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Irish News

Damning report reveals financial problems threaten future of Fair Deal Scheme

The Fair Deal Scheme which helps elderly people pay for nursing-home care is riddled with unclear cost structures and is susceptible to funding shortfalls, a damning report has found.

Anxious times: A Covid testing facility in Tullamore, Co. Offaly where nine people tested positive for the virus at the Carroll’s Cuisine meat plant.
Photo: Niall Carson/PA

Coronavirus Premium

'As frontline staff... It's unfair the way we are now out without any pay'

Most days, 'John' gets up before the crack of dawn to get ready for a ten-hour shift at the Kildare Chilling meat plant.

Rory McIlroy reacts after his tee shot on the 9th hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park, in San Francisco, California. Photo: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Columnists Premium

Roy Curtis Opinion Rory McIlroy's answer to the biggest challenge of his sporting life will determine his place among golf's greats

Due to the ways Covid-19 is spread, the charity further recommends not kissing and wearing a face covering during intercourse. Stock image

Coronavirus

Wear masks and avoid kissing during sex to manage Covid-19 risk, sexual health charity recommends

Darragh McCullough pictured on his farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath. Picture credit; Damien Eagers / INM

Comment Premium

Darragh McCullough: Slick advertising has blinded us to the realities of cheap food production

Vogue and Spencer

Parenting

En Vogue: How best to decide on your baby's name

Headlines

A damaged van as garda forensics officers inspect the scene. PHOTO: GERRY MOONEY

Irish News Premium

Grandfather killed in hit-and-run may have shot at house after row, say gardaí

Laura Burke. Picture: Frank McGrath

Environment Premium

'Get on with it': EPA chief warns the Government it can't stall on climate

Worried: Marie Daly, CEO of the Daoine Óga creche, has spoken of her ‘devastation’ following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the facility. PHOTO: SEAMUS FARRELLY

Irish News

Anger over HSE testing speed after five cases in same creche

(Niall Carson/PA)

Crime

Man sliced in throat in Dublin inner-city blade attack

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Health Premium

HSE feared shortages if all staff ordered to wear masks

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Irish News

Photographing of a patient among 1,400 HSE data breaches in two years

Svetlana Tikhanouskaya. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Europe Premium

From childhood summers in Tipperary to leader of the Belarusian opposition, the amazing story of Svetlana Tikhanouskaya

Strong lead: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spearheaded an ultra-strict response to Covid-19

Coronavirus

New Zealand in new lockdown as first Covid cases in 102 days confirmed

World News Video

Trump leaves briefing due to shooting near White House

Pippa Hackett on her farm in Geashill, Co Offaly. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Farming Premium

Green Party minister Hackett tops league table of biggest farmers in Leinster House

Featured

Country roads: ‘I eventually want to move home for good. To hopefully live in my own home, though,’ says Amy. Picture: Arthur Carron

Life Premium

'You can't beat that culchie sense of solidarity' - why I'll swap Dublin for country living

In February 2017, I wrote an article explaining how I felt guilty for turning my back on rural Ireland after seven years living in Dublin.

Suzanne Minagh from Athlone, Co Westmeath, recently quit smoking during lockdown. Photo: Kevin McNulty

Mental Health Premium

How I finally managed to quit smoking after three decades of 15 to 20 cigarettes a day

Deep in the midst of lockdown, Suzanne Minagh decided to do something she'd never managed to do before - give up cigarettes and stay off them.

Cristiano (Rodrigo Ternevoy) is beaten by Will (John Cronin) in Fair City, RTE.

TV News

Fair City to return to RTÉ in September after five-month break due to Covid-19

I propose a toast: Christine Quinn met her tech baron fiancé Christian Richard while showing him a house on ‘Selling Sunset’

Television Premium

Not hooked on 'Selling Sunset' yet? Here's why you soon will be

Stuart Lancaster expects an element of rustiness when Leinster return to action against Munster without the benefit of warm-up games. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Leinster Rugby

Lancaster: Restart is like a World Cup - we must hit ground running

Tacky: The ‘Tampax and Tea’ advert that was banned from Irish TV after dozens of complaints

Comment Premium

Larissa Nolan Opinion You can't set up a culture of censorship then complain over a banned tampon ad

Coronavirus: In Focus

Vladimir Putin (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

World News

Putin says Russia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.

People receive free face masks at a Salvation Army Community Center in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Coronavirus

Global Covid-19 cases hit 20 million

The global number of Covid-19 cases has reached 20 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre.

Dr Ronan Glynn. Picture: Collins

Coronavirus

New infections down to zero in Laois as health chiefs check effect of local lockdowns

There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported in one of three counties at the centre of a localised lockdown.

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Irish News

Dublin Airport suffered one of biggest falls in passenger numbers across the world

Dublin Airport welcomed fewer travellers in June than a small regional airport in Turkey.

Farming Independent

Grassroots politics: Jackie Cahill pictured on his farm outside Thurles. Photo: John D Kelly

Rural Life Premium

'I think I had a serious CV in agriculture… I was disappointed not to get the Ministry'

'I'm definitely the only farmer in the Dáil that's milking a herd of cows," says Tipperary Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill, pointing to a reduction in the number of farming TDs in recent times.

The site of the proposed development outside Banagher, Offaly. Photo: Jeff Harvey

Farming News Premium

Banagher factory faces new planning hurdle

Plans for a €40m beef processing plant for Banagher, Co Offaly face a fresh planning hurdle in the form of an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

Farming editor Margaret Donnelly

Comment

Margaret Donnelly: Are we willing to accept cheap labour as the price for our cheap food culture?

It seems the Government and the public will no longer tolerate meat plants remaining open while there are active cases of Covid-19 among workers in these plants. Nor should they.

Easy does it: An early lesson was to eat sparingly and be gentle with the body. After being invaded by a robot, the body wants rest and recuperation

Rural Life Premium

Jim O'Brien: Five months after surgery I am well and the indicators tell me I'm cancer free

A loyal reader made contact recently to find out how I have been doing since I had surgery for prostate cancer. He has his own difficulties in that area and over the last few months every time he bought the paper he anticipated an update from me.

Editor's Choice

Bernadette and Eddie Sheehan at Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Cork: Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Irish News Premium

Foggy glasses and itchy noses - but most shoppers happy to wear masks as face coverings become mandatory

FOGGED-up glasses, an itchy face and a chronically sweaty nose – conscientious shoppers overwhelmingly accepted the minor annoyances of wearing a face-mask for the public good.

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Business Premium

Explainer: How the 'smishing' scam works and what to look out for

Our reader is not alone in suffering at the hands of a bullying mother

Life

Dear Mary: Should I finally cut my ties with my bullying mother?

Toy story: ‘Late Late’ host Ryan Tubridy with some of the young performers, all dressed as Olaf from ‘Frozen’, who will be part of tonight’s show. Photo: Steve Humphreys

TV News

'You must be smart and a bit of craic' - Late Late Toy Show looking for performers and toy-testers

Marianne Heron pictured is fighint fit and loving it. Photo: Frank McGrath

Health Features Premium

I saw 'Boxing for Grannies' and I thought, why not?

Sport

'Originally scheduled for Mount Juliet from May 28-31, the event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in March and now appears likely to be played at Galgorm Castle Spa & Golf Resort near Ballymena.' (Stock photo)

Golf

Irish Open's move North to draw US-based golfers

Noel McGrath of Tipperary celebrates in injury-time during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kilkenny and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

GAA

Conor McKeon Opinion Unlike some of the measures taken on fixtures in the past, the GPA's idea may just be radical enough to work

Clontibret manager John McEntee cancelled all training for a period during the lockdown as they had no goal to focus on. Photo: Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football

'It wouldn't take a lot to close the whole thing down' - Armagh legend John McEntee

Stuart Lancaster expects an element of rustiness when Leinster return to action against Munster without the benefit of warm-up games. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Leinster Rugby

Lancaster: Restart is like a World Cup - we must hit ground running

Man United celebrate after Bruno Fernandes' goal in extra time against Copenhagen. Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay

Soccer

Bruno Fernandes penalty the difference as Man United see off Copenhagen in extra time

Shamrock Rovers look poised to take over from Dundalk as Premier Division champions. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

League of Ireland Premium

Daniel McDonnell Opinion Shamrock Rovers have the momentum to make long-term gain from European campaign

Podcasts

TD Michael Healy-Rae. Photo: Tom Burke

The Floating Voter

The Floating Voter: Michael Healy-Rae won’t make customers wear masks in his shop

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: Go big or go home, how to raise millions abroad

This week, Adrian talks to Alan Holland, founder and CEO of Cork-based Keelvar, a procurement AI technology firm that recently raised €16m in a funding round.

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: What if you had a second chance at life? Brian Pennie’s tips for living life on your terms

Opinion & Analysis

Covered: A woman wearing a face mask leaves a Starbucks in Belfast as face coverings yesterday became compulsory for shoppers on both sides of the border. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Comment Premium

Ian O'Doherty Opinion The more we rush to get things back to normal, the longer it will take to get there

Brian Purcell

Comment

Brian Purcell Opinion Stop the panic: there are safe ways to keep meat factories and pubs open

Tacky: The ‘Tampax and Tea’ advert that was banned from Irish TV after dozens of complaints

Comment Premium

Larissa Nolan Opinion You can't set up a culture of censorship then complain over a banned tampon ad

Yesterday, life was an easy game to play... and we miss it

Frank Coughlan

Give those with 'foreign' accents a break - most of us aren't Covidiots

Allison Bray

Travel ban Red List to get the green light - but Coalition must avoid more 'chaos' and confusion

Cormac McQuinn

Videos

Public mostly compliant as face masks become mandatory in shops

Mauritius residents scramble to counter oil spill from grounded ship

Large crowds of youths engage in brawl in Dublin docklands

Virus not showing signs of seasonal patterns, WHO say

Coast Guard rescue fallen man at Conor Pass Co. Kerry over weekend

Life

Marianne Heron pictured is fighint fit and loving it. Photo: Frank McGrath

Health Features Premium

I saw 'Boxing for Grannies' and I thought, why not?

Lemn Sissay. Photo: Hamish Brown

Irish News

‘All racism is based on fear. So the less racist you are, the less fearful you become...’ - poet Lemn Sissay

Bill Linnane

Health and Living

Bill Linnane Opinion 'Why I'm dreading our 5-year-old starting school in September'

Brendan O'Connor. Photo: Andres Poveda

Opinion Premium

Brendan O'Connor Opinion How I learnt to stop being a whinging dick

Children of parents with mental health issues need greater support, according to Dr Byrne

Mental Health

The forgotten children: growing up in the shadows of mental illness

Gazpacho with crab and avocado. Photo: Tony Gavin

Food & Drink Premium

Three tasty recipes from Rachel Allen to make with your tomato crop

Style

Our reader is not alone in suffering at the hands of a bullying mother

Life

Dear Mary: Should I finally cut my ties with my bullying mother?

Kylie Jenner kept her baby news secret from her fans for the duration of her pregnancy (Ian West/PA)

Celebrity

Thirteen of the biggest celebrity baby announcements

Triona McCarthy

Beauty

Triona McCarthy: Treat yourself to a time-saving facial exfoliant and the new YSL eyeshadow palette

Simon Cowell (PA)

Celebrity News

Simon Cowell had six-hour surgery after breaking back in bike fall

Trend-less: Dress with obi belt and sequin detail, Sisters by CK, €297. Photograph by Kenny Whittle

Fashion Premium

The new rules for dressing: what fashion looks like in the post-Covid world - Lia Hynes

Sisters Kathy Sherry and Caroline Quinn of Dirty Fabulous Photo: Táine King

Weekend Magazine

Ireland's 50 best boutiques - from vintage treasure troves to the best in Irish design

Entertainment

Aine dressed up for the Miss Piggy interview

Movies

'I was interviewing karate-chopping muppet royalty Miss Piggy so obviously had to dress the part'

Toy story: ‘Late Late’ host Ryan Tubridy with some of the young performers, all dressed as Olaf from ‘Frozen’, who will be part of tonight’s show. Photo: Steve Humphreys

TV News

'You must be smart and a bit of craic' - Late Late Toy Show looking for performers and toy-testers

Siobhán McSweeney reading for the Dear Ireland campaign

Travel

Derry Girls stars team up for 'Dear Ireland' tourism project

Sunshine sound: Whigfield who had a summer hit with Saturday Night

Music

From Saturday Night to the Macarena - why holiday hits are becoming a thing of the past

The Crystal swing star everyone on the Ellen Show was, 'as sound as a pound'

Celebrity

'As sound as a pound' - Crystal Swing frontman joins list of celebrities voicing support for Ellen DeGeneres

Maureen O'Hara, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Entertainment

Maureen O'Hara: The Irish Queen of Hollywood who did it her way

Travel

If you go down to the woods...: A lodge at Cabü by the Lakes

Ireland Premium

Forget Center Parcs - Ireland's newest forest retreat gives cabin fever a whole new meaning

Limerick: Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries featured in an overlay mural near King John’s Castle. Mural: AchesDub Photo: Pól Ó Conghaile

Ireland Premium

Ireland Unlocks: 10 great reasons to visit Limerick this summer

Family Get-togethers. Photo: Getty Images/Caiaimage

Ireland Premium

Top 25 family walks in Ireland: Get kids of all ages into the outdoors!

Park life: Journalist Orla Neligan and husband Alan with their children, twins Ruby and Martha (8) and Flynn (7) having a temperature check at Tayto Park. Photo: Mark Condren

Ireland Premium

Staycation Nation: What's it like to visit Ireland's museums, theme parks and attractions in the 'new normal'?

Sheep near Portsalon Beach, Co. Donegal. Photo: Getty

Ireland Premium

100 great things to do in Ireland this summer - from secret beaches to flying boats

Afternoon tea at Galway's Hardiman Hotel

Travel Talk Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion This Irish hotel is dedicating an entire floor to the over-65s

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