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Emer Cooke, head of the EMA, to decide on approval of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for older-age groups. Photo: Naoise Culhane

Coronavirus

Major setback as HSE set to get just 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Pat Kenny is fighting a planning battle with developers over a site near the family home in Dalkey. Photo: Steve Humphreys

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Caroline O’Doherty Opinion Location will be no great sell if it puts home at centre of planning storm

Location, location, location may be the rules of thumb for real estate but the maxim crumbles when the location is so good, it proves irresistible to developers.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan at the press briefing in Government Buildings. Photo: Julien Behal

Irish News

Foreign holidays, quarantines and when to reopen pubs – 10 things we learned from the Government press conference

Jason Sherlock beats Cork goalkeeper Kevin O’Dwyer to score the winning goal in the 1995 All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Despite his debut year heroics the Dubliner missed out on making the All-Star team. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

Controversies, near-misses and robberies - The 50 greatest footballers to never win an All-Star

Derry O’Sullivan and his seven-year-old son Owen homeschooling at their house in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Photo: Mary Browne

Learning Premium

Homeschooling 2.0: How are families coping this time round?

Sharon Doherty in her gym in Ashbourne, Co Meath. Photo: Tony Gavin

Fitness

‘I was afraid of being judged – during lockdowns I became a fitness trainer who was overweight’

Top Stories

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Crime

Teenager dies and another seriously injured in stabbing in Dublin’s north inner city

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Eilish O'Regan Opinion As the row between the EU and AstraZeneca rumbles on, what does it mean for vaccine roll-out here?

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Photo: Julien Behal Photography

Analysis Premium

Philip Ryan Opinion Ministers talk themselves into knots over quarantine and summer holiday plans

Josh Murphy has consulted backs coach Felipe Contepomi about balancing medicine with rugby. Photo: Sportsfile

Leinster Rugby

McCaffrey has been an inspiration for me - Murphy

Bryan Dobson

Coronavirus Premium

RTÉ staff were given 21 hours’ notice of ‘impromptu’ event

The High Court yesterday rejected applications by the elderly man.

Courts

Convicted child molester facing 270 charges of abuse fails in bid to stop trials

Institutional investors are now the main players in the residential property market in much of Dublin for new-build apartments. Photo: Mike Watson

Property & Mortgages

Cuckoo funds now own 15,500 homes in Ireland after latest €1.75bn splurge

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Reuters

North America

Senate blocks Republican bid to thwart impeachment trial of Trump

Videos

Taoiseach: Additional Gardaí will be deployed to implement Level 5 restrictions until March 5

Varadkar: Covid-19 likely to always be around

Hilarious TikTok shows difficulties in proving you're not a robot

Police discover 20 people at baby shower near London

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer grateful for Man United backing through 'bad spells'

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Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: Let your child make their own choices when it comes to food

Emer O'Neill, from RTE's Home School Hub.

Education

Meet the múinteoir aiming to raise awareness about racism – as well as keeping kids actives

PE teacher Emer O’Neill will be trying her best to school the nation’s youngsters in staying active during lockdown

VW ID.4 goes on sale in March but already around 350 have placed orders.

Motoring

Rich pickings : Models keep coming with VW’s electric SUV and BMW’s special edition M5 CS

Opel's new electric Combo-e light commercial vehicle which has a range of up to 275km from a single charge.

Motoring

What’s the hurry? Bayon in July; Peugeot, Opel ‘vanguard’

This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield clashed with influencer Image: ITV

News

Influencer slammed after This Morning appearance to defend Dubai ‘essential journey’

Coronavirus: In Focus

Minister Simon Harris is among those who said the new rules did not go far enough. Photo: Julien Behal Photography

News

Cabinet ministers concerned Covid-19 quarantine plans for overseas travellers do not go far enough

Cabinet ministers raised concerns that proposed Covid-19 quarantine plans for overseas travellers do not go far enough.

Darragh O'Loughlin

Health

Pharmacists feel ‘sidelined’ over plans for vaccine roll-out

Pharmacists have complained they have been given no details about when they will be vaccinated or when they will begin vaccinating the public.

“Europe invested billions to help develop the world’s first Covid-19 vaccines," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "And now the companies must deliver." Photo: Olivier Hoslet/Pool via Reuters

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John Downing Opinion A bitter EU-UK vaccine war with hallmarks of Brexit grudge rematch won’t help many vulnerable people who urgently need their inoculation

Is Brussels really up to the job of providing Covid-19 vaccines for 450 million citizens across 27 member states?

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Australasia

New Zealand may stay shut for rest of year amid vaccine rollout doubts

New Zealand's borders will remain closed for most of this year amid uncertainty over the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

Podcasts

The All-Star football team of 2019 pose with their awards. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: All Stars at 50 - debate, resignations and controversies

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Tech unions in Ireland?

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Improve your financial health with these tips from Eoin McGee

Editor's Choice

Discussions between the European Commission and AstraZeneca in recent days have been described as 'robust'. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Irish News Premium

What’s the issue with the AstraZeneca vaccine and how will it affect our roll-out?

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News

Compensation for office worker who resigned after employer would not let her work from home

Eoin Coyne on Youghal beach, Co Cork. Photo: Michael MacSweeney/Provision

Life Premium

Life as a compulsive gambler: ‘I was very good at lying to people to hide my addiction’

The biggest concert of its kind since lockdown took place in Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Comment Premium

Philip Ryan Opinion Surely it’s time to adopt Zero Covid strategy?

Farming Independent

Strong dairy growth is expected again in 2021

Dairy Premium

Dairy set for another boom year as global demand rises

Darragh McCullough

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Darragh McCullough: Solar energy is a golden opportunity, but our farm leaders need to set the agenda

Jim Ryan using his Calving Assist device to assist in the birth of a calf. The device uses a girth and two levers to allow bodyweight, rather than the shoulders and lower back, do the hard work when farmers are pulling calves. PHOTOS: John D Kelly

Farming Premium

‘You can get by with a bad shoulder or knee, but if your back is in trouble you’re done’

Modest hero: James Kehoe from Boley, Co Wexford says he is ‘not used to all this attention'. Photos: Patrick Browne

Rural Life

My Week: Tug-of-war legend farmer ‘honoured’ to be nominated as Greatest Athlete of All Time

Sport

John Small and his brother Paddy Small celebrate after winning the All-Ireland final against Mayo. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

GAA

All-Ireland finals set to be pushed back to August as Covid uncertainty lingers

The selection of Munster’s Craig Casey by Andy Farrell for his Ireland squad is a sign that he is looking ahead for his team. Photo: Sportsfile

International Rugby Premium

Ireland call for electric Casey points to Farrell's future vision

Thomas Tuchel. Photo: Getty Images

Chelsea

Meet the high-maintenance 'mad genius' Chelsea have turned to - Thomas Tuchel

The All-Star football team of 2019 pose with their awards. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: All Stars at 50 - debate, resignations and controversies

Rory McIlroy. Photo: Getty Images

Golf Premium

Nightmare of Sunday drives persist for McIlroy

Brighton forward Aaron Connolly has struggled for goals. Photo: PA

Soccer

Attacking duo Connolly and Idah set to return

Opinion & Analysis

Gardaí man a Covid-19 checkpoint at the entrance to Dublin Airport's Terminal 1. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

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Colette Browne Opinion An all-Ireland approach to Covid means both sides must learn from past mistakes

One person reported being turned away from emergency accommodation because he was not homeless in Dublin, but in another country. Photo: Tony Kelly

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Patricia Casey Opinion Our homeless crisis can no longer simply be managed when it could be resolved

A shopper wears a face mask in a supermarket. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

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Sinead Ryan Opinion Don’t make shop staff pay for your covidiocy

Battle has only begun to protect America from even more chaos, dysfunction and billionaire-fuelled minority rule

Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Covid threat demands deal is done over the Border

Editorial

Location will be no great sell if it puts home at centre of planning storm

Caroline O'Doherty

Life

Steve Golding this month marked three years sober Photo: Tony Gavin

Irish News Premium

I was told: ‘If you don’t stop doing cocaine now, you’re going to die, it’s as simple as that’

Suzanne Harrington is back on the road to recovery after suffering a relapse

Health & Wellbeing Premium

‘Lockdown broke me: After 15 years of sobriety, I drank. Secretly, alone. Nobody knew – I made sure of that’

Lisa Larkin, Durrow Mills, Co Westmeath

Food & Drink

Rising to the challenge in this time of knead

Alexandra Heminsley. Photograph: Emma Croman

Life Premium

‘I had chosen to marry an unconventional man, but not a woman’

Rules governing importing a car from Britain have changed significantly since Brexit, and both Vat and 10pc customs duty may be due on some imported cars

Motoring

Can I still import a used car?

Kampai: Japanese revellers raise their glasses to toast good health at a bar in Tokyo

Food & Drink

Salty snacks, karaoke and a soak in the bath: how the Japanese do drinking

Style

Paul Mescal. Photo: Frank McGrath

Celebrity

Paul Mescal says it was a 'shock' to go to a nightclub in Australia

Kathryn Thomas plans to seek out less frequented beauty spots. Picture by Marek Hajdasz

Style Premium

'It's not only billionaires who can work and travel at the same time' - Kathryn Thomas on lessons learned from the pandemic

Maura Higgins

Celebrity

‘England is definitely home for me now’ – Maura Higgins on lockdown, missing Ireland and Love Island

LOOKING THE PART: Louis Copeland wearing a ‘swacket’, which he predicts will be ‘the big trend’ when offices reopen. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Style Premium

'Business is down 90pc, but you have to keep moving and adapt' - tailor Louis Copeland

Roz Purcell, founder of The Hike Life. Photograph: Zach Desmond

Life Premium

Roz Purcell: ‘I realised that, for me, staying sane had a lot to do with things like hiking in the woods’

Outgoing US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Photo: Pete Marovich / Pool/Getty Images

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Larissa Nolan Opinion Melania was most interesting first lady ever but she was never given a chance

Entertainment

Netflix is to produce a new fantasy film in Northern Ireland (Belfast Harbour Studios/PA)

Movies

Netflix to produce new fantasy film in Northern Ireland

The young stars of Russell T Davies’s It’s a Sin, clockwise from top-left: Omari Douglas, Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott-Howell, Lydia West and Olly Alexander

TV Reviews Premium

‘It’s a Sin’ review: Russell T Davies’ heartbreaking 80s Aids drama may just be his masterpiece

William Percy French 'The Mountains of Mourne'

Theatre & Arts

Words, arts and song: the legacy of Percy French

Patricia Highsmith had early success with her debut novel 'Strangers on a Train'

Book Reviews

A scintillating look at the strange life of the talented Ms Highsmith

Lisa Lawlor with her son Lennon in 2018. Photo by: Damien Eagers

Books

‘I somewhat blame him for not staying out for me’ - Lisa Lawlor on losing her parents in the Stardust fire

British film critic Iris Barry, who helped champion cinema as a semi-respectable art.

Movies Premium

Star ratings: in defence of the film critic

Travel

A man receives a nasal swab COVID-19 test at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Travel Premium

Too strict or too loose? How Ireland's travel restrictions compare to other countries

Tipi Adventures has wilderness experiences for all ages

Travel Premium

30 dream Trips to plan for 2021

Irish people flocked to local beaches during the summer and are likely to do so again. Photo: David Conachy

Travel News

Seaside resorts book up as virus dashes hopes of holiday abroad

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Travel Talk

Why good manners are more important than ever during pandemic travel

A self-catering eco-cabin at Ard Nahoo, Co Leitrim

Travel

Staycation 2021 Q&A: Is anyone booking summer holidays yet? Will self-catering sell out?

Saga's 'Spirit of Adventure' joined its fleet in Autumn 2020

Cruise

Over-50s cruise line says it will only accept vaccinated travellers this year

Farming Independent

Darragh McCullough

Comment Premium

Darragh McCullough: Solar energy is a golden opportunity, but our farm leaders need to set the agenda

Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe

Farming News Premium

Dairygold to start testing milk for pesticides this year — Jim Woulfe

Jim Ryan using his Calving Assist device to assist in the birth of a calf. The device uses a girth and two levers to allow bodyweight, rather than the shoulders and lower back, do the hard work when farmers are pulling calves. PHOTOS: John D Kelly

Farming Premium

VIDEO: Tipperary farmer invents a new device that he believes will help reduce back injury risks for farmers during the calving season

Farming Independent editor, Margaret Donnelly

Comment

Margaret Donnelly: Calendar farming is not workable — but some farmers need to rethink their slurry spreading

Modest hero: James Kehoe from Boley, Co Wexford says he is ‘not used to all this attention'. Photos: Patrick Browne

Rural Life

My Week: Tug-of-war legend farmer ‘honoured’ to be nominated as Greatest Athlete of All Time

The house and yards at Eyrefield sit on 160ac of land at The Curragh

Leinster Farm Sales Premium

Pictures: See inside the ‘Lucky’ Curragh stud that recently sold for €4m

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