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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan receives his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Mitcham Lane Baptist Church in south London on February 19th. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire All vaxxed up with no place to go, Londoners start to unwind the lockdown
‘For people in nursing homes, time might not necessarily be with them and their families are desperate to get into them.’ File photograph: Getty Calls to restart nursing home visits as vaccines cut infections
The HSE has said more recent studies had suggested the AstraZeneca vaccine (pictured) had a higher efficacy rate than first indicated. Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/File Health staff will not be offered choice of Covid-19 vaccine – HSE
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Megan Nolan: At 15, I betrayed my boyfriend under the influence of the little alcohol it took Megan Nolan: ‘This is another thing that drinking does, this thinning of veils, spirits and souls, consciousness and unconsciousness: I don’t love you, I love you.’ Photograph: iStock

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Big problems lie ahead when Covid supports are wound down New research s shows how the Covid-19 income supports were vital in maintaining incomes as many employers’ businesses remained closed. Photograph: iStock

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Covid-19: Gardaí to patrol university to deter student parties UL president Prof Kerstin Mey: ‘Selfish house-mates who do not give a damn’ are letting down those students who have been obeying the Covid-19 rules. File photograph: The Irish Times

University of Limerick president urges students to abide by coronavirus restrictions

Italy v Ireland: Johnny Sexton returns as Andy Farrell makes seven changes Ireland captain Johnny Sexton returns to the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash with Italy. Photo: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Head coach says he will support his captain whose ‘appetite is as strong as ever’

Woman says she is lucky to be alive after gardaí find ex-partner strangling her in bed Brendan Kelleher (33), Drumlish Hill, Drumlish, Co Longford.

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Family of woman who died from cervical cancer settles case Joan Lucey died last Friday, just hours after the HSE and the laboratories agreed to begin mediation.

Retired nurse Joan Lucey died hours after HSE and laboratories agreed to begin mediation

O’Brien exits Irish media after 30 years of mixed fortunes Denis O’Brien is exiting the Irish media landscape after three decades of mixed returns. Photograph: Alan Betson

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Gulf Stream lifeline at its weakest in more than a millennium The Gulf Stream System was relatively stable until the late 19th century. File photograph: Getty

Researchers from Ireland, Britain and Germany reconstruct flow history over centuries

Gardaí visit Ballymaloe Cookery School over classes during lockdown Darina Allen during a demonstration at Ballymaloe Cookery School. Photograph: Eric Luke

Darina Allen’s Cork school insists it did not breach Covid-19 restrictions

Gardaí believe shooting of 17-year-old in Dublin was failed murder attempt A Garda investigator at the scene of a shooting on Eugene Street in Dublin’s inner city. Photograph: Damien Storan

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