Two walk-in centres will open in Dublin, one will open in Limerick and another in Waterford. File photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Covid-19: 14 further deaths and 455 new cases reported in the State
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Minister of Health Robin Swann: ‘Hitting the one million mark is undoubtedly another landmark to welcome, and more than 800,000 people have received a first dose.’ File photograph: iStock Northern Ireland’s millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose has been administered
Emily Kelly: ’A flight tomorrow would cost €1,100, pre-booking the hotel would cost €1,800. There’s just too much uncertainty’ Fully vaccinated Irish woman unable to fly home for brother’s funeral
Dr Lorraine Nolan, chief executive of the Health Products Regulatory Authority, estimates the risk of the unusual blood clot on the brain, which is possibly linked to the vaccine, at one in 200,000. Photograph: Stephen Collins/ Collins Photo Vaccines regulator would take AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab if offered it
Inspectors carried out a ‘risk inspection’ over three days at the Co Clare home in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which noted the absence of a person in charge. ‘Chaotic’ management at Ennis nursing home during outbreak – regulator
To date Covid-19 walk-in test centres have tested 25,413 people at 14 centres nationwide. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Covid-19: 34 further deaths and 473 new cases reported
Skate Birds: Making skateboarding a sport for all Going to a skatepark as a beginner is daunting. Going as a woman intensifies that experience considerably.

As skateboarding rises in popularity, one group is making sure it’s welcoming to everyone

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Donald Clarke: For 60 years we have been living with Next James Bond speculation

Aidan Turner: ‘That photograph. Yeah. It took away from the work’ Aidan Turner as Leonardo Da Vinci: One gets the sense he does not savour the celebrity that came with his star-making performance in Poldark.

Poldark-turned-Leonardo da Vinci actor on ballroom dancing, hazmat suits and a thirst for stout

‘The end of the pandemic won’t be the end of all my problems’ Dean Van Nguyen: ‘When the pandemic slips from being our top priority, it’s natural that our long-running fears and insecurities will snap back into focus.’ Photograph: Barry Kenna

Like a prisoner returning home, what if normality simply isn’t what I want it to be?

Fintan O’Toole: I got a mortgage at 24 – unthinkable for today’s young adults Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley cited what he described as a “mind-blowing statistic” that the home ownership rates among 25-39-year-olds is now down to about 12 per cent. Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

The great stabilisers of conservative Ireland – priests and property – are gone

Pandemic relocation: The couple who abandoned Dublin for home in Co Mayo Kate Gleeson and Kevin Duffy at their home in Crossmolina, Co Mayo. Photograph: Keith Heneghan

Covid-19 and redundancy led the pair to a family property in Crossmolina

Ross O’Carroll Kelly: ‘The old man has promised to stop acting the dick’ Illustration: Alan Clarke

Ross collects his unrepentant anti-lockdown father from Mountjoy prison

Leinster find a performance right up with their best to see off champions Exeter Jordan Larmour scores a try for Leinster under pressure from Exeter’s Stuart Hogg during the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Leo Cullen’s side come back from early 14-point deficit to make semi-finals

The imperative for lifelong learning Last year Ibec trained 5,000 managers in critical skills and knowledge, while more than 300 graduates gained diplomas and certificates with its strategic partner Technological University Dublin.
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Warmer weather to coincide with lifting of 5km travel restrictions Walkers in Fairview Park, Dublin. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

After a cold start to the week, high pressure will bring warm, sunny conditions

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Big Brother star Nikki Grahame dies aged 38 Nikki Grahame, after being evicted from the Big Brother house as runner-up during the final of Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

‘She really was the funniest, most bubbly, sweetest girl,’ says former host Davina McCall

North: Teenagers arrested as number of PSNI officers injured in unrest reaches 88 Members of the PSNI in the Tigers Bay area of north Belfast on Friday evening. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Loyalist protests postponed until after ‘the period of mourning’ for Duke of Edinburgh

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