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ASTI: Schools need a reforms ‘breather’

Changes to the Leaving Certificate cycle should not be made in the near future due to deteriorating” working conditions for teachers, uncertainty around Junior Cycle reform, and general underfunding of education.

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Frozen II among the standout events for this year's Cork Film Festival

Talk of Northern Ireland-only backstop off the mark – Arlene Foster

Limerick IT and Athlone IT forming consortium to develop Technological University

Taoiseach rejects accusations he personalised death of Cork homeless man

OUR COLUMNISTS

Fergus Finlay

Suzanne Harrington: Wars and starvation will be much more inconvenient than traffic disruption

WORLD

Trump’s lawyer Giuliani will not comply with impeachment subpoena

Democrats set a Wednesday deadline for Mr Giuliani to provide documents.

Disabled five-year-old arrives in Italy after UK High Court battle

UK hoping to bring in legislation forcing killers and paedophiles who refuse to help police to stay in jail for longer

Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam

European nightjars more active during moonlit nights, research shows

SPORT

Kenny blasts ref as Irish unbeaten run ends

Stephen Kenny hit out at Moldovan referee Dumitri Muntean for his role in ending Ireland’s unbeaten U21 Euro qualifying run.

Challenging times for Clare in hurling’s bold new era

Finnerty calls for Lynskey to lead Galway in 2020

Healy hails Aki resilience after suspension

In New Zealand, they are predicting a 20-point. That suits Ireland just fine

SPORTS COLUMNISTS

Donal Lenihan

In New Zealand, they are predicting a 20-point. That suits Ireland just fine

John Fogarty

Expect extra bite in league’s middle ground

Anthony Daly

The process to appoint Clare manager has been a sham and an embarrassment

Donal Lenihan

This time, Schmidt’s selection posers are mostly good ones

VIEWPOINTS

Ending child marriage is integral to sustainable development

This antiquated practice is the worst form of gender inequality and it contravenes UN health, education, and economic targets, says Moha Ennaji.

An unwitting yet vital cog in exposing rotten heart of banking culture

Would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform? Here’s the science

Why artificial intelligence needs to be handled with care

Is the Irish salmon doomed to a watery grave?

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SPECIAL REPORTS

Recognising and celebrating local innovation: it@Cork Leader Awards

From multinationals to indigenous start-ups, companies shortlisted for this year’s it@Cork Leaders Awards are blazing a trail in technology.

Children of the Troubles: Exclusive extracts unveil story of two forgotten child victims of conflict

Graduate entrepreneurs: Igniting the spark for future business supremos

‘You love them more, to be honest’: Tusla launch fostering programme

'Spike' in dissident activity concerns Garda Intelligence Service amid Brexit uncertainty

BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

John Whelan

Rock and hard place for Irish tax regime

Nick Charalambous

Reasons to be happy for your money

John Daly

Ten reasons to start a pension now

Jim Power

We need to talk about ‘Singapore on Thames’

BUSINESS

How does the Pixel 4 compare to the iPhone 11 and Samsung Galaxy S10?

Google’s newest smartphone is hoping to take the best camera phone crown.

EOn to cut between 500 and 600 jobs in UK

Transport and Brexit top worry list

Limerick waste-to-energy firm sues heat exchange system supplier

Lack of pension planning a 'ticking time bomb', warns experts

LIFESTYLE

Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners revealed

The winners of the prestigious competition have been announced at the Natural History Museum in London. Here are some of the top picks from several of the categories, including two for young photographers.