Coronavirus: death toll rises to 81 with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases Police officers carry out information registration and temperature measurement for passing passengers at Jintang Island high-speed toll station in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. Photograph: EPA

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Fine Gael to stress economic warnings as campaign enters crucial week Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a rally in Drogheda, Co Louth, to voice opposition to drug-related violence in the town on Saturday. Varadkar has again ruled out talking to Sinn Féin about a coalition government. Photograph: Caroline Quinn/PA Wire

Growing nervousness in Fine Gael as party trails Fianna Fáil in opinion polls

Live Election 2020: Campaign enters decisive week Frances Fitzgerald and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar out canvassing in Dundrum with Fine Gael colleague Josepha Madigan. Many in the party accept they have had a difficult first half of the campaign. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Fine Gael to stress economic warnings and intensify its attacks on Fianna Fail as campaign passes halfway point

Varadkar blames British ignorance of Ireland for Brexit impasse Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meets European Commission Chief Negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier at Government Buildings in Dublin on Monday. Photograph: Tom Honan.

Taoiseach says UK politicians were ‘very badly exposed’ when it came to Irish affairs

Una Mullally: Those attacking Sinn Féin have become cheerleaders in reverse I also believe there is a hidden female Sinn Féin vote that is less documented. Young women I speak to who are voting for Sinn Féin cite their admiration for Mary Lou McDonald, and her ability to rise above the noise and political pettiness and communicate directly in the media

Irish young people are politicised not by old-fashioned tribalism but along issues

‘If something happens to me, what will happen to my girls?’ Daisy, who is six, and Ellie, who is 11: ‘A lot of siblings struggle because without anyone’s intention, they have to come second,’ says Lynn, their mother. ‘It kills me saying that because I love both my girls equally’

Being a Carer: Lynn McDonald on the challenges when your child has a life-limiting condition

Dancing with the Stars: Glenda Gilson sinks like Titanic Glenda Gilson and Robert Rowinski during the live show of Dancing with the stars. Photograph: Kyran O’Brien

Somehow, against all logic, Fr Ray Kelly stays afloat. He can’t survive much longer

No obvious signs of injury on remains of McGinley children The scene at Parson’s Court, Newcastle, where the three children were found. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins

Gardaí awaiting results of toxicology tests on bodies discovered in house last Friday

US president Donald Trump pays tribute to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant during a training session at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, in 2012. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Barack Obama and show business celebrities offer condolences after athlete’s death

Snow and hail makes driving conditions dangerous in west Temperatures are forecast to drop to -1 degrees on Monday night. Photograph: Getty Images

Met Éireann issues yellow snow and ice warning for seven counties

Patient advocate on HSE board resigns in protest at ‘tokenistic’ treatment Patient advocate Mark Molloy said he feels ‘let down’ by Minister for Health Simon Harris and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over the under-funding of the national maternity strategy. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Mark Molloy, father of baby who died in Portlaoise hospital, steps down after six months

Funeral of Seamus Mallon to take place in Co Armagh on Monday Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams and actor Sharon Stone, with Lord Mayor of Belfast Daniel Baker signing a book of condolence for Seamus Mallon, on Saturday. Photograph: Presseye/PA Wire

Books of condolence opened in Belfast, Derry following death of ‘hero of peace process’

Body of a man found in Letterkenny Following the postmortem Gardaí said they would have more information. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Gardaí are treating the incident as suspicious

Why our love for Leo is withering on the vine Varadkar’s continuous lack of grace towards Micheál Martin and the confidence and supply agreement which provided much-needed stability was unpleasant and symptomatic of even more worrying qualities. Photograph: Getty Images

Glamour in a public figure is a double-edged sword, and retribution can be swift

One in four primary school children cannot run properly, study says “If children don’t have a solid foundation of basic movement skills how can we expect them to do more complex skills as part of organised sport?” Photograph: Getty Images

DCU research shows children’s skills in running and jumping plateau at the age of 10

Election 2020

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar canvassing in Dundrum with party colleagues Josepha Madigan and Neale Richmond. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times. Election 2020: Welcome to moving week as voters’ choices harden
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Mary Lou McDonald. After protesting at her exclusion from the head-to-head debates between Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin, the Sinn Féin leader has the platform in this week’s debates to continue Sinn Féin’s early campaign momentum. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Swing voters still silent as week three of election campaign begins
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