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<p>Sixteen cases of the ‘Delta plus’ variant, believed to be more transmissible than the original Delta variant, were identified in the state of Maharashtra on Tuesday,</p>

WORLD

More transmissible 'Delta plus' variant identified in India

The Delta Plus variant has been identified as a 'variant of concern'

<p>Heavy traffic in Mallow town centre, which should be eased by the development of the new bypass. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

MUNSTER

Route chosen for Mallow bypass; construction due to start in 2025

Contractors said they anticipate the bypass, which will ease traffic in the bottlenecked Cork town, should be finished by 2027 if all goes to plan

<p>NPHET will provide a full public health analysis to the Cabinet, and there will be economic analysis and social analysis before a decision is reached on the July 5 reopening,</p>

NEWS

‘Covid tears up best-laid plans’: Government yet to make decision on July 5 reopening

Public health officials say the Delta variant has accounted for 20% of all new cases in the past seven days

Cork man missing in New York was 'very disoriented and confused'

MUNSTER

Missing Cork man found safe in New York

CC CABINET MEETING

NEWS

'The people of Ireland are owed more respect than to be told by press release'

Brexit

WORLD

Five years on, UK still divided on Brexit, poll finds

Garda stock

Court and Crime

17 arrested on suspicion of financing jihadi terrorism in Ireland last year

Cahirmee horse fair

Court and Crime

Community service for man's 'hair-brained plan' to smuggle drugs into Cork Prison

Picture special - The reopening of Ireland

SPOTLIGHT

Picture special - The reopening of Ireland

ireland

Flotilla arrives in Dublin to deliver 'symbolic' warning to Taoiseach

Flotilla arrives in Dublin to deliver 'symbolic' warning to Taoiseach

Brexit is estimated to be costing individual fishermen and women between €5,000 and €20,000 in lost income

Irish people more tuned into the news than EU, British, and US counterparts

Irish people more tuned into the news than EU, British, and US counterparts

Fianna Fáil investigating complaints in youth wing after departures over 'toxic atmosphere'

Fianna Fáil investigating complaints in youth wing after departures over 'toxic atmosphere'

Some 38,000 adults have been homeless since 2014

Some 38,000 adults have been homeless since 2014

munster

Cork man missing in New York was 'very disoriented and confused'

Fundraiser for family of Cork man missing in NYC surpasses €10k

Ryan Cody, 23, from Fermoy, has been missing in New York City since last Saturday.

Gardaí warn scramblers and quad bikes pose 'immense danger' in Cork City

Gardaí warn scramblers and quad bikes pose 'immense danger' in Cork City

Major streetscape upgrade to boost Cobh's economy

Major streetscape upgrade to boost Cobh's economy

Objectors to Cork flood plans must be answerable if lives lost, says minister

Objectors to Cork flood plans must be answerable if lives lost, says minister

world

Britain Asia

Raab meets Cambodian officials for UK trade talks

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has met his Cambodian counterpart as he pushes for closer economic relations with south-east Asian nations.

Hong Kong Apple Daily

Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily to close by Saturday

Belgium Belarus Opposition Interview

Belarus opposition leader says Lukashenko’s government ‘frightened’

Japan Soccer Transgender Player

Japanese footballer Yokoyama reveals they are transgender

politics

Cabinet seeks 'outright ownership' of NMH site as sisters seek to retain it

Cabinet seeks 'outright ownership' of NMH site as sisters seek to retain it

The issue is to be debated in the Dáil on Wednesday

Taoiseach distances himself from Tánaiste's promise to build 40,000 houses a year

Taoiseach distances himself from Tánaiste's promise to build 40,000 houses a year

Sinn Féin defends raising pension age to 66 in North

Sinn Féin defends raising pension age to 66 in North

RTE Campus, Donnybrook

PAC to refer RTÉ to minister over bogus self-employment settlement

court & crime

Court orders farmer to double his monthly maintenance payments to estranged wife

Court orders farmer to double his monthly maintenance payments to estranged wife

The man must also pay the wife’s private health insurance payments

Cork pensioner claims man she saw on front page of The Echo scammed her out of €800

Cork pensioner claims man she saw on front page of The Echo scammed her out of €800

Munster child abuse trial: Social worker raised concerns about children five years before they were taken into care

Munster child abuse trial: Social worker raised concerns about children five years before they were taken into care

Judge's gavel and stethoscope on court room table.

Defendants admit liability in wrongly advising couple to terminate pregnancy

Spotlight

People at the core of Cork city future development plans

People at the core of Cork city future development plans

Darragh Bermingham looks ahead to Cork City plans for new walkways, greenways and other amenities to enhance life in the southern capital

City and county: Amenities add to Cork's appeal as a place to work and live

City and county: Amenities add to Cork's appeal as a place to work and live

Getting the goods: How the pandemic has provided opportunities for local suppliers

Getting the goods: How the pandemic has provided opportunities for local suppliers

Getting the goods part 4: Trucking through the pandemic

Getting the goods part 4: Trucking through the pandemic

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