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Middle East - LIVE - | Pentagon floats Spain Nato suspension and Falklands rethink amid Trump fury over perceived inaction of allies in US war on Iran

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'You see the mums and dads on the sidelines screaming and shouting, I'd be thinking, I wish she was here'

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Sea-tech firm TFI Marine set for route out of examinership with venture capital funding

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Enoch Burke disciplinary appeal ends in chaos as he is removed from hearing

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US readopting firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation executions for people sentenced to death

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Intel taps bond market to buy back stake in its huge Irish plant

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Irish News -- 'It just seems bizarre' – council intervenes as public green where children play is fenced off without permission

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Irish News -- Ryder Cup: Irish-exclusive €499 tickets sell out in under an hour with 150,000 registering for early access

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Outsiders for a Leinster semi-final – how did it come to this for Dublin?

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Irish News -- Explainer: New simplified BER system to be rolled out in Ireland – what does it mean and how will it affect me?

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Donal O'Donovan: Backlash against Leo Varadkar shows we would rather not hear awkward truths

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How I became a busfluencer: 'I've had conversations with quirky characters, I've invented games and I've even rubbed shoulders with a former president'

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Modern Morals: I'm worried my party-animal friends will ruin my wedding with their antics – how do I get them to behave?

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Movies -- Fame was 'a bit of a shock to the system' – Colin Morgan on his rise to stardom, new movie and writing his first book

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Irish News - latest - | 5,571 children in emergency accommodation as homelessness reaches new record high

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Courts -- Parents suing HSE alleging medical negligence of daughter must undergo genetic testing

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Courts -- Former GAA star in court accused of assaulting wife

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Courts -- Romance fraudster jailed for five years after 'despicable and sinister' targetting of vulnerable young widow

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Irish News -- Woman deported from US by ICE over Cork ham and cosmetics theft charges is fined

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council sets aside €10m for work on Wood Quay office HQ due for demolition

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'You build trust much faster giving psychotherapy sessions while hiking together'

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Homes -- Dance academy founder's home with a tower in Foxrock

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Gaelic Football -- Frank Roche: As the Kobe McDonald era kicks off, can Mayo's next Messiah lead Mayo to the promised land?

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Technology -- Meta cuts nearly 8,000 jobs as it tells workers it's looking to be more efficient

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Money -- 'We saved €4,000' – how much could you keep in your pocket if you ditched the car for a year?

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North & West Kerry -- 'I cried hard for an hour' – Kerry fish shop closes after 16 years amid tough times

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Six Nations -- 'It feels like a second home' – Linda Djougang relishing return to Clermont for Ireland's French clash

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Videos -- Donald Trump hits back after Harry's impassioned Ukraine speech

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Videos -- Dangerous driver on 'scrambler-style' e-bike claimed that garda rammed him

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Irish News Video -- Nobody wants to exhume a family member, but we need to know what happened to our dad

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Irish News -- There were just 14 properties available nationwide to rent under Hap in March

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Irish News -- European Commission call on member states to slash power bills by cutting taxes and grid costs

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Politics - 'He was known as the man with the magic hands' – Enda Kenny on how his GAA star father shaped his political career

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Courts -- 'Highly intoxicated' festival-goer broke his wrist punching a cow trailer he says rolled over his foot, court told

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The 1926 Census – a treasure trove for house history hunters that unveils long-lost tales from our cities

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Bill Linnane: Looksmaxxing and bonesmashing were around in my day – but generally involved a hurl to the face

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'My 200 home 'viewathon' took me to a 1930s redbrick in Dublin 12'

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TV Reviews -- Netflix documentary reveals grandiose, delusional and painful reality of wrestler Hulk Hogan's life

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Book Reviews -- 'Dirty Dancing' book review: How the Irish dancing cheating saga became a bit of a storm in a teacup

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Life -- 'Are we waiting for this species to go extinct?' Inside the fight to save rare angel sharks off west coast of Ireland

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Ideal Home Show interiors trends: Why we all crave escapism, nostalgia and going back to nature

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'We put ourselves in a Buy and Sell listing to get our Inchicore home'

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Home Economics: 'Can you show me the financial benefits of mortgage switching? Because I can't see them'

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The Kildare lodge with bright sunroom that comes with free concert tickets

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Red brick terrace in the Dublin 6 'cruffin zone' needs buttering up

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Traditional country manor with a Mew vibe in Kildare Town

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A cake-inspired armchair and other must haves for your home

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World News -- Benjamin Netanyahu reveals treatment for malignant prostate cancer

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North America -- US soldier charged with using classified intelligence to win bet on Maduro raid

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Britain -- LATEST

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World News -- Norway moves to ban social media for children under 16 this year

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World News -- Tornado tears off roofs as it barrels through Oklahoma

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Britain -- Healthy mother plans to end life in Swiss clinic after her only child accidentally choked to death

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Senan Molony: EU presidency puts Coalition over a barrel in public pay talks

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Martina Devlin: We must stop regarding people with mental health issues as weak – depression is not a character flaw

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Tom Harris: Keir Starmer has now become the man he hates most – Boris Johnson

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Donal Fallon: 'The Ginger Man' shocked censors, critics and theatregoers, but it's time it was made into a film

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Mary McCarthy: EU-wide social media age limit would be most welcome

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'I was innocent but treated like a killer — my best friend was murdered and I couldn't even attend her funeral,' says ex‑partner of Natalie McNally

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Twink faces new court battle to save €1.5m home as bank claims she failed to make monthly repayments

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Retired solicitor fends off debt firm's bid for possession of €800,000 Dublin home

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How Dubliner Eoin Tonge aims to supercharge Primark growth as split looms – with Coleen Rooney part of the drive

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News -- Key nitrogen fertiliser producer says 'toppy' prices have room to rise

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Farm Property -- Big money paid for Wexford farms as prices hit €27,000/ac

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Sheep -- A spring on the edge: Lambing through bad weather in west Connemara

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News -- How one 190-cow family farm turned milk into a thriving 7‑day‑a‑week business

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Dairy -- ICMSA urges government support for EU milk supply reduction scheme

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Irish News -- Controversial €100m revamp of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre gets green light from council

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Irish News -- West Wood gym says it has seen 'huge improvement' after sending members warning about etiquette

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Galway man given 5pc chance of walking again will trek 4,500km from New York to Los Angeles for charity

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Wicklow council confirms key N11/M11 junction will stay open under updated bus corridor plan

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Enniscorthy -- Scooters, bikes and wheelie bins found during clean up of a Wexford river

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West Wicklow -- Wicklow woman (26) 'absolutely thrilled' to make Screwfix Trade Apprentice final with €10,000 prize

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News -- Wexford guesthouse listed for sale a year after controversial IPAS plans were withdrawn

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Courts -- 'He took his gun with him': threatening calls led to rural Kerry stand-off, court hears

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Courts -- Two men receive suspended prison sentences after Wexford gardaí track them to Dublin Airport

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News -- Galway glamping park expansion refused as overdevelopment concerns raised

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News -- How Clare's first indoor padel facility came to life – 'It's very sociable and for everybody'

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Drogheda & South -- Meath runner completes Boston Marathon in impressive time

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Ryder Cup ripoff | Joe's football comeback | A French Lions tour

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Indo Sport podcast: Bernie Collins in studio | A life in Formula 1, what makes and breaks race strategy, the future of the sport

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Indo Politics: Is Catherine Connolly trying to have her cake and eat it as presidential constraints tighten?

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The Indo Daily: Are Keir Starmer's days numbered as Mandelson scandal escalates?

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Book Reviews -- Body bags, blackmail plots and double dealings – RP O'Donnell's west Cork crimes in All the Old Clocks

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TV News -- Dermot Bannon's Celebrity Super Spaces: Here are Irish celebrities showing off their homes in new show

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Celebrity Features -- Claudia Winkleman is a brilliant TV presenter – so why has her chat show failed to catch fire?

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: 'It shouldn't be shocking to see an older woman with a natural face'

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Fashion -- The great Zara rebrand: Can controversial designer John Galliano help elevate fast fashion to high fashion?

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Tanya Sweeney: Cameron Diaz has accepted ageing, wrinkles and all – it's a pity the rest of society hasn't

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Just Between Us: Leather, feet and other lesser known fetishes – inside Ireland's kink scene

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The best strapless, backless and multiway bras for every outfit

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An Irish Goodbye... from Berlin: 'My Irish humour gets me into a lot of trouble. The Germans can be quite literal'

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An all-female trek to Annapurna Base Camp: 'My sister-in-law and I joke we haven't seen this many helicopters since the 2006 Galway Races'

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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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'A baby-what?' – my family were babymoon sceptics, until I actually went and took one

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Barbados: Sensational golf, a seaweed surprise, and beaches 'that belong to nobody'

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

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Courts -- Jonathan Gill to challenge extradition bid to Northern Ireland to face Robbie Lawlor murder charge

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Irish News -- Dublin City Half Marathon: everything you need to know from road closures, where to watch and the planned route

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Courts -- Suspect to be sentenced over hit-and-run which resulted in death of cyclist (80), inquest hears

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Irish News -- Cork aims to become Ireland's most autism-friendly city

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Irish News -- Ireland met EU air pollutant targets in 2024 and is on track to meet 2030 goals, Environmental Protection Agency says

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Courts -- Man accused of sexually assaulting cleaner in toilet at train station granted bail

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Irish News -- John Fleming, man who died after being struck by bus at Dublin Airport, remembered as 'very talented and hugely respected man'

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Crime -- Woman charged and man arrested over assault of two gardaí in Donegal

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Weather -- Temperatures to hit 20C today as most of the country will enjoy 'good sunshine'

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Irish News -- Asylum-seekers living in tents endure freezing temperatures and fire risks

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Irish News -- Former state pathologist Marie Cassidy says new post-mortem unlikely to yield answers about suspicious death of Liam Farrell

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Courts -- Dad jailed after being caught driving uninsured for fourth time

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Letters: Leo Varadkar must drop the bully-boy stance and learn some humility

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The Irish Independent's View: Fuel crisis underlines our need to focus on green energy

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Mary Kenny: British public don't want King Charles to visit Donald Trump, but more than PR is at stake

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Sophie White: I'm a Type A personality trapped in a Type B body – incurably ambitious but hopelessly disorganised

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David Blair: Donald Trump's empty bombast will embolden Iran to take tougher stance

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Senan Molony: President Catherine Connolly has it both ways as she signs International Protection Act 2026 into law

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Ryan Nugent: The Ryder Cup will be most elitist sporting event to hit our shores at €499 a ticket

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Minister James Lawless: I used AI to help write this article – all Irish workers should have the skills and confidence to use these tools

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Ryan Bourne: Failure to grapple with inflation and cost of living is taking huge toll on Donald Trump's approval rating

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Lorraine Courtney: Claims of 'misogyny' in the Dáil were wrong – women don't need to be wrapped in cotton wool

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Catherine Prasifka: It is farcical for Christians to be more offended by a smashed crucifix than by senseless violence and mass murder

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Letters: Those seeking distraction from daily news would do well to pick up 'Farming'

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Roderic O'Gorman: By paying fuel protesters' 'ransom' on carbon tax, the Government has set a dangerous precedent

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Cónal Thomas: Modular units are latest housing gamble, but confusion over renter protections has alarm bells ringing

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Sinéad Ryan: With PTSB to be sold, a museum to hubris and greed at former Central Bank site would be fitting

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Business -- Housing targets under pressure as most developers build fewer than 50 units per year

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World Business -- White House unveils measures aimed at limiting Chinese access to cutting-edge AI

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World Business -- US reclassifies marijuana to shore up industry

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World Business -- Mark Carney says 'booze bans' can be lifted quickly after trade deal with US

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Business -- Irish energy-trading firm ElectroRoute to be sold by Mitsubishi

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Business -- 'Stop using it immediately': Recall issued for remote-control 'toy' from Ann Summers

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Small Business -- Wexford garage set to close its doors for final time – 'We poured everything into this place'

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Irish Business -- Irish Independent's MET Programme nominated for top industry award

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Editorial -- 'You wouldn't exist on the pension alone' – meet two of the growing number of older people delaying retirement

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Commercial Property -- Dundalk holding could help supply logistics

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Irish Business -- Aer Lingus pilot who barred crew from business class on empty flight was blocked from training, court told

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Business -- Middle East crisis having a 'limited' impact on Kenmare Resources

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International Soccer -- The great World Cup rip-off: Tickets for final on sale at $2.3million each

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United Rugby Championship -- Lions v Connacht – TV details, team news and all you need to know as Stuart Lancaster makes 10 changes

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Leinster Rugby -- Benetton v Leinster – TV details, team news and all you need to know as Caelan Doris returns

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Six Nations -- Watch: Ireland captain Erin King on what it would mean to win in France

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United Rugby Championship -- Munster v Ulster – TV details, team news and all you need to know ahead of crucial derby clash in Limerick

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Hurling -- Major blow for Limerick as they lose Aaron Gillane ahead of rematch against unchanged Cork

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Tennis -- Wicklow tennis player (12) to work with Rafael Nadal's former coach in Spain

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International Soccer -- World Cup visitors urged to 'exercise caution' due to US immigration crackdown

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Premier League -- 'It hasn't been the best possible outcome' – James Trafford opens up on disappointing Man City move

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Premier League -- Former presenter Bob Wilson stunned by BBC decision to axe Football Focus

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Darts -- Luke Littler has yet to speak to Gian van Veen since on-stage spat

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Golf -- Shane Lowry and Leona Maguire face Friday cut battles at US events

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Hurling -- 'You don't want to be getting two new hips at 30' – Pat Bennett on his son Stephen and what he puts his body through

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