Gardaí have said they will have a ‘visible presence’ in counties Kildare, Laois and Offaly from today. File photograph: Crispin Rodwell/The Irish Times Law allowing gardaí enforce movement restrictions in Kildare, Laois and Offaly comes into force
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(From right) Dr Ronan Glynn, acting chief medical officer at Department of Health, and Dr Colm Henry, chief clinical officer. Public health officials were deeply concerned over the scale of the outbreaks in the midlands. Photograph: Collins Revealed: the NPHET advice to Cabinet ahead of midlands lockdown
Kildare Chilling Company meat plant near Kildare town, where there has been a significant outbreak of Covid-19 among employees. Photograph: Laura Hutton Meat plant clusters may be down to softly-softly approach
Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivers a live address on the steps of Government Buildings, Dublin. Photograph: Julien Behal ‘Deep and urgent threat’: Martin defends midlands lockdown
A sign at the entrance to a direct provision centre in Co Kildare that suffered a Covid-19 outbreak. File photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Half of people in direct provision ‘unable’ to social distance
Cyclists wear protective face masks as they ride on a street in Antwerp. Britain and Belgium have imposed travel restrictions on one another. Photograph: Francois Walschaerts/AFP via Getty Images Authorities urge mask wearing as coronavirus on the rebound in Europe
Meet the Bearman of Buncrana: ‘I knew about Joe Exotic for years’ Killian McLaughlin with his wolves, Oisin and Finn (right), in the Wild Ireland Sanctuary in Burnfoot, Co Donegal. Photograph: Joe Dunne

Bears and wolves among the animals living at solicitor’s newly opened wildlife sanctuary

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Irish in Australia: ‘We are in for a few hard years’ Grey clouds: the Irish in Australia are facing a recession. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

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David McWilliams: John Hume understood the power of credit John Hume on the Walls of Derry, spring 1998. Photograph: Pacemaker

Derry Credit Union gave the city’s downtrodden the power to imagine a better future

German nudist chases wild boar that stole laptop at Berlin lake A naked sunbather chases a wild boar that stole his laptop at Teufelsee lake in Berlin. Photograph: Adele Landauer/AFP/Getty Images

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Lowry snaps iron over knee while triple bogey seven derails McIlroy’s run

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Sand-hued cyclepaths changing the face of south Dublin coast The segregated cycleway from Blackrock to Sandycove is due to be completed in about a week’s time. Photograph: Tom Honan

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British cash for Northern Ireland shows scale of Brexit disruption British cabinet office minister Michael Gove visited the Ulster Carpets factory in Co Armagh on Friday in the course of his visit to Northern Ireland. Photograph: Press Eye/PA Wire

Planned trader support service leaves many issues unresolved despite £650m pledge

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Minister told Covid-19 pandemic to have an impact on delivery of broadband plan

HSE eyeing private hospitals in the event of new Covid wave The former government took over 100% capacity of 18 private hospitals at the end of March. Photograph: Getty Images

Second takeover of independent hospital sector unlikely in any new coronavirus surge

Cliff Taylor: As we reawaken the economy, we find Sleeping Beauty has a hangover Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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