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Irish News - latest - | Body of woman and newborn girl found at house in Co Tipperary

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'We never really had that full belief that we had made it to the top level' – This Cork team can change Rebel story

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Late drama as Roscommon hold on to beat Galway and claim Connacht minor title

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Revealed: Full details of 'Southampton's spying mission' to Middlesbrough

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Shane Walsh and Sean Kelly set for Galway starts in Connacht SFC final against Roscommon

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Courts -- Prolific litigant is asked to remove online video that shows AI image of judge

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Food Reviews -- Where Michelin chefs go to eat burgers in Ireland: 'I don't like when they have too many toppings – I don't think many people do'

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Business -- Aer Lingus boss does not rule out job losses due to Iran war

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Kildare have an abundance of talent so why aren't they more successful?

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Courts -- Examiner approved for Rathwood home and garden centre with liabilities of €18m

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Television -- 'The majority of people have very strong opinions on Travellers, and they've never even talked to one' - poet Johnny Collins

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League of Ireland - Live - | League of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers lead in Galway while Pat's fight back to lead Waterford

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How Irish chef Anna Haugh has brought some much-needed zest to the BBC's refreshed 'MasterChef'

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Modern Morals: My son is adamant he wants to do Transition Year – my husband and I think it's a big waste of time and money. Are we wrong?

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Europe -- LATEST

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Courts -- Driver who killed bride-to-be was already banned from the road, court hears

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Britain -- latest

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Irish News -- Half-a-billion euro raised by fuel taxes for climate projects is left sitting in bank

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Middle East -- LIVE

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League of Ireland -- 'I think I'm flying to Belfast. She turns to me and said: Are you f**king mad? Belfast? There's a war on up there'

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Crime -- Man (30s) arrested after more than 100kg of cannabis worth €2m seized in Co Clare

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Irish Business -- 'Our venues are now selling more vodka than beer' – Mercantile chief David Murray on riding the storms of war, inflation and ever-changing tastes

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Courts -- Two men charged after pedestrian knocked down by car and seriously assaulted with weapons

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News -- Children's play area in Cork estate getting swamped in raw sewage as residents 'at their wits' end'

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Health -- 'I got the idea when my friend fainted before an exam' – Dublin teen develops glove that can predict seizures

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Health & Wellbeing - 'We were both diagnosed with MS within days of each other – so we jumped in our van and hit the road for a year'

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Book Reviews -- 'Prestige Drama' review: Humour mined from tragedy in possibly the funniest novel of the year

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Family Features -- Bill Linnane: AI will never match the dazzling sharpness of a half-cut teenager's insult

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Kitchens to suit your everyday needs and design mistakes to avoid

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From an old stable to a modern seaside townhouse in Bray

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Two-seater sofa with a round and half-moon coffee table, and other must haves for your home

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In the salerooms: an Hermès black Togo Birkin handbag and a 19th-century davenport desk

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Home Economics: 'We saved our house deposit abroad to get a higher interest rate. Will that affect our ability to get a mortgage in Ireland?'

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North America -- US judge allows the release of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note

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Britain -- Man arrested on suspicion of selling Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone

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Britain -- As David Attenborough turns 100, he's been gifted the honour of being named after a 'body-snatcher' wasp

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Donal Fallon: Dublin's north inner city doesn't need a giant tourist attraction – it's crying out for sports pitches or a pool

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Martina Devlin: My €18 bill shows solar panels are worth the investment, but Government must make retrofitting more affordable

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Mark Keenan: Opposition for opposition's sake to 'beds in sheds' loses sight of real financial empowerment for ordinary families in hard times

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Explainer: How close are Iran and US to agreeing a peace deal?

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The Irish Independent's View: Government must get a grip on health service expenditure

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He cheated when I was pregnant – I found messages and pictures from her on his spare phone'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Exceptional food, cracking staff – and a main course for €10

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

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Courts -- Man sexually abused as a boy in 1980s refuses to accept €20,000 brought to court by shopkeeper as token of remorse

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Ireland must not repeat brucellosis and TB mistakes as BVD nears eradication – Animal Health Ireland

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Remembering the people who built rural Ireland

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Farmer becomes a 'pariah' locally after pleading guilty to 173 offences in 'one of the worst cases of animal neglect'

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Brazil nears its China beef quota in big shift to trade flow

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Meet the Wexford veterinary student playing GAA in Poland – 'It gets the whole Irish community together'

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Dublin News -- Housing minister to meet Oliver Bond residents following outcry over scrapping of regeneration scheme

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Dublin News -- Waste compactors installed in Dublin's north inner city as bin bags to be banned for 110 more streets

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Dublin -- Dublin Airport to see 11 million passengers this summer

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly welcomes opening of new home of Irish poetry at time 'cultural spaces are under severe pressure'

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Carlow pensioner (80) skydives out of plane to raise funds for cancer research – 'If you have a goal you want to achieve, just do it'

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International showjumper appears at Sligo court charged with handling stolen horse

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Food & Drink -- '99pc of people have been very honest' – Wicklow family farm's honesty hut thriving as costs rise

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News -- Man followed girl (17) into Ballinrobe car park because he 'wanted a woman', court hears

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Lifestyle -- Belfast rappers Kneecap get ready to hit Cork for surprise gigs as part of Fenian album launch

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Westmeath arson attack sees vehicles burnt out and thousands of euros worth of damage caused

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American rap superstar spotted in Shannon Airport

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The Limerick GAA captain and teacher who is helping shape the county's next wave of footballers

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Man who used beer barrel to smash Westport pub windows jailed for three months

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Laois bog being used as dumping zone for household waste and dead animals

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The Indo Daily: 'All Ana wanted was a friend' – Eight years on from the disturbing killing of Ana Kriegel

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Indo GAA podcast: GAA+ plant their flag | Galway's dynamic duo | Cormac Costello's legacy

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Indo Sport podcast: Supreme PSG eye Champions League repeat, will Arsenal stop them? | Munich Bureau recriminations | The Football Show

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Indo Sport podcast: Ken Doherty | Practicing with Ronnie, Mark Allen's miss & the Chinese takeover

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Book Reviews -- Elizabeth Strout combines hot-button issues with the catastrophe of living a lie in The Things We Never Say

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Cyrano, Tracks & Trails and Unconditional

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Music News -- John Reynolds on working with Sinéad O'Connor: 'She recorded her vocals in my bathroom'

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: The Dawn Chorus is lovely, but when exactly did all-nighters go from Leeson Street to Lyric FM?

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Fashion -- Clogs, Crocs and Birkenstocks: 11 pairs of super stylish slip-on shoes

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Fashion -- Fashion forward: Designer Ginny Seymour on creating a capsule wardrobe, work-life balance and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's influence

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Celebrity News -- The Only Way is Essex star Jake Hall dies in Majorca aged 35

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Podcasts -- Just Between Us: The worst sex advice men still believe

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Celebrity News -- Singer Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery

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An Irish Goodbye... from Brussels: 'I like that you can go to the Irish pub, even if a terrible pint of Guinness costs €9'

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'I hope the house can go to a family who can really enjoy the area' – Global BBC reporter's Liberties bolthole placed on the market

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An optical illusion in Co Kilkenny: A four-bedroom house that's bigger on the inside

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Travel News -- Hibernia Line: New Irish ferry company to sail six days a week from Cork to France

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Ireland -- 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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Secret stays, a shocking storm and 'the only room that Daniel Day-Lewis will request' in a Connemara hotel

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Worn out? We booked a couples' wellness escape for a night away in our own city

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Irish News -- 'No doubt' EU will meet Trump's tariff deadline, says European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne

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Politics -- Pest incursions into Ireland are increasing, warns Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon

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Education -- Landmark achievement for Gorey Hill as school earns international Sanctuary recognition

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Irish News -- Men arrested over Clondalkin attempted murder released without charge

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Courts -- 'Mr Flashy' enforcer Scott Capper gets more jail time for having phone in prison

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Irish News -- Victims of ex-teacher William Lloyd-Lavery waive anonymity: 'He was a different person when he had a child in a storeroom'

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Irish News -- Sunshine and isolated showers forecast for weekend and into next week

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Politics -- Third-level institutions to face Oireachtas committee questions on policies for tackling sexual violence and harassment

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Irish News -- Revealed: Majority of Irish people say climate change has had impact on their lives

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Courts -- Husband who assaulted wife after learning of her 'affair' gets suspended sentence

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Irish News -- 'I worked 90-hour weeks' – student nurses tell INMO annual conference how they're struggling with cost of living

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Politics -- 'Addiction' and harmful content among seven concerns raised at Oireachtas committee on online safety

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Listening to minister unveil student loan for doctors on radio had me furious

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Catherine Belton: Rift in Russian power circles clear after Putin critic is released from psychiatric hospital

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Catherine Prasifka: JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit turned into a fantasy by online voyeurs

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Mary Kenny: Rise in Spiritualist weddings suggests not a descent into woo-woo but a continued search for meaning

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Tanya Sweeney: Selfie mirrors, goodie bags, chocolate fountains – Communion costs are out of control and so is the one-upmanship between parents

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Sophie White: 'Whether it's cherished family recipes lost or callous manufacturers changing a beloved crisp, food bereavement is real'

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David Blair: Trump has three options in the Gulf, and all of them are bad

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The Irish Independent's View: World breathes sigh of relief as peace talks back on the table

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America has a clear message for Donald Trump: Scrap the religious rhetoric

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Letters: News media's treatment of abortion question shows stark double standard

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

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

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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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Andrea Palasciano: Canadian PM Mark Carney leads push for a new global order built by Europe

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Money -- Avant Money warns about fraudsters calling customers in bid to scam them

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World Business -- Report identifies $7bn of well-timed oil market bets during Iran war

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World Business -- New York governor moves to impose tax on second homes to plug budget gap

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Money -- Buying a second property as an investment: knowing the pros, cons and costs

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Irish Business -- Green energy boss secures WRC orders for €75,000 in back-pay

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Irish Business -- Customers of Rathwood owed up to €2.5m as buyers circle the home-and-garden retailer

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World Business -- EU bodies tentatively agree new AI rules including ban on 'nudifier apps'

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Business -- Revenue took €3.3m from digital content creators last year

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Irish Business -- US Department of Transport extends deadline for decision on retaliation over Dublin Airport passenger cap to June 5

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Business -- Emirates, Etihad and Qatar airlines at two-thirds of their capacity in Dublin

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Business -- Giving the Central Bank a role in competitiveness is a "bad idea"

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Money -- How much does a bathroom renovation really cost?

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Commercial Property -- Killarney site has potential for substantial hotel development

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World Business -- Sterling coming into focus as anti-establishment parties seek UK local election wins

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Irish Business -- Oil prices drop – but Ireland faces long wait for supplies to be fully restored

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International Soccer -- Ireland U-19 captain Rory Finneran called up to senior squad for the first time

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Cycling -- Paul Magnier wins 'really hectic' first stage to set early pace at Giro d'Italia

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United Rugby Championship -- Leo Cullen confirms Leinster won't replace Rieko Ioane with another All Black as James Lowe deal remains unsigned

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Premier League -- Bournemouth drop Alex Jimenez as they investigate social media posts

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Soccer -- Arsenal weigh up U-turn on Katie McCabe contract

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Premier League -- Arne Slot confirms Liverpool double injury boost before Chelsea clash

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GAA -- David Kelly: Kerry v Donegal clash proves that GAA and RTÉ are no longer islands in the 'stream' as association goes its own way

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Leinster Rugby -- Leinster v Lions – Team news, TV details and all you need to know as Sam Prendergast starts at out-half

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Connacht Rugby -- Connacht v Munster – Team news, TV details and all you need to know as Bundee Aki returns with Westerners' season on the line

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Soccer -- Middlesbrough make complaint against Southampton over 'unauthorised filming' before Championship play-offs

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Darts -- 'Before this I was working with my dad scaffolding, and I'd much rather be playing darts than doing that'

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Gaelic Football -- Revealed: Referee's report decisive in DRA rejection of Ger Brennan appeal against 12-week suspension

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League of Ireland -- 'It is a big jump but they can improve again' – Stephen Kenny calls out Ireland future for Saints pair

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Premier League -- Michael Carrick says a strong finish to the season matters most at Manchester United

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