Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly at Government Buildings on Tuesday: ‘There is a lot of nonsense out there, a lot of scaremongering.’ Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wire 3:34 Covid-19: Booster shots to be offered to older people in early autumn
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Ireland’s Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove compete in the men’s 49er event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: David Brannigan/Inpho Tokyo 2020 Day 4: Dickson and Waddilove lead 49er class, McSharry takes eighth
Ireland’s Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty will row in the women’s four final on Wednesday. Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Irish in action and best of the rest
Kathy Sheridan: The armchair critics are far from the Olympic ideal Emmet Brennan after his narrow loss to the world’s number two: took out credit union loans to support himself, worked a part-time job and, dogged by injury, managed to qualify for the Olympics in June. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO 5:23

Athletes triumph with ambition and talent as gold medal-obsessed fans pontificate lazily

Murder investigation following death of child in Belfast Police in Belfast have opened a murder inquiry following the death of a child in the Ardoyne area on Tuesday evening.

One arrest made following incident in Brompton Park on Tuesday evening

Phoenix Park ‘cannot cope’ with traffic volumes, Minister says Minister of State for OPW Patrick O’Donovan, pictured with chief park superintendent Margaret Gormley, speaking on the publication of a plan to reduce commuter traffic, speeds and parking in the Phoenix Park. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 3:45

NTA and planners must not factor park into transport routes according to new plan

Most parents have fears over children’s learning during pandemic The survey found 60% of primary school and almost 70% of secondary school parents were concerned about the educational development of their children. Photograph: iStock 3:02

More than half of all families have experienced mental health issues

Billions needed to fund health services into next decade, ESRI says The ESRI predicts statutory home support scheme spending of €1.2 billion to €3 billion in 2035. Photograph: Regis Duvignau 3:51

Think tank forecasts likely expenditure for statutory homecare and other services

WHO calls for measures to stop people taking up ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes The WHO has called for governments to implement measures to halt the ‘renormalisation of smoking’ through e-cigarettes. File photograph: Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images

Better regulations required from governments to prevent ‘renormalising’ smoking

UK hopes to reset relationship with Germany after forever misjudging Merkel Boris Johnson bumps elbows with Angela Merkel. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA/Bloomberg 6:06
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Johnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successor

Locations of upcoming Cork walk-in vaccination centres announced First-shot walk-in clinics are due to open around the country over the August bank holiday weekend for people aged 16 and up. File photograph: Alan Betson

First-shot clinics to open across country this weekend, further locations to be revealed

Changes to cooking and shopping routines offer food for thought The results of the Teagasc research were published in the Irish Journal of Agriculture and Food Research in May 2021.
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Miriam Lord: Here come the Bridezillas to give Government a good dressing-down Wedded blitz: Orla Hogan, Ali O’Mara, Briana Cullen, Anna Killeen and Orla Ó hUadhaigh protest at the Department of Health over restrictions on numbers of guests at weddings. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Health officials quake as brides-to-be march on the department, but where were the frills?

Michael McDowell: Archbishop in no position to talk about groupthink Archbishop of Tuam Dr Michael Neary drew attention to what he views as media and political groupthink. Photograph: James Forde 5:19

Those who argue for infallibility now find themselves marginalised in public debate

Young people hooked by a healthy new hobby that can last a lifetime Hollie McCabe at Darndale Park: : “I love helping little kids learn how to fish because I got taught when I was younger by the [Inland] Fisheries. That’s why I volunteer to help.” Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Angling initiative reveals the benefits available to families at the end of a fishing line

Fintan O’Toole: Shocking news, Irish people may be sanest in Europe The EU country with the highest level of acceptance of the need to be vaccinated is Ireland. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

The low level of anti-vaccine sentiment is a very good sign for our democracy

Why more and more non-business graduates are choosing to study at UCD Smurfit School A view of the UCD Smurfit School
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