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Politics - latest - | 'People are telling me they'll never vote for me again,' Willie O'Dea says as more Fianna Fail TDs lash out at party over fuel-protest response

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Explainer: Who are the young Fianna Fáil TDs pushing back against their party?

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Leinster underdogs clash as Kildare bid to halt slide while Laois will bank on return of Evan O'Carroll

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Son of multi-millionaire hotelier Noel O'Callaghan's son regrets 'I would shoot him' comment after business dispute

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Junior Minister will meet Waterford hill sheep farmers in rent dispute with Duke of Devonshire

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Courts - BREAKING - | Son charged with assault causing harm after father found dead on Waterford farm

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'I want to thank him for his hard work for my whiskey business' – Conor McGregor settles multi-million euro dispute with Artem Lobov

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Fionnán Sheahan: Healy-Rae brothers were no chip off the old block for sticking with government

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Irish News -- Woman dead and another woman in hospital after crash in Co Louth

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Celebrity -- Ciarán Hinds: 'We made it very clear to my daughter that we don't do nepotism. It's held her in good stead'

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Middle East - LIVE - | Trump says he will open the Strait of Hormuz 'for China' and Xi Jinping will give him 'a big, fat hug'

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Parenting -- The shocking teen drinking stat most of us don't know: Why we should teach our children not to drink alcohol

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Politics -- Jim Gavin insists he has 'no regrets' about Áras bid despite shock withdrawal over tenant controversy

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Gaelic Football -- The 20 under-20s in Gaelic football and hurling making a big impression in this year's championships

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Politics -- Mother of disabled daughter slams 'selfish' protesters after having to cancel hospital appointment

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Boxing - Latest - | Eddie Hearn to fly to Dublin for Katie Taylor Croke Park talks

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Irish Business -- PTSB analysis – Bawag shares hit all-time high as market number-crunchers see Irish taxpayer as big loser in bank sale

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'We have €100k invested in a 10-year State Savings bond. Is this the best use of the money?'

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Politics -- Lelia Doolan (91) completes 220km walk from Clare to Dáil in protest at US military use of Shannon Airport

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South Kerry -- A huge Pitt-y: Kerry hospitality loses out as Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt will not visit Kingdom

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Book News -- 'Adam Driver screamed and threw a chair': Everything we learnt from Lena Dunham's memoir

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Irish News -- Man (20s) arrested for alleged threats against public representative during fuel protests

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Celebrity -- Tanya Sweeney: David Haye's girlfriend thinks his 'ugly bird' comment is a compliment – believe me, it's not

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Wicklow & District -- Wicklow boy (11) who solved Rubik's Cube 2,318 times wins national speedcubing title

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News -- Rare shark washes up on west coast: 'The elusive Greenland Shark has a life span of several centuries'

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Irish News -- Spending boom on home improvements as people unable to move property

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Videos -- Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan signs off on €20,000 pay rise for RTÉ boss in same week he demanded review of 'unbalanced' protest coverage

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Irish News Video -- The blockades of critical infrastructure including the country's only oil refinery was not 'anticipated,' says the Taoiseach

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Irish News -- Fuel terminal blocked in Galway as protests continue

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Soccer - David Kelly: Carla Ward's side banish Irish football's Gdansk demons in Poland victory but familiar frailties remain

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Irish News -- Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan signs off on €20,000 pay rise for RTÉ boss in same week he demanded review of 'unbalanced' protest coverage

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Parenting -- I'm exhausted in the evenings after work and have no energy for my children – the guilt is killing me

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Food & Drink -- Chloë finds a hobby: My sushi-making is a success, but I'm not giving up boil-in-the-bag rice

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Seachtain -- Ag cur fáilte roimh An Chéad Ghlúin Eile ag cóisir réamhbhreithe

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Book Reviews -- A bizarre proposal to drain Lough Neagh reimagined in Jan Carson's magical, moving and funny novel

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Caroline Foran: 'The first thing I said to my husband was, 'It's not our fault. It's not something we were doing''

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Norah Casey on losing husband, Richard Hannaford: 'Radiotherapy shifted the tumour, it cracked his spinal column. Three weeks after the diagnosis, he was in a wheelchair'

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'It has paid for itself, many times over' – nine smart buys that will save you hundreds of euro in the long run

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Council investigates alleged unauthorised development at Marian Finucane's former home in Kildare

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'The Ireland we left has changed... it feels like we're emigrating to a new place' – five expats on the challenges of returning home

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Living with ambiguous loss: 'When someone is dead, you get to have a eulogy, you put a lid on a coffin. With missing, you get none of that'

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North America -- Donald Trump posts image of himself with Jesus as his Pope Leo criticism continues

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Europe -- Europe must be part of any peace deal to end Ukraine war, Friedrich Merz says

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Britain -- BREAKING

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Middle East -- Boy (14) opens fire at Turkish school, killing nine and wounding 13

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World News -- Donald Trump turns on Giorgia Meloni over defence of Pope and reluctance to join Iran war

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Catherine Prasifka: Far-right presence at fuel-price protests served only to stoke flames of intolerance

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Arlene Harris: Growing up above a bar in east Clare, Moya Brennan's voice was the soundtrack to my childhood

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Sinéad Ryan: My quest to holiday in every EU capital brought me to my home town of Dublin, and I was delighted with what I found

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Saoirse Hanley: The romantic hopefuls on Love on the Spectrum could teach the rest of us a thing or two about honest dating

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Roland Oliphant: Why Putin will find it hard to replace Viktor Orban, his best friend inside the EU

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

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Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

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Rugby -- Cian Tracey: How Leinster have become second-half blitz kings, battering teams with energy, endurance and elan

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Golf -- LIV Golf holds emergency meeting amid talk of 'seismic' announcement

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Solar farms on best land 'threaten food security', warns country's biggest broccoli grower

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I blamed the pigs for our broadband failure, until the real disaster hit

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The dairy bucket is leaking: Why 2026 margins are about to get dangerous

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New Zealand dairy farmers pocket billions from huge capital payout

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Eamon O'Connell: Why it's so important to make sure your non-breeding bulls are infertile

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Dublin -- Motion to be rewritten after councillors clash over call 'to supervise' homeless accommodation

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Dublin News -- Dublin council pushes for London-style line-of-sight truck standards following death of Brazilian cyclist

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Wexford & District - BREAKING - | Body removed from Wexford town house may have lain undiscovered for some time

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Drogheda & South - 'We're so lucky to still be getting married' – Devastating hotel fire forces Louth couple into last-minute wedding venue change

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Gardaí at scene as car overturns on busy main street in Cork

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Gardaí in violent tussle with suspect in daring escape attempt outside midlands shopping centre

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New dawn ushered in at Cork athletic club – Olympic hero opens new state-of-the-art facilities

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News -- 'Lads, you'll have to take it outside' - Clare councillors clash during heated fuel protest debate

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North & West Kerry - Breaking - | Search underway in west Kerry for missing person

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Dundalk & North -- Appeal against 502 Louth homes upheld over sewage capacity concerns

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News -- Retired Monaghan couple given jail terms for 'horrendous and unspeakable' cruelty to neighbour's cat

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Bray -- 'DIY SOS' to help Hannah Leonard's family finally bring her home after devastating accident abroad

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Seachtain: Agóidí agus achrann – seachtain chorraitheach sa pholaitíocht

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Indo Sport podcast: Ireland's Italy challenge | Leinster's squad changes | Munster's must-win game

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Indo GAA podcast: Who are you 'writing off' in the hurling championship? | Predictions with Mullane & Ryan

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Money Talks: How to pay off your mortgage ahead of schedule with personal finance blogger Ellie Kistnen

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Movie News -- 'We're an island of storytellers': Director of 'The Mummy' loves making movies in Ireland

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TV Reviews -- 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' review: A truthful and achingly funny comedy about motherhood and sex work

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Kanye West postpones French show weeks after UK visa cancellation

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Today's top TV and streaming picks: Margo's Got Money Trouble, Grayson Perry Has Seen The Future and Million Dollar Secret

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Irish News -- Georgian manor that was Hollywood director John Huston's retreat goes on market for €4.5m

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Celebrity News -- Prince Harry says he 'needed to deal with stuff from the past' before having children

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I feel bad because my man friend had a stroke which has left me feeling drained and now I want out. What should I do?

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Celebrity News -- Jorginho labels Chappell Roan hotel security incident a 'misunderstanding'

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: 'Nora Ephron flagged the dilemma in her book I Feel Bad About My Neck, and I'll be honest — my own neck drives me nuts. It's really letting me down'

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask The Doctor: I'm getting some breakthrough bleeding while taking HRT. Is this normal or should I see my GP?

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Family Features -- Fiona McCann: My grandfather the professor, his friend JRR Tolkien, and a beloved island idyll

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: The only thing certain for Irish holidaymakers is uncertainty

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World -- 'We're driving from Ireland to Cape Town in a 20-year-old Pajero'

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Ireland -- Can one hotel keep everyone happy? Dinosaurs and 'the difficult art of the multi-age family staycation' in Kilkenny

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'We're no longer a pass-through place' - can a €7.5m Shackleton Experience breathe new life into this Irish town?

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More to Bristol than Banksy: Inside the south-western food and art haven that's less than an hour from Dublin

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My sea voyage to Shackleton's grave – what it's really like to go on an Antarctic cruise to South Georgia

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Irish News -- 'Young people targeted with claims that are untrue' – experts give warning over influencers promoting sunbeds as safe

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Politics -- Fine Gael senator says fuel protestors 'are the essence of squeezed middle' and Government must 'reflect deeply'

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Irish News -- Majority of Fine Gael councillors vote against recommendation to rezone land for 698-bed student accommodation beside UCD

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Irish News -- Family of man who died after being put in headlock by bouncers demand 'fresh inquest' 25 years on from his death

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Irish News -- Limerick mum Scarlett Faulkner to be laid to rest three weeks after attack

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Irish News -- Government's fuel protest measures take effect today - with excise on petrol and diesel cut by 10c per litre

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Weather -- Heavy, thundery showers today will bring chances of hail and spot flooding

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Irish News -- Government weakened after day of chaos inside coalition and acrimony in the Dáil

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Courts -- Community service for cafe manager who 'dipped the till'

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The Irish Independent's View: Coalition must take action to prevent any repeat of blockades

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David W Higgins: A fuel cap costing billions would be like downing a bottle of painkillers rather than seeking a cure

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Senan Molony: Who are the biggest winners and losers after a tumultuous week of fuel protests?

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Letters: Bord Bia sidestep might provide a blueprint for avoiding any future blockades

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Ksenia Samotiy: Ousting Orban is a big win for people of Hungary and the EU, but the real work to rebuild democracy begins now

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John Bolton: Trump administration will not stop Iran from making nuclear weapons through diplomacy

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Ellen Francis: Why Viktor Orban's election defeat will be greeted with sigh of relief in Brussels

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David Blair: Donald Trump's ruthless blockade will lock the US into a war of attrition with a stubborn Iran

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Ruth Medjber: I went for an ADHD diagnosis and discovered I was autistic – now, my tofu and Rich Tea fads make total sense

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The Irish Independent's View: Proportionate response by gardaí to blockades was correct approach

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Adrian Blomfield: Strategic deadlock after failed US-Iran talks leaves just a few paths open – all carry risks

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Letters: Government showed lack of responsibility, but this is a crisis caused by the US

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An atmosphere of suspicion in locked room in Pakistan – how US-Iran talks fell apart

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Fionnán Sheahan: Oil fires going nowhere amid McEntee-O'Callaghan bust-up while cabinet critics circle garda chief

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Simeon Tegel: 'We always end up electing people who betray us' – Peruvians go to polls to elect ninth president in 10 years

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Personal Finance -- Ireland's priciest and most affordable places for first-time buyers revealed as deposit saving times increase

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Money -- Thousands of homeowners turn to renovations as housing shortage makes moving unaffordable

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Irish Business -- Hotelier Noel O'Callaghan fights arbitration in row with two sons over business

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World Business -- IMF warns war will hit global growth

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Business -- Wind accounted for 41pc of electricity supply in March

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Politics -- Consumer watchdog could fine companies up to €10m in new plans to strengthen its powers

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Business -- Bawag profile: the PTSB buyer that is eyeing €1bn of profits

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Irish Business -- Q&A – What does the sale of PTSB mean for its customers?

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Media -- Takeover of 'The Daily Telegraph' needs approval from Irish competition agency

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Money -- 'Today, no, we won't be offering mortgages' – Monzo chief shares expansion plans as UK neobank enters Irish market

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Irish Business -- Government backs sale of PTSB for €1.6bn, shares drop sharply

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World Business -- Oil giant BP flags exceptional trading gain as energy prices soar

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Business -- Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers attended Bilderberg conference in Washington at weekend

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Six Nations -- Gráinne McElwain: Tá ceachtanna foghlamtha ag Éire in Twickenham agus beigh siad lánréidh do theacht na hIodáile

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League of Ireland -- Cross-party Oireachtas group on domestic game to be set up to improve Irish football

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Gaelic Football -- 'It might give the footballers in Kilkenny a chance to play championship' – Jim Gavin calls for third tier competition

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Leinster Rugby -- Leinster reveal more contract extensions as Scott Penny, Paddy McCarthy and Jordan Larmour pen new deals

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Six Nations -- A young wives' tale – 'Experiencing those atmospheres together is something that we'll never forget'

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Ladies Football -- 'There are more eyes on women's sport than ever before' – Dublin's Abby Shiels keeping the flame alive

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Horse Racing -- Grand National winners to parade through Carlow during Mullins homecoming

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Champions League -- Liverpool players have an attitude problem and PSG defeat proves it

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Rugby -- Tom Farrell putting Ireland ambitions on backburner as he targets big finish with Munster

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Cricket -- 'I copped one straight in the face' – Ben Stokes lucky to be alive after cricket ball smash

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Champions League -- Liverpool's Champions League exit compounded by 'really bad' Hugo Ekitike injury

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Gaelic Football -- David Clifford, 17 cameras and a Mogwai soundtrack: who doesn't want to see that film?

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