Displaced Afghan women and children from Kunduz in a mosque that is sheltering them in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Paula Bronstein /Getty Images Afghan president holds urgent talks as Taliban close in on Kabul
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Anne Reilly, chief executive and owner of Paycheck Plus: ‘How do we know if a person needs special attention and care and minding, unless they come and tell us?’ Photograph: Alan Betson 7:33 Businesses between ‘rock and a hard place’, unable to ask staff's vaccination status
Dublin city centre outdoor dining and drinking where patrons have embraced the new normal. File photograph: Gary Ashe/The Irish Times 8:00 Reports of indoor drinking’s demise ‘may be exaggerated’
A further 1,978 coronavirus infections were confirmed in the Republic on Friday. File photograph: Getty 3:46 Coronavirus: More than 2,000 new cases confirmed
Hugh Linehan: Did RTÉ fail the balance test by broadcasting The 8th? The 8th is an independently-produced documentary feature intended for cinema release and subsequent sale to broadcasters.

Regulations on balance in current affairs can't reflect complexity of documentaries and dramas

Food fans will beat a path to Donegal for this restaurant alone The Olde Glen Bar & Restaurant in Glen village, near Carrigart, has a simply worded menu with a few unannounced surprises.

Flavour-packed dishes using local produce, from Forest & Marcy’s former head chef

Remembering Omagh: ‘There were stories we couldn’t write because they were too horrific’ Omagh was such an unlikely target. A small town that had until then largely escaped the worst of the Troubles. No one has ever been convicted of the atrocity in a criminal court. Photograph: Trevor McBride

Most recall where they were when they heard about bomb that exploded 23 years ago

Wish we weren’t here: Holiday disasters and mishaps Photograph: Chris Clor/Tetra/Getty

As travel slowly returns, Irish Times writers and readers recall trips that went comically wrong

Medicine costs could become unsustainable, report warns The Government review cites a 2018 OECD report stating that the high prices of medicines, especially for rare diseases with small numbers of patients, is not necessarily associated with a large increase in clinical benefits.

Spending review says that confidential pricing deals make it more difficult for HSE to contain drug costs

Plymouth gunman had firearms licence returned in July People hold up candles and mobile phone torches during a vigil in North Down Crescent Park in the Keyham area of Plymouth on Saturday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images
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Office for police conduct to investigate Jake Davison’s possession of weapon

Sideline Cut: Leeds United are back and it’s wonderful Leeds United with Eric Cantona were the very last winners of the old First Division. Photograph: Mark Leech/Getty Images

Manchester United and Leeds have vastly different expectations since Cantona left

Sally Hayden: Climate change is human made, but not all humans have played same role in it Women and children walked for hours to get to food distribution points, ‘holding on for dear life [and] these were the ones who were healthy enough to make it’.

Unfolding famine in Madagascar reveals shape of things to come due to global warming

This striking library wall maximises space and makes this house a home Aisling Kelly’s book shelves are a defining feature in her home. ‘I remember the day we got them done and we had them filled with our stuff and thinking, yes, we got it right.’ Photographs: Al Higgins. Styling: Sophie McKenna
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A lifelong love of books provided the perfect inspiration for a standout style statement in Aisling Kelly’s Kilkenny home

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David McWilliams: Donegal to Dingle could become the world’s most innovative energy hub Carnsore Point windfarm near Rosslare – in the same way oil transformed the Gulf States, renewables could transform Ireland. Photograph: Getty 7:35

In same way oil transformed Gulf States, wind, wave and tidal energy could transform Ireland

Garda investigation after baby found in pram in Tralee cemetery It is expected investigating gardaí will speak to those who attended the initial gathering. File photograph: Getty Images

Infant believed to have been left behind in cemetery after gathering several hours earlier

State spends €147m a year on ‘hidden’ costs of drug misuse, research finds The research is focused on the costs of ‘unlabelled’ expenditure on problem drug use, outside of dedicated programmes or interventions. Photograph: iStock 2:47

Expenditure associated with hospitals, prisons, criminal justice system and productivity losses

Dublin v Mayo: Throw-in times, TV details and team news Dublin’s Con O’Callaghan takes on Mayo’s Oisín Mullin during last year’s final - Mullin is an injury doubt ahead of Saturday’s clash. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inhpo 5:01

Mayo are simply flat-out, unproven, but the champions are still the safer bet

Discovering the true ecological value of Ireland’s peatlands ‘We are now looking forward,’ says Dr Mark McCorry, Bord na Móna’s rehabilitation and biodiversity lead. Video: The Production Company, photographs: Al Higgins
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