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Irish News -- DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs taking 'time out of the business', board confirms

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Sham Ryan recovery appeal raises nearly €250,000 for Waterford man nearly killed by wasp sting

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Tipperary families store rainwater as town would run out of water in two days without restrictions

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Politics - LATEST - | Darragh O'Brien 'won't speculate' on cost of purchasing Ranelagh objectors' homes as Metrolink challenge withdrawn

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Rural Life -- The steep price of deceit: What two divorce cases tell us about how the courts are dealing with marital breakdown on farms

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Crime -- On the beat with Store Street gardaí – 'We're busy from morning till night, there's rarely a break here'

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United Rugby Championship -- 'They were all noted' – Leinster's Rónan Kelleher says Munster's Croke Park celebrations give 'added bite' for derby

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Irish News -- Dublin archbishop says social deprivation in capital is being exploited by 'malign actors'

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Irish News -- 'Stay on the good list' – Santa offers Christmas message to the children of Ireland

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Money -- The top five questions asked of Eoin McGee in 2025, from mortgage repayments to lifetime loans

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Irish News -- How 'Killeagh', the song that captured magic of grassroots GAA in rural Cork, shot Kingfishr to the Christmas No 1

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Parenting -- 'It's a little bit of magic I've carried through from my own childhood' – Irish families share their favourite Christmas traditions

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Irish News -- Ambulances took over an hour to respond to 1,500 emergencies in first six months of this year

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Money -- Petrol and diesel prices hold steady in December to the relief of motorists

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Irish News -- 'He has to become an enabler of this conversation' – Mary Lou McDonald criticises Taoiseach over border poll stance

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Politics -- John Downing: Forty years ago this week, the Progressive Democrats formed – here's how they changed the landscape of Irish politics for ever

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Hurling -- 'I had my words with him. We parked it there' – Tipperary's Willie Connors reveals hard conversation with Liam Cahill

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Irish News -- Ryanair fined €256m in Italy for 'abusive' strategy preventing travel agencies from purchasing flights

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Food & Drink -- Chef Darina Allen: 'I am 77 now and I do not want to retire and I don't want to be nudged towards that. It's awfully hurtful'

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Health -- Vaccinating boys against HPV 'is key to eradicating cervical cancer'

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Horse Racing -- Michael Verney: Five Christmas crackers that will light up the festive season for racing fans

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News -- Leitrim nurse working Christmas: 'While the world is celebrating, for us it's probably the busiest time'

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Britain -- Newly released batch of Jeffrey Epstein files reveal 'A' in Balmoral asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends' for 'fun'

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Courts -- Stalker spared jail for 'horrible' crayon letters threatening to 'reveal affair' and anonymous phone calls

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Australasia -- 'It truly feels like a miracle' – officer shot in head and blinded in Bondi Beach massacre reunites with family for Christmas

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Videos -- Santa offers Christmas message to the children of Ireland: 'Stay on the good list'

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Irish News -- Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was forced to defend the decision not to rollout an enhanced flu vaccine for over 65s this winter

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Irish News -- Christmas in Stats

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Irish News -- Insurance companies are making much higher profits than reported

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Life -- Be kind, get outside and don't aim for a 'perfect' Christmas: festive messages from the stars

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Health -- Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household – and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask The Doctor: I get dizzy when I stand up but my blood pressure is normal. What could be causing it?

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Irish News -- Snowdrifts, near famine and Bohs crowned – how the fledgling Irish Free State coped a century ago

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Celebrity News -- Victoria Beckham shares 'tough' Christmas message after being blocked by son Brooklyn on Instagram

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TV critic Eilis O'Hanlon's picks for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Stephen's Day

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15 gorgeous Secret Santa and stocking filler gifts for under €15

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Christmas film guide: From Scrooges to Santas, saints to elves, and all the Die Hards, our critics have snowploughed through the streamers to plot their festive favourites

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Adrian Weckler's Christmas 2025 tech gift guide – from watches, phones and cameras to snappy accessories and handy stocking fillers

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Edward Hayden's Christmas dinner is a twist on the classics

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The 15 best cookbooks of 2025 – from a hot Irish bakery's debut to the only pasta book you'll ever need

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A Pint of Plain: Fionnán and Donal Fallon's Christmas Pub Crawl

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North America -- At least five dead after medical plane carrying child patient crashes in Galveston Bay, Texas

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Middle East -- Israeli defence minister is accused by Hamas of 'violation of ceasefire agreement' after Gaza settlements comments

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Britain -- Bob Vylan avoid prosecution after Glastonbury 'death to IDF' chant

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Catherine Prasifka: For young adults without a home of their own, Christmas is not a return to childhood but a reminder they never left

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Donal Fallon: The spirit of Dickens' classic lives on in those working towards a fairer society for all children

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The Irish Independent's view: Hope for the future at Christmas after a troubled year

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Letters: Wren Day holds a special place in my heart – do give kindly to the boys and girls

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I'm looking forward to the smallest Christmas of my life

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Legal Advice -- Legal advice: 'My father's new partner has moved into my farmhouse – can she claim rights to my property?'

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Entertainment -- Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Golf -- 'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

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Munster's Jack O'Donoghue: 'I'll enjoy Christmas whenever I retire, it's all about rugby now'

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Michael van Gerwen brings his best to brush past Ireland's William O'Connor

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More goals, a dance partner and a bomb squad – an A to Z of 'All I want for Christmas'

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Comment -- Is it harsh to make my children work on Christmas morning?

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Britain -- Keir Starmer in U-turn on farmers' inheritance tax after protests

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Dairy -- Santa Paws: When cats climb the tree at this vet clinic

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Farm Property -- €495,000 sought for 18ac Connemara hobby farm with modernised house and shore frontage

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Dublin News -- 'There hasn't been a Christmas without an engagement' – how Dublin's Fitzwilliam Hotel makes the festive season sparkle for every guest

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Kerry woman accused of stealing toys from Smyths granted bail for Christmas

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Planned strikes suspended as Caredoc workers to vote on employer's proposals

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Popular Mayo pub lodges planning application for major extension

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'It's a difficult day for a lot of people' – Galway Samaritans volunteers prepare for hundreds of calls this Christmas

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Homeless for Christmas: A Tipperary man's struggle to rebuild his life

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News -- 'It hasn't sunk in yet' – Donegal lotto winner collects early Christmas present

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News -- Fundraiser to bring Clare woman home after Vietnam incident surpasses €30k in two days

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Wicklow & District -- Diarmuid Gavin leads tributes as Wicklow National Botanic Gardens head gardener dies aged 55

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News -- Pedestrian (80s) dies from Clare crash as gardaí appeal for witnesses

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Courts -- Wicklow man charged over €2.1m drugs seizure asks for bail change to leave country

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The Indo Daily: 40 years of Band Aid - Christmas, charity and controversy

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Podcast reviews: Katherine Ryan's ghosts of Christmas past, Spike Milligan's Irish partition and David Suchet gets his Dickens on

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Indo Sport podcast: Leinster don't look like Leinster | Andy Farrell's headaches | Connacht catastrophe

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Indo GAA podcast: Rory Beggan's sweet kicking motion | Football's wonderful 2025 | Spillane mailbag

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Theatre & Arts -- Panto dame Joe Conlan: 'I'll miss the Gaiety – but I need to move on. I'm able to leave with my head held high'

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming on Christmas Eve: Santa's Holiday, Goodbye June and It's a Wonderful Life

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TV Reviews -- 'Two Doors Down' Christmas special review: Painfully thin stuff filled with limp, stale, obvious jokes that land with a dull thud

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New Irish Writing: Talisman by Fionnuala O'Leary

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New Irish Writing: Poetry by Rebecca D'Arcy

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Russell Brand faces new rape and sex assault charge as first trial set to start

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Celebrity -- The real Lost Boys: How Hollywood destroyed the young lives of the two Coreys

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Bill Linnane: It's a shame local shops are closing but we saved a lot of time and money buying gifts online this Christmas

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Chloë finds a hobby: After a year of hobby hunting, here are my best and worst of 2025

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How our family blends Irish and Nigerian traditions at Christmas

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Pól Ó Conghaile: How does Dublin Airport's Drop & Go parking work, and is it worth the extra cost?

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Yummy Brummie: An overnight stay with 'easily the least stressful airport-to-destination experience I have had'

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'The first one was for me and my girlfriend': How I turned a passion project into a camper van business

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How I blew away the winter cobwebs in freezing Tromso, where there's a warm welcome, and the delightful ritual of Kaffe og Kake

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'I used my precious annual leave to volunteer at a circus hotel in Sweden - here's how it went'

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'I'm a Donegal woman – here's why I have a newfound appreciation for winter in Dublin'

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Courts -- Worker 'stole €9k generators in breach of trust', court hears

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Courts -- Prisoner pickpocketed €150 from other man in holding cell of Dublin courthouse

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Irish News -- Motorist caught travelling 139kmh in 60kmh zone in Co Wicklow on National Slow Down Day

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Irish News -- Owners of Spar store in Co Down 'devastated' as they are 'forced to close' after 17 years

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Irish News -- Baby whose emergency delivery saved her and her mother's life is home for Christmas

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Crime -- 'They should be looking forward to Christmas' – Gardaí renew appeal for information on fatal Offaly firebomb attack

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Irish News -- Man arrested after cocaine worth €3.75m found in vehicle search at Rosslare Europort

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Irish News -- 'I think the number of speakers will continue to grow internationally' – Irish music and film help fuel global boom in language classes

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Irish News -- Woman (80s) dies following crash involving five vehicles before M1 toll bridge in Co Meath

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Irish News -- Gardaí investigating death of woman whose body was discovered on Clonmel roadside, Co Tipperary

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The Irish Independent's View: Justice for Sophie Toscan du Plantier remains as distant as ever, 29 years on

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Martina Devlin: Ireland's age of book-banning is over – in the US, it looks like it's ramping up

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Letters: US threats to Venezuela are unacceptable – so why the international silence?

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The Irish Independent's View: Special education in fee-paying schools needs clarity

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Fionnán Sheahan: No Focal at all as Micheál Martin plugs in to Downing Street's polling experts

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Dmytro Kuleba: Volodymyr Zelensky's caution over ceasefire talks entirely justifiable

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Jenny Maguire: So-called 'clean girl' aesthetic borders on white nationalist chic – it's time to get back to glam

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Ciara Kelly: I love to kick millennials as much as the next person, but we can thank them for the age of manifesting and daring to dream

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Letters: EU's credibility in tatters as it fails to act on using Russian assets for funding

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Máiría Cahill: Victims of domestic violence need to know that love doesn't hurt

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Declan Lynch: Cancellation of Boxing Day football is an attack on our civilisation

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The Sunday Independent's view: All we want for Christmas is health service reform

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Colin Murphy: I didn't want unalterable love and my wife didn't want an onion... but our DIY wedding came together perfectly

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Sarah Breen: Where do you find the magic of Christmas? It's in the effort we all make

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Tony O'Brien: Anne O'Connor's biggest challenge as new HSE chief is changing its culture

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Business -- AMCS losses triple to €60m as it books costs linked to takeover

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Irish Business -- Lansdowne secures funding to pursue $100m claim against Government

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Business -- 'Always Remember' is crowned Christmas number 1 bestseller

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Business -- Housing at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum gets go-ahead

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Irish Business -- New tools developed to assess stress in retail and hospitality

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Irish Business -- Mount Everest conqueror's Clare hotel business scales new heights

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World Business -- Flutter's FanDuel launches 'prediction market' app

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Business -- Businesses confident heading into 2026 despite tariff uncertainty

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World Business -- Trump suspends US offshore wind licences citing 'national security'

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Business -- Irish division of Gareth Sheridan's Nutriband is targeted for involuntary strike-off

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Money -- 'My main advice would be to plan earlier than feels necessary' – seasonal entrepreneurs share the financial lessons they learnt this year

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Irish Business -- Indeed Ireland pays out dividends of €1.72bn as profits slip 6pc to €606m

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North America -- Jim Beam stops production at main Kentucky distillery for 2026 as Trump's trade wars hit sales

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Technology -- 20,000 Vodafone customers to be refunded €894,000 in roaming fees unfairly charged

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Irish News -- Michael Houghton: Seven priceless festive family activities that cost almost nothing

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Premier League -- Liverpool sue security firm for more than £1m after thieves stole merchandise of similar value

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Soccer -- Nicolas Jackson bags brace as Senegal start Afcon campaign with win over Botswana while DR Congo beat Benin

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League of Ireland -- David Meyler favourite to take over at Cork City after Ger Nash steps down for personal reasons

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League of Ireland - Live - | December's League of Ireland transfers: Shels 'delighted' to bring in Ireland U-19 goalkeeper Conor Walsh from Sligo - 19:15

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Premier League -- Jason Burt: Alexander Isak's surgery compounds nightmare start to life in Liverpool

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Ulster Rugby -- Ulster want to keep scrum-half Nathan Doak amid interest from English club, insists Richie Murphy

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Other Sports -- Two-time champion Peter Wright crashes out at Ally Pally while Daryl Gurney exits after classic

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Horse Racing -- 'Every Christmas he did his job' – Remembering when Beef Or Salmon was Leopardstown's festive banker

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Soccer -- 'He is in penalty-takers' heads at this stage' - Keith Andrews hails impact of Caoimhín Kelleher

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Horse Racing -- Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File lead Willie Mullins raid on King George VI Chase at Kempton

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Soccer -- 'He hasn't yet got into the team spirit' – Turkish giants Fenerbahce join chase for Evan Ferguson after more Roma criticism

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Rugby -- 'I'm buzzing to be a part of this team' – Ulster tie down Ireland lock to two-year contract extension

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Gaelic Football -- Former Ireland international Eunan O'Kane takes up Gaelic football post with Derry club Banagher

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