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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Britain

live Boris Johnson resigns as British Prime Minister after week of scandal and political carnage

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John Downing Opinion I first met Boris Johnson 30 years ago – he has been great at landing a big job, but very poor at doing it

Play Boris Johnson's biggest gaffes and apologies as Prime Minister

Podcast The Indo Daily: Bye Bye Boris... Who does Ireland want to be the next British prime minister?

Gallery Who are the runners and riders to replace Boris Johnson?

Five-bedroom home in Lisnagry, Co Limerick advertised for €55,000

Irish News Premium

€55,000 for 10 days rent: Homeowners look to cash in on Ryder Cup in Limerick

Jack Keating on Love Island

Life Premium

Tanya Sweeney Opinion What kind of message is Love Island’s lack of diversity sending to society?

Jonathan Sexton of Ireland leaves the field during the first test

International Rugby

‘The HIA is being exposed’ – Johnny Sexton’s Ireland selection raises concern with safety campaigners

Cathal Brugha, who died 100 years ago on July 7

Book Reviews Premium

Cathal Brugha: ‘An Indomitable Spirit’ — a portrait of the firebrand who loathed Collins

Top Stories

Jim O'Callaghan

Irish News

Breakaway group of 30 Fianna Fáil backbench TDs and senators discuss the future of the party

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Health Premium

Revealed: The counties where dental patients pay five times more for a filling

Melanie Finn caught Covid-19 for a third time

Health Premium

‘I thought this was behind us, but I caught Covid for a third time and it was worst ever’

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald

News

Government will face a motion of no confidence in the Dáil next week after losing its majority

Shailesh Vara : UK Parliament official portrait 2017

News

Shailesh Vara appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary

Video

Viral 'Gentleminions' trend comes to Dundrum, Dublin

Crime

Innocent man escapes injury after house shot up amid row over debt

Peter O’Mahony of Ireland steals from Samuel Whitelock of New Zealand during the first test

International Rugby

‘The protocols are crystal clear’ – All Blacks coach surprised at Johnny Sexton inclusion for second test

Patrick Hollywood

News Premium

Armagh cheat teacher behind sinister threats blindsided me, says former principal

Graham Norton (Matt Crossick/PA)

Radio

Graham Norton enjoying his summer in West Cork as he records radio show in local station

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Videos

BBC News presenter caught scrolling through phone with feet on desk

Boris Johnson's leadership: A timeline

Today's News in 90 seconds

Leo Varadkar's 'leak' timeline

Plane intercepted by fighter jet after boy's fake bomb threat

Ukraine Crisis

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia Photo: Dean Lewins/Pool via Reuters

World News

Jacinda Ardern says UN failed in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Zelensky clashes with his military chief over plan to launch travel permits

Russia warns it is ‘a threat to humanity’ if West seeks to punish war crimes in Ukraine

Ireland is increasing funds to help bring war criminals to justice, Taoiseach tells Zelensky

Premium

Deathly silence hangs over the Donbas city where citizens dread Russians’ arrival

Featured

Ann-Marie Gaynor unpacks her shopping with daughter Robyn. Photo: Brian Farrell

Life Premium

How to feed your family for a fiver: 10 ways to cut the grocery spend

Most Read

Podcasts

The Real Health Podcast: The Truth About Weight Loss Surgery

Archie Kerr Naughton

Health

‘Archie is in the trenches but he needs a miracle now,’ says mum of Irish teen battling incurable muscular disease

Dublin's Con O'Callaghan in action against Kildare's Mick O'Grady during the Leinster SFC final. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football

Game-changer Con O’Callaghan makes Dublin favourites for the Sam Maguire

A federal judge sentenced Harris to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions. (AP Photo/John Locher File)

Entertainment

Netflix Cheer star Jerry Harris says ‘I am not an evil person’ as he receives 12-year sentence

Bernard Leddy displays his stick-fighting skills

News Premium

‘We are a great warrior nation and this taps into it’ – Leitrim man aiming to resurrect ancient art of stick fighting

Rosanna Davison at Leinster House after the report of the joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy. Picture: Collins

Politics

‘I wouldn’t put her through the torture of living with three toddlers’ – Rosanna Davison says she meets up regularly with her Ukrainian surrogate

Make the most of the summer weather...

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Weather

Glorious weekend weather forecast with long sunny spells and highs of 24C

Kogi Kimchi Hot Dog. Picture: Donal Skehan

Recipes Premium

Donal Skehan’s grill-tastic barbecue recipes: Kogi-style kimchi hot dogs, soy ginger steak and shellfish with nam jim dressing

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Life Premium

The top 12 barbecues and grilling tools you’ll need this summer

Keem Bay on Achill Island

Ireland

The 50 best beaches in Ireland: secret strands, foodies’ favourites and accessibility

Vico Baths. Picture: Gerry Mooney

Food & Drink Premium

Perfect picnics: 30 places for a unique al fresco feast

Wexford Lavender Farm owner Moira Harte at the venue in Inch, Co Wexford. Photo: Patrick Browne

Irish News

25 outings and activities to do with the kids this summer… and they’re FREE

Opinion & Analysis

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Politics Premium

Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Leo ‘the Leak’ Varadkar survives to become Taoiseach again – assuming Coalition lives on

Jack Keating on Love Island

Life Premium

Tanya Sweeney Opinion What kind of message is Love Island’s lack of diversity sending to society?

Tour de France riders make their way from Lille to Arenberg Port du Hainaut in northern France yesterday. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Comment Premium

Gerard O’Regan Opinion Midsummer mix of sporting and political intrigue

Central banks’ rate rises are going to push global economy into recession

David Chance

Healthcare sector has much hurt to undo when it comes to LGBTQ+ community

Suzanne Crowe

Two closed doors unlocked a flood of enduring anger

Roslyn Dee

Business Week

Mark Cassidy of the Central Bank says households will reduce spending in the face of real income declines and weaker confidence

Irish Premium

Central Bank of Ireland sees inflation easing as domestic economic growth slows down

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy warns on 'unrealistic' wage demands. Photograph: Son Photographic

Irish Premium

In Person: ‘There’s a recession coming but in the Irish case it’s going to be a revision downwards of growth forecasts’

Pedestrians in Shanghai, where hackers are believed to have procured a trove of personal information from the police. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

World

Hacker claims he has stolen data on a billion people from Shanghai police

Zoom's outgoing CIO Harry Moseley

Technology Premium

‘Pandemic was a catalyst for the trajectory we in Zoom were already on’

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Local News

Farming Independent

Dotted around: One-off houses are an emotive issue

Rural Life Premium

A right or a blight — where now for one-off rural housing?

‘Without killing chicks’: Eggs in Germany now proudly proclaim 'ohne Kükentöten' as hatcheries can sex the eggs within four days of incubation. Stock image

Comment Premium

Darragh McCullough: How can we follow Germany’s tweet success and save our male chicks?

Henry Walsh on his farm. Photo: Hany Marzouk

Dairy Premium

Henry Walsh: Revenue defeated in Kerry patronage shares test case

Zeal of the converted: Donal and Frederique Keane on Camelton Farm in Summerhill, Co Meath. Photos: Seamus Farrelly

Tillage Farm Profiles Premium

Why this Meath farmer doesn’t touch his crops between sowing and harvesting

Strong price: Primrose Park, a 152ac tillage farm outside Ashbourne, Co Meath with a 1970s house and range of dated sheds, made €4.1m at auction

Leinster Farm Sales

152ac residential farm in Meath sells for €4.1m

Sally Ann Grassick pictured with her Aubrac cattle at her boyfriend's farm near Nenagh, Co Tipperary. Photo: Don Moloney

Rural Life Premium

Sally Ann Grassick: ‘I wanted to be breeding something for the future – that’s why I chose Aubracs’

Editor's Choice

Boris Johnson leaving 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Politics Premium

Boris Johnson is at the exit gate – here is what it means for Ireland, north and south

Tiger Woods speaks to a woman who was struck by the ball of Dragons' Den star Peter Jones at JP McManus Pro-Am event at Adare Manor, Co Limerick, yesterday. Photo: Oisín Keniry/Getty Images

News

Tiger Woods shows real Adare-ing-do by coming to the aid of woman hit by ball

Parents' WhatsApp groups can be stressful. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

The reality of the parents’ WhatsApp group: 'It doesn’t take much for a lynch mob to whip up'

Ian Bailey. Photo: Collins Courts

News

Ian Bailey: Gardaí have already asked me for new meeting in Sophie cold-case review

Podcasts

Covid-19 test. Stock image

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: The Covid comeback – expert tips on how you can avoid the summer surge

Brian Cody is preparing for his 17th All-Ireland final as manager. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: Limerick going for history against Brian Cody and Kilkenny

R Kelly

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Predator – The R Kelly Story

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: The iPhone at 15 -- what is its legacy and its future?

Sport

Kerry's Seán O'Shea is tackled by Dublin's Michael Fitzsimons during the 2019 All-Ireland final. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Neil Ewing Opinion Traditional positions little more than a myth in modern game of Gaelic football

Ireland players, from left, Joe McCarthy, Cian Prendergast, Rob Herring, Garry Ringrose and Tadhg Beirne training at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

International Rugby Premium

Cian Tracey Opinion Irish need to build on the good and cut out the ugly

Kilkenny manager Brian Cody during the Kilkenny GAA pre-All-Ireland Final press event at Langton House Hotel in Kilkenny. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Hurling

Brian Cody fearing a Covid ‘disaster’

Jonathan Sexton during an Ireland rugby media conference at the Southern Cross Hotel in Dunedin, New Zealand

International Rugby

Andy Farrell on Johnny Sexton selection for All Blacks test: ‘I am far from a medical practitioner but he has been in good form’

Raheem Sterling is on his way from Manchester City to Chelsea. Photo by Benoit Tessier / Reuters

Premier League

Chelsea set to bring London boy Sterling home as deal is expected today

Ronan Finn celebrates after scoring Shamrock Rovers' first goal against Hibernians of Malta. Photo by George Tewkesbury/Sportsfile

League of Ireland

Shamrock Rovers Ronan Finn determined to add to Euro legacy with victories

Style

Jack Keating is the son of former Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating. Photo: ITV

Celebrity

Who’s your daddy? – How Love Island’s Jack Keating is taking his first steps into the limelight

Stephen O'Connor, left, a student of NCAD, and model Sean Brooder in a piece from O'Connor's Divine Duality degree collection, which features historically masculine shapes with feminine detail. Picture by Marc O'Sullivan

Fashion

Introducing: Fashion designer Stephen O’Connor – ‘A lot of my inspiration comes from the queer community’

Get set to glow for summer with these beauty picks

Makeup

The best products to get that summer glow

Tumeric and milk

Beauty

Triona McCarthy shares tips for tanning and reveals the top five most influential beauty trends according to TikTok

Celebrity

Alexandra Burke welcomes baby with Republic of Ireland footballer boyfriend Darren Randolph

Dress, €120, Never Fully Dressed, Arnotts. Hairband, €25, @shannon_tynan_designs, Asos Marketplace

Life Premium

Presenter Zainab Boladale: ‘I’m embedded in youth culture and I reflect that in what I do on Nationwide’

Life

Roz Purcell's best hikes and dips around Ireland

Walks Premium

From secret coves to hidden waterfalls – Roz Purcell's guide to the 30 best walks with a wild swim in Ireland

Women need to support each other and talk about what is going on

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Ask Allison: ‘We talk about menopause because knowing what is going on with your body is power’

Celebrity

Home of the late Gerry Ryan in Dublin’s Clontarf sold after return to market with reduced price

Having turned 50 in January, Audrey Kane had no idea of what was on the cards with perimenopause

Health Features Premium

‘Anxious, snappy and afraid to drive on the motorway — my name is Audrey Kane and I am perimenopausal’

Lifestyle measures can help manage menopause

Health & Wellbeing Premium

The top 20 questions about menopause and perimenopause answered

Wexford Lavender Farm owner Moira Harte at the venue in Inch, Co Wexford. Photo: Patrick Browne

Irish News

25 outings and activities to do with the kids this summer… and they’re FREE

Entertainment

Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder

Movie Reviews

Thor: Love and Thunder review – An enjoyable sequel that hammers home the superhero’s funny side

Love Island 2022

Life Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion Why the banality of Love Island chat is the secret to its success

Zara Devlin. Picture by Ste Murray.

Theatre & Arts

Introducing: Actor Zara Devlin – ‘Minnie Driver was so kind... I was nervous and she calmed me down’

Fontaines DC at the Iveagh Gardens. Photo: Barry Egan

Music Reviews

Fontaines DC in Iveagh Gardens: The five kings of Dublin fulfil their promise of greatness

Illustration from Once Upon a Fairytale by Natalia and Lauren O'Hara

Book Reviews Premium

The best children’s books for summer: Sarah Webb’s bumper round-up

Max, played by Sadie Sink, in Stranger Things

TV Reviews Premium

Stranger Things finale review: Big finish largely redeems a bloated fourth season

Travel

The Dunraven Stateroom at Adare Manor

Ireland

JP McManus Pro-am: Pól Ó Conghaile takes you inside Adare Manor

Alan and Tammy Clancy from Athy, Co Kildare with their sons Jess (15) and Will (12), who had their flights to the Netherlands with Aer Lingus cancelled. Photo: Arthur Carron

Travel News Premium

Aer Lingus cancels family’s €370 flight and then tells them they can fly three days later – for €1,400

Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote

Irish News

Price of family mid-term break soars by 22pc this year – but sun-seekers can save up to €2,300 by flying a week early

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Travel News

Further travel chaos as Ryanair cabin crew in Spain announce 12 new days of strikes in July

A new Aer Lingus A320neo aircraft

Travel News Premium

Explainer: What is going on with flights and how long will travel disruption last for Irish holidaymakers?

Wayne Comerford with his three children Ailbhe, Killian and Freya

News

Aer Lingus flight cancellations: ‘The queue to rebook was the length of Terminal 2’ – family lose €6,000 dream holiday