Taking the church out of Irish primary schools
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Michael O’Kennedy obituary: A Fianna Fáil veteran who enjoyed long and varied career
Former minister, senator and European commissioner is remembered for his integrity
‘Man of great integrity’: Taoiseach pays tribute after death of Michael O’Kennedy
Former Fianna Fáil minister and EU commissioner left ‘a rich political legacy’
Parents may not get to choose patron of ‘reconfigured’ Catholic schools
Educate Together fears being excluded from plan to create multi-denominational schools
State to pay Church rent for schools that become multi-denominational
Bishops to ‘co-operate fully’ in facilitating school choice in eight pilot areas
Government to provide €21.5m to regenerate vacant buildings in rural communities
Funding for 27 projects includes old schools, cinemas and court houses across the country
No coughing and windows down: Complaints from people who failed driving tests
Cork’s test centre has highest pass rate with Dublin test centres among lowest
Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81
Trade unionist and feminist activist spent 36 years with The Irish Times
John Desmond Bernal: Molecular biologist, committed communist, Tipperary native
An Irishman’s Diary: One of 20th century’s greatest scientists was born in Nenagh
Challenge brought over refusal to grant widower’s pension
Declaration sought that law on which decision was taken is unconstitutional
‘So far, so good’: Passengers return to Dublin Airport on Monday
Several travellers take Covid tests amid doubts about arrival of vaccine certs
North-South trade post-Brexit: ‘I’m avoiding England, it doesn’t work for me any more'
Early economic figures show emerging shift from east-west to north-south dealings
Cork canteen closed after dead mouse found under freezer
Retailer forced to shut due to ‘evidence of rodent interference’ with bags of pasta
Care home lacked isolation space five months after Covid-19 outbreak
Hiqa report raises concerns about Clonakilty facility where 10 residents died last year
Coronavirus outbreak at Bray school in Beacon Hospital vaccine controversy
A number of teaching staff and students at St Gerard’s test positive for Covid-19
Hundreds of students undergo Covid-19 tests after outbreak in Nenagh
HSE engaging with two schools where positive cases have been detected
Wicklow woman Caoimhe Dempsey on winning team in Oxford v Cambridge boat race
Rower’s mother and grandmother were prominent sportswomen representing Ireland
Covid-19: Galway city records highest incidence rate for third week in a row
Search the data: How has coronavirus been spreading in your local area?
Irish in Myanmar: ‘If people went on to the street I would worry’
Despite queues and more security, people are calm as this has happened before, Marie Starr says
Cork’s ‘Shakey Bridge’ reopens after €1.7m refurbishment
Pedestrian suspension bridge in Sunday’s Well is the only one of its type in the country
Buncrana records highest rate of Covid-19 in the State and Dingle the lowest
Dublin’s highest incidence in Blanchardstown and lowest is in Killiney
What will €350k buy in Dublin and Co Tipperary?
Town&Country: A Ringsend cottage or a slice of the good life in Nenagh
Property lockdown: Houses that sold before Covid-19 struck
Buyers at the upper end of the market have shown a tendency to prefer turnkey homes
Small minority of farmers threatening entire beef industry, processors say
Only three protests lifted since deal, according to beef farmer group
Meat plants granted court injunctions to stop protesters blockading factories
High Court told potential new beef deal with China could be put in jeopardy by ongoing protests
Govinda’s restaurant issued with food safety order after cockroaches found
Vegetarian Abbey Street eatery was one of eight closed by FSAI in July
Aisling Keller and Aoife Hopkins keep Ireland’s Tokyo hopes afloat
Sailors face another tough day on Miho Bay, Japan in Laser Radial World Championship
Minister wins appeal over payment to Co Tipperary farmer
Court rules man overstated area of lands eligible under Single Payment Scheme
Learn home improvement: 12 workshops to spruce up your house
Brush up your design and DIY skills this autumn by joining one of the many classes available
Economist and diplomat who lived life to full
Bernard Davenport obituary: former colleagues recall his intellectual brilliance and pleasantness
'Wilfully schismatic' movement supports submission of women to men
Global Anglican Future Conference believes in ‘conversion therapy’ for gay people, with its toxic, destructive results
An Irish Twist on ‘The Secret of Life’
What is not widely known is the significant Irish connections to probably the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th Century
Driver doing 177km/h among hundreds caught speeding on ‘Slow Down Day’
Some 140,223 vehicles checked as part of the 24-hour operation by An Garda Síochána
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