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US TARGET LETTER SENT TO TRUMP MAY SIGNAL ANOTHER CRIMINAL INDICTMENT MAY BE CLOSE Economy GOVERNMENT WEIGHS VAT CUT FOR HOME-BUILDING TO SPUR CONSTRUCTION OPINION HOW TO REFORM THE IRISH PLANNING SYSTEM IN THREE STEPS Eight years ago, I led a review which concluded that An Bord Pleanála was working with “integrity and professionalism”. Not any more By Gregory Jones MICHAEL MCDOWELL: STATE MUST NOT FILL VACUUM LEFT BY RELIGION WITH ITS OWN DOCTRINES By Michael McDowell MARTYN TURNER KATHY SHERIDAN KATHY SHERIDAN: WE’RE ARGUING OVER COFFEE CUPS WHILE THE WORLD BURNS THE IRISH TIMES VIEW ON THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN IN CARE: HERE IS ONE PRIORITY FOR BUDGET DAY THE IRISH TIMES VIEW ON RUSSIA’S EXIT FROM THE GRAIN DEAL: WEAPONISING THE WORLD’S FOOD SUPPLY LATEST STORIES US POLICE SEARCH ISSUE SEARCH WARRANT IN CONNECTION TO FATAL SHOOTING OF TUPAC SHAKUR DRAMATIC DECREASE IN NUMBER OF GEORGIAN PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM IN IRELAND DURING 2023 THE LATTE LEVY: ‘CONSUMERS WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING’ Listen | 37:49 THAI ELECTION WINNER BLOCKED FROM PREMIERSHIP MAN (20) CHARGED WITH MURDER OF TEENAGER MARIUS MAMALIGA IN SWORDS MOST READ 1 UNFAIRLY DISMISSED PRINCIPAL WHO ENDURED ‘TERRIBLE INJUSTICE’ OVER 11 YEARS MUST BE REINSTATED, JUDGE RULES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 FATHER AND SON (10) FROM CO LAOIS WHO DIED IN TURKEY HOLIDAY CRASH NAMED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 HIGHER TAXES FOR LARGER CARS UNDER REVIEW AS €1.5BN IN REVENUE LOST IN ELECTRIC-VEHICLE SWITCH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 ROCK THROWN THROUGH WINDOW OF COUNCILLOR’S FAMILY HOME WITH WARNING TO ‘STOP SUPPORTING REFUGEES’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 RÓISÍN INGLE: I MIGHT BE OKAY, BUT I’M NOT FINE AT ALL AFTER TRYING TO BUY TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOMEN'S WORLD CUP Australia & New Zealand 2023 WORLD CUP GROUP H: HIGH EXPECTATIONS ON GERMANY TO DELIVER GIANNI INFANTINO CONFIRMS FIFA WILL NOT DIRECTLY PAY BONUSES TO PLAYERS BUT TO ASSOCIATIONS MARY HANNIGAN: AMBER BARRETT CONFIDENT THAT IRELAND ARE IN WITH A PRAYER AGAINST AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS WE MAY BE LIVING THROUGH THE BIGGEST WRONG TURN IN GOVERNMENT POLICY IN A LIFETIME IN LONDON, NEW YORK AND PARIS, A GIANT OFFICE BET IS GOING WRONG THE BEAR: WHEN JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND OLIVIA COLMAN SIGN UP FOR CAMEOS, YOU KNOW YOU’VE HIT THE BIG TIME SPANISH ELECTION FRONT-RUNNER FACES QUESTIONS OVER LINK TO DRUG TRAFFICKER SPORT DARRAGH Ó SÉ: WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO I COULDN’T SEE HOW KERRY WERE GOING TO WIN It took David Clifford’s genius – and some poor second-half wides from valiant Derry – to see the Kingdom clamber over the line and book another big date with Dublin GIANNI INFANTINO CONFIRMS FIFA WILL NOT DIRECTLY PAY BONUSES TO PLAYERS BUT TO ASSOCIATIONS LIMERICK MANAGER JOHN KIELY A WITNESS AS HURLING’S EVOLUTIONARY WHEEL TURNS FULL CIRCLE AMBER BARRETT: ‘WE’RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO SPOIL THE PARTY ON THURSDAY NIGHT’ MINISTER SAYS GOVERNMENT NEED TIME TO CONSIDER INCREASE IN BETTING TAX TO BOOST FUNDING FOR SPORT SEÁN BUGLER DOUBFUL FOR DUBLIN AHEAD OF ALL-IRELAND FINAL CLASH WITH KERRY FOR KILKENNY, THREE IS THE RECURRENTLY MAGIC NUMBER BUSINESS GOVERNMENT WEIGHS VAT CUT FOR HOME-BUILDING TO SPUR CONSTRUCTION Tax Strategy Group report shows funds continue to bulk buy houses ULSTER RUGBY SHOWING ‘ABSOLUTE DISRESPECT’ TO GRENFELL VICTIMS BY EXTENDING SPONSORSHIP WITH KINGSPAN PRICE OF A PINT OF GUINNESS TO RISE BY 4 CENT NEXT MONTH INERTIA IS THE ENEMY OF SAVING, BUT IS NUDGING PEOPLE A GOOD IDEA? NUMBER OF NEW CARS LICENSED UP ALMOST 50% IN A YEAR IN LONDON, NEW YORK AND PARIS, A GIANT OFFICE BET IS GOING WRONG GOLDMAN SACHS PROFIT TUMBLES ON REAL ESTATE HITS, BANKING SLUMP LIFE & STYLE Your Wellness ‘MY HUSBAND HAS NO INTEREST IN HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP’ People RÓISÍN INGLE: I MIGHT BE OKAY, BUT I’M NOT FINE AT ALL AFTER TRYING TO BUY TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS Food THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN GALWAY RIGHT NOW Your Wellness EVERY DRIVE IN THE CAR CHIPPED AWAY AT MY CONFIDENCE AND IMPACTED HOW I FELT ABOUT MYSELF Food FINDING OUT HOW MUCH OF GRAHAM NORTON REALLY GOES INTO A BOTTLE OF GN CULTURE Books ANN NAPOLITANO ON THE OPRAH EFFECT: ‘95 PER CENT OF THE CREDIT GOES TO HER, NOT MY BOOK’ Music ‘IF THE ALBUMS SELL ON BANDCAMP WE GO, WAHOO, SOMEONE ACTUALLY BOUGHT SOMETHING!’ Music BELL X1 AT IVEAGH GARDENS: STAGE TIMES, SET LIST, TICKET INFORMATION, HOW TO GET THERE AND MORE Music THE MUSIC QUIZ: IRISH BAND BELLX1 TOOK THEIR NAME FROM WHICH AMERICAN AUTHOR? TV & Radio THE BEAR: WHEN JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND OLIVIA COLMAN SIGN UP FOR CAMEOS, YOU KNOW YOU’VE HIT THE BIG TIME WORLD US POLICE SEARCH ISSUE SEARCH WARRANT IN CONNECTION TO FATAL SHOOTING OF TUPAC SHAKUR Rapper was shot dead in Las Vegas in 1996 at the age of 25 but no one has been arrested in connection to his death THAI ELECTION WINNER BLOCKED FROM PREMIERSHIP WE MAY BE LIVING THROUGH THE BIGGEST WRONG TURN IN GOVERNMENT POLICY IN A LIFETIME TAOISEACH MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO KYIV TO MEET ZELENSKIY UKRAINE CRITICISES ALLEGED USE OF IRISH COMPONENT IN IRANIAN DRONE USED TO TARGET CIVILIANS UKRAINE SAYS RUSSIA TARGETS GRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE WITH STRIKES AT ODESA PORT TARGET LETTER TO TRUMP RAISES POSSIBILITY OF OBSTRUCTION AND FRAUD CHARGES CRIME & LAW MAN (20) CHARGED WITH MURDER OF TEENAGER MARIUS MAMALIGA IN SWORDS Brandon Gavin has been in custody since February 25th and will face future trial at Central Criminal Court TEEN GETS €1.1M OVER SHOULDER INJURY ALLEGEDLY CAUSED AT BIRTH ULSTER RUGBY SHOWING ‘ABSOLUTE DISRESPECT’ TO GRENFELL VICTIMS BY EXTENDING SPONSORSHIP WITH KINGSPAN TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO DECEIVE POST OFFICE WORKER OVER DEAD MAN’S PENSION IN CARLOW GRA TO HOLD MEETING TO RESPOND TO GARDA COMMISSIONER’S ROSTER CHANGES MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF FORMER IRISH SOLDIER IN LONDON UNFAIRLY DISMISSED PRINCIPAL WHO ENDURED ‘TERRIBLE INJUSTICE’ OVER 11 YEARS MUST BE REINSTATED, JUDGE RULES POLITICS SODDEN JULY CAUSING ‘HAVOC’ FOR FARMERS SEEKING TO HARVEST CROPS Cereal yields predicted to be down as much as 16 per cent on last year TAOISEACH MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO KYIV TO MEET ZELENSKIY WORLD WILL BE LEFT IN MORE DANGEROUS PLACE IF RUSSIA NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR UKRAINE AGGRESSION, RYAN TELLS UN NEW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOARD SAYS DESIGN CHANGES NOT TO BLAME FOR COSTLY DELAYS ROCK THROWN THROUGH WINDOW OF COUNCILLOR’S FAMILY HOME WITH WARNING TO ‘STOP SUPPORTING REFUGEES’ NIGHTCLUBS AND LATE BARS MAY AVAIL OF GRANTS UP TO €70,000 TO COMBAT NOISE PROBLEMS MAIREAD MCGUINNESS EYES SECOND TERM AS EU COMMISSIONER News Digests Stay on top of the latest news with our daily newsletters each morning, lunchtime and evening Sign up On The Money Save money and make smart spending decisions with our weekly personal finance digest Subscribe HEALTH FURTHER 21 CASES OF SUSPECTED PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT FOUND AT ‘EMILY’ HSE CARE FACILITY ‘MY HUSBAND HAS NO INTEREST IN HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP’ EVERY DRIVE IN THE CAR CHIPPED AWAY AT MY CONFIDENCE AND IMPACTED HOW I FELT ABOUT MYSELF Q&A: ALZHEIMER’S TRIAL RESULTS OFFER HOPE FOR SUFFERERS AND THEIR FAMILIES PROPERTY ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS IN WESTPORT FOR €845,000 AILESBURY ROAD HOME WITH SIZEABLE GARDEN FOR €3.45M MOISTURE IS FORMING BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF MY DOUBLE-GLAZED WINDOWS. WHAT SHOULD I DO? PERIOD TWO-BED NEXT TO PHOENIX PARK FOR €475,000 DON'T MISS ‘MY HUSBAND HAS NO INTEREST IN HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP’ AILESBURY ROAD HOME WITH SIZEABLE GARDEN FOR €3.45M SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE TO KICKSTART STALLED DUBLIN OFFICE MARKET WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: WHAT IRELAND CAN EXPECT, AND THE TEAMS TO WATCH OUT FOR RETAIL PARKS, SHOPPING CENTRES AND QUALITY STREETS PROVE TO BE THE BIGGEST DRAW FOR INVESTORS LIMERICK MANAGER JOHN KIELY A WITNESS AS HURLING’S EVOLUTIONARY WHEEL TURNS FULL CIRCLE YOUR MONEY BRIANNA PARKINS: HOW TO GO ABOUT FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF YOUR FIXER-UPPER BYOB IS BACK: THE RESTAURANTS AROUND IRELAND WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE ESG LABEL SHUNNED AMID POLITICAL POLARISATION FOOD THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN GALWAY RIGHT NOW FINDING OUT HOW MUCH OF GRAHAM NORTON REALLY GOES INTO A BOTTLE OF GN AN EXPLOSIVE TIPPERARY BRIE SO GOOD IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY IRELAND DRAMATIC DECREASE IN NUMBER OF GEORGIAN PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM IN IRELAND DURING 2023 MYSTERY OF HIP REPLACEMENT JOINT FOUND AT BOTTOM OF FAMOUS KERRY FISHING LAKE UKRAINE CRITICISES ALLEGED USE OF IRISH COMPONENT IN IRANIAN DRONE USED TO TARGET CIVILIANS ABROAD THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR BY MARY O’DONOGHUE: STORIES ABOUT IRISH EMIGRANT LIVES AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND AS AN IRISH PERSON IN THE UK, DISCOVERING THE POWER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS BEEN UNSETTLING - BUT ALSO ENCOURAGING WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: IRELAND WON’T HAVE TO LOOK FAR FOR SUPPORT AMONG AUSTRALIA’S IRISH CLIMATE CRISIS SODDEN JULY CAUSING ‘HAVOC’ FOR FARMERS SEEKING TO HARVEST CROPS SCORCHING EUROPE STRUGGLES TO ADAPT TO NEAR-RECORD TEMPERATURES IRELAND HAS BECOME WARMER AND WETTER OVER LAST 30 YEARS - MET ÉIREANN EDUCATION NUMBER OF STUDENTS DOING PLC COURSES FALLS DESPITE POLICIES TO TACKLE ‘OBSESSION’ WITH CAO POINTS SCHOOLS SEEKING ‘VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS’ OF UP TO €350 FROM PARENTS STUDENTS COMPLAIN TO MINISTER ABOUT ‘CRUEL’ LEAVING CERT MATHS PAPER PODCASTS In the News KAREN DUGGAN’S WORLD CUP PREVIEW: THE IRISH UNDERDOGS DOWN UNDER Listen | 26:44 In the News ‘OUR INACTION IS CAUSING PEOPLE TO DIE’ - SOARING TEMPERATURES BRING CLIMATE REALITY HOME Listen | 37:19 In the News FINBAR CAFFERKEY: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN IRISH IDEALIST Listen | 28:21 Ross O'Carroll-Kelly ‘WE CAUGHT THE SO-CALLED SUV AVENGER TONIGHT, IN THE ACTUAL ACT!’ Listen | 06:48 SUBSCRIBER ONLY Subscriber Only BRIANNA PARKINS: HOW TO GO ABOUT FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF YOUR FIXER-UPPER By Brianna Parkins Subscriber Only KATHY SHERIDAN: WE’RE ARGUING OVER COFFEE CUPS WHILE THE WORLD BURNS By Kathy Sheridan Subscriber Only ‘MY HUSBAND HAS NO INTEREST IN HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP’ By Trish Murphy VIDEO Ireland captain Katie McCabe has praised the Irish supporters ahead of their World Cup opener against Australia, saying the team wants "to do the nation proud." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTOGRAPHY Gallery A selection of Tuesday's best pictures as chosen by deputy picture editor Laura Hutton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUBLIN HARRY CLARKE STAINED GLASS MUSEUM PROPOSED FOR DUBLIN’S PARNELL SQUARE THE FORMER DUBLIN MILL SET TO BECOME THE CITY’S NEXT MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION WOMAN CALLS FOR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR PAIR ACCUSED OF STABBING HER SON 14 TIMES SOCIAL AFFAIRS DECISION TO CLOSE TUAM CRECHE ACCOMMODATING 120 CHILDREN REVERSED AFTER OUTCRY TUSLA SIGNALS EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE A KEY ‘RISK’ FOR AGENCY CHILDREN’S OMBUDSMAN BACKS JUDGE’S CALL FOR ‘WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT’ APPROACH TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN TECHNOLOGY NORWAY REGULATOR TO FINE META OVER PRIVACY BREACHES UNLESS ACTION TAKEN GOOGLE LAUNCHES BARD CHATBOT IN EUROPE PAC-MAN KEYRING GAME: WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY? 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