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US president Donald Trump at adiscussion on the reopening of American schools. File photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Covid-19: Cases rise in US, India as Australian spike leads to localised lockdown
Children who start to fall behind can be drawn into a vicious circle of alienation, low expectations and discouragement. Photograph: iStock The Irish Times view: impact of coronavirus on lives of children
Taoiseach Micheál Martin: “This is a very dangerous virus, it can damage people’s health for a very long time in some instances. It’s not something to be taken lightly.” Photograph: Alan Betson Non-wearers of masks on public transport face fine and jail sentence
It is easy to glibly reduce the social function of pubs as simply places of cheap booze and bar fights. Yet pubs serve a vital role far beyond that – they are sewn into the fabric of our cities and culture. Photograph: Getty Images Saving lives is the first priority, but allowing people to enjoy life also matters
The HSE has said it does not charge the public for Covid-19 related services including testing and that ‘such texts and calls should be ignored’. File photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Wire HSE warns public about Covid-19 contact tracing scam
Thandie Newton names names. Will Hollywood punish her? Thandie Newton. Photograph: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Many are women tidied away by an industry that prefers its boats to remain unrocked

50 best Irish albums of all time – in order

A list that reflects contemporary Irish music as much as it pays its respects to the past

‘At night I would go to my room to quietly drink.’ Irish women and addiction Illustration: Digital Vision/iStock/Getty

Calls to helplines have surged in lockdown. Lolly Strahan shares her story of recovery

David McWilliams: The Pandession is destroying Ireland’s Craic Economy David McWilliams: ‘The Craic Economy covers bars, restaurants, hotels, comedy clubs ... and so one.’ All quiet in Temple Bar, Dublin on the eve of St Patricks Day this year as coronavirus restrictions came into place. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Income in the ‘Craic Economy’ – composed of bars, clubs and festivals – has dropped to zero

Man (60s) killed as other driver ‘leaves scene’ of two-car crash The road was closed as forensic collision investigators examined the scene. File image: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Collision occurred on the N7 outside Nenagh, Co Tipperary on Saturday afternoon

Two injured after plane crash lands in Galway Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene. File photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Two taken to hospital after Cessna plane crash lands in a field at Killimordaly

Cluster of Covid-19 infections at Kerry ‘house party’ investigated ‘While most of the cases reside elsewhere in the country, a number live in the HSE-South region,’ GPs were told.

Over 30 people from ‘different parts of the country’ who went to Killarney are now being traced, GPs told

Miriam Lord: Paschal’s win makes Phibsboro the financial capital of Europe Doing the Riverdance: Minister for Finance and new Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/EPA

Donohoe’s campaign to be elected head of the Eurogroup was ‘like the Eurovision’

Varadkar says he ‘doesn’t fully trust’ banks amid profiteering claims Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD during a Government Cabinet meeting at Dublin Castle, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins.

Ministers to meet chief executives of banks next week over Covid-19 mortgage breaks

Bosnia marks 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre A Bosnian Muslim woman offers prayers during a funeral ceremony for nine newly-identified Bosnian Muslim victims, at the Potocari Memorial Center and Cemetery, in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 11th. Photograph: Fehim Demir/ EPA.

Coveney says 1995 genocide was ‘one of the worst atrocities to take place on European soil’

Keith Duggan: Bubba Wallace tweet shows just how troubled Donald Trump’s mind is US president Donald Trump mounted an explicit defence of the Confederate flag suggesting that Nascar had made a mistake in banning it from its auto racing events, while falsely accusing Bubba Wallace of perpetrating a hoax involving a noose found in his garage. Photograph: Cheriss May/The New York Times

While a pandemic rages, the commander-in-chief falls back on what he knows best

Hazel Chu: ‘The Green Party needs new leadership and a system overhaul’ Hazel Chu, the new Lord Mayor of Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

Dublin’s new Lord Mayor wants a new party leader, and to ‘make a difference’ for the city

FF, FG should know Greens willing to walk away from government – Catherine Martin Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin has said it is important that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael know that the party is willing to walk away from government. Photograph: : Brian Lawless/PA

Green party deputy leader says other parties know ‘how hard a deal maker’ she is

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