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Ciaran Moore gives the first dose of the Covid vaccine to Dearbhail Ryan, Tralee, at the Aviva Stadium recently. Photo: Arthur Carron

Health

Gap between jabs could be eight weeks under new plans

Used vaccine vials that contained Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Getty Images

Health Premium

After a rollercoaster roll-out week, here's when you can now expect to get your Covid-19 vaccine

When will it be my turn?

Bernard Brogan

Irish News Premium

Dessie Farrell ‘fell on his sword’ to protect the Dubs from ‘witch-hunt’ after Covid training breach, says Bernard Brogan

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins who turns 80 today. Photo: David Conachy

Entertainment

Speeches, pooches and cuddly toys: the many sides of President Michael D Higgins at 80

GAA

Rated and slated: All 32 GAA county grounds assessed - but how does your's measure up?

Life

I earned €1,000 a month from naked photos’ - five Irish OnlyFans creators on the reality of the adult site

Top Stories

Members of the Defence Forces at Terminal 2 arrivals hall at Dublin Airport as the State’s mandatory quarantine system was extended

Irish News

Ireland has nine days to answer legal queries over quarantine system

The Ireland women's squad and coaches pictured ahead of their first Test against Scotland in February 1993

Rugby Premium

Trailblazers – First Ireland women’s team to play a rugby Test match helped to build stairway for future stars

Paul Crosby

Irish News Premium

After three years of brutal bloodshed, the anti-Maguire faction in gang feud has almost been completely dismantled

Peter Roebben, chief executive of KBC Bank Ireland.

Irish News

KBC exit ‘to lead to higher banking costs for consumers and small firms’

Bethany Moore on The Peace Bridge in Derry. Photo by Stephen Hamilton/Press Eye

Editorial Premium

‘We deserve better’: voices of the Good Friday generation

Ciaran Smith (in black) and Aaron Wall (blue) are the owners of the London-based cocktail bar Homeboy Bar. Photo: Lateef Photography

Irish News

‘Most people are following the rules’ – Irish pubs in London welcome cautious reopening

Helen McCrory in Peaky Blinders

Entertainment

Cillian Murphy leads tributes to ‘fearless pal’ as his Peaky Blinders co-star Helen McCrory dies of cancer aged 52

Soldiers in ceremonial dress arrive at Windsor Castle in London ahead of Prince Philip's funeral today. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble

Britain

Irish Guards to play key role in Philip’s funeral that was ‘decades in the making’

Videos

Bodycam footage released of fatal shooting by police of 13-year-old in Chicago

WHO boss warns of escalating rate of coronavirus infection across the world

Drone footage captures encounter between shark and crocodile in Australia

Prince Philip’s personalised Land Rover hearse is unveiled

At a glance: Latest Covid Ireland 12-Day Cases, Hospital and ICU Figures

Featured

Paudie Foley has opted out of the Wexford senior hurling squad for this year

Hurling

exclusive Blow for Davy Fitzgerald as Paudie Foley opts out of Wexford hurling fold

Davy Fitzgerald has been dealt a major blow as the Wexford hurling boss will be forced to plan without defender Paudie Foley for the 2021 season after the two-time All-Star nominee opted out of the Model fold.

Most Read

Prince Andrew wanted to wear an admiral’s uniform for his father’s funeral

Comment Premium

Ian O'Doherty Opinion Royal funeral reminds us that nobody can escape a family feud

A woman walks past a sign near Copper Face Jacks nightclub this week.

Travel Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion Death of Dublin: Six ways to help revitalise Ireland’s ghost city

Alex Ferguson may have been wrong about Manchester City. Photo: Jacob King

Premier League Premium

Fergie was wrong – City are now football’s dominant force

Olympic hockey player Anna O'Flanagan Photo: Sam Barnes/ Sportsfile

Irish News

‘The Olympics something I’ve dreamt about for a long time’

Jonathan Sexton. Sportsfile

Health

‘When I step out of line, they’d be the first to tell me’ – Jonathan Sexton says his family are his biggest critics

Got it covered: The Rolling Stones promote their album Sticky Fingers in April 1971. Left to right: Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger

Music Premium

Sticky Fingers: The album that sealed Stones’ place as top dogs

Coronavirus: In Focus

Covid 'passports' could be on the way. Photo: Getty

Irish News

Coalition wanted to shut out travel for tourist season with jab passport delay

Stock image. Photo: Jacob King/Reuters

Health

Online vaccine portal allows you to lie about your age

'While outdoors is low risk, it's not no risk'. Photo: Damien Eagers

Irish News

‘When you’re outside queuing for coffee – keep your mask on’

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: John Thys/AP.

Comment Premium

Bitter infighting over supplies simmers beneath good progress on EU rollout

Podcasts

Leinster beat Exeter 34-22 in the Champions Cup quarter-final. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Left Wing

The Left Wing: An epic in Exeter, the return of Simon Zebo and Leinster's transfer policy

On this week’s show: The six key principals to finding happiness with Prof Brendan Kelly, author of The Science of Happiness

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Six (scientifically proven) ways to find happiness

Labour Party leader Alan Kelly. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Floating Voter

The Floating Voter: Sinn Féin leader must answer questions on possibility of 'Cold War'-like voter database

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show: What Buffalo can teach Dublin

Editor's Choice

Clarissa (3) tragically lost her life

News

Mother launches bid to raise funds for exhumation of daughter drowned by father in Cork double tragedy

Sisters Geraldine McCullagh-Wood and Olivia McCullagh at the B Beautiful Beauty Salon in Raphoe, Co Donegal. Photo: Joe Dunne

Irish News Premium

Fears for Border businesses: ‘It wasn’t safe to drink in my pub but it was fine to have a drink in a village a mile away’

Imelda May with her parents Tony and Madge Clabby in 2017

Irish News Premium

‘My mother (94) got Covid in hospital after a stroke – but she’s a real trooper and she’s home now,’ reveals singer Imelda May

Peter Roebben, chief executive of KBC Bank Ireland.

Latest News Premium

Explainer: Here is what a KBC exit will mean for customers

Weekend Magazine

Author Louise O'Neill. Photo: Clare Keogh for the An Post Book Awards 2020

Life Premium

‘I’d be very surprised if I was asked in an interview to explain what consent meant’ - author Louise O’Neill

Singer-songwriter Lesley Roy. Photo: Ruth Medjber

Entertainment Premium

Eurovision’s Lesley Roy: ‘It was a very odd position to be in… to have such a massive deal, to write an entire album with the world’s biggest pop writer and producer, and then for it to disappear’

Author Rachel Kushner

Books Premium

‘I can be walking down a road in the pouring rain in Kilkenny, and a woman will pull over: “Pet, do you want a ride?” There’s such a gentleness there that really replenishes my faith in humanity’

Mary Kenny

Life

Mary Kenny Opinion ‘Colour-blind casting treads a delicate path between fair employment and plausible drama’

Our beauty editor's glow-tastic products

Body Premium

Louise McSharry: If you’re already dreaming of a post-lockdown summer shimmer, try these glow-tastic products

Galz Gone Wild organises hiking trips around Ireland for women

Travel Premium

Flying solo - why more women want to travel alone after the pandemic

Opinion & Analysis

Boris Johnson. Photo: Jessica Taylor/Reuters

Comment Premium

Martina Devlin Opinion A paradigm shift is afoot and if Scotland secedes, what Union is there to fight for?

Blazing: Most sentences in family rows begin with “You always” or “You never”

Comment Premium

Sarah Carey Opinion All unhappy families are exactly alike because everyone is having the same row

Former Prime Minister David Cameron is back in the spotlight as part of an inquiry into a lobbying scandal. Photo: PA

Comment Premium

Gerard O'Regan Opinion Cameron learns hard way how scandal can blight cleanest of reputations

An abundance of caution on pandemic policy? No, we have actually have made a right bags of it

Larissa Nolan

There’s a nervous unease in my stomach, and the cure is to meet people – we’re on the right road

Billy Keane

Now is the perfect time to reassess our drinking culture

Mary McCarthy

Sport

Peter O'Mahony of Ireland leaves the pitch having being shown a red card by referee Wayne Barnes against Wales. Under new trial laws, Ireland would have been allowed to replace the Munster man after 20 minutes. Photo: Ben Evans/Sportsfile

Rugby Premium

David Kelly Opinion Rugby refusing to tackle real issues as blazers keep on tinkering with laws

Páirc Tailteann has planning permission for a 21,000-seat stadium. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Meath tap into investment fund for stadium development lift

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer congratulates Alex Telles after the Europa League quarter-final second leg win over Granada

Soccer

'Any ball in the box is a dangerous one' - Solskjaer wary of Dzeko threat to Manchester United's Europa League hopes

Olympic rower Philip Doyle training during lockdown last year. Photo: Sportsfile

Other Sports

Olympic rower Philip Doyle believes Games will lift the spirit of the nation

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reacts on the sidelines at Anfield as his side exited the Champions League on Wednesday. Photo: David Klein/Reuters

Premier League

Chris Bascombe Opinion Top-four spot would give Reds a reason to celebrate

Leona Maguire plays a tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club in Hawaii. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Golf

Maguire sparkles again while Lowry shows signs of Masters hangover in Hilton Head

Farming Independent

Gillian O’Sullivan pictured on the family farm in Dungravan, Co Waterford. She says Glanbia’s plan to introduce restrictions on peak milk supplies in 2022 “shows little respect for the farmers the company is built on.”

Dairy Premium

Gillian O'Sullivan: Agri-food industry pays lip service to sustainability while creaming off the fat of the land

The tillage and grazing lands at Oberstown, Co Louth is for sale in three lots

Farm Property Premium

Wee farm for all seasons up for online auction at €12,000/ac

John Heney’s cattle pictured grazing last week with Kilfeacle graveyard and a snow-covered Galteemore in the background. The unseasonal cold spells recently have disrupted grass growth for a second round of grazing, says John.

Beef Advice Premium

John Heney: Direct payment penalties make a mockery of farmers’ efforts to protect the environment

Hoppers of turf spread on a bog bank in the midlands

Rural Life

Rural TDs hold ‘constructive talks’ with Bord na Móna on turf cutting

Farming News

Soaring farm building costs reducing value of grant aid to farmers

Danger: silage season is a time when contractors and farmers are working even longer hours than usual and unfortunately, accidents do happen

Legal Advice Premium

Who is liable if a contractor has an accident on your farm?

Life

Not for the faint-hearted: Loftus Hall has been used in recent years for Halloween events such as guided tours of the spooky home. Photo: Patrick Browne

Irish News

Where ‘the devil played cards’: Ireland’s ‘most haunted house’ on the market for €2.65m

The pandemic reaffirmed Rose and Matthew Jones’ decision not to have children. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Family Features Premium

'It's reaffirmed our vision not to have children' – meet the couples grappling with the question of starting a family in a pandemic

Writer Liz Nugent

Irish News

'My advice is read, read, read every possible genre that you can and don’t stick to just one' - Crime writer Liz Nugent's advice to aspiring young writers

Writer and broadcaster Anton Savage. Picture by Shane O'Neill, Coalesce.

Irish News

'How many people have died from ignoring Covid-19? How many more will die from resisting the vaccine?' - Anton Savage on why words and communication matter more now than ever

First to fourth year students returned to school after four months. Picture posed

Family Premium

David Coleman: For many teenagers, the return to school this week is filled with anxiety. It’s important to check in with them to see how they're coping

Sita Kinghan with her son Alex, now a thriving toddler, at their home in Dundrum. Photo: Frank McGrath.

Mothers & Babies Premium

Breastfeeding a premature baby: ‘I was craving that closeness – that bond of being able to hold him and feed him’

Style

Nphet and the Government need to address the issue that people may be currently availing of professional hairdressing services. (Stock photo)

Comment Premium

Mary McCarthy Opinion Getting the hairdresser around for a lockdown cut is so widespread there’s little dishonour in admitting it – surely it’d be safer to open salons?

Cynthia Erivo arrives for the Baftas at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Photo: Ian West/PA Wire

Fashion

Lessons from this season’s red carpet: Stars shine at Baftas as we await Oscar frocks

Phoebe Bridgers. Photo: Getty

Celebrity News

‘He’s the best’ – Phoebe Bridgers gushes about Paul Mescal amid dating rumours

Keeping our skin healthy all year round is very important

Health & Wellbeing

We may not get to travel this summer, but we can look the part – how to get smooth, soft, sun-ready skin

Some children, at any age, can find it hard when a parent gets together with someone else

Mental Health Premium

Ask Allison: ‘I split up with a man because my daughter hated him. How can I tell her we are back together?’

Celeste in custom Dilara Findikoglu

Entertainment

All the looks from the Baftas red carpet

Entertainment

Brydon spoke during his 'Brydon &' podcast

TV News

Rob Brydon discusses prospect of Gavin & Stacey returning to TV screens

Author Menachem has received date offers after his mother announced "he's single" to an online conference with a synagogue about his new book

Book News

Author receives date offers after mum announces ‘he’s single’ to live Zoom book conference

Among the nominations this year is Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated film ‘Wolfwalkers’, which was nominated in seven categories.

Movie News

Revealed: Nominees announced for 2021 Irish Animation Awards

Former Chief Constable of Leicester City Police, Sir Robert Mark, appears in 'Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty'. Photo: Alamy

TV Reviews Premium

Bent Coppers review: New documentary digs into the dirty police who inspired Line of Duty

Actor Phelim Drew, who plays Fr Liam Plunkett in Fair City. Photo: Beta Bajgart

Television

Kerry priest questions if Catholics should pay TV licence fee after ‘disturbing, inaccurate’ Fair City confession storyline

It will now be shown at 8pm on BBC One.

TV News

BBC confirms rescheduled timing of MasterChef final - after show was postponed following Prince Philip’s death

Travel

Flybe will return to the skies after administrators said they had completed the sale of the collapsed airline (Steve Parsons/PA)

Travel News

Collapsed airline Flybe to return to the skies - 'first-ever rescue of an insolvent British airline'

Golden Beach, Malta. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

Cash for holidays – this Mediterranean island will pay you €200 to visit

Singapore, Marina Bay Sands resort and skypark

Cruise

'People say they feel safer' - Singapore now has one-third of global cruise travellers

A woman pictured in the empty departures area of Dublin Airport as concern grows regarding the impact of foreign travel on the level of Covid 19 in the country. Picture; Gerry Mooney

Travel Talk

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion Welcome to the Waste Land - Irish tourism is in an induced coma, and 2021 is starting to slip away

Cousine Island in the Seychelles is, says Roslyn Dee, ‘Paradise Found’

Travel News

'I will never forget this extraordinary place' - ecotourism in the sublime Seychelles

London Heathrow Airport Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Travel News

Q&A: How will the UK's new traffic light system for foreign travel work?

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