Outstanding issues which could impact the scope of the booster programme include advice on mixing vaccines, the space between second and booster doses, and precise definitions of the cohorts to be targeted. Photograph: Laetitia Vancon/New York Times 4:05 One million people to be targeted in Covid-19 booster shot plan
Relieved Harrington happy to have delivered on medal expectations 5:26 Relieved Harrington happy to have delivered on medal expectations

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Day 11: Andrew Coscoran advances to semi-finals in 1,500m; Leon Reid reaches 200m semi-finals
 

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Ireland’s Kellie Harrington (red) and Imane Khelif of Algeria (blue) during their lightweight quarter-final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho Kellie Harrington claims fourth Olympic medal for Ireland with dominant win
Ireland’s Leona Maguire speaks to Rory MIlroy on Sunday. Photo: James Crombie/Inpho Tokyo 2020 Day 12: Irish in action and best of the rest
The Irish-Canadian couple who campaigned together in Pinochet’s Chile Chris Morrissey and Bridget Coll In 1999, when they were chosen as the grand marshals for Vancouver Pride in recognition of their advocacy. Courtesy of Chris Morrissey

Bridget Coll and Chris Morrissey met as nuns in New York in the 1960s

Warm weather beauty: Products to see you through the summer months Every summer when the sun (eventually) turns up, we need to wear less in order to stay cool and comfortable. Photograph: iStock

The higher the temperature, the fewer the products, so make sure your chosen ones justify their roles

Michael McDowell: TV licence system is a grotesque failure RTÉ logo from late 1960s imposed over more modern one: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland report on deteriorating licence compliance shows there must be a better way to subsidise public service broadcasting.

RTÉ’s crisis is financial but State broadcaster must refresh itself for post-Covid revamp

HAP tenant: ‘I had to move bed away from wall as the sheets were soaked’ Triona Coates outside the home. Debris from the roof has fallen on the ground. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan 2:40

Triona Coates calls for Cavan County Council to inspect home with mould, mildew and damp

Children with Covid-19 typically recover within a week Older children were typically ill with Covid-19 for longer than primary school-aged children – the average illness duration was seven days in children aged 12 to 17 years versus five days in children aged five to 11 years. Photograph: Getty Images 2:56

UK study finds most children experience few symptoms, and almost all recover within eight weeks

Dublin Port spurns Minister’s demands to use lands for housing Dublin Port said the suggested loss of lands needed for new port capacity up to 2040 would ‘induce an otherwise avoidable deficit’ in national port capacity. File photograph: Getty 4:09

State company tells Eamon Ryan that property marked for infrastructure ‘unavailable’

Biden leads calls for New York governor to resign Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo: “I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. That is just not who I am, and that’s not who I have ever been.” Photograph: Johannes Eisele 2:17
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NY attorney general determines Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women

Housing sectarianism plagues NI but incidence waning Billy Hutchinson, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party, which is linked to the UVF, deplored the intimidation and said there was no place for sectarianism in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Peter Muhly 4:59

Intimidation in spotlight as Catholic mother and baby forced out by loyalist paramilitaries

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Coyle ready to begin her pentathlon quest with all guns blazing Natalya Coyle finished sixth at the Rio Games: “I will do my best. For me it would be a personal best in every single [discipline] because I know if I can do that in every single one, that would lead to a medal.” Photograph: Morgant Treacy/Inpho 3:27

Experienced Meath athlete brings a wealth of experience to this her third Games

How does Ireland compare to the world’s hottest property markets? Down under: In Auckland, a home without a toilet and in need of complete renovation has just sold for 2 million New Zealand dollars, or about €1.2 million 12:30

Global prices are roaring ahead – but is it a bubble or a temporary blip?

Back-to-school costs means tough math homework for parents It is estimated that a parent of a primary school child will pay €1,186 to get them in the school gate this year. Photograph: iStock

Joanne Hunt: Some six in 10 parents say preparing for return to school is a financial burden

Belarusian opposition see regime’s hand behind death of missing activist Vitaly Shishov posing for a photo in Kiev. The Belarusian activist was found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday. Photograph: Handout/Facebook page of Vitaly Shishov/AFP via Getty Images

Ukrainian police open murder case after Vitaly Shishov found hanged in Kiev park

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