The so-called green digital certificates would show if the bearer has been vaccinated, has tested negative for Covid-19, or has recovered from the illness. File photogrpah: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin EU member states aim to agree on vaccine certificates for travel by mid-June
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Thousands of shoppers wait for Primark to open for the first time since the latest lockdown on April 30th in Belfast. Photographg: Charles McQuillan/Getty Coronavirus: North reports no further deaths in last 24 hours
Nursing homes have been one of the settings hardest hit by Covid-19 infection and mortality during the pandemic, with more than 1,500 related deaths. File photograph: Getty Nursing homes to phase out serial Covid testing as vaccination takes effect
What is reopening and how can I enjoy myself without catching Covid? From May 10th, beauty services, including barbers and hairdressers, will reopen on an appointment-only basis which will allow salons to control the number of people in their premises at any one time. Photograph: Marcin Bielecki/ EPA

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As the lockdown on in-house viewing lifts, here are homes to suit every budget

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‘I had a break-up during the pandemic and don’t know how to process it’ ‘Coronavirus feels never-ending.’

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Jennifer O'Connell: ‘Back to normal by August’? No thanks The rigid factory-floor model of office life has been around since the industrial revolution. But Covid has demanded questions about what an office is really for if you don’t actually have to go there for work

Much of the old normal was broken, dysfunctional, inequitable or just not fit for purpose

Fintan O’Toole: We cannot have proper sex education while Catholic Church controls schools The Catholic Church has just published Flourish, a new programme for relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in primary schools

Government pretending it can create national curriculum that respects LGBTI+ sexuality

How the narcotics trade has reached every corner of Republic despite Covid-19 Dealers and users have become more resourceful. File photograph: Getty

Garda raids and intelligence suggest increasing demand for contraband

Shaun Murphy: ‘I always felt I would call Ireland my home’ Shaun Murphy ‘The Magician’ is feeling that old magic again. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/Getty Images

World championship runner-up was stopped everyday by Guards on his way to practice

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Two men released after arrest in relation to attempted murder of PSNI officer The pair were questioned about murder bid on part-time officer in Dungiven, Derry. Photograph: Paul McErlane/EPA

Pair questioned about murder bid on part-time officer in Dungiven, Derry

‘A loyal companion’: Obama’s White House dog Bo dies Then President Barack Obama is greeted by Bo, the first family’s dog, upon returning to the White House in Washington in 2012. Photograph: Doug Mills/ The New York Times
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Former first dog was a gift to the Obamas from late Senator Edward M Kennedy

Anger grows in Jerusalem over potential eviction of Palestinians from homes Israeli security forces arrest a protester during a demonstration by Palestinians against a possible eviction of local Palestinian families as part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on May 8th. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty

At least 205 Palestinians and 18 Israeli officers were injured in Friday’s confrontations

Suspending vaccine patents not a solution to supply shortage, say EU leaders French president Emmanuel Macron said ‘the Anglo-Saxons block many of these ingredients and vaccines’. File photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA/

Bloc leaders urge Biden to lift export restrictions to have a global impact on crisis

EU member states aim to agree on vaccine certificates for travel by mid-June The so-called green digital certificates would show if the bearer has been vaccinated, has tested negative for Covid-19, or has recovered from the illness. File photogrpah: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

Bloc secures 1.8 billion more doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be received fully by 2023

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