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IRELAND

Labour party calls for eviction ban legal advice to be published

The Labour Party is warning there will be a surge in homelessness if the eviction ban brought in for the pandemic is allowed to lapse.

Luke Kelly statue vandalised for seventh time in Dublin

Galway plane crashed on way to hospice fundraiser

Tourists return to hotspots, but Covid-19 nerves remain

Orange Order calls for twelfth of July to be celebrated at home

OUR COLUMNISTS

Colm O'Regan

Colm O'Regan: There should be an app to spot assholes

Caroline O'Donoghue

Caroline O'Donoghue: Four thoughts on the return of Status

Louise O'Neill

Louise O'Neill: 'I cannot wait to skip out of the hair salon, with a swish of silk and a bounce in my step'

Clodagh Finn

Clodagh Finn: Why we need to invest in the arts even more in a crisis

WORLD

Global outbreaks of Covid-19 continue as deaths top 566,000

Additional reporting by Press Association.

18 injured after explosion and fire on US navy ship

Poland presidential election too close to call, exit poll suggests

South Africa alcohol ban reimposed as coronavirus cases surge

US grapples with worst coronavirus outbreak in world

SPORT

Bournemouth boost survival hopes with stunning Leicester victory

The Cherries trailed 1-0 until Junior Stanislas levelled from the spot in the 66th minute.

Pep Guardiola not losing sleep over looming Champions League appeal decision

Hansen: New Zealand rugby owes Aussies no favours

Hero Hernadez sure Jack will help Leeds from the sky

Headaches mount for Hockey Ireland's top brass

SPORTS COLUMNISTS

Larry Ryan

Larry Ryan: Embarking on a new life beyond VAR with a golden mile

Ruby Walsh

Ruby Walsh: Paradise gained as Emmet McNamara reaps benefits of these strange times

Liam Mackey

Liam Mackey: Stephen Kenny determined Ireland won't travel anywhere with backs against the wall

Kieran Shannon

Kieran Shannon: Ger Loughnane's Clare and the eternal flames of 1995

VIEWPOINTS

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The boy in blue - a retired garda looks back on his decades on the front line

From tracking 'The General' to dealing with the murderous Kinahan-Hutch feud, Pat Leahy has seen it all, writes Security Correspondent, Cormac O’Keeffe.

Olga Cronin: Tracker app is a giant leap for transparency, but beware its privacy implications

Analysis: Tough new top cop on the beat in Hong Kong

Mandy Johnson: Gas times in Kinsale as production winds up after 42 years

Analysis: Managing and living with coronavirus is the next test for humanity

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SPECIAL REPORTS

Unsolved Murders: Reporters help to keep victims and their grieving families in spotlight

Journalists are refusing to leave the final chapter untold in a bid to help bring ‘cold case’ killers to justice, writes Pádraig Hoare.

Personal Insights: Irish and stuck in the Australian lockdown … What I’ve learned

Video report: Are our representatives truly representative?

Special Report: Demand for new student accommodation in Cork could be hit by the pandemic

Michael Clifford: Concerns of a miscarriage of justice and for the good name of An Garda Síochána

BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Oliver Mangan

Oliver Mangan: As stock markets soar, others are less convinced about the Covid-19 rebound

Brian Keegan

Brian Keegan: Businesses approaching Brexit looking for opportunities may do well in the long run

John Daly

John Daly: Home working leads to virtual conferencing boom

Kyran Fitzgerald

Kyran Fitzgerald: History suggests pandemic misery prompts New Deal economic thinking

BUSINESS

Ireland's trade fair organisers seek clarity on when they can reopen

The Irish Exhibition Organisers Association (IEOA) said that for September and October alone, more than 3,000 small businesses are already booked to exhibit at IEOA member events.