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Far-right candidate defeated in Austrian presidential election  Alexander Van der Bellen  waving to supporters at the Palais Auersperg on Sunday after the Austrian presidential elections run off, in which he defeated the far-right candidate  Norbert Hofer. Photograph: Florian Weiser/EPA

Independent Alexander van der Bellen edges to victory over Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer

Lisa Fingleton and Rena Blake at their wedding in Killarney. Photograph: Domnick Walsh Lisa Fingleton When I came out marriage never seemed possible
Alan Kelly: ‘I must be the most over psychoanalysed politician’ Tipperary TD Alan Kelly said on Monday  he was ‘upset and annoyed’ at the way the appointment of  Brendan Howlin as Labour Party leader was handled. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
  • Politics
  • 12:37

Tipperary TD ‘upset and annoyed’ three people decided leader for 4,000 members

  • Howlin says government is ‘intrinsically unstable’
Waterford mother convicted of child cruelty following seven-week trial Last week, the woman’s husband was convicted of nine counts of raping his son.
  • Crime & Law
  • 16:18

Jury had already convicted woman’s partner of nine counts of raping his son

Takeaway owner jailed over customer’s peanut-link death Staff at the Indian Garden takeaway in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, UK, cooked Paul Wilson’s chicken tikka masala takeaway with groundnut mix containing peanuts, and the bar manager was found slumped in the toilet at his home in Helperby in January 2014.  File photograph: Getty Images
  • UK
  • 17:12

Yorkshire resident sought tikka masala with no nuts but curry cooked with groundnut mix

Mourinho and United a perfect match in ratings game Out with the old, in with the new: Jose Mourinho and  Louis van Gaal.  Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.
  • English Soccer
  • 01:00

It’s farewell to Busby Babes glory as football’s new sponsorship era sidelines the sport

  • Man Utd shares rise ahead of Mourhino era
  • Louis van Gaal arrives at Carrington
I am a Skype granny, watching Sol grow up online
  • Generation Emigration
  • 12:13

When my face appears on the screen, she understands I am her ‘bestemor’, her Irish granny

Boy (16) would not get out of bed for assault case, judge told A boy is charged with assault causing harm to Andrew Cusack (21), who was taken to St James’s Hospital to be treated for lacerations to his face following an alleged incident in the early hours of May 2nd at Dame Lane (above), Dublin. File photograph: Getty Images
  • Courts
  • 17:29

Arrest warrant issued after teen charged with attack involving serious facial injuries to man

‘Eating fat does not make you fat,’ says UK health report A report by the National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration accuses major public health bodies of colluding with the food industry. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
  • Health
  • 10:50

Focus on low fat diets fails to address obesity, return to whole foods like meat, dairy needed

How the Saudis turned Kosovo into fertile ground for Isis Men leave after Friday prayers at the main mosque in Podujevo, Kosovo. Idriz Bilalli, a moderate imam there, received death threats after campaigning against the spread of unauthorised mosques and Wahhabi teaching. Photograph: Andrew Testa/New York Times
  • Europe
  • 13:08

Once-tolerant Muslim society transformed into a font of extremism by radical clerics

Thousands of Irish extras sought for next series of Vikings If you fancy spending some time working dressed up as a Viking then auditions are being held in Dublin on Monday.
  • TV, Radio, Web
  • 14:00

Wanted: Thousands of athletic men and ‘natural haired’ women as extras for fifth season

Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Donegal on Wednesday  Prince Charles and Camilla plant an oak tree at a welcome reception at National University of Ireland Galway on May 19th, 2015 on a previous official trip by the couple. File photograph: Brian Lawless/WPA Pool/Getty Images
  • Irish News
  • 16:54

Couple will visit tweed firm Magee’s in Donegal Town before heading to Letterkenny IT

Attend Croke Park early for Bruce Springsteen gigs, fans warned   Bruce Springsteen performs a concert as part of The River Tour 2016 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain,  May 21st, 2016. Photograph: JP Gandul/EPA
  • Music
  • 15:52

Luas strike, Aviva match and typical Friday night exodus will hit city transport network

RTÉ’s ad break clanger puts TV3’s Rugby World Cup difficulties in the ha’penny place  Rory McIlroy hits his second shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation at The K Club. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
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  • 12:48

With so much sport on TV, bloopers were – mostly enjoyably – inevitable

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Arlene Foster and DUP colleagues speak to the media outside Parliament Buildings in Stormont, Belfast, as parties begin talks to form a new government following the assembly elections. Photograph: Press Association
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After-tax profits at Ryanair rose 43 per cent to €1.242 billion from €867 million in the 12 months ended March 31st 2015. Photograph: Alan Betson / THE IRISH TIMES Ryanair’s annual profits rise 43% to €1.24 billion
  • Transport & Tourism

Airline signals further fare cuts this year as capacity increases on European routes

Patricia Molloy: “It gives me a sense of community while supporting local business.” Me & My Money Patricia Molloy, founder of Derma Laser Clinics
More than 25 million passengers passed through Dublin Airport in 2015 and it is set to break that record this year as customers such as Ryanair and Aer Lingus add new routes and boost capacity. Dublin Airport to refinance €550 million debt
  • Man Utd shares rise in anticipation of Mourhino era
  • Kleinwort Benson Investors sold for about €130-€150m

Sport

Manchester United have sacked Louis van Gaal as manager, according to reports. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire How Louis van Gaal’s reign ended in dressing room mutiny
  • English Soccer

After losing the respect of senior players the Dutchman’s tenure at the helm was doomed

Out with the old, in with the new: Jose Mourinho and  Louis van Gaal.  Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. Mourinho and United a perfect match in ratings game
Katie Taylor reeled off another win at the world championships in Astana to reach the quarter-finals. Photo: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Katie Taylor just one win from Olympic qualification
  • Stade de France vows to improve security ahead of Euros
  • Gerry Thornley: Pro12 final fails to get venue it deserves

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Dick Ahlstrom Dick Ahlstrom - Science Editor

Innovation talk: Forget lithium – rare earth elements are the next big thing

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Lucy Kellaway: If your list of rejections is short, you’re not trying hard enough

Una Mullally Una Mullally -

Una Mullally: Why two Gaeltacht Ministers but no minister for Dublin?

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Life & Style

The Timing of Fires was the title of his talk at Litfest, and that meant a 4am start for  the Argentinian master of cooking with fire Francis Mallmann (above right), with Fingal Ferguson. Photograph: Joleen Cronin The Things We Learned at LitFest
  • Marie Claire Digby

It was another memorable weekend at the fourth Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine, with another sell-out crowd in excess of 8,000 in attendance. Marie-Claire Digby asked some of the participants to tell us about something that made an impression on them, or something that they learned at Litfest.

For many women, the idea of a baby growing inside them is deeply unsettling. Photograph: iStockphoto Do you have an extreme fear of childbirth? It could be tocophobia
I am a Skype granny, watching Sol grow up online
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  • Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Holly Golightly returns to her roots

Culture

  Bruce Springsteen performs a concert as part of The River Tour 2016 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain,  May 21st, 2016. Photograph: JP Gandul/EPA Attend Croke Park early for Bruce Springsteen gigs, fans warned
  • Ronan McGreevy

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Henrietta McKervey: resolutely unsentimental when it comes to dissecting her characters’ feelings and motivations The Heart of Everything by Henrietta McKervey: A good book club book? Yes
Adele’s contract with  Sony Music tops the £80 million deal Robbie Williams landed from EMI in 2002 and would give her the best deal ever handed to a female artist - shading the £70 million Whitney Houston scored in 2001 from Arista. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Singer Adele lands £90m record contract with Sony Music
  • A history of Spike Island: home to Ribbonmen, Fenians and deportees
  • Novel about conjoined twins named best new Irish children's book

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Una Mullally: Why two Gaeltacht Ministers but no minister for Dublin? Una Mullally: Why two Gaeltacht Ministers but no minister for Dublin?
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Dennis Harvey with his girlfriend Mina: ‘I have come to Spain and Chile as a valued equal for whom every door has been opened. Hashem and Alicia have come as members of a marginalised underclass of immigrants who are given almost no opportunities.’  When is an immigrant not an immigrant? When he’s an Irish expat
“I think we will always move home. We have a strong tie to Clonakilty and the community there,” says Kate Crowley Clonakilty expat’s plan is to come full circle
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  • Joe McHugh appointed Minister of State for Diaspora

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She plays on through the scene where Maria, the girl from the Catholic Gaelscoil, falls in love with Tony, the heathen boy from the mixed school where the children are taught to respect all religions
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