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September 6, 2020
Don’t be fooled: Covid has made us all poorer – and there’s a bill to pay, too

The coming week marks six months since the first Covid death in Ireland. In early March, and over subsequent weeks, the world went into a justifiable panic. A new and...

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September 6, 2020
The elderly deserve a say in living with Covid

Living with dementia isn't easy. Not for the person who has it. Nor for anyone who cares for them.

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September 6, 2020
Berlusconi’s bravado still on show in face of Covid woes as entourage joins ‘sick list’

Media tycoon and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who will celebrate his 84th birthday on September 29, revealed on Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid. Initial reports...

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September 6, 2020
Fighting the fallout with bangers and cheese

THE CHEESEMONGER: Originally from Carlow, Mark Murphy went to Dingle for a day 17 years ago and has been there ever since. The Co Kerry gem has that effect on...

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September 6, 2020
The elderly deserve a say in living with Covid

Living with dementia isn't easy. Not for the person who has it. Nor for anyone who cares for them.

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September 6, 2020
Biden fumes as Trump ‘mocked US war dead’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared Donald Trump "unfit" for the presidency, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump - who never served in uniform - allegedly...

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September 6, 2020
Fighting the fallout with bangers and cheese

THE CHEESEMONGER: Originally from Carlow, Mark Murphy went to Dingle for a day 17 years ago and has been there ever since. The Co Kerry gem has that effect on...

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September 6, 2020
The elderly deserve a say in living with Covid

Living with dementia isn't easy. Not for the person who has it. Nor for anyone who cares for them.

Continue Reading
September 6, 2020
Biden fumes as Trump ‘mocked US war dead’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared Donald Trump "unfit" for the presidency, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump - who never served in uniform - allegedly...

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September 6, 2020
Fighting the fallout with bangers and cheese

THE CHEESEMONGER: Originally from Carlow, Mark Murphy went to Dingle for a day 17 years ago and has been there ever since. The Co Kerry gem has that effect on...

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September 6, 2020
Hospital wards shut over virus outbreak

A Dublin hospital has closed three wards because of outbreaks of Covid-19 among patients and staff as the community spread of the virus impacts on healthcare centres.

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September 6, 2020
Biden fumes as Trump ‘mocked US war dead’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared Donald Trump "unfit" for the presidency, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump - who never served in uniform - allegedly...

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September 6, 2020
It is a big mistake to avert our eyes from monsters and their rhetoric

Unprincipled popular orators are the fatal weak point of democracy. We ignore the power of emotional persuasion at our peril.

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September 6, 2020
Calls to bring back marketing expert

The Government is facing calls to reinstate marketing guru John Concannon in the wake of a series of Covid communications mishaps.

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September 6, 2020
It is a big mistake to avert our eyes from monsters and their rhetoric

Unprincipled popular orators are the fatal weak point of democracy. We ignore the power of emotional persuasion at our peril.

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September 6, 2020
Calls to bring back marketing expert

The Government is facing calls to reinstate marketing guru John Concannon in the wake of a series of Covid communications mishaps.

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September 6, 2020
It is a big mistake to avert our eyes from monsters and their rhetoric

Unprincipled popular orators are the fatal weak point of democracy. We ignore the power of emotional persuasion at our peril.

Continue Reading
September 6, 2020
Calls to bring back marketing expert

The Government is facing calls to reinstate marketing guru John Concannon in the wake of a series of Covid communications mishaps.

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September 6, 2020
Now is our best chance to change school life for good

From tomorrow, a friend in one of my WhatsApp groups told us, her child's junior infants class will start getting homework. They will be given a folder of work on...

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September 6, 2020
Covid-19 sparks rise in medical card claims for antidepressants

Claims for antidepressants on publicly funded drugs schemes increased in the first six months of this year and throughout the pandemic, according to new data revealing how people are being...

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September 6, 2020
Now is our best chance to change school life for good

From tomorrow, a friend in one of my WhatsApp groups told us, her child's junior infants class will start getting homework. They will be given a folder of work on...

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September 6, 2020
‘Stay home if sick’ – healthcare staff told

Acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has appealed to health professionals not to attend work if they are symptomatic, following a rise in cases of Covid-19 among health workers...

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September 6, 2020
Covid-19 sparks rise in medical card claims for antidepressants

Claims for antidepressants on publicly funded drugs schemes increased in the first six months of this year and throughout the pandemic, according to new data revealing how people are being...

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September 6, 2020
Now is our best chance to change school life for good

From tomorrow, a friend in one of my WhatsApp groups told us, her child's junior infants class will start getting homework. They will be given a folder of work on...

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September 6, 2020
‘Stay home if sick’ – healthcare staff told

Acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has appealed to health professionals not to attend work if they are symptomatic, following a rise in cases of Covid-19 among health workers...

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September 6, 2020
Covid-19 sparks rise in medical card claims for antidepressants

Claims for antidepressants on publicly funded drugs schemes increased in the first six months of this year and throughout the pandemic, according to new data revealing how people are being...

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September 6, 2020
Q&A: Data reporting must balance anxiety with transparency

Why are people getting annoyed about Covid-19 numbers?

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September 6, 2020
Typhoon Haishen batters southern Japan

The second powerful typhoon to batter Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday.

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September 5, 2020
Kamala Harris says Donald Trump not credible on possible Covid-19 vaccine

Democratic US vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trump's word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine.

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September 5, 2020
Austrian man spends two-and-a-half hours in box filled with ice cubes

An Austrian man has beaten his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes.

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September 5, 2020
People in Dublin encouraged to keep social contacts low as 133 new cases confirmed in capital

People in Dublin have been encouraged to keep their social contacts as low as possible as 133 of the 231 new daily cases were reported in the capital.

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September 5, 2020
Austrian man spends two-and-a-half hours in box filled with ice cubes

An Austrian man has beaten his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes.

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September 5, 2020
Covid-19 Ireland: 231 new cases and no further deaths

The Department of Health has been notified of 231 additional Covid-19 cases in Ireland and no further deaths.

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September 5, 2020
Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life broadcasts

Facebook has blocked live broadcasts from a chronically-ill man who appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for a medically-assisted death and who wanted to show what he expects will be...

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September 5, 2020
Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life broadcasts

Facebook has blocked live broadcasts from a chronically-ill man who appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for a medically-assisted death and who wanted to show what he expects will be...

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September 5, 2020
El Chapo’s lawyers appeal against his US drug conspiracy conviction

The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman wants his US conspiracy conviction thrown out.

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September 5, 2020
El Chapo’s lawyers appeal against his US drug conspiracy conviction

The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman wants his US conspiracy conviction thrown out.

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September 5, 2020
Public surprised with performance from Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Wembley

Members of the public were surprised with “much-missed” classical music when Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) gave an outdoor performance in Wembley.

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September 5, 2020
Public surprised with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performance in Wembley Park

Members of the public were surprised with “much-missed” classical music when Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) gave an outdoor performance in Wembley Park.

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September 5, 2020
In Pictures: Small dogs dressed as big characters for Furbabies Pageant

Small dogs were dressed to the nines as characters from Alice In Wonderland and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory for the Furbabies Pageant in Tockwith, North Yorkshire.

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