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The Irish Times - News

17 May 2021

• HSE cyberattack ‘stole my end goal’, says cancer patient
  Woman (36) due to finish treatment on May 31st but now has ‘no idea’ when she’ll be seen
• Retail optimism: ‘I would hope people will be excited to get dressed up again’
  Magee tweed’s chief is hoping our renewed interest in native brands is here to stay
• Luggala peatlands to undergo restoration to support carbon capture and biodiversity
  The Luggala Estate extends to more than 1,800 hectares and is one of Ireland’s most spectacular upland landscapes
• Attorney General approves proposals to reform the housing planning system
  Latest move is in an effort to curtail the purchase of homes by institutional investors
• Illegal moneylending on rise amid pandemic, policing committee told
  ‘Concern is that those who feel vulnerable... will fall at feet of those people charging exorbitant interest rates’
• Biscuits, Sudocrem and whiskey: The Irish brands with international reach
  Beloved products have lost either all, or most, of their connections with the auld sod
• Boys missing from Belfast may be in Republic, says PSNI
  Police ‘increasingly concerned’ over Patrick Hovarth (5) and older brother Fabricio (8)
• Royal Irish Academy commissions diversity review to boost female participation
  The review also aims to increase ethnic diversity in the RIA in line with Irish society at large