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Coronavirus

‘Hands off our kids’ – thousands protest in Dublin against coronavirus restrictions

Latest News

Boxer Sunny Edwards says Daniel Kinahan is 'legitimate businessman'
Joe Brolly Opinion Major desire to solve the minor problem - across the country, the GAA is losing disillusioned young players
Clough-Ballacolla into first ever Leinster Club SHC semi-finals after big win over Rapparees
‘We are in a good moment but we need to continue’ – Henderson dampens Liverpool expectations after win over Southampton

Boris Johnson

Britain

PCR tests for all those entering the UK in bid to curb the spread of Omicron variant

Clare McKenna, pictured with her daughter Aifric. Clare was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019 and passed away earlier this year

Life Premium

‘I want to die on my terms’ – Two supporters of medical assistance in dying on how their loved ones died in pain

David Clifford celebrates with the Tom Markham Cup in 2017 at a time when the minor grade was set at Under 18s

GAA Premium

Joe Brolly Opinion Major desire to solve the minor problem - across the country, the GAA is losing disillusioned young players

Sinead Ryan

Personal Finance

‘Our mother has passed away – what do we do about personal items and house contents?’

Top Stories

Daniel Kinahan

Irish News

Boxer Sunny Edwards says Daniel Kinahan is 'legitimate businessman'

.Vicky Phelan with husband Jim, and children Amelia and Darragh

News

Vicky Phelan shares snaps online from a ‘fantastic’ family Christmas day out

‘It’s all about trying to beat the system’: Lotto winner Paddy Kehoe at home in Dublin. His syndicate was initially prevented from claiming their jackpot — hence the headline

Irish News Premium

‘It was absolutely crazy’: the inside story of Ireland’s most audacious Lotto coup

When it comes to relationships, effort is more important than money or going on elaborate dates

Sex & Relationships

Asking for a friend: ‘My partner of three years never suggests date nights and doesn’t talk about our future. Should I break up with her?’

Francis Lagan

News

Tributes paid to popular principal killed after a falling tree struck his car amid Storm Arwen

Leader of the Green Party Eamon Ryan TD pictured rehearsing for his key note address to the party’s annual conference Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Irish News

End the ‘false narratives' on the cost of climate action, urges Green leader Eamon Ryan

Ant and Dec

News

I’m a Celebrity... shows are cancelled for weekend after Storm Arwen wreaks havoc

Limerick captain Declan Hannon is proud of the achievements of the team over the last four years. Dubs football legend Alan Brogan and All-Ireland-winning Limerick hurling captain Declan Hannon pictured at The Woodlands Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick at the launch of their new sock gift boxes for SicSock.com

Hurling Premium

‘There is a family after losing their dad. His kids are all involved with the club. We finished off the year without one man who we started with’

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Irish News

Revolut chief to give up to €1m to The Late Late Toy Show appeal after viewers struggle to donate

Kellie Harrington and Ed Sheeran on The Late Late Toy Show

Television

And it’s over… Here are our favourite memes from the 2021 Late Late Toy Show

Videos

Two killed during Storm Arwen as 100mph gusts cause major disruption

Irish boy's hilarious reaction to another boy singing on The Late Late Show

TV reporter Matt Doran gives lengthy on-air apology in Australia after he ‘insulted’ Adele

Anti-vaxxer Graham Carey challenges Conor McGregor to a fight

WHO says Omicron strain of coronavirus is a ‘variant of concern’

Featured

"Intolerant of anyone with a different world view, using accusation and shame to keep people in line, and appropriating moral authority with the intent of control — many who call themselves liberal now are nothing of the kind"

Opinion Premium

Ciara Kelly Opinion Crying ‘offence’ has become a way to shut down others. The Wokeus Dei claim to be liberal but they’re not

Most Read

Some people are worth splashing out on, including yourself

Christmas

The 20 best luxury gifts to give or get this Christmas

Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk celebrates scoring their his side’s fourth goal (Peter Byrne/PA)

Premier League

Freescoring Liverpool see off Southampton to turn up heat on leaders Chelsea

Gary Murphy's book on Charles Haughey tells the complex story of his life with the assistance of unfettered access to private papers donated to DCU by the former taoiseach’s family

Book Reviews Premium

Charles Haughey biography tries too hard to see his good side

Well-made gifts that the recipient will actually use are a much better idea than novelty items

Christmas

From gamers to gardeners, 20 stocking filler ideas for everyone on your Christmas list

Ryan Tubridy during the opening performance of the Late Late Toy Show PIC Andres Poveda

TV Reviews Premium

Tubridy’s jungle lets kids roam free in their natural habitat causing absolute chaos

Tree by Lights4fun

Interiors

Lights, tinsel, action! How to decorate your Christmas tree like a professional

Coronavirus

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan

News

‘It was the most disheartening news’ says Eamon Ryan on the arrival of Omicron

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said he was “frightened” by the arrival of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron to Europe.

Dr Cillian De Gascun. Photo by: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA

News

‘I think we’re right to be concerned’ – Dr De Gascun on new variant Omicron

A major concern surrounding the new Covid-19 variant Omicron is its impact on vaccine effectiveness, the Director of UCD's National Virus Reference Laboratory has said.

Passengers wait to board flights in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham

Coronavirus

The battle against Omicron begins: an anxious world races to contain new strain of Covid

Nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fuelled relentless waves of infection on every continent.

Back to normality: Concert-goers at the Tivoli Gardens enjoy Denmark’s first Covid-19 restriction-free event since the start of the pandemic

Coronavirus Premium

Danish difference: why Denmark is doing Covid better than us

It is Wednesday in Copenhagen — and it is like being in a pre-pandemic time-warp. There isn’t a mask to be seen: not in the sleek glasshouse of the Torvehallerne food market; not in Illum, the luxury department store; not on the busy metro; and not in the German-style Christmas market on Nytorv square, just off the lengthy pedestrianised shopping street, Strøget.

Weekend Magazine

There are practical ways to make gifting more sustainable

Christmas

How to master eco-friendly gifting for a greener Christmas

From quirky to stylish, independent Irish shops have lots of gifts for design lovers

Christmas

20 design gifts that will tick the box for creative types

From top: Actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City

Television

Sex and the City : Why it’s not just for girls

Print by Gráinne Cuffe

Gardens Premium

Diarmuid Gavin picks the best gifts for gardeners

Niall Breslin. Picture: Steve Humphreys

Life

Singer and mental health advocate Niall Breslin: ‘I broke into Croke Park when they were rebuilding it. I thought, I’m never going to get to play in here, so I might as well break in’

The pandemic has taught us not to risk social events or office work when feeling sick

Comment Premium

Ellen Coyne Opinion The crash course in infection that Covid has brought us on has likely changed our illness etiquette forever, for the better

Editor's Choice

Young woman walks past a light box sign on the window of Electric Nightclub on Abbeygate Street, Galway

Health Premium

Omicron explainer: Why is this new variant of Covid-19 fuelling such concern?

Andrew McGinley with his three children Conor, Darragh and Carla

Comment Premium

Liz Kearney Opinion By dropping Andrew McGinley, the ‘Late Late Show’ has turned its back on its powerful legacy

Aimee Keogh met her hero Ed Sheeran on the Late Late Toy Show when she was 11 years old. Pic:Mark Condren

Television Premium

Where are they now? We chat to some of The Late Late Toy Show’s biggest stars

Lu Na McKinney. Credit: PSNI/PA

Crime Premium

‘Emotionless wife-killer Stephen McKinney was unable to say her name but wanted me to help him’

Podcasts

Ryan channeling his inner Mowgli back in 2016

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: No more sleeps! – The story of The Late Late Toy Show

New Articles

The Big Tech Show: Finding the next Irish Collison

Black Friday sales (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: The Black Friday backlash

Real Health Podcast

Real Health Podcast: Top checks that could save your life

Opinion & Analysis

Fear can be healthy but panic never is

Comment Premium

Larissa Nolan Opinion Tony Holohan needn’t whip up fears – coronavirus is doing a grand job itself

The late Professor George Eogan at Knowth. Photo: Ciara Wilkinson

Comment Premium

Sarah Carey Opinion How a phone mast gave me the chance to meet a great scholar and enlightened man

Acting chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with acting vice-chancellor and finance minister Olaf Scholz after her last cabinet meeting. Photo: Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion Get to know the new Berlin government, it will have a big impact on us all

Memories of Mam, Dad and their customers strengthen my resolve to keep this old house standing

Billy Keane

Meet the electric SUV that really thinks it’s a sports car

Eddie Cunningham

Talk of a US civil war is far-fetched but things are getting unhinged

Ian O'Doherty

Sport

Ray McLoughlin on the Lions tour in 1971

Rugby Premium

‘Today’s players are standing on his shoulders’ – How the late Ray McLoughlin revolutionised Irish rugby

Georgie Kelly's goal against Waterford at Dalymount Park sent Bohemians through to this year's FAI Cup final. Photo: Sportsfile

League of Ireland Premium

Rising stars, interesting recruits and reformed talents – Five reasons to be excited by the all-Dublin FAI Cup final

Vikki Wall with the statue of legendary Meath manager Seán Boylan which sits outside the Dunboyne Castle Hotel in Co Meath. Photo: Mark Condren

Ladies Football Premium

‘I just text her and said, ‘We are going to win this match’’

Wesley O'Brien with the jerseys he is auctioning for charity

Tennis Premium

Clareman bringing tennis and a little relief to refugee camps

Head coach Leo Cullen during the Leinster Rugby captain's run at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

United Rugby Championship

Cullen backs older Byrne brother to steer Leinster ship

Ali Coote, left, and Liam Burt at the Bohemians FAI Cup final media day at DCU Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

League of Ireland

FAI Cup final preview: Bohs wide boys hold the key to intriguing all-Dublin decider

Farming Independent

A Farmer puts out silage for the Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cattle in a shed on his farm. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

News Premium

exclusive Farmers face ‘serious losses’ as input price inflation soars

Darragh Mc Cullough on his farm in Co. Meath

Comment Premium

Darragh McCullough: I’m a born haggler but there’s plenty I can learn about the art of the deal

John Kingham, farm manager of Tateetra and Rathmore farms outside Dundalk, Co Louth, with some of the suckler herd. Photos: Niall Hurson

Beef Farm Profiles Premium

Inside Ireland’s biggest suckler enterprise – ‘It’s all about genetics’

Fergal Anderson and Emanuela Russo of Leaf and Root, with their daughter Nessa on their land in Kilmeen, Loughrea. Photos: Ray Ryan

Rural Life

“There are no incentives for vegetable farmers or growers in this country”

Michelle Shaughnessy with one of her Highland herd on her family farm at Graffogue, Longford. Photo: Lorraine Teevan

Beef

Meet the Longford woman breeding Highland cattle from the Queen’s herd

Regime: According to all the experts, the twin drillmasters of diet and exercise are key to maintaining one’s health and independence. Photo: Deposit

Comment

Jim O'Brien Opinion We’re all living a lot longer — and we need to start preparing ourselves for this extended old age

Style

Adele meets her old teacher Ms McDonald. Photo: ITV

Comment Premium

Tanya Sweeney Opinion Adele’s reunion with inspirational teacher reminds me of stinging dismissal that made me feel like an idiot

Susanna Schrobsdorff

Comment Premium

Susanna Schrobsdorff Opinion It's easier to embrace body positivity for others - I assumed I’d stop caring about my size and greys but I still do

Jamie Redknapp with new wife Frida Andersson

Celebrity News

Jamie Redknapp and wife Frida Andersson welcome birth of baby boy in touching Instagram post

Miss World swimwear section (seen here in 2006) is being reintroduced this year. Photo: Getty

Comment Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion The Miss World swimwear section is back — and no one seems too bothered by it

Use some eyeshadow or a brow product in the same colour to fill in the sparse areas or use a brow pencil to create hair-like strokes

Beauty

Triona McCarthy: gender neutrality, custom skincare and Ireland’s answer to Sephora

Camille with her rescue dog Porgy on her sofa — which she got in Ikea and upgraded with velvet covers from Etsy. She commissioned the oval coffee table from Mark Tidy Furniture. The flying birds above the mirror are from a shop in Stoneybatter. She’s even decorated the stairs with green treads and orange patterned risers. Photo: Tony Gavin

Interiors Premium

My Favourite Room: Actor Camille Lucy Ross brings big drama to a small space in her maximalist Dublin 7 home

Entertainment

Maiú with his younger brother Reuben and parents Dawn and Sheila, who are a huge support

Entertainment Premium

A song of freedom: Meet Maiú, the teenager hoping to reverse our Eurovision fortunes

The Beatles' final public performance was on January 30, 1969, when the band played a 42-minute set on the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, London

Music

The Beatles: Get Back review: Magnificent new series rewrites how we think of final days of The Fab Four

Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year winner Catherine Ryan Howard

Books

Sally Rooney’s ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’ crowned Novel of the Year as winners of An Post Irish Book Awards are revealed

Garth Brooks at Croke Park. Photo: Arthur Carron

Irish News Premium

Party on, Garth – but why do so many Irish people go crazy for the country star?

Mary McAleese and Arlene Foster in 'With God on Our Side'.

TV Reviews Premium

TV reviews: Losing faith with RTÉ’s religious coverage after McAleese’s damp squib

Casting director Amy Rowan. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Life Premium

‘Auditions can be intense — an actor once asked us to slap him’

Travel

Sun holiday offers beckon. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

20 Black Friday travel deals – all the best flights, discounts and holiday codes in one place

The Limerick Greenway

Ireland Premium

Limerick Greenway - what’s it like to cycle the 40km trail from Rathkeale to Abbeyfeale?

Photo: Deposit

Staycations

Just how accessible are Irish hotels for people with disabilities - from bedrooms to pools and websites?

Bertra Beach

Walks Premium

32 winter walks with the wow factor – and a cosy meal or pint at the finishing line

Farnham Estate

Staycations Premium

20 Christmas hotel breaks in Ireland for 2021 - with Santa visits and slap-up meals

A family bunk room at Galway's Connacht Hotel

Travel

35 hotel rooms in Ireland that sleep families of five, six or more

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