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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:13 AM ET

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Irish News -- 'My stance is firm, Kelly's death was foul play' – mum demands answers as new medical report challenges official narrative

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St Patrick's Day parades 2026: use our interactive map to see what's happening across Republic of Ireland

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Operation Renovation: 'I had my heart set on living on the square and this was the only house we could afford thanks to its condition'

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Bank of America settles Jeffrey Epstein accusers' lawsuit

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Central banks warned against knee-jerk move on interest rates as oil swings on hour-by-hour news

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Wexford woman who started her career as a funeral celebrant now marries people for a living – 'I was as nervous as a bag of cats'

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Politics -- Micheál Martin caught between Europe and Donald Trump after president's call for Iran help is publicly rejected

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Legal Advice -- 'I put the family home into my wife's name to get agricultural relief, but now we are separating and she says I have no entitlement to the house. Is this true?'

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Irish News -- 'It does not make sense to demolish it' – couple in Meath planning row asked council to donate house to charity

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'The parish were grieving for the loss of their beautiful church.' Fr Brian Ó Fearraigh on losing St Mary's in Donegal last year

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'Gigi has flown to Paris and Amsterdam' – just how much does it cost to fly with your dog?

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David W Higgins: Why we need to stop worrying about price gouging in the fuel market

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Calls for return to England are loud but the IRFU can convince Andy Farrell to stay beyond 2027

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about... pH-reactive make-up – can it really adapt to the chemistry of my skin?

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'When it comes to a foodie atmosphere, it doesn't get much better than being surrounded by 1,700 bottles of wine'

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Courts -- Former TV Dragon and Áras hopeful Peter Casey seeks imprisonment of man who defamed him

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North America -- 'One little mistake could be the end of our American dream' – The Irish living in fear of deportation

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Gaelic Football -- Conor McKeon: Matters may get worse for Ger Brennan's struggling Dubs before they get better

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Courts -- How Kinahan lieutenant Sean McGovern orchestrated a murder, and the plot against a rival gangster that led to his downfall

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Irish News - breaking - | Man dies after stabbing in Cork city as gardaí to launch murder investigation

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Analysis -- Mary Regan: Stakes are high as Taoiseach may have to duck and dive from testy Trump during St Patrick's Day meeting

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Health Features -- 'I became like a warrior mother – I realised I had to fight to have my child correctly diagnosed'

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Homes -- Price of Michael Smurfit's former Kildare home is slashed by €1million

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Life -- How the best Irish bars around the world celebrate St Patrick's Day (and what they charge for a pint)

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'Don't think that you can't do things, you can' – meet the Down syndrome changemakers

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Money -- Consumers facing huge cumulative health insurance hikes and benefit cuts ahead of renewal

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Entertainment -- Jessie Buckley wins best actress Oscar for Hamnet

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Irish News -- As oil prices surge, experts say renewables could shield Ireland from future shocks

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Irish News -- Why Guinness 'pintflation' is hitting drinkers hard

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Movies -- Nominees and stars dazzle on Oscars red carpet

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Irish News Video -- Taoiseach 'reluctant' to put timeframe on decision for fuel hike intervention

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Irish News -- '"Mammy, do you have cancer?" my son asked – that day I bawled my eyes out'

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Oscars parties in pictures: What Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Maura Higgins wore – plus the rest of the A-list

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'Ten years, what justice is that?' – homeowner jailed for killing Jordan Ronan (20) after he stole from van

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'I am a miracle brain tumour survivor – but what came after the surgery was even harder to go through'

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Kirsty Blake Knox: Is Harry Styles' Riverdance sketch really offensive to the Irish? I quite liked him as Lord of the Dance

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TV Reviews -- 'Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA' review: Documentary on kidnapping of the famed horse canters over well-trodden turf

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: RTÉ's Ryanair documentary is as brash and unstuffy as Michael O'Leary's no-frills airline

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: St Patrick's Festival Parade, The Butcher Boy and Harry Styles in Manchester

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Bigger extensions and bike sheds in the frame as planning rules set to be ripped up for home renovations

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Dubai's dark secrets — Irish expats on the truth behind the UAE's beachclub lifestyle

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Newstalk could have handled my switch to weekend show in a better way, says Pat Kenny

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Kinahans abandoned plans at 'last minute' to flee UAE hideout for sanctuary in Russia

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Motherhood unfiltered: 'There was fear the entire time. It's probably the reason I don't think I'll have another child'

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Dear Mary: I've fallen for my fiancée's sister and am wracked with guilt. How do I get out of their lives with minimal hurt?

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Middle East -- Donald Trump's war is having serious consequences for his allies in the Gulf

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Middle East -- New supreme leader of Iran Mojtaba Khamenei was 'seconds from death' in raid that killed his father

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North America -- White House chief-of-staff Wiles to start treatment for breast cancer

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North America -- Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel brings his 'Antichrist' talk to Vatican's door

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Europe -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy back in court to appeal corruption conviction

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Britain -- MPs ask Keir Starmer to stop peers blocking UK assisted dying bill

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North America -- Donald Trump's inner circle regretting 'gross overestimation' by US president on decision to launch Iran war

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I don't begrudge the politicians off on their St Patrick's Day jollies

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Letters: Young men are once again paying the price for the hubris of elderly leaders

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The Irish Independent's View: Taoiseach must offer wise counsel when he meets Donald Trump in diplomatic minefield

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Senan Molony: How Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini helped push Ireland and US together

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Family -- 'He had a late-onset autism, when he was about four or five. He met most of his markers when he was a baby': Eamon Ryan on his son, Tommy

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Life -- Laura Woods: 'I have financial responsibilities like everyone else. Suddenly you're working full-time and then you're told that your services are no longer required'

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Life -- Copper Face Jacks turns 30: 'I met him, had a dance and a shift. I went back the next night, saw him, and thought, 'he's in Coppers two nights in a row – it's meant to be!'

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'The sex stopped – he said you're the problem, you have to sort it out'

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: Deja vu for Waterford hurling points to more of the same tough days ahead

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Meet the 100-cow Meath farmers selling pedigree Angus cattle around the globe

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Latest beef price cuts are 'a slap in the face' for winter finishers

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Calls to simplify SCEP after almost 5,000 farmers exit and Department recoups €3.5m

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Hogget up 50c/kg as Easter looms and Ramadan nears end

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Lambing season has been smooth sailing thanks to our fantastic pedigree North Country Cheviot ewes

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council spent €130k to repair roof of Coolock Swimming Pool in building it doesn't own

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Irish News -- MetroLink property deals could be kept secret as State negotiates to buy land along route

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Dublin News -- Dublin St Patrick's Day parades 2026: Times, routes and everything else you should know

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Irish News -- 'It meant normality could carry on at home', says cancer patient who received free lifts to treatment from the Irish Cancer Society

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Irish News -- 'An Oscar for Killarney, Kerry and Ireland' – Killarney erupts with pride as Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'

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News -- Jessie Buckley's Tipperary secondary school is 'immensely proud' of Oscar winner

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Wexford & District -- Owners of popular Wexford bar to retire but the business will continue under new ownership

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News -- Drogheda toll system criticised as motorists leave €100,000 behind on M1

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Galway man makes impassioned plea before Oireachtas to improve mental health services in Emergency Departments

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Kerry man assaulted and held pregnant ex-partner captive for two hours in 'horrendous' attack

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Cork man running 5,200km through 14 capital cities across Europe in fundraising challenge for CUH

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Clare TDs excluded from new Midwest hospital announcement – 'They forgot to contact us'

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Train dream in Cork gets rolling down the line as restoration plan wins support of City Council

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The Left Wing: The bumper Six Nations review | Paris chaos & Ireland's turnaround

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Indo Sport podcast: Armagh come alive against leaderless Dublin - yet McGeeney distracts | Time for a four-point goal?

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Indo Sport podcast: Farrell has Ireland's mojo back | Super McCloskey | What now for the 10s? | Six Nations Review

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The Indo Daily: The rise of 'looksmaxxing' and how it infiltrated MAGA wartime politics

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Movie News -- 'Beautiful chaos' – Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'

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Food & Drink -- 'Slán go Feoil' on RTÉ feels 10 years too late as I know plenty of gin-swigging grannies who have gone veggie

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Entertainment -- Emotional speeches, a few boos and a missing actor – 10 big moments from the Oscars 2026

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The Old Hollywood inspiration behind Jessie Buckley's beautiful Chanel Oscars dress

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Oscars 2026 in pictures: Stars on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: How to get nails like beautiful bride Roz Purcell and bring your talons back to life

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Food & Drink -- Notions and necessities: From singalong events to bridal showcases and California cool-style getaways, it's all here

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I travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub, the Irishman who runs it, and a pint for €3.64

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'I had no idea there was another city below my feet' – why underground Paris enchants me

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10 Center Parcs swaps in Ireland - family-friendly stays that are cheaper, cosier or comfier

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Reviews -- Hotel review: A great chef and 'one of Ireland's most eye-catching cocktail bars' in Co Waterford

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Ireland -- The book club stay in a lighthouse: 'The howling wind and battering rain outside only made it feel more welcoming'

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: Would I be mad to book a trip to Australia or Asia now? What's the latest Middle East travel advice?

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Irish News -- How much does it cost to 'go full Irish' for St Patrick's Day?

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Irish News -- Cyclist (70s) dies after being hit by truck in Co Dublin

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Irish News -- Revenue seizes €4m worth of contraband including cigarettes, cannabis, heroin and fake bags

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Courts -- Airline worker accused of biting wife 'like a dog' in alleged attack granted bail

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Courts -- Murder accused denies trying to dismember young mother Daena Walsh's body

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Crime -- Two women injured in attacks by armed youths amid major concern at surge in Dublin hijackings

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Courts -- Teen drove at more than 180kmh during garda pursuit, court told

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Letters: Some eulogies may go too far, but they can still fulfil an important function

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Fionnán Sheahan: Virtue-signalling populism from Micheál Martin won't mix with Donald Trump's unpredictability

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Sarah McGuinness: Why I took a career break at age 24 just a year after landing my dream job as a political correspondent

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Michael Birnbaum: Nuclear threat poses challenge to Trump's ability to end war in Iran

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Declan Lynch: Someone is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, and it's not me

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Brenda Power: When some of us are willing to pay €35 for an apple tart, can we really blame anyone else for our cost of living?

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Irish and British friendship is easy until we're jockeying for position

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Shane Ross: The establishment still can't lay a glove on the untouchable Michael Lowry

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Máiría Cahill: Micheál Martin should be spared a witch-hunt in the face of Donald Trump's fiery crucible

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Sarah Breen: Sweating in a sauna, singing 'Killeagh' and buying Francis Brennan's bedsheets — 10 signs you're Irish in 2026

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Fewer people are now reading for pleasure — just how worried should we be?

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Eoin O'Malley: Jim O'Callaghan dares to do the obvious with new approach to immigration

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Saoirse Hanley: Chin up, Timothée Chalamet, if you lose at the Oscars, you can do what I did after failing my Taekwondo exam, or try putting on these brave faces

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Leslie Ann Horgan: Sorry, Ashley Tisdale, mum groups are not toxic, they're a lifeline

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Barry O'Halloran: Donald Trump is learning too late that war is a two-way street

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Business -- John Kerry Keane, who sold the 'Kilkenny People' for over €35m, dies after a long illness

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Technology -- Instagram ends full privacy on Direct Messages and warns users to download personal texts and photos to avoid others seeing them

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Money -- Household savings rate down in final months of 2025

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Small Business -- Why a superstitious Italian couple chose St Patrick's Day to open dream Wicklow café

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Business -- Oil rises to $106 a barrel as key UAE port gets hit for second time in three days

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Commercial Property -- See inside historic landmark Kilkenny pub that's 'priced to sell'

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Irish Business -- China Eastern plans direct Dublin-to-Shanghai flights

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: Should I persuade my son to take over the business, or should I give control to my deputy?

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'We became accidental landlords six years ago. The whole system has started to make less sense, but our strategy remains simple'

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Business -- The week ahead: ECB governing council to meet with interest rates and Middle East unrest on the agenda

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Business -- Oil markets face into another week of utter turmoil

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Irish News -- 'Pintflation' – the number of drinks the average wage can buy has gone flat

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Irish News -- Call for employers to be more flexible about staff working from home as commuting costs surge for motorists

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Irish Business -- Markets veteran Rory Gillen to net over €7m from sale of investment firm

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Money -- Home economics: 'How is Fair Deal applied when ageing siblings share the original family home which they own jointly?'

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League of Ireland -- Drogheda dig deep to frustrate Shamrock Rovers

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League of Ireland -- Stalemate on the road will do little to lift the gloom in Derry City air

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League of Ireland -- Daryl Horgan's late penalty snatches victory for 10-man Dundalk against Sligo Rovers

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League of Ireland -- Shelbourne and Bohemians involved in pre-match row ahead of dour Tolka draw

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Gaelic Football -- Tom O'Sullivan: 'I actually felt her with us that day, especially in the last five minutes...Maybe she was out there'

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League of Ireland - Live - | League of Ireland: Tensions flare as Shels and Bohs players and staff clash before Dublin derby - 21:05

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Six Nations -- Six Nations jury: Did France deserve the title, how can Ireland improve and who is your player of the tournament?

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Gaelic Football -- Coláiste Mhuire Mullingar targeting Hogan Cup glory against Tralee CBS to cap journey of a lifetime

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Rugby -- Andy Farrell drops big hint on new Ireland deal, admitting: 'You know I love this'

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Irish News -- 'He competed and, at the highest level, he triumphed' – Ronnie Delany's son delivers eulogy at funeral of Olympic champion

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Six Nations -- Michael Sadlier: Magnificent Six Nations took epic to a whole new level and will live long in the memory

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Arne Slot is lost for solutions and Liverpool's problem is clearer than ever

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Golf -- 'That was literally child's play compared to Bethpage' — Matt Fitzpatrick won't blame raucous crowd for Sawgrass loss

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