Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the health service had been left with a ‘mammoth’ task to deal with the backlog in non-Covid care. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg 3:16 Hospital waiting lists under strain from effect of Omicron, HSE warns
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Ireland’s rainforests hiding in plain sight Nowadays, you are likely to only find small patches of these woodlands scattered in overlooked corners, yet they were once widespread. Photograph: Ray Ó Foghlú

That they still exist in the Irish landscape has become obscured by isolation and fragmentation

I keep obsessing over people who are already in relationships Obsessions are another form of safety net themselves; by focusing on people who are unavailable, you get to ignore the literally hundreds of thousands of people who are available. Photograph: Getty

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Inside the Family Courts: ‘Decent people with great sadness in their lives’ Cork Circuit Court: More judges and court staff would, Judge Mary Dorgan believes, enable lists to be run in a way that is most helpful to litigants. Photograph: Daragh Mac Sweeney

Estranged and warring couples and their children part of landscape of human cases

Una Mullally: The pandemic has changed us, now we can change society Socialising in Temple Bar following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions: The Taoiseach pulled a rabbit from a hat, and in a puff of smoke, the pandemic was gone. In reality, that’s not exactly the case. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA

If the pandemic induced personal growth, how can that be reflected by the State?

Ken Early: Benitez replacement likely to be chewed up by Everton chaos Rafael Benitez was always doomed to failure at a chaotic club like Everton. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Owner Farhad Moshiri has pumped money into the club with little return to show for it

‘It’s a no-brainer’: Shoppers from Republic cross Border to buy cheaper alcohol Claudia Heinze and Christy Banks from Saggart, Co Dublin: “We will probably spend up to €300 – and save that much by coming here.” 3:52

Minimum prices are forcing people to drive North to save money on beer and wine

Tusla apologises to mother and son for ‘clear errors’ in file Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín, who has been advocating for the family, says the case is ‘very worrying’. Photograph: Collins 5:00

Autistic teen sent to Belfast says he felt ‘abandoned’ during his 15 months there

Call for Government to ‘reset’ its priorities on Irish-American issues The Ancient Order of Hibernians, which bills itself as the largest Irish organisation outside the country, has hired former Fine Gael TD John Deasy as its head of government affairs. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins 2:23

Ancient Order of Hibernians says there is a need for stronger advocacy in Washington

Good parenting is key to tackling male violence What are Irish fathers and mothers doing that has our streets and our public places so frequently populated with foul-mouthed young men lacking in respect, unrestrained in their obscenity and brimming with aggression? 4:46

Mothers and fathers must be supported to raise children with values and decency

Groceries set to cost €780 more over next year If the cost of an average weekly shop has climbed by just €15, groceries will cost €780 more over the course of the next 12 months. Photograph: Frank Miller 3:48

Increases in weekly shop, utility, and petrol and diesel costs add €2,000 to annual bills

Civic plaza may stop Capel Street pedestrianisation A widened footpath on Capel Street last summer ahead of pedestrianisation trials at weekends. Photograph: Alan Betson 2:59

Liffey Street plaza plans likely to prevent full pedestrianisation of northside street

Legal battle between Government and builders over school to be landmark case The action concerning Ardgillan Community College has potential implications concerning liability for repair works to more than 40 other schools built by the same firm. Photograph: Garrett White / Collins Photo Agency 3:54

Minister sues WBS alleging negligence in building of Ardgillan school, Balbriggan

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