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Europe - LATEST - | Canary Islands government rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship docking there as eighth case confirmed

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Liverpool's Luis Diaz dilemma: Keep a restless player or cash in and use the fee to replenish their squad

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No show like a camogie show in Mullingar as Dublin prepare to face Wexford in Leinster final

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Ban early morning pre-flight pint, says Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary

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Calls for a 'fair chance to save' rent scheme to help adult children in council housing save up to buy

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Broadband market faces shakeup as GoMo launches cheap pay-as-you-go fibre offering

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Ryan Tubridy: 'I've heard nothing from RTÉ. I can't stand outside the door knocking until they answer'

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Man (26) who killed pensioner with MMA-style kick is jailed for five years

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Middle East - LIVE - | US and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war – reports

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Irish News -- 'Beyond staggering' – hospital car parking charges bring in €73m over five years

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Premier League -- 'Whenever I see Roy Keane, he always says to me, 'You owe me two weeks' wages! ... then I remind him about the rest of that story'

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Money -- Ask a money coach: 'My mother-in-law comes everywhere with us, but never puts her hand in her pocket'

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North America -- Trump administration sues New York Times claiming discrimination against a white male employee

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Jobs -- This Working Life with John Ryan: 'We must be the most flexible company left in financial services regarding working from home'

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Golf -- 'I should have just said it for what it was... this is good for my bank account' – Graeme McDowell reveals LIV regrets

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: The huge hits and sly taps – hurling is still struggling to get to grips with head-high challenges

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Irish News -- Ireland now the most expensive country in the EU for electricity

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Politics -- Trade unionist Patricia King to replace Jim Gavin as head of Dublin inner city taskforce

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Gaelic Football -- 'Fingers crossed, I'll have a long football career' – Shamrock Rovers' John McGovern insists Down GAA door will stay open

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Health Features -- 'Tomorrow isn't guaranteed for any of us' – Carlow woman's ovarian cancer initially dismissed by doctors as trapped wind

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Television -- Actor Richard Flood: 'You're nervous about telling jokes on set in America. You're afraid you'll offend people'

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Irish News - 'The system is cruel' – parents watch son (9) lose mobility while access to vital drug remains out of reach

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Rising costs blow €2,000 hole in household budgets

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'I dropped out of school at 15 and got pregnant at 17 – I was told I'd never amount to anything, but all my children are thriving'

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Health Features -- Ask The Doctor: I have to wee a lot more than usual, especially at night – I'm in my 40s. Is this normal?

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Competitions -- Win a premium solar and battery system worth €13k from Ohk Energy

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Television -- 'My father hasn't seen it but my daughter is obsessed' – Victoria Smurfit and fellow cast members on the return of 1980s bonkfest, Rivals

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Family Features -- 'It's important not to gloss over these topics – be real with them': Talking to kids about Alzheimer's disease

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'We've successfully left the Áras, but we haven't successfully arrived here yet' – Michael D Higgins on the challenges of adjusting to life back in Galway

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Actress Leigh Arnold: 'Losing a child so suddenly, I felt like I was living hell on earth'

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Builder who boasted about work on 'Room to Improve' withdraws from mediation with couple in 'nightmare' extension project

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EXCLUSIVE - | How Dee Forbes' silence left a trail of confusion and controversy at RTÉ

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Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Comment -- Sam Kiley: Donald Trump's latest threat to 'blow away' Iran shows how few options he really has

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Asia-Pacific -- Massive explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 26

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Britain -- Palestine Action activists guilty of £1m damage in raid on Israeli weapons firm

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Peter Flanagan: Keir Starmer is under threat from Nigel Farage on the right and Zach Polanski on the left in tomorrow's elections

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Lorraine Courtney: Nuclear fission would be a disaster if left in the hands of our Government – we need to push the EU on fusion

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John Downing: Ten years after Brexit, attitudes to the EU are similar north and south of the Border

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Saoirse Hanley: The mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion services is cruel and patronisingly paternalistic

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Sinéad Ryan: Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú and Bosco gave us 'screen time' at its very best

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's war of choice is making the rest of us poorer

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Courts -- Woman who lost trip case against Supermac's brings challenge over judge's All-Ireland tickets comment

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I started a pension in my early 40s. What do I need to do to catch up and have a comfortable retirement?'

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Interiors -- Self-build story: 'My health isn't great day-to-day so creating a home that feels calm, functional and peaceful was incredibly important'

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I'm sure the terrace will be packed all summer – but what a difference smiling service would have made'

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Gaelic Football -- GAA championship stuck in Groundhog Day as promotion and live coverage are selling games short

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Golf -- 'Winning it again is always a goal' - Shane Lowry confirmed for Amgen Irish Open at Doonbeg

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Agri-business -- Championing local food: How this Louth farm built an organic market

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Forestry & Enviro -- Future uncertain for Leinster's highest peak as 1,500-acre Wicklow estate fails to sell at auction

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Schemes -- Tighter EU budget likely to fuel fresh fight over 'active farmer' definition

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Beef -- Why profit per hour is becoming a bigger focus at the 86‑cow Newford Farm

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Beef -- Sharp gains for lighter stores prompt margin concerns among agents

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Irish News -- Dublin shop that sold €8.7m Lotto jackpot winning ticket revealed

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Politics -- People Before Profit says it has taken legal advice on Dublin Central debates exclusion

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Politics -- Who are the Dublin Central by-election candidates?

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Irish News -- What's behind the surge in demand for pre-loved fashion?

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Longford crowned country's 'most affordable county' to raise a family

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Offaly TD questions Derrygreenagh plans: 'No blank cheque for energy parks without concrete guarantees'

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South Kerry -- Kerry asylum seekers plead to stay – 'This is our home we have built our lives here'

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News -- Major milestone reached in construction of new University of Galway library ahead of 2027 opening

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Suspended sentence for Sligo GAA footballer in HSE fraud

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Long-awaited Navan playground and park plans unveiled – 'We have waited nearly seven years for this day'

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Wexford woman crowned 'Oldest May Bush Queen' in Ireland at 103-years-old

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Richard Harris' estate helps 'save' Clare coastal walk as fundraiser nears €10,000 target

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Cork Junior Cert students delve deep into their heritage as they showcase history projects

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Money Talks: Tax tips that could save you thousands, with Alan Purcell of CloudAccount

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The Indo Daily: 'Empowered and untouchable' – the Hennessy Gang and a culture of torture and fear

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Epic snooker, the forgotten GAA county & Conor's half-marathon injury

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Indo Sport podcast: Pressure shows as Leinster edge their way to another European final | Eddie O'Sullivan

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TV News -- How 'The Great Moose Migration' has become a global TV phenomenon

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Movies -- 'He was much more iconic than he thought' – Billy Roche pays tribute to friend and collaborator Gary Lydon

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TV Reviews -- 'This Is a Bomb' review: The twisted story of a cruel father who made his sons build a bomb to get revenge on a casino owner

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: Amandaland, Stand by Me and Citadel

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Lisa Armstrong: Welcome to the Met Gala, now brought to you by 'tweakments' and Tech Titans

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Gold prosthetics, Bad Bunny goes grey, Irish influence and Beyoncé's showstopping return: The standout moments from the 2026 Met Gala

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Fashion News -- Irish designer Jonathan Anderson triumphs at Met Gala dressing pop icons Jisoo Kim and Sabrina Carpenter

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Celebrity News -- In pictures: Stars turn out in force at Met Gala to embrace 'costume art' theme

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Celebrity News -- Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over 'It Ends With Us'

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I'm a master of 'broke travel' – here are 10 micro-trips that cost me €500 or less

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The Fab 50: Ireland's best places to stay in 2026, from a revamped motel and rainforest stay to a cabin that feels 'like a hug'

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'It was over 40C, which is too hot to bear' – more Irish families want to beat extreme heat on holidays, but can 'coolcations' really work?

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Courts -- Road ban for rider who mounted footpath on electric bike

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Health -- New research reveals how yawning plays key role in brain health

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Irish News -- How tiny Donegal community was torn apart in 1943 by horrors of far-distant war and a mysterious mine

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Courts -- Burglar ransacked church sacristy and stole cash from Dublin takeaway

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Politics -- Coalition's energy taskforce to meet again this week on measures to tackling rising costs

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Irish News -- 'Chronic underfunding' of youth mental health services, Social Justice Ireland says

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Education -- Wexford principal vows to fight for increased SNA supports – 'We're taking from one child to give to another

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Courts -- Controlling partner who attacked teen girlfriend for liking TikTok video has sentence tripled by appeal court

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Courts -- Defamation hearing against Web Summit's Paddy Cosgrave adjourned as judge criticises plaintiff John McGuirk

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Politics -- Sinn Féin by-election hopeful in Dublin Central says Hutch immigration remarks 'out of order' but system must be 'enforced'

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Irish News -- 'I'm running on steam today' – Sinéad Burke on the morning after the Met Gala

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Crime -- Teen motorcyclist seriously injured after being struck by car in Ballymun hit-and-run

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Letters: What Pixar and Tennyson teach us about the urgency of climate responsibility

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Ksenia Samotiy: Phasing out Ukrainian refugee accommodation makes sense but let's also have compassion

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David W Higgins: Irish house prices more than quadrupled during the 1970s oil crisis – and increases are likely this time around too

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' complicates search for a way out of war

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Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer: Troop cuts show limits of Nato's efforts to keep Trump on board

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Jan Wolfe: As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures

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Tanya Sweeney: In my next life, I want to come back as a dad so someone else can handle the invisible household load

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Jenny Maguire: Cut out the shame and moralism – abortion is healthcare and delaying it harms vulnerable people

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Letters: It's time the Government put taxpayers first when spending their money

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Fionnán Sheahan: It's the economy, stupid, and whether the voters are feeling the benefits in their pockets

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The Irish Independent's View: Spain's dogged focus on renewables a valuable lesson for Ireland in increasingly fuel-insecure world

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Declan Lynch: From a shocking miss to musical own goals, RTÉ loves to kick itself when it is down

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Fionnán Sheahan: Fianna Fáil's Rambo takes a hit as his military manoeuvres backfire

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Brenda Power: It would be a betrayal of voters to alter abortion law that saves up to 2,200 lives a year

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Colin Murphy: Class politics is blinding us to the strong case for modular homes

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Money -- Tax breaks for investors will favour wealthy, senators and TDs to be told

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Commercial Property -- Former Arklow Pottery site sold in one of Wicklow town's largest ever property deals

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Small Business -- Wexford clothes boutique closes doors and moves exclusively to online sales due to lack of footfall

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In The Workplace -- Aer Lingus manager says flight attendant's shop-steward role 'absolutely not' an influence in his dismissal

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Technology -- Meta faces maximum €20bn fine from Irish regulator over 'dark patterns' from recommender systems

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Small Business -- End of an era as beloved Tipperary butcher retires after 70 years

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Technology -- Coinbase to cut 14pc of staff as AI-induced layoffs deepen in Irish-based tech giants

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Media -- Former TD appointed director of public affairs at Red Flag

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Business -- Tesco within touching distance of Dunnes for market share

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Technology -- Spirit to sell off assets after airline fails to clinch rescue deal

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World Business -- Economy tipped to grow this year despite fuel supply turbulence

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Technology -- Government and Bord na Móna pushed to clarify plans for large-scale energy developments

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Champions League -- Bukayo Saka books place in Champions League final as Arsenal end 20-year wait

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Hurling -- Davy Fitzgerald and Antrim hurlers should 'shake hands and part ways' at the end of season, says John Mullane

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Connacht Rugby -- 'He reminds me a bit of Johnny Sexton' – Stuart Lancaster draws comparisons of Connacht's Bundee Aki with Ireland legend

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Munster Rugby -- David Kelly: Brave and faithful Munster players are being left in the lurch by province's silent leadership team

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League of Ireland -- 'The January camp is the one for League of Ireland players' – Heimir Hallgrimsson stands over LOI exclusion

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Gaelic Football -- Meath finish with a flourish to score five late goals in victory over Offaly

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Kildare turn on the style to blitz Westmeath and march into Leinster semis

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Premier League -- Seven lost leads: why Manchester City's one glaring stat could hand Arsenal the title

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Snooker -- Wu Yize reveals mother's health struggles and huge sacrifices on rags-to-riches route to winning world snooker championship

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Indo Sport Podcast -- Indo GAA hurling: Limerick's green machine purrs in Ennis | The future for Fitz | Tweets & Emails

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Soccer -- 'I don't care what happens outside me' – Robbie Keane on Premier League links and Ireland job under Mick McCarthy

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