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Europe - BREAKING - | Seven dead and over 100 injured in Spain after two high-speed trains derail

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Martin O'Neill 'very hopeful' Celtic will start January transfer activity soon

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Africa Cup of Nations final descends into chaos as Senegal stage protest over Morocco penalty – and go on to win title

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Galway man on verge of winning World's Toughest Row in gruelling 4,800km journey across the Atlantic

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North America - LIVE - | EU ambassadors agree on dialogue first with Trump but considers counter tariffs of €93bn on US imports

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Irish News -- Cork woman whose land is at centre of family dispute leaves estate valued at almost €9m

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Irish News -- What it cost Sinn Féin to get Catherine Connolly into the Áras

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Courts -- 'They were standing at the end of the coffin, looking in. I knew they'd done it' – The short life and tragic death of Mason O'Connell-Conway

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Champions Cup -- Leinster face Edinburgh in Champions Cup round of 16 as Munster, Ulster and Connacht learn Challenge Cup fates

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Irish News -- Ireland 'risks mother of all recessions' if Trump wins battle to lower interest rates, says economist who predicted Celtic Tiger crash

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Irish News -- 'I knew I was going to die if I continued drinking, so I asked God for help' – Model Alison Canavan opens up about guilt, shame, and addiction

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Courts -- 'Enoch Burke does not define what we are' – Life beyond the controversy at the most famous school in the country

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Irish News -- Higher retrofit grants to include 80pc subsidy for heat pumps

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Courts -- Leading Irish showjumper arrested and charged with drink-driving and property damage in America

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Life -- Fergus Finlay: 'I believe Catherine Connolly's relationship with the Labour Party and towards Michael D Higgins has been motivated more by spite than by anything else'

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Gaelic Football -- Dingle jubilant as Mikey Geaney's moment of extra-time magic seals All-Ireland SFC Club title to spell heartbreak for St Brigid's

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Irish Business -- Irish Life boss can't answer the big question: when will wave of health insurance hikes end?

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Irish News -- Gardaí meet 'wall of silence' as they investigate firebomb murders of Tadgh Farrell (4) and great-aunt

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Boxing -- Tommy Conlon: Naseem Hamed's comments on Brendan Ingle prove once again that money can't buy class

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Irish News -- Making a murderer: how teenage runaway Tegan McGhee grew up to be the ultimate 'wicked stepmother'

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Irish News -- Teenager dies and three others taken to hospital after single vehicle collision in Galway

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Courts -- Billionaires say they will back Michael Flatley in legal row over 'Lord of the Dance' shows

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Irish Business -- 'It's never been this challenging'– Pubs feel the pinch as Guinness price hike adds to costs crisis

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'I don't have any food rules any more. But I have a whole toolbox of what makes me feel good' – Clare McKenna on overcoming diet culture and finding true wellness

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Irish News -- 'Life is now a perpetual funeral for us,' says father of US nurse allegedly killed by Irishman in Budapest

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Enniscorthy -- 'I felt conned by the lack of options' – The businesswoman reshaping mainstream retail with her reusable nappy and hygiene products

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Irish News Video -- Taoiseach labels Trump move 'unacceptable'

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Irish News Video -- World is at risk of 'mother of all financial crises' if Donald Trump gains control of US Federal Reserve

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Irish News Video -- Inside Ireland's most famous school - Wilson's Hospital School

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Irish News -- Study Finds Major Consent Concerns Around Induced Labour in Ireland

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World News Video -- White House Press Secretary slams Irish journalist as 'left-wing hack'

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Interiors - My favourite room: 'I didn't know I was creative, I just knew I wasn't academic' – inside interior stylist Sarah Twigg Doyle's upcycled home

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Life -- When Russell met Ralph – how I became an unexpected dog owner... twice

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Golf -- 'That was a disaster, that's what that was' – Shane Lowry blows Dubai Invitational with double bogey on 18

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I'm sick of tidying up after my messy wife but when I confront her, she threatens divorce

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: Four Kings, See How They Run and Everything's Going to Be Great

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Doctor and influencer wife's luxury Ailesbury Road home goes sale agreed

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Revenue told Government not to tell public about lucrative tax loophole

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'I'm getting married in 2027. So that's a great come around' – Eoin McGee on the injury that changed his life, finding new love and his latest financial advice book

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Michelle Doherty on the end of her relationship: It is the most terrifying decision. But I just kept thinking, this is not a relationship, this is not how I want my life to be'

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Caitríona Perry: If Donald Trump takes Greenland, Ireland has an enormous decision to make

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Ministers approve bumper salary hikes for top bosses, including one of more than 50pc

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50 ways to wellness: From retreats to greenways and yoga to cacao ceremonies, start your 2026 with feelgood activities happening in every county in Ireland

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Middle East -- Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces and takes control of most of country

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Europe -- Girl power as right-wing leaders of Italy and Japan bond over female empowerment

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Europe -- Ukraine's mobile machine gun pinning down Russians

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Europe -- Zelensky says peace deal with Russia could be signed at Davos next week

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North America -- $1m raised through fundraisers for ICE agent who killed mother-of-three Renee Good

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Europe -- Ukrainian children 'at risk of freezing' as energy system is battered by Russian drone and missile strikes

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Colin Murphy: Yes, some cyclists are a nightmare — but we are extraordinarily vulnerable too

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Shane Ross: Bakhurst's back to the wall at RTÉ after exit of shrewd operator Hurley

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Contestants on 'The Traitors' are making the same mistakes as every middle-class muddler

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Eoin O'Malley: Political parties are falling out of step with voters as they lean left — with one exception

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Champions Cup -- Tony Ward: Anyone who thinks Leinster are playing well is deluding themselves

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Gaelic Football -- Dingle captain Paul Geaney says 'our stars aligned' to win maiden All-Ireland club SFC title

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Cross-border research project aims to tackle bovine TB

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John Downing: As politicians learnt from the Nine Frozen Arses in 1966, ignore rural Ireland at your peril – and Mercosur is just another example

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Ursula von der Leyen: Historic Mercosur trade deal will bring real benefits for Europe's farmers

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Judge tells farmer €1.5m in debt 'the price of milk won't come into it' during divorce hearing

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How this Cavan auctioneer went from selling a football jersey for €400 to €22,000 heifers

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Boxing -- 'Today I felt like the underdog' – Kellie Harrington shows no ring rust to land her 12th National title

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Irish News -- Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

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Courts -- Gardaí could have taken knife off George Nkencho to avoid fatal shooting, his brother tells inquest

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Irish News -- Dublin Lotto players scoops over €11,000 in last night's EuroMillions

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Dublin News -- Woman fined for punching teen she mistook for someone else during Pink concert at Aviva Stadium

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Courts -- Dublin Lord of the Dance show in 'grave danger of falling apart' over injunction preventing Michael Flatley from participating, court hears

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South Kerry -- Sinn Féin TD takes first swing at Healy-Raes in 2026 over carbon tax

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Wexford & District -- Gardaí ask motorists to 'respect local residents' as fines issued for illegal parking outside Wexford Courthouse

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Courts -- Sligo mechanic drove vehicle that wasn't meant to be on the road

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South Kerry -- From Portugal to Kerry – the small village that left a big impression on one summer worker

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Courts -- Man who turned away from checkpoint in Sligo had no NCT, driving license or insurance

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South Kerry -- Kerry Centra owner seeks to extend shop to serve local community and offer 'value for money dining'

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Wicklow & District -- Emerging plans for north Wicklow greenway slammed amid concerns about the impact on farming – 'Landowners are up the walls'

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News -- Permission granted on appeal for home for children in state care in Tipperary

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Wexford & District -- 51 events and 1,349 runners – Inside the Wexford parkrun going from strength to strength

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The Indo Daily: The disturbing last days of Mason O'Connell Conway (4), as Tegan McGhee named as killer

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The Left Wing: All Blacks in crisis, Scott Robertson departs and how Ruaidhri O'Connor got the story

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Hat-trick Parrott | Head Coach Carrick | The curious case of Xabi Alonso

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Real Health podcast: How much fibre you need with dietitian Lorraine Cooney

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Movies -- How to win an Oscar: the hustling, dirty tricks and the whispered $60m campaigns to win cinema's biggest prize

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TV News -- 'He's a changed man' – meet the 'grim reaper' for Dermot Bannon's OTT home tastes

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Music -- Masters of the pop video: The film directors who sprinkled ­Hollywood magic in the MTV era

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Book Reviews -- The flaws of George Orwell and his reputation as the 'cool' rock star of literature

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Books -- Climate Changemakers: Three new eco reads that combine stark reality with strong solutions

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Feeling the pre-payday pinch? Try these inexpensive but effective skincare products

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I thought my boyfriend was going to propose over Christmas but instead he told me he needed space and moved out. I feel blindsided and at rock bottom...

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Liam Collins: How my mild-mannered, pipe-puffing dad wrote a 'Game of Thrones'-style Irish saga

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Auto Advice: The EU planned to ban petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035 – what has changed and why?

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Motoring review: Does offering a car as a hybrid and as an all-electric lead to compromises? This fastback sits squarely at the centre of that dilemma

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Never mind the apres – try mindful skiing in a resort that mixes vegetarian menus with wellness

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Travelling alone? Fed up paying over the odds? Here's how to avoid the single supplement

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'I'm not a group person, but I tried an escorted tour in Vietnam – surprising connections were made'

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Europe -- I'm an Irish mum who resisted a Eurocamp family holiday for years – but Bella Italia won me over

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: A cheat sheet of discount codes, deals and tips for the January holiday sales

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Travel News -- 16 new flights to take in 2026 – from Dublin Airport, Cork, Shannon and more

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Irish News -- Many mothers don't feel fully involved in decision to induce labour, study finds

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Irish News -- 'The Traitors Ireland' and pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor were refused permission to film at leading heritage sites

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Irish News -- Shingles vaccine should not just be for 'rich people', says pharmacist

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Irish News -- I saved €250,000 in salaries by using AI instead of humans, says Irish business owner

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Politics -- Elon Musk's X is 'trying to let Grok off the hook' for nudification app, says minister

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Irish News -- Tributes to 'curious, kind and gentle' Evan Fitzgerald, who died in gun incident at Carlow shopping centre last summer

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Irish News -- Shades of the Celtic Tiger property market as sealed envelope bidding makes a comeback

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Irish News -- New €1bn infrastructure fund aims to speed up housing supply

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Irish News -- Media watchdog spends almost €90,000 on training with Terry Prone's PR firm

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David Quinn: No, Mary McAleese — baptism is not a life sentence without parole

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Declan Lynch: If you're tired of the Irish winning Oscars, you're tired of life

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Keire Murphy: Mistaken assumptions about migration risk creating a vicious circle

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Dr Margaret Kennedy: I want a society that truly cares for the elderly and disabled, but people at the top aren't interested

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The Sunday Independent's view: Ireland's vulnerable children are still being failed by the State

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Sarah Breen: Is 'Hamnet' grief porn or great art? As I sobbed silently in the cinema, I was in no doubt

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Luke O'Neill: Robert F Kennedy Jr got it wrong on autism and paracetamol — is he right about the food pyramid?

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Adrian Blomfield: Why Iran's exiled crown prince is not the saviour-in-waiting many believe him to be

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Sarah Carey: It's simple, we can have a united Ireland or a neutral one, but we can't have both

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The Irish Independent's View: The mess of Iraq, Libya and Syria hangs over Iran intervention

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Édaein O'Connell: All-Ireland, Young Scientist and Golden Globe wins – it's a tough cross to bear being from the Kingdom

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Letters: The X cesspit and its latest Grok nudity trend exposes darkness of human mindset

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From the Ceann Comhairle to Cabinet ministers, what are Irish politicians' paid?

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Shane Dempsey: State's top 10 infrastructure projects for 2026 – with Government's reputation on the line

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The Irish Independent's View: Take better care of taxpayers' money or face consequences

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Irish Business -- AI struggling to create labour savings for businesses as productivity remains linked to worker satisfaction, says expert

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Irish Business -- Adrian Weckler: Elon Musk's sneers make it easy to brand social media and AI as immoral and predatory

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Irish Business -- US-listed concrete group eyes further Ireland acquisitions after buying up Cork peer

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Technology -- US investment giant injects €340m to jump-start flagship Kildare data centre

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: Why is it the State and not the pillar banks who carry the risk of lending to the vital SME sector?

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Business -- Corporate watchdog seeks director disqualification for accountant

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Business -- RTÉ's loss is Ires Reit's gain as CFO Mari Hurley makes shrewd move

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World Business -- Deliveries of luxury brand Porsche fell 10pc last year

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Business -- Ralph Lauren clothing brand shuts children's store in Kildare Village

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Irish News -- 'Small changes, applied consistently, really do add up' – how switchers can save up to €7,000 over a year by grabbing the best deals

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Money -- 'I saved almost €1,400 on my car insurance and 10pc on my electricity bills, just from shopping around'

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: I took a call from what I thought was my mobile operator – now I think I was scammed

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Money -- Finance guide 'Money Doctors 2026' highlights how families can save cash and build wealth

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World Business -- Goldman Sachs' profit rises again

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Money -- 'Some households have saved over €800 a year': How switching energy supplier can lead to huge savings

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Rugby -- Ireland captain Erin King plays leading role as Wolfhounds tear Brython Thunder to shreds

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Cricket -- Orla Prendergast gets Ireland women off to winning start in World Cup qualifying campaign

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Women's Sport -- Record-holder Michaela Walsh: 'I was going to walk away from boxing, I think I've found a way to enjoy it'

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Athletics -- Mark English shaves half a second off Irish indoor 800m record with victory in Luxembourg

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Hurling -- Kilkenny forced to rally against Kildare to claim Walsh Cup Shield

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Ladies Football -- Ladies NFL Division 4 round-up: Wins for Offaly, Carlow, Leitrim and Derry

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Champions Cup -- Cian Tracey: Clayton McMillan's 'line in the sand' moment fades as Munster face grim Challenge Cup reality

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Premier League -- Wolves battle to goalless Premier League stalemate at home to Newcastle

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Gaelic Football -- Galway crowned FBD Connacht League champions as Mayo left to rue two late three-up breaches

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Hurling -- Wicklow claim Kehoe Cup for first time since 2003 with one-point win over Meath

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Premier League -- Lisandro Martinez tells Paul Scholes: Come to my house and criticise me to my face

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Hurling -- Ballygunner cement their place among club hurling greats with second All-Ireland crown

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Premier League - Live - | Premier League scores, results and table - 15:00

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Gaelic Football -- As it happened: Dingle crowned All-Ireland senior football club champions for first time after dramatic tussle with St Brigid's

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