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#CORONAVIRUS

IN CHARGE: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says ‘something that we definitely don’t need in the next couple of years is pay cuts — or welfare cuts or increases in income tax’. Photo: Steve Humphreys

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Video 'We need to heed the advice of our doctors' - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on coronavirus and how and when restrictions will be lifted

SOCIAL DISTANCING AT CHELTENHAM 2020: ‘Cheltenham will play a role in the Covid-19 cases in many counties, especially around the midlands,’ says one health professional. Photo: Gerry Mooney

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Curious tale of one county's Covid-19 caseload

Leo Varadkar. Picture: Frank McGrath

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Tax hikes ruled out to pay for virus bill

Gardai at a checkpoint ensure passengers are adhering to strict travel restrictions.

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Brendan O’Connor Opinion A plague on their (second) houses

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Q&A: German tests and agriculture labs: their role in Covid-19 battle

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Dr Ciara Kelly Opinion A tipping point where more people are harmed by lockdown than are saved

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Eilis O'Hanlon Opinion Gardai will never pull you over if you just stay home

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Colm O'Rourke Opinion This half-baked plan for Leaving Cert raises more questions than it answers

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The unsung heroes: meet the shop workers serving the nation

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MURDER SCENE: Dubliner Robbie Lawlor was shot dead outside
a house in Ardoyne in Belfast last Saturday morning. Picture: PA

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Dundons on warpath for 'hit money'

Mick McCarthy with John Delaney

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Tommy Conlon Opinion McCarthy's exit money tainted by John Delaney's dodgy deals - he should hand his million back

Gerry Ryan

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A decade on: Still searching for the real Gerry Ryan

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Politics

Fianna Fail/FG pledge to look after tenants in new deal

RUN,RUN, RUN: Jogging has become a solitary occupation — but that doesn’t mean that there is no etiquette involved. For instance, you just cannot spit

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Sarah Caden Opinion Our pavement politics may end in all-out footpath war

THIS IS THE FRONTLINE: Medics wearing personal protective equipment intubate a gravely ill patient with Covid-19 symptoms at his home in Yonkers, New York, last week. The man (92) was barely breathing when they arrived, and they performed a rapid sequence intubation on him before transporting him to hospital. The medics (from left) are Captain AJ Briones (paramedic) and Michelle Melo (EMT). Photo: John Moore/Getty

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America reaps a grim harvest

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HOME COOKING: Chef Dylan McGrath at his restaurant, Rustic Stone, in Dublin’s South Great George’s Street. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Dylan McGrath cooks up a different life in his kitchen at home

Oh to be quarantined with one of Ireland’s greatest chefs. Dylan McGrath is back cooking in his own kitchen. Braised lamb, beef shin, smoked haddock with mange tout, roast chicken with rosemary and garlic with fat roasted potatoes and char-grilled long-stem broccoli. It’s all on the menu.

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How to banish those creeping greys with a dashing DIY hair colour job

Musician Ben Howard's lyrics, "Keep your head up. Keep your heart strong", is a comforting mantra for me these days, as we all get on with the weeks of lockdown.

Tempestuous relationship: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the set of 'The Sandpiper' in 1965.

Entertainment

Don't look back in anger: the lucky life of Richard Burton

Mary Kenny, writer and author. Photo: Tony Gavin

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Mary Kenny Opinion We may not need a bonnet this Easter but after lockdown a hat could be our greatest ally

VOICED: Conor Moore got to know golfer Tiger Woods after they worked on an ad campaign

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Conor Moore makes a big impression with US deal

Siobhan Byrne Learat. Picture: Frank McGrath

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When the rich and famous want a break — they call Siobhan

Weekend Magazine

Fashion Editor Bairbre Power has some invaluable wardrobe tips

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The wardrobe detox: cut the emotional ties to your closets for a cathartic clear-out

Could this period of self-isolation unleash the writer within...?

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'Don't worry if you don't have a plot' - Top Irish authors share tips on writing that first book

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Weekend hotlist: What we want to see, do and buy this weekend...

Donal Skehan's ricotta pound cake

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Donal Skehan: Indulgent cakes are the ultimate comfort food

Mary Kenny, writer and author. Photo: Tony Gavin

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Mary Kenny Opinion We may not need a bonnet this Easter but after lockdown a hat could be our greatest ally

'I've spent most of my adult life not feeling quite enough'

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'I've spent most of my adult life feeling not quite enough' - Carmel Harrington talks body image

Podcasts

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The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Are web giants now suddenly the good guys?

We're become used to hearing giant web companies described as leeches, health risks and agents of discord.

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The Real Health Podcast: Paula Mee on the foods to eat to help deal with stress and anxiety

Nutrition and the food we eat is going to be so important over the coming weeks and months.

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The Big Tech Show: Docusign CEO on hiring staff during a pandemic, being a single dad and setting up in Ireland

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Home sweet home: resident Michael Murphy strolls with Sr Marisa, resident advocate and Geraldine Doona, director of nursing, in the gardens at Carrigoran Nursing home, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare. Photo: Eamon Ward

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'World is miserable with this virus... I miss my family, but we are safe and happy here' - life inside a Covid-19-free nursing home

The handwritten message, carefully stuck to the window for those on the outside to read, was one of dozens.

Head to head: Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar during a commercial break in the final TV leaders’ debate of the 2020 election

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The big read: Can odd couple Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin make a historic partnership work?

Past tradition: no blacksmith would work on Good Friday because 'it's not right to drive a nail' on that day 'on account of the nails that were driven into Our Lord’s flesh'. Photo by Michael Donnelly

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Smoking Virgin and a dancing sun: Exploring our lost Easter traditions

Take that: Conor Counihan of Cork and Meath’s Bernard Flynn get up close and personal in the 1990 All-Ireland SFC finalr. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

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Rebels v Royals: All-Ireland clashes, the forgotten league battle and the untimely death that finally united them

Keeping stocked: supplies from the mainland are unloaded on Tory Island. Photo by Frank McGrath

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Life goes on in the corona-free Kingdom of Tory

Coronavirus: In Focus

Getting countries back on their feet will require a creative approach, unlike anything the EU has delivered to date.

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Editorial Opinion EU must be creative to help with a return to normality

In virtually every hospital and nursing home in the country today, exhausted health workers are wondering how to summon the energy to meet the limitless demands they face. Families are enduring bottomless grief, and patients are fighting for their lives. So those inclined to roll their eyes at the Taoiseach's announcement the lockdown will be pushed out until May 5 might think about walking in their shoes before complaining.

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Q&A: Why lockdown is still a long way from over

Q: There is no timeline yet for the ending of our coronavirus lockdown. But have we got some hint of what to expect with a pattern of 'stop-start' emergency measures in the months ahead?

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Q&A: What happens to sickest patients once they are moved for treatment in intensive care wards

Q. How many patients who have been hospitalised with the new coronavirus have needed admission to an intensive care unit?

Taking cover: A couple wearing masks sit together on a bench in the city of Wuhan. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

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'Ordinary people like us will never know the truth': rumour and suspicion hang over nervous Wuhan

The sun is shining as customers queue at a goose restaurant and landscapers tend to the flower beds of a nearby park. Spring has arrived in Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged late last year, and people trickling outdoors for the first time after months of lockdown are eager to return to normal life.

Opinion & Analysis

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaks to the plenary room in the European Parliament. The bank has kept the lid on interest rates, defraying the cost of government finance within the eurozone. Photo : Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

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Opinion Each new crisis tests eurozone - and there is always a new crisis

THUMBS UP: Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said last week that “We need to re-think how we live” — a simple yet powerful expression of an opportunity that should appeal to other parties

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Jody Corcoran Opinion Death throes of the centre in our politics

TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD: Fianna Fail’s Micheal Martin, Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar and Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Hugh O’Connell Opinion 'All the manifesto policies, except Fine Gael's...'

Year when summer failed to appear offers lesson to us now

Farewell to a master who mapped out our nation's place in the world

President's lies now threaten the health of every American

Videos

Ireland shines a light in tribute to Covid-19 victims and healthcare workers

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on when he expects covid-19 restrictions to be lifted

Simon Harris: Things will not get back to normal in three weeks

Taoiseach discusses winding down covid-19 welfare packages

LISTEN: Daughter's tribute to deceased 93-year-old Covid-19 victim

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International Soccer

Stephen Kenny swoops for Dundalk coach as he looks to finalise Ireland backroom team

Shane Lowry delivered another Irish Major triumph last summer. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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Vincent Hogan Opinion Our missing Major - Ireland's golden generation of golfers have just one mountain left to climb

Ireland players show their frustration after throwing away a 3-1 lead against Poland in Poznan to draw 3-3 – a point dropped which ultimately cost them their chance to qualify for Euro 92. Photo: Ray McManus / Sportsfile

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'The one that got away... it gets under my skin' - the forgotten Euros that could have been Ireland's big chance

Brothers in arms: Niall and Rory Scannell, pictured at Munster’s High Performance Centre in UL, are keen to win silverware with the province. Photo: Don Moloney

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Brothers in arms: Niall and Rory Scannell on childhood scraps, making it at Munster and a magical day in New Jersey

Mary Cullen during her athletics career, and with her husband Mark and son Ellis.

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Cancer, surgery, childbirth and chemotherapy - former Olympic hopeful opens up on rollercoaster year

A GAA special congress has been called to discuss options for the 2020 season. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

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Championship revamp on the horizon: special congress called as momentum gathers for club to return before county

Style

Dearbhla Toal and fiancé Harrison Silke have cancelled their wedding due to coronavirus

Weddings

Love in the time of coronavirus: 'My advice to all brides is to have a Plan B'

Ariana Orange Floral Halter Frill Dress, €65 at Silk Fred

Fashion Fix

Instagram 'it' brand SilkFred's SS20 collection remains true to its core - especially during crisis

M.A.C Viva Glam Spokesperson Ariana Grande

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Caitlin McBride Opinion If we're looking for meaning, let's remember the brands that stepped up to help when this ends

Illustration: Tom Halliday

Sex & Relationships

Dear Mary: I caught my girlfriend telling her ex that she still misses her

Downtime: Angela Scanlon’s new show ‘Ask Me Anything’ has been delayed.
Photo: Justin Farrelly

Celebrity News

Angela Scanlon 'appreciating simpler things' as coronavirus crisis delays new chat show

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated the work of the British military
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Meghan and Harry launch new charity Archewell - which also inspired son's name

Entertainment

Could this period of self-isolation unleash the writer within...?

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'Don't worry if you don't have a plot' - Top Irish authors share tips on writing that first book

Pussy Galore: Honor Blackman was 39 at the time Goldfinger: old age in Bond girl years

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Honor Blackman, Pussy Galore and the hazardous life of the Bond girl

From left: Laura Jane Clark, Angela Scanlon, Robert Jamison in Your Home Made Perfect. Photo: Guy Levy

TV Reviews

John Boland's week in TV: If you need room to improve your isolated home, try Angela Scanlon

Having a pop: Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return as Poppy and Branch

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Three new movies to stream: Trolls World Tour, Pink Wall, and The Iron Mask

Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought Fleabag to an end with its second series (BBC)

Entertainment

Life on the inside: 10 ways to get your culture fix this Easter

David Bowie

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Low, by David Bowie: a grandly melancholy album forged from unhappiness in 1970s Berlin

Life

Donal Skehan's ricotta pound cake

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Donal Skehan: Indulgent cakes are the ultimate comfort food

Vanilla Strawberry Camomile Cake

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Kasha Connolly's gorgeous gluten-free gluten free bakes

Organic vineyards near Mendoza in Argentina with Andes in the background

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The wine buff: Magical Malbec ahead of World Malbec Day

That Friday feeling: Even during the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, make sure you treat your weekends differently to your working

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Clocking off: in this new world, make the most of weekends

Owner Aoife Walker outside the property

Homes

Stone gold: 1850s Louth cottage resurrected for modern living for €375k

Exterior of 1896-built Grace Park House

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Maximalist family home with secret staircase for €795

Travel

'I miss going for hikes in Connemara,' says photographer Julia Dunin. 'This photo is from the Diamond Hill.' Photo: Twitter / @JuliaDunin

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When We Travel Again: Dream up your next departure with our unique travel gallery

Thelma and Louise

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The Armchair Travel Special: All the best movies, books, TV shows and podcasts for lockdown

Neven Maguire and volunteers with some of the meals they prepared for vulnerable community members around Blacklion, Co Cavan.

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Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion 'Look for the helpers' - the good news stories in Ireland's coronavirus crisis

Staff at the National Maternity Hospital with a delivery from East Road Cafe. Photo: FeedTheHeroes.com

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How can I help? 10 ways stay-at-homers can support the coronavirus fight in Ireland

Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

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20 little adventures on your doorstep - from micro hikes to 'the small five'

Yosemite National Park, California

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10 virtual travel tips: See the world when you're stuck at home