Grafton Street in Dublin on Friday, as further coronavirus restrictions begin to be eased in Ireland. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times Ireland earns ‘right to be hopeful’ again as Government fast-tracks plans to reopen country
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Pubs reopening will not mean ‘fellas having a few pints and peanuts’, Holohan warns Pubs reopening will not mean ‘fellas having a few pints and peanuts’, Holohan warns

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris and chief medical officer Tony Holohan brief the media at Government Buildings. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland Ministers happy to be part of plan to lift restrictions
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A playground at Seagrange Park, Baldoyle, Dublin which was closed in March due due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Photograph: Alan Betson Dublin city playgrounds to remain shut despite Taoiseach’s announcement
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan at a Covid-19 press conference at the Department of Health on Friday. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin Public health team warns of ‘stricter measures’ if there is upsurge in Covid cases
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Government formation: Greens blame ‘slow’ Fine Gael for talks paralysis Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the postponements were due to the rapidly changing situation regarding easing coronavirus restrictions. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire

‘I’m not sure what they are playing at,’ says senior figure as Tuesday deadline looms

Plans lodged for demolition of The O’Rahilly house No 40, Herbert Park, in Dublin 4, was the home of Michael Joseph O’Rahilly, known as The O’Rahilly, the only leader of the 1916 Rising to die in battle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Developers want to replace historic building at Dublin’s Herbert Park with apartments

Cliff Taylor: Ireland steps on to a shaky financial tightrope Duke Street in Dublin as the country prepares to lift more restrictions due to Covid-19. Ireland’s flaw in the past is the government has spent when we had money and been forced to cut back in recession. Photograph: Laura Hutton

Fiscal stimulus can minimise Covid-19 austerity but cheap money will one day cease

Trump’s claim it was a ‘great day’ for George Floyd is criticised US President Donald Trump addressed Mr Floyd’s death during a press conference. Photograph Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images
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US president says man killed by police was ‘looking down… saying this is a great thing happening for our country’

‘White Irish people have never had to think about this’ Lawson Mpame at a rally on Monday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement outside the US embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Young black community calls for early education about racism to tackle public ignorance

Dublin nursing home to close as it ‘cannot meet regulatory requirements’ St Mary’s Centre (Telford) on Merrion Road said the home, which has 35 residents, has remained free of Covid-19.

St Mary’s Centre on Merrion Road says Covid-19 has had no bearing on decision

Irish in New York: City ‘looks and sounds like a war zone’ I can’t breathe: a protester in Manhattan. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA

Protests against killing of George Floyd continue in epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic

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The 100 disappearances by the IRA during the Irish revolution British soldiers guard a barricade, probably during the Irish War of Independence, circa 1920. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

From 1920 to 1923, the ‘old IRA’ was responsible for 100 disappearances, 64 in Cork alone

Ireland needs to learn from US race relations ‘mistakes’ - Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: ’We do have racism, we need to be wise to that’ Photograph: Photocall Ireland/PA Wire

Young people of colour not always treated 'as though they are as Irish as the rest of us', Taoiseach says

Covid-19 has exposed ‘unsuitability’ of direct provision system - expert group Catherine Day chairs an expert group set up to examine how to reform the direct provision system. Photograph: Alan Betson

Long waiting times for asylum seekers criticised in briefing note

GAA club matches to return on July 31st with intercounty games in October GAA grounds can reopen for non-contact training on June 29th. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Grounds to reopen for non-contact training on June 29th

Fatal police shooting in Kentucky cuts to heart of community divisions People gather outside the restaurant owned by David McAtee, in Louisville. Photograph: Luke Sharrett/New York Times
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