Fr Con Cronin ‘will be remembered for his unique sense of humour and his openness to all people’. Priest named as one of two people killed in Cork bus crash
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Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran has made it through to the 1,500m semi-finals. Photograph: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane
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
Meitheal 21: The house in Co Tipperary that the pandemic helped to build Catherine Cleary, chairperson of the Tipperary branch of Down Syndrome Ireland, with her daughter Katie at Meitheal 21 in Thurles, flanked by Tour de Munster founder Paul Sheridan and former professional cyclist Seán Kelly,

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Bored teenagers at home? Here are 10 stories that capture the do-nothing years Top row, Alice Munro and Alejandro Zambra. Bottom row Kevin Barry and Dylan Thomas

Writers from Alice Munro to JD Salinger mine their dangerous passions and restless ennui

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

Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple employees, inquiry finds New York attorney general Letitia James and New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Photograph: David Dee Delgado and Spencer Platt/AFP via Getty Images
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New York governor created ‘climate of fear’ and kissed and groped several women

Portland Row ‘will be out screaming’ for Kellie Harrington in next Olympic fight Christy and Yvonne Harrington at their home in Portland Row. The boxer’s mother says ‘she was always very determined, even from a young age when there were no other girls in the boxing club.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Celebrations in Dublin’s north inner city after boxer wins Olympic bronze medal

The French man of letters saving his language from English invasion Frédéric Vitoux, a novelist and the author of dozens of books about literature, history and art, has presided over the language commission for the past five years. Photograph: Louis Monier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty

Paris Letter: Where other countries import English words, France is determined to invent substitutes

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Lions determined to put on a show and avoid ‘60-odd minute halves’ The Lions’ return of just 105 metres from 85 carries was apparently the lowest metres-per-carry in a test match since Opta began compiling match statistics. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Warren Gatland says his Lions team ‘want to keep the tempo of the game up’

The country that I love doesn’t seem to want me here Incredible doctors who want to stay in Ireland are forced to leave because of their citizenship. Illustration: iStock

Ireland sucked me in, in that sad subtle way like a few too many pints, and I wanted to make a life here

Government advice more about parties than sacraments, curate says Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets 3rd class pupils from St Brigid’s Girls National School in Glasnevin who made their Communion last week as a small group, after it had been cancelled four times. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

No law is being broken as ceremonies planned for September, says Blarney priest

Ex-Dalata employee claims unfair dismissal over petty cash use in ‘exceptional circumstances’ File picture of a Clayton Hotel. The ex-Dalata employee has worked in the hotel industry for 30 years and with Dalata since 2014.

WRC hears ex-hotel manager’s actions represented ‘egregious and repeated’ breaches of policy

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