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Adopted people to get access to their birth certs and other records under new legislation
Boosted close contacts won't have to restrict movements from Friday as govt aims to strike 'balance'
No change to hospitality restrictions until February at the earliest, Taoiseach confirms
'The party's over, Boris': British papers slam Johnson as pressure mounts over No 10 parties
Cabinet expected to sign off on scrapping of isolation for close contacts with no symptoms
Adopted people will no longer have to attend mandatory information session when seeking records
Mother told daughter would 'get a needle in her arm every day' until she signed adoption papers
Govt advised to scrap confirmatory PCR tests for those with positive antigens
Under pressure Biden set to gamble on voting rights reform in US Senate
Johnson under pressure to quit over ‘bring your own booze’ party during lockdown
DUP MP overcome with emotion over family tragedy as he asks Commons 'lockdown party' question
Irish politicians pay tribute as European Parliament president David Sassoli dies aged 65
Trump lawyers claim protected speech in bid to have 6 January cases thrown out
Threats and abuse over Covid have taken toll on my family – NI Health Minister
Five TDs spent almost €4,000 between them printing Christmas material using Oireachtas facility
Liz Truss on same page as DUP in fresh approach to NI Protocol, Donaldson says
Russian diplomat predicts ‘difficult’ week of talks with US over Ukraine
Sinn Féin remain most popular party, but current coalition government is the preferred option
Mother & Baby Homes: Just 40 survivors get health files amid row over GPs signing off on requests
Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address on 1 March
Renewed calls for HEPA filters in classrooms as low temperatures are reported in schools
France takes EU reins for next six months with push for more sovereignty
US Supreme Court to hear challenges to vaccine mandates for health staff and workers
'Decision to ratify the Treaty must have weighed on every single TD back in 1922' - Varadkar
Stormont Assembly to be recalled over Omicron surge
Golfgate trial hears 'the public was whipped up into hysteria' and 'good people had to resign'
Old schools, cinemas and vacant buildings to be re-vamped into work hubs and community spaces
Irish corporation tax revenues set to decline from 2023 onwards, says Donohoe
'Lives were ruined': State moves closer to exonerating men convicted of homosexual 'offences'
Biden to call out Trump for 'singular responsibility' in provoking 6 January attack
Brazil's Bolsonaro addresses media as he's released from hospital
No rule change for close contacts as Taoiseach warns of 'accelerating exponential growth'
Supermarkets and hauliers struggling with 'higher than normal' rates of staff shortages
Schools set to re-open on Thursday as safety measures deemed 'effective and appropriate'
Ireland ranked highest in Europe for boosters as elective care may be cancelled due to Covid
These US twins were born 15 minutes apart, but in different years
England's education minister says classes may be merged to allow schools to stay open
Political system has 'dragged its heels' on right to die debate, says Sinn Féin's McDonald
DUP warn Liz Truss of ‘major implications’ unless Protocol progress made
Martin says Sinn Féin are in ‘destructive opposition mode’