Taoiseach's virtual visit to White House; How to stay Covid-safe on St Patrick's Day; Ten years of war in Syria; Vatican bans blessings for same-sex couples; Arctic walrus in Kerry; Stripe most valuable Silicon Valley start up; Fota in lockdown; UK police criticised over vigil; Letters from America; Killenaule celebrates Rachael Blackmore

A selection of stories from the week: Harry and Meghan on Oprah; Employment rights in the gig economy; Junior Cert; Maternity leave for politicians; Davy fallout; Search for Sarah Everard; Vaccinating the marginal communities; Lost in Larrimah; CAO revamp; Lost eagle is found

Is there a link between Covid and stillbirths?; Bank of Ireland closes 103 branches; Limerick party violates Covid restrictions; Yemen crisis "worst in world"; UK/Ireland World Cup bid; Pope in Iraq; Central Bank fines Davy €4.1m; Disinformation growing in Ireland; War of the Windsors

Two men found dead in Cork; Children return to special classes; Braun buys Communicorp; Massive cocaine seizure; How will Easter be celebrated?; DUP legal challenge against Northern Ireland protocol; Tiger Woods survives car crash; Attempted murder of Dublin teenager Dublin; One year of Covid; Squeeze in a read; Ireland's Eurovision

Ulster Bank to pull out of Ireland; Facebook unfriends Australia; How will mandatory quarantine work?; Vaccine joy for 85 year-old Eileen McCoy; Students/ASTI on Leaving Cert plan; Questions over Mother and Baby Homes testimonies; Myanmar update; Covid-related deaths top 4,000; David Drumm released from prison; Advice for Ulster Bank customers

Return to special school for some children; Trump impeachment starts; Philip Nolan of NPHET; PUP recipients face lower 2021 tax credits; Buccaneers win Superbowl 2021; EU Ombudsman criticises ECDC; Farmers vs dog walkers; UK and EU vow to fix Northern Ireland Brexit issues; A year since the General Election; Love in a pandemic

A selection of stories: Marjorie Taylor Greene disciplined; return to school for some children with special educational needs; Waterford woman describes ordeal in Perth bush fires; Country music starts phone their fans; Coup in Myanmar; new guidance on AstaZeneca vaccine; DUP and Northern Ireland protocol; Online shopping post-Brexit

Man arrested in Josh Dunne killing; How will the new restrictions be policed?; Mary Robinson on Biden's environmental actions; Pro-Navalny protests in Russia; Who gets vaccinated first?; A bonfire of the cinema blockbusters; Suppression of hate speech or free speech?; Grenfell continues to cast a long shadow; Covid leads to cleaner environment

Joe Biden inauguration; Covid in Mayo and Monaghan; When will schools for children with additional needs reopen?; UK denies full diplomatic status to EU; GPs to give Covid vaccine; Mother and Baby Homes; Navalny arrested in Russia; Nurse pleads for Covid compliance; Call for ESB to end links with Cerrejón; Waterford LGFA gets its own grounds

Survivors react to Mother and Baby Homes report; Trump impeached for second time; Crowds hit the snow in Wicklow mountains; Coercion of children into crime to be made illegal; Driving 80k for a burger; A return to homeschooling; Banks to develop app; Uganda elections; Vaccination at the NMH; Ruby the stolen dog comes home