Another 612 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the State. File photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Covid-19: Six more deaths and another 612 cases confirmed in the State
More people who took part in Dublin ‘riot’ will face legal sanctions, says McEntee More people who took part in Dublin ‘riot’ will face legal sanctions, says McEntee

Gardaí contacted one of brothers before Cork murder-suicide Gardaí contacted one of brothers before Cork murder-suicide

Coronavirus Pandemic

More
A phased reopening of schools is due to begin on Monday. File photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images Covid-19: New variant not likely to impact level of transmission in schools, Nolan says
US president Joe Biden speaks during an event commemorating the 50 millionth Covid-19 vaccine shot in the US on Thursday. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg Covid-19: US authorises Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine
the awful, dehumanising phrase “elderly person with an underlying health condition” gave some people a false sense of security Covid-19: 10 things we thought about the virus a year ago – that turned out to be wrong
The classroom will remain the same as last year with physical distancing rules and pods, along with strict enforcement of handwashing and good hygiene classes and existing rules. Photograph: Alan Betson Back to school Q&A: What parents need to know ahead of reopening
If the virus was crushed in Ireland, it could return only if it was brought back in from somewhere else. This isn’t xenophobia or paranoia. It’s just logic. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Fintan O’Toole: We had zero Covid and we blew it
The future of Covid-19 in Ireland: Best-case, worst-case and even-worse-case scenarios Getting more people vaccinated gets harder after the most vulnerable and those most enthusiastic about vaccines have been inoculated. It will prove a lot harder to get from 70% to 80% cover than from 60% to 70% 10:08

It came from nowhere, ripped through our lives and is still with us. Will it ever end?

How to get your children to sleep: Six steps to bedtime best practice Book reading before bed is an important part of bedtime best practice. Photograph: iStock

Brushing teeth, reading and avoiding food and screens all part of consensus advice

The Rag and Bone Shop: An intriguing study of memory Veronica O’ Keane sets out to describe how emotional states are intrinsically wired into the laying down of memories and to the experience of recall.

Book review: Veronica O’Keane investigates memory plays and human experience

‘There’s a slowness and lethargy in our children now, a low-level melancholy’ Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon: ‘We’re putting pressure on children that we’ve never anticipated.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon on how the pandemic is affecting children

Golden Globes 2021: Who should win, who will win and are any of them Irish? Tina Fey (L) and Amy Poehler arriving for the 2020 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

Wolfwalkers, Brendan Gleeson and Normal People could win in the controversy-hit awards

Garda hospitalised following break-up of Finglas house party The Garda was taken to the Mater hospital with injuries. File photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Two teenagers arrested after gardaí called out to property in north Dublin

Chris Johns: Era of free money could be coming to an end Bond markets are signalling trouble for all of us as yields rise. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto

If bond markets really misbehave, we might not be able to offer as much Covid supports

‘My girlfriend wants to get married – but I’m not sure she loves me’ ‘I’m very confused.’ Photograph: Getty Images 6:29

Ask Roe: ‘She bosses me around a lot and can be very demanding’

Meet the next generation customs clearance solution for Irish business “Even a couple of hours delay at ports is a big problem now. Companies have been getting a bit of a shock with deliveries being delayed,” says Declaron’s Patrick Devlin. Photograph: Getty Images
Sponsored

Declaron is a trusted, highly automated customs clearance solution, which allows companies to make their own customs declarations – and there’s help at hand too

Sponsored by Declaron
DUP declares ‘guerrilla warfare’ on Northern Ireland protocol Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg: If unionists can win a majority in Stormont “then they can vote down the protocol”. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor

Unionists refusing to use ‘democratic processes’ in their opposition to Brexit clause

Six Nations talking points: Garry Ringrose has his mojo back Garry Ringrose impressed for Ireland, scoring a try during the win over Italy in Rome. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/Getty/AFP

Catt gets his claws into Ireland’s attack, James Ryan leads by example on return

Swimming in the planet’s deepest, darkest waters is where Nuala Moore feels most alive Nuala Moore Pedlar’s Coom, Conor Pass, where she trains in the lake. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Donegal woman knows the dangers but the draw of the unknown is hard to resist

At least 18 dead in Myanmar, says UN, as police fire on protesters People carry an injured man after police cracked down on demonstrators in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday. Photograph: Kaung Zaw Hein/EPA

Global condemnation at bloody scenes during countrywide protests against coup

Pioneering car and family safety now and into the future Volvo Cars has a reputation for manufacturing safe and reliable family-friendly vehicles, an ethos which goes right back to the company’s foundation. Photograph: Volvo Cars
Sponsored

Volvo Cars has a reputation for manufacturing safe and reliable family-friendly vehicles and has been at the forefront of child safety research and innovation since the 1960s

Sponsored by Volvo Cars
The Irish Times Vaccine Tracker will be updated weekly as the country embarks on the largest inoculation programme in the history of the State.
Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker How many people in the Republic of Ireland have been vaccinated?
 
Lives Lost: Anne (Nancy) Vereker 1933-2021
Covid-19: Lives Lost Telling the stories of those we lost to the Covid-19 pandemic
 

Latest News

Most Read

Real news has value SUBSCRIBE