 reasons why it’s not working for us this year

‘When the collective tears died down, I told myself the job was done’: Author and columnist Séamas O’Reilly. Photo by Steve Ryan

Books

Séamas O’Reilly: ‘My best advice for grief: be five’

TV presenter Dáithí Ó Sé. Photo: Suzy McCanny

Life

Dáithí Ó Sé: ‘I’d like to bring Slash from Guns N’ Roses to west Kerry for a pint. I think he’d fit in well there’

Sally Rooney: Razor-sharp on relationship dynamics

Books

The big preview: 37 must-read books arriving in the second half of 2021

Leo McKern in Rumpole of the Bailey

Television Premium

Pat Stacey Opinion Rumpole of the Bailey after a gender swap won’t be Rumpole

Travel

Enjoying Galway City. Photo: Failte Ireland

Ireland Premium

33 great things to do in Galway City - we asked a top tour guide to share his tips

Joey Carbery, Munster and Ireland rugby player and Europcar ambassador, pictured in Kilkee Co. Clare

Travel News

A grand staycation – survey reveals that many of us will spend €1,000 as we holiday at home

More countries have been added to the UK's travel green lists (Steve Parsons/PA)

Travel News

Expansion of UK travel green list ‘fails to go far enough’

Nevin Cody, who runs Kilkenny Guided Walking Tours, at Kilkenny Castle. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

Travel News

Magic trips: Kilkenny walking tour named as best thing to do this year

Ibiza has been added to the green list (Tom Pilgrim/PA)

Travel News

Malta and Spain’s Balearic islands added to UK's travel green list

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Coronavirus Premium

Travel insurers won’t pay out if you go to Covid hotspot

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