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Middle East -- Benjamin Netanyahu has won the full backing of Donald Trump, but it may have lost him longer-term support of Americans

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Life Magazine -- Ian Madigan: 'Having memes of myself crying at the 2015 World Cup sent to me every weekend for years, I've become pretty battle-hardened'

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Irish News -- Irish National Stud successfully argued for 54pc pay rise to €170,000 for its CEO

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Politics -- Taoiseach walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump targets Starmer and Nato during St Patrick's Day meeting

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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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Wexford & District -- Ex American Chamber chief says St Patrick's Day visits to White House about much more than 'photo-op'

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Movie News -- 'I'd rather do the villain' – Barry Keoghan addresses rumours he could be next James Bond

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TV Reviews -- 'The Other Bennet Sister' review: Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: The Twelve, Beast and Imperfect Women

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

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Asia-Pacific -- Pakistan denies claims its airstrike killed 400 at Afghan drug rehab hospital

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Britain -- Students in Kent queue for medicine after deadly meningitis B outbreak

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Africa -- Suicide bombers kill at least 23 in series of attacks in Nigeria

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Latin America -- Trump cranks up tensions with Cuba as island suffers blackout

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Britain -- Obituary: Len Deighton, hugely successful author who reinvented the spy thriller with his Harry Palmer novels

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Max Boot: Why there's no easy fix for the US military's weakness in Iran

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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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Beef -- Robin Talbot: Why I'm happy with the cattle this spring, but less so with my fertiliser call

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Sheep -- How a hybrid brassica crop is paying dividends for ewe performance on this Carlow farm

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Farm Property -- 'Exceptional' 62ac Monaghan farm with period home hits the market for €950k

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

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

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

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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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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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New Ross -- South Wexford women's sheds help shape future of national movement

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News -- Sligo TY students in visit to County Donegal windfarm

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Bray -- Man (80s) who died after being hit by bus in Wicklow has been named locally

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Music News -- 'Brazilian books made him look like a wizard' – Musician's song aims to reclaim the real story of St Patrick

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Wexford & District -- 15,000 people line the streets of Wexford town for Ireland's oldest St Patrick's Day parade

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Cork village turns green for St Patrick's parade on an early outing for the national holiday

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Rural Limerick village pulls St Patrick's Day crowds from three counties as parade revival booms

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Meet the Waterford theatre group putting Ireland's tea obsession on the St Patrick's Day stage

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Man (73) jailed for Christmas Day sexual assault on his grandniece (6) at Sligo house

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Kerry public urged to stay away from UHK if symptomatic amid norovirus warning

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Indo Politics: How did Micheál Martin fare in Washington?

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | St Patrick's Day plans | Will's brand blunder | Chelsea's huddle nonsense

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The Big Tech Show: From property deals to AI: Oisín Hanrahan's €60m startup bet on food

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The Indo Daily: When did Irish become cool? Or has it always been?

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Book Reviews -- Billie Eilish holograms and Baron Trump clones – Neil Jordan's sci-fi vision of west Cork in 2084

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Irish News -- Paul Whitington: Jessie Buckley's remarkable journey to Oscars glory

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Music News -- 'How do I make this real, not just a once-off?' — DJ launches label with free Dublin St Patrick's Day gig

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Marty Morrissey: 'I miss my mum every day. She was a great woman, a mad rebel from Cork'

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

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Celebrity News -- Rebecca Ferguson finds intimacy co-ordinators 'off-putting' and says they make her feel 'very uncomfortable'

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Pól Ó Conghaile: I tried to find 10 decent-value hotel breaks in Ireland – here they are, from €50pp to five-star deals

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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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Irish News -- Crew member evacuated by helicopter from container ship off Cork coast

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Politics -- From the Irish Open to fuel prices dropping like rocks: seven key moments from the Oval Office

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Irish News -- St Patrick's Day parades 2026: How every corner of Ireland turned green

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Irish News -- Cónal Thomas: Micheál Martin dodges Oval Office landmines as Donald Trump rifles off Iran war grievances

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Irish News -- Tourists soak up the warm atmosphere at St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin

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Irish News -- 'Great people, great beer, it's very nice here' – Visitors from around the world descend on Dublin for St Patrick's Day parade

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Irish News -- Man arrested in relation to serious assault in Naas over the weekend

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Irish News - LATEST - | Ukrainian man (31) on way to buy food for his family stabbed to death in Cork city - 15:54

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly speaks out against war on eve of Taoiseach's St Patrick's Day White House visit

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Crime -- Gardaí catch nearly 200 people driving under influence in St Patrick's road safety crackdown

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Irish News -- Price of going full Irish on St Patrick's Day

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Irish News -- I travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub and the Irishman who runs it

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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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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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Memphis Barker: Trump has made the mother of all miscalculations on Iran war strategy

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The Irish Independent's View: Irish pubs' status is under threat as pint price hikes continue unabated

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

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Tanya Sweeney: I thought publishing my first book would be a life-defining moment – but it just made me more insecure and more jealous

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As oil prices surge, here is how renewable energy could shield Ireland from future shocks

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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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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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Business -- CRH is to fully delist from the London Stock Exchange

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World Business -- Spandex-maker The Lycra Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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Media -- Canadian billionaire buys stake in 'The Economist'

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Business -- Samsung backs Irish energy firm GridBeyond in €12m funding

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Commercial Property -- Former Wexford pub in the heart of Templeshannon is on the market for €120,000

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Small Business -- 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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World Business -- Tech disruption halts trading on key metals exchange

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

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World Business -- Construction of data centres overtakes offices for the first time in the US

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Business -- Wright's challenges award of €9.4m retail contract at Dublin Airport

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Money -- Petrol and diesel prices see largest increase in four years, new survey shows

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World Business -- Montenegro's early adoption of the euro complicates EU membership process

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Women's Sport -- 'It's nice because financially, I know I'm not scrimping' – Kate O'Connor no longer going under radar against world's best

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Basketball -- Ireland women's EuroBasket hopes over after suffering heavy defeat to Israel

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International Soccer -- Troy Parrott attracts interest from AC Milan as race to sign Ireland star hots up

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Donegal's 'not bothered' approach to making a final is an insult to the league

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Cycling -- 'It was really like retraining the heart' – Ireland's Sam Bennett makes return to racing after cardiac scare

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Premier League -- 'I must have done a lot of things wrong' – Arne Slot looks to get Liverpool fans back onside after weekend boos

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Gaelic Football -- Injury-time Will Scahill point sees Coláiste Mhuire Mullingar finally shake off Tralee CBS to claim first-ever Hogan Cup crown

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Soccer -- 'It will be a war with Ireland' – Czechia coach on his battle plan for Prague date

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Premier League -- Jason Burt: Chelsea cheated. Their Abramovich trophies are tainted and the punishment isn't harsh enough

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Rugby -- St Mary's denied famous Leinster Schools Senior Cup title as last-gasp Blackrock try sets up replay

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Hurling -- St Kieran's Kilkenny plunder two late goals to see off Presentation Athenry for Croke Cup

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GAA -- Oisín McConville: The one element of the split season that is still getting under my skin

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