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Courts -- Parents of Dublin man accused of murder of American nurse in Budapest buy apartment in bail bid

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Irish News -- Ireland faces an Arctic blast over the next four days as temperatures set to plummet to -5C

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Six Nations -- Cian Tracey: Former high kings of Ireland have to rise to latest challenge or be left flat

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A Gaeltacht home with decor and amenities designed to inspire grá

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Britain -- Ban on Palestine Action group 'unlawful', British High Court rules, in blow to government

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Middle East -- Second US aircraft carrier heading to Middle East amid Iran tensions

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World News -- Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from Winter Olympics event for his 'helmet of remembrance'

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Mary Kenny: Kudos to female firefighters, but it's often in the public interest to discriminate based on age and physical ability

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Mary Regan: It's hard to see how Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch could pull off a shock win in Dublin Central by-election

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Sam Kiley: Can Europe seize its chance to pull away from US on Ukraine?

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Catherine Prasifka: If we really want to punch above our weight this St Patrick's Day, we should cancel White House visit

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Simon Briggs: The IOC itself brought politics into sport – too late now to do a moral U-turn

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Irish suckler farming leading the way in Europe – Doreen Corridan

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Potential redundancies at Waterford abattoir as over 200 jobs hang in the balance

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News -- New upscale restaurant opens in Clare – 'A fresh addition to Ennis's dining scene

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News -- Gardaí in Leitrim investigating reported burglary of home in Ballinamore

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South Kerry -- Finally progress on state-of-the art Kerry community hospital as opening plans in place

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News -- Gardaí investigate whether convicted criminal who recently returned to Ireland 'ordered' Longford stabbings

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Ireland's Israel dilemma, BBC's Olympic cheerleading & Jim Ratcliffe's interview

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The Indo Daily: Inside Rex Ryan's 'The Monk': An ordinary decent criminal rebrand?

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Indo Sport podcast: Live @ The Helix | Memory lane with Ian Madigan, Luke Fitzgerald and Eddie O'Sullivan

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Sex, obsession, and a hint of BDSM, is Wuthering Heights suitable for teens? A mother and her 15-year-old daughter watch together

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Pat Stacey: RTÉ's near-invisible Winter Olympics coverage is an insult to viewers and our athletes

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This Castleknock family home comes with a blessed legacy – an Aga that may have fed Pope John Paul II in 1979

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Travel News -- Aer Lingus announces new flights from Dublin Airport to Barbados – for two months only

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Irish News -- Waiting list for public patients rises as trolley crises continues to grip hospitals

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Irish News -- Veteran Irish foreign correspondent Fergal Keane leaves BBC after 37 years

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Courts -- Sports coach who raped teenage girl in 'gross betrayal of trust' jailed for nine years

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Courts -- Family who were locked in Dublin Airport toilet for 50 minutes get compensation

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Irish News -- Charles Haughey's former yacht 'Celtic Mist' retires after 15 years monitoring Ireland's marine wildlife

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Health -- Second protest planned at Naas Hospital as nurses continue industrial action over 'unacceptable and unsafe staffing deficits'

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Irish News -- What's the meaning of Friday the 13th and why are we so afraid of it?

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Courts -- Careless driver caused four-car pile-up on M50 toll bridge

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Crime -- 'I didn't want to know' – 'The Monk' actor Rex Ryan never asked Gerry Hutch about Regency Hotel attack

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Courts -- New law seeks to put brakes on efforts by judges to increase personal injury awards

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Courts -- Teenager who 'panicked' and tried to flee from gardaí on e-scooter has learnt 'valuable' lesson

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Irish News -- 'In the morning, it's one plane after another' – residents near Dublin Airport react to lifting of passenger cap

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The Irish Independent's View: Refusal to name worst offenders of Troubles does disservice to victims

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Mary Regan: Government plays the long game on rent, pushing short-term pain in order to eventually gain

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David W Higgins: Self-driving cars on roads abroad, yet we in Ireland can't even tap banks cards to pay bus fare

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Sophie White: From my coffee pot to Nutella, these are the inanimate things that I'd marry if our love wasn't going to be made a mockery of

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Liam Collins: Don't fall for The Monk's 'ordinary decent criminal' sideshow in the Ambassador, it's simply cynical political theatre

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Letters: Opposition leaders, apart from one, need to realise they're in a pointless role

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Rowan Pelling: The Winter Olympics love rat and his slippery slope of infidelity and no cop-on to keep apology private

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Keire Murphy: Rental reforms offer some hope for tenants like me, but the overriding feeling is confusion

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Max Boot: How Donald Trump is doubling down on his contempt for world order

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Mary McCarthy: Primary school days should be longer to give children more time to flourish

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Teresa Costello: Children should be free to pursue absent parents for unpaid child maintenance when they turn 18

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Saoirse Hanley: I may not be a contender for the Winter Olympics, but my experiences with ice skating and skiing taught me a thing or two about life

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The Irish Independent's View: Rush for 'growth' has seen arguments in favour of Dublin Airport passenger cap brushed aside

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World Business -- US House of Representatives votes down Donald Trump's Canada tariffs

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Business -- New multi-million euro cross-border scheme aims to help up to 100 SMEs

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Irish Business -- FedEx Irish arm pays €50m dividend as revenues top €65m

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Irish News -- New Wegovy weight-loss pill to be made in Ireland for markets outside US

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Irish Business -- Icon Plc share plunge wipes out $5bn as Irish firm says revenue may have been overstated in 2023 and 2024

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Business -- Dublin Airport slots can be reduced to ensure compliance with the passenger cap, says EU court advocate

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World Business -- US adds more jobs than expected in January

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Technology -- EU must simplify regulation to compete with US and China, says Ursula von der Leyen

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Europe -- Packaging giant Smurfit Westrock reports $31bn in sales for 2025

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Commercial Property -- Shed deals activity soared by 81pc in 2025

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Irish Business -- O'Flynn Group and AIB partnership passes 'milestone' of 6,000 homes

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Premier League -- England captain Maro Itoje hits out at 'ridiculous' and 'wrong' Jim Ratcliffe comments about immigration

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Six Nations -- Ireland v Italy: Our panel of rugby experts give their predictions on what may not be a straightforward game

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Premier League -- Former Croatia international Igor Tudor agrees to become Tottenham's interim manager

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Soccer -- New Blackburn boss Michael O'Neill to combine role with Northern Ireland job

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League of Ireland -- Latest

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Cricket -- Ireland hit with major blow as captain Paul Stirling is ruled out of rest of T20 World Cup

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Six Nations -- Latest

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Camogie -- Dublin will be hoping to turn the opening assignment of the camogie league into a blue letter day

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Golf -- 'Just one of those days' – Scottie Scheffler ten behind after another slow PGA Tour start

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