EducationSingle portal for CAO and further education aims to tackle ‘academic snobbery’By Carl O'Brien
Crime & LawSpike in people caught driving while on cocaine after State entered first lockdownBy Conor Gallagher
HealthIreland's Covid-19 vaccination programme chugging along steadily after sluggish startBy Paul Cullen
HealthCovid-19: Frustration at Dún Laoghaire hospital as staff vaccines fail to materialiseBy Paul Cullen
BusinessIrish officials raise queries with EU over disruptive post-Brexit ‘rules of origin’By Simon Carswell and Conor Pope
HealthDelays in completion of national children’s hospital ‘exacerbated’ by lack of programmeBy Jennifer Bray
HealthCoombe hospital chief ‘deeply regrets’ that staff relatives were given Covid vaccinesBy Simon Carswell
IrelandGovernment to consider stricter regime for inward-bound travellersBy Jennifer Bray and Marie O'Halloran
HealthAlmost 6,400 healthcare staff are off work due to Covid-19 as hospitals face virus peakBy Paul Cullen and Jack Power
OpinionPlan for ‘traditional’ Leaving Cert pushes obsession with the exam to new levelsBy Carl O'Brien
Financial ServicesBank of Ireland to close some Northern Ireland branches in cost-cutting planBy Joe Brennan
EnvironmentDays of three-bed semis in Dublin ‘are over’ as high-density housing plans take holdBy Olivia Kelly
TV & RadioJoe Biden’s presidential inauguration: Where can I watch, and what are the key moments?By Kevin Courtney
Gaelic Games‘I realised the book had helped people and that has been part of the healing’By Gavin Cummiskey
BusinessBoI to close branches in North, property prices to rise 4%, and tricky vaccine issues for employersBy Ciara Kenny
IrelandHolohan urges people to work from home as ICU total nears 200By Marie O'Halloran and Paul Cullen
HealthDefence forces deployed to three nursing homes to ease staff pressureBy Jack Power and Shauna Bowers
USTrump’s last days fuel lucrative market for presidential pardonsBy Michael S Schmidt and Kenneth P Vogel
HealthIssues of fairness raised in way vaccine distributed to healthcare workers, HSE saysBy Paul Cullen
HealthCoombe board to discuss giving of Covid-19 vaccine to 16 family members of staffBy Vivienne Clarke, Simon Carswell, Jack Power and Jack Horgan-Jones
Social AffairsNumber of mental health facilities affected by Covid-19 has tripled since New YearBy Shauna Bowers
SportTo let the Games begin, or not: Three Irish athletes give their thoughts on the Tokyo OlympicsBy Ian O'Riordan
Farming & FoodFive more ports in State to open for Northern-registered fishing vesselsBy Vivienne Clarke
Farming & FoodGalway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake waterBy Mary Carolan
HealthOlder people should increase exercise prior to Covid-19 vaccination – reportBy Kevin O'Sullivan
AfricaAfrica’s under-strain hospitals battle coronavirus surgeBy Neil Munshi, Joseph Cotterill and Andres Schipani
EuropeKremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return homeBy Daniel McLaughlin
An Irish DiaryPragmatism v Principle – how the Seanad attempted to tackle the issue of children born out of wedlockBy John Horgan
IrelandGPs say patients rejected Covid-19 tests over fears of impact on Christmas plansBy Jack Horgan-Jones
HealthCoronavirus: 2,121 further cases and eight more deaths reportedBy Vivienne Clarke, Jack Power and Paul Cullen
Social AffairsChurch of Ireland to seek correction of ‘factually inaccurate’ commission reportBy Patsy McGarry
EducationCovid-19: Teachers urge rethink on resuming special education classesBy Ellen O'Riordan, Mark Hilliard and Jack Horgan-Jones