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Saturday 12 June 2021
Ministers are considering putting back the final easing of controls in England for four weeks as cases of the Delta variant surge.
In the early moments of the pandemic a group of CHinese experts took time to brief Irish doctors on what they knew so far about Covid-19, Paul O’Brien explains how those connections were made.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made the call as Boris Johnson met leaders from the bloc in Cornwall.
Two men in their 20s were arrested and are being held at Coolock Garda Station where they can be questioned for up to three days.
The competition got underway last night with Italy defeating Turkey 3-0.
The tighthead arrived to sneers in 2012 but bowed out of professional rugby last night as a much loved figure in the Leinster dressing room.
Adrian Hill emphasised the need to be prepared for other outbreaks.
Kilkenny sports scientist Ronan Kavanagh talks to The42.
Gardaí had given evidence about obtaining search warrants for phone records in relation to their investigation.
We want to hear about your experience of renting and understand what policies and solutions people renting in Ireland would like to see implemented.
Dublin Bus will be operating between these stations while improvement works take place.
A series of co-living developments have been given the go-ahead in Dublin in recent months.
The incident happened on a local road at Ballyedekin near Midleton.
The Irish Prison Service has “poor adherence” with laws on handling prisoner complaints, report finds.
The leaders gathered in Cornwall will agree the ‘Carbis Bay Declaration’ tomorrow.
Trump’s administration seized phone records of at least 12 people connected to the House Intelligence Committee.
Leinster defeated Dragons 38-7 at the RDS tonight in front of 1200 fans.
Roberto Mancini’s side were too good for Turkey.
In a statement, the FDA said “several” batches of vaccine manufactured at a facility in Baltimore are not suitable for use.
Paisley made a statement after he was criticised for joining Van Morrison as he made a verbal attack on Swann.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
We bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
It’s believed to be the first conviction of its type in Ireland.
Gavin Coombes capped a dominant performance with four tries.
Gary Dalton, from Donegal, was last seen in Sligo town on 8 June.
Micheal Martin said Ireland and the UK need to collaborate to monitor the ‘dark cloud’ cast by the Delta variant.
60 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital today.
Martin was among political leaders attending a meeting of the British Irish Council in Co Fermanagh today.
The health ministry said six others were wounded by live gunfire.
Catriona Crowe and Órla Ryan join us on this week’s podcast.
Artist Colin Davidson, who has also painted portraits of Seamus Heaney and Michael D Higgins, created the artwork.
Eamon Kelly was shot four times in the back in December 2012.
From The42
Let’s see how closely you were paying attention to the big stories of the past seven days.
EURO 2020 IS well and truly underway.
The competition, cancelled last year due to the pandemic, kicked off last night between Italy and Turkey with Roberto Mancini’s side winning 3-0 in the opening game.
Switzerland take on Wales today at the Baku Olympic Stadium with Denmark facing off against Finland and Belgium taking on Russia this evening.
Competition favourites France will play their first match against Germany on Tuesday while 2016 champions Portugal face Hungary that same day.
As the competition gets underway we want to know: Who do you think will win Euro 2020?
Poll Results:
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Arts programmer Naoise Nunn looks at why it’s important the arts are funded – and valued.
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