A file image of the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel where Emma Kelly has been in mandatory hotel quarantine since April 3rd. Photograph: Collins Woman maybe released from mandatory quarantine today, High Court told
Limits on AstraZeneca vaccine will cause ‘hesitancy and concern’, Favier warns Limits on AstraZeneca vaccine will cause ‘hesitancy and concern’, Favier warns

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A healthcare worker administers Covid-19 vaccines at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, which has been partly converted into a vaccination clinic for underserved communities. File photograph: Nina Riggio/Bloomberg US to call for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine – report
The recommendation by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) was prompted by reports across Europe of unusual but severe clotting events as very rare side-effects to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP via Getty Images 3:43 Up to 15,000 vaccinations cancelled today following advice on AstraZeneca jab
The Department of Health has said the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be given to people aged under 60. Graphic: Paul Scott Q&A: Where do we stand on AstraZeneca vaccine now it is restricted to over-60s?
The European Medicines Agency says unusual blood clots in the brain are a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but benefits of the jab greatly outweigh the risks – especially in older people. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Pool/AFP via Getty How have other countries responded to concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine?
The latest action came before the High Court on Monday night. File image: Collins Woman who returned from Dubai lodges ‘urgent’ case against mandatory quarantine
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How supermarkets trick us into buying unhealthy food, and what we can do about it Retail designers estimate that after about 25 minutes in the supermarket we switch from rational to emotional decision-making. Photograph: iStock

The way food shops are laid out needs an urgent overhaul if we want to tackle the obesity crisis

Fintan O'Toole: Prince Philip - asylum-seeker and citizen of nowhere, but rich and white Prince Philip in 2006 with the then president, Mary McAleese, for the presentation of the Gaisce Awards at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke 6:29

A ‘rootless cosmopolitan’ can be the essence of Britishness when it suits the story

Gerry Thornley: Eight great Leinster wins in Europe that trump Exeter comeback Johnny Sexton celebrates scoring a try during the 2011 final against Northampton at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

The Sandy Park win is a long way down any list of great victories in the competition

Daunte Wright shooting: Clashes with police for second night in Minneapolis A man raises his fist as he faces the Minnesota State Troopers standing guard outside the Brooklyn Center police station after a police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Minneapolis. Photograph: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty
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Officers use tear gas and stun guns as protesters throw bricks and water bottles

Council approved residential parking permits for fake flats More than 900 streets are covered by Dublin City Council parking schemes, where people pay an annual fee to park on the streets where they live. 3:19

Applicants secured Dublin city centre permits by claiming to live at workplace address

Irish citizens abroad express dismay at hotel quarantine rules Fiona McFadden, a mother of two who is in cancer treatment in Belgium: “I just feel I’ve been left in the lurch by Ireland.” 4:31

‘By the time I get home, my dad will be dead or I’ll be dead’

Can I see copies of earlier wills my mother wrote? ‘Can I write directly to my mother’s solicitor or do I have to get another solicitor to do this?’ Photograph: iStock

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions

Child assessment crisis: ‘We’ve heard nothing for years’ Lynda and Sé (9): She says her son has only had sporadic support over the years. Photograph: Tom Honan

Faster evaluation of those with acute needs only making things worse, experts say

Huge reduction in number of seriously ill patients treated during pandemic The number of patients waiting for day case/inpatient care increased by 111 per cent. Photograph: iStock 3:33

Many patients will deteriorate while waiting for treatment, conference hears

Dentists report surge in teeth grinding and cracking due to pandemic stress Clinically termed bruxism, the act of grinding or clenching teeth is generally an unconscious behaviour linked to stress and anxiety. Photograph: iStock 3:19

Conversations with patients on Covid anxiety point to growing issue, says association

Stephen Donnelly defends analysis of Twitter mentions by his department Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said aid that communications from the department during a pandemic were ‘important’. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Minister says it is ‘reasonable’ to look at department’s communications in pandemic

Minister to consider public defender system to replace legal aid scheme Civil servants in the Department of Justice are currently preparing a paper exploring the introduction of a public defender system in Ireland. It is understood this is nearing completion. Photograph: Getty Images 2:43

System would see defendants represented by State-employed lawyers

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