Ireland’s Aidan Walsh reacts after defeating Merven Clair of Mauritius to reach the semi-finals in the men’s welterweight division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP Photo Tokyo 2020 Day 7: Aidan Walsh guaranteed boxing medal, while McIlroy and Lowry make big moves
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Day 7: Boxer Aidan Walsh's welterweight win makes it three medals for Ireland in the first week
 

Tokyo 2020

Ireland’s Aidan Walsh reacts after defeating Merven Clair of Mauritius to reach the semi-finals in the men’s welterweight division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP Photo Tokyo 2020 Day 7: Aidan Walsh guaranteed boxing medal, while McIlroy and Lowry make big moves
Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan celebrate their gold medal victory in the Men’s Double Sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo. Photograph: Steve McArthur/Inpho ‘Life goes on all the same’: Olympic gold just another race for O’Donovan and McCarthy
Brianna Parkins: I realised I hadn’t been catfished – I’d been culchiefished I was now spending a lot of time outside, looking at things and agreeing that, yes, that was ‘a grand big field/tractor/cow’. Photograph: iStock

Two years after meeting a hipster in Dublin, I was spending a lot of time admiring cattle and tractors

So long, The X Factor. These top Irish contestants will always remind us of you The X Factor: the first series featured Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh as the judges. Photograph: Talkback Thames/PA

Simon Cowell’s talent show changed the world of pop music. Any maybe Ireland too

First Look: Gráinne O’Keefe’s bright and airy new restaurant in Dublin 4 Mae: Grainne O'Keefe at her new restaurant above the French Paradox, on Shelbourne Road in Dublin 4. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

The former head chef at Clanbrassil House has opened her own establishment, Mae

State plan to borrow more to ease housing crisis looks unwise The main change in planned Government expenditure is due to an increased provision for investment in housing. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Taxes will need to rise to meet challenges of demographics and climate change

Hundreds of skateboarders protest outside Dublin pub over alleged assault A large group of skateboarders protest outside the Temple Bar pub in Dublin following an alleged incident earlier this week. Photograph: Damien Storan

Teenagers demand apology from Temple Bar pub over alleged incident on Monday night

Higgins raises concerns over volume of legislation received President Michael D Higgins. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/ The Irish Times

Two Oireachtas committees convening at short notice due to ‘unprecedented’ situation

Temperatures to reach highs of 21 degrees on Bank Holiday weekend Sun bathers enjoy beach in Holywood on the shores of Belfast Lough. File photograph: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

Sunday and Monday expected to be dry, sunny days, Met Éireann has forecast

Ulster Bank stops offering products to new business customers Ulster Bank will no longer take on new business customers from Friday and will end most new personal banking business from October 29th. Photograph Nick Bradshaw

UK-owned lender sees operating loss narrow to €7m in first half of 2021

Preparation is key for an effective cyber-attack response “Remote working makes it much more difficult, but you still have to have the measures in place to stop strangers gaining access to your network,” says Jacky Fox. Photograph: Getty Images
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Davy Fitzgerald steps down as Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has stepped down as Wexford manager. Photo: Tommy Dickson/Inpho

Former Clare goalkeeper spent five years in charge and won a Leinster title in 2019

Romania plans to deliver vaccines to Ireland in coming weeks Romania and Bulgaria have the lowest EU vaccination rates, with 31.5% and 18.8% of their respective populations having received at least one dose – well below the EU average of 69.7% and Ireland on 85.1%. Photograph: Getty Images 3:08

Romanian vaccine offical plays down concerns deal may have struck trouble

Hong Kong man given nine-year sentence in first national security case Tong Ying-kit, who is charged with inciting secession and terrorism after he drove a motorbike into police while flying a protest flag during a rally. Photograph: Isaac Lawrence/ AFP via Getty

Former waiter accused of driving motorcycle into riot police last year

Health services to need extra €324m next year to cater for ageing population The paper says the cost will increase to €385 million in 2025, significantly above the previous estimate of €186 million for the years 2023 to 2026. Photograph: iStock 4:13

Separate report suggests political costs of pension reforms may be manageable

How one couple made the kitchen the heart of their home ‘The kitchen was really utilised in the first year that we’ve been here and used for the purposes we wanted as well, so I think we’ve been really luck,’ says Anna McCoy. Photographs: Philip Lauterbach; Styling: Elaine Verdon
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