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Irish News - LIVE - | Tractor driver and two lorry drivers arrested in Cork and Louth blockades; supplies to take days to return; Minister's criticism of protest reporting 'sinister'

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Poles apart: Rival boss Nina Patalon slams Carla Ward tactics ahead of pitch battle

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Leeds claim first league win at Manchester United since 1981 to ease Premier League relegation worries

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Former Man Utd assistant manager Carlos Queiroz appointed as Ghana head coach ahead of World Cup

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'I owe everything to you' – Emotional McIlroy pays heartfelt tribute to parents after second Masters triumph

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Fionnán Sheahan: Oil fires going nowhere amid McEntee-O'Callaghan bust-up while cabinet critics circle garda chief

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Counter-terror unit probing threat to bomb a garda station if officers 'get heavy handed' with protesters

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Crime -- Breaking

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Irish News - Revenue has registered judgment mortgages against home and farmland of fuel protest leader who claimed he owed taxman no money

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Health Features -- Stage 4 Melanoma: 'I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2011 and given nine months. I have been in remission since 2016'

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: I'm a good husband and father but my wife doesn't want sex with me and I feel so alone. Is there any way to fix this?

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Drogheda & South -- Latest

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Courts -- Former teacher who fled Afghanistan jailed for sex assault on teenage girl in alley

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Irish News -- 'I could have done cartwheels on the corridor' – Health Minister questions why hospital was so quiet at weekend despite patient demand

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Courts -- Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch seeks court approval for detox programme over crash that left Ukrainian grandmother seriously injured

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Golf -- Brian Keogh: Watching 'golden boy' Rory McIlroy march off with Masters glory will light fire under Scottie Scheffler

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Courts -- BREAKING

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Irish News -- Jonathan Gill delivered bags of presents to Temple Street Hospital weeks before Robbie Lawlor hit arrest

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South Kerry -- Danny Healy-Rae wants Fianna Fáil to oust Micheál Martin over fuel fiasco – 'He won't listen'

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Courts -- €600m 'Fingluas' extension can go ahead after legal actions by local businesses settled

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Six Nations -- 'You don't even really think too much about who's on the opposition, let alone if it's your wife'

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In The Workplace -- Irish barrister to take senior EU job as 'director general for competition'

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Courts -- Man charged with murder of former IRA member and MI5 spy Denis Donaldson remanded in custody

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Europe -- Peter Magyar's journey from Viktor Orban fan to challenging and overthrowing him as leader

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Golf -- Watch: Reaction from Rory McIlroy's Holywood Golf Club in County Down

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Irish News Video -- Number of illegal dermal fillers seized increased by 2500 percent since 2020

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Irish News Video -- 'Ready to Build' scheme delivers just 32 sites as councils fail to take up programme

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Irish News -- Indo Politics: Will the government back down in fuel price row?

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Irish News Video -- The Artemis II crew land off the coast of San Diego in California

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Food Reviews - The supermarket taste test: 'While it's not the kind of tuna to add to your bougie 'picky bits' dinner, this is a perfectly acceptable choice for sandwiches'

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News -- Deadlines, €1bn budget and home demolitions: What comes next after the Galway City Ring Road approval?

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Movie News -- How two students almost conquered music world by faking US accents

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Leinster Rugby -- 'We've probably let things slide as a player group' – Dan Sheehan calls for Leinster to lift standards for final push

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Money -- My Money: 'Getting on to the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme did wonders for my music'

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Gaelic Football -- Pat Spillane: My predictions for Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster after the championship's opening weekend

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'Most people who build wealth do it through hundreds of small decisions, made consistently over time'

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Caroline Foran: 'The first thing I said to my husband was, 'It's not our fault. It's not something we were doing''

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Norah Casey on losing husband, Richard Hannaford: 'Radiotherapy shifted the tumour, it cracked his spinal column. Three weeks after the diagnosis, he was in a wheelchair'

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'It has paid for itself, many times over' – nine smart buys that will save you hundreds of euro in the long run

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Council investigates alleged unauthorised development at Marian Finucane's former home in Kildare

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'The Ireland we left has changed... it feels like we're emigrating to a new place' – five expats on the challenges of returning home

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Living with ambiguous loss: 'When someone is dead, you get to have a eulogy, you put a lid on a coffin. With missing, you get none of that'

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Middle East - LATEST - | Pope Leo responds to Trump's criticism, says he will 'continue to speak out'; US blockade of Iranian ports to start

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World News -- Sarah Mac Donald: Pope Leo the only American likely to secure Nobel Peace Prize as he rejects Trump's political messianism

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World News -- Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over reporting on ties to Epstein

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Europe -- Why Irish messengers for Hungary's 'illiberal democracy' can survive an Orban election defeat

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World News -- Donald Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after drawing global outrage

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Ruth Medjber: I went for an ADHD diagnosis and discovered I was autistic – now, my tofu and Rich Tea fads make total sense

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Simeon Tegel: 'We always end up electing people who betray us' – Peruvians go to polls to elect ninth president in 10 years

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Tanya Sweeney: Journalism might have slipped down the CAO most-wanted list, but it is still a worthwhile career

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The Irish Independent's View: Proportionate response by gardaí to blockades was correct approach

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Letters: Government showed lack of responsibility, but this is a crisis caused by the US

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

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Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

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Leinster Rugby -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Aviva fatigue, ticket prices or style of play – what's behind the empty seats at Leinster?

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Golf -- Conor McKeon: After a decade and a half of misery and distress at Augusta National – this is Rory McIlroy's place now

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Eddie Punch: Why I believe fuel protests are about more than the price at the pump

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Farmers and contractors to receive 20c/L fuel usage based subsidy during peak field work season

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What history tells us about how the fuel protests might end

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'Young people want to farm, but the system isn't built for them. It's still like The Field out there'

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Wheat drops to one-month low as USDA boosts US, World supplies

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Dublin -- Four buses damaged within two hours in Tallaght, councillors blame anti-social behaviour

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Camogie -- Marble City streets not paved with gold for Dubs as Clare take Division 1B camogie crown

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Courts -- latest

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Irish News -- 'Greed is behind it': Ringsend locals threaten legal action over affordable housing at Johnny Ronan-led group's Glass Bottle site

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Limerick school bus operator calls a halts after 42 years – 'I'm not going bankrupt for Bus Éireann'

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Homeless man who had hammer and knife at Louth shopping centre on successive days given jail term

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Cork man Jack matched with Limerick's Marion on First Dates Ireland

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See photos as community turns out for Wicklow Parkinson's awareness walk

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Cavan agri contractor brings shutters down on business in wake of Government's €500m fuel support package

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News -- Galway café hands out free Irish breakfasts to fuel protestors – 'They're very grateful'

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South Kerry -- Michael Healy-Rae vows to back himself as he launches attack on 'hurlers on the ditch'

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News -- Man (49) jailed after stealing more than €1,500 worth of cosmetics and perfume from Leitrim pharmacy

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News -- Leitrim Cycling Festival returns for its tenth year

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News -- Body of man (60s) recovered off Donegal island following search and rescue operation

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The Left Wing: Hybrid Dan Sheehan, Bordeaux brilliance and Leinster's lessons

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The Indo Daily: Oil Crisis - Trump v the Pope, a new blockade and the fallout of Irish protests

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Indo Sport podcast: McIlroy the Master again | Rory's legend elevated in unconventional Augusta win

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Indo Sport podcast: Rory's Masters double | Another Augusta rollercoaster | Instant reaction with Alan Shipnuck

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Kirsty Blake Knox: The new RTÉ Radio 1 jingles are underwhelming – no wonder Oliver Callan sounds unimpressed

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Pat Stacey: Riveting look at free speech wars on US campuses is rich in idiocy

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What to watch on TV and streaming today: Charmain And The Prophet, At Home With The Furys and Young Forever: The Death of Ageing?

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TV News -- 'It'll be really strange saying goodbye to it' – actresses Siobhán Cullen and Roisin Gallagher on the final season of The Dry

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Television -- Claire Cooper on marriage to Emmett J Scanlan: 'People just hand me their phone to take a picture of them and him together'

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Entertainment -- Bollywood singing legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I feel bad because my man friend had a stroke which has left me feeling drained and now I want out. What should I do?

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: 'Nora Ephron flagged the dilemma in her book I Feel Bad About My Neck, and I'll be honest — my own neck drives me nuts. It's really letting me down'

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I can't keep an erection during sex and sometimes can't get hard at all. I'm not depressed or on medication, but I do watch a lot of porn

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Style Talk -- Is Vinted really the villain: what does 'the generosity crisis' mean for charity shops?

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Sex & Relationships -- Modern Morals: I'm falling for a new guy, but he talks to his ex almost every day – is this a red flag?

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Celebrity -- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's big day is revealed as July 3 as wedding invitations sent out

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Recipes -- Susan Jane White: 'A Spanish-ish cabbage packed with goodness – if a pill offered the same, it would be dastardly expensive'

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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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'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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More to Bristol than Banksy: Inside the south-western food and art haven that's less than an hour from Dublin

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World -- My sea voyage to Shackleton's grave – what it's really like to go on an Antarctic cruise to South Georgia

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Travel News -- 'Seven wonders of Ireland for 2026' named by Condé Nast Traveller – here's what made the cut

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Ireland -- 'This is kind of a bubble' – inside the 60 year-old session still run by Mrs Clancy's rules

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Courts -- Family concerned fire that killed mother-of-five may have been started deliberately outside the property, inquest hears

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Courts -- Man who assaulted GAA umpire at underage match gets suspended sentence

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Courts -- Firm that sued State over shelved multimillion-euro asylum centre settles action

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Irish News -- Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of young Cork mother-of-two Paula Canty

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Irish News -- RTÉ appoints new chief financial officer to replace Mari Hurley

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Irish News -- Rory McIlroy's hometown Holywood 'bursting with pride' after historic Masters win

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Irish News -- Martina and Ammi Burke are released from Dóchas Centre prison

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Irish News -- Gardaí arrest man (30s) following two burglaries at business premises in Co Westmeath

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Irish News -- Staff raise 'serious concerns' over 'sauna-like' conditions at state-of-the-art health hub

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Irish News -- Ryanair tops list of firms most complained about to Ireland's consumer watchdog

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Irish News -- Mild temperatures to take hold this week with mixed conditions

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Brendan O'Connor: Stuff the Gulf oil crisis. We're making one of our own

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Declan Lynch: Today Viktor Orban faces his destiny – and it was Troy Parrott who got the ball rolling

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Sam McBride: Fifty years on, the truth about what really happened after eight SAS men were arrested in Co Louth can be revealed

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Luke O'Neill: Saunas and cold plunging are all the rage, but do they bring health benefits?

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Iran hardly needs to pay for propaganda when its Irish admirers will do it for free

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Willie O'Dea: Parties must end the doublespeak around triple lock or Defence Forces could become a political pawn

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Brenda Power: School survey shows that rumours of the Catholic Church's demise are grossly exaggerated

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The Sunday Independent's View: Loss of trust in Government is the biggest roadblock

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Sarah Breen: I tried the hot new midlife party game — find out who has the lowest blood pressure

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Colin Murphy: On O'Connell Street, far‑right figures were hitching their wagons to the tractors

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Ann McElhinney: Reaction to my play about October 7 scared me — and now no venue in Ireland has the courage to stage it

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Letters: Imagine if we did negotiation as well as we do escalation

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Conor Skehan: On the anniversary of the American Civil War, here's a reminder of how shattered societies can heal

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Eoin O'Malley: Haughey's snub to protesters 60 years ago did him no harm, but a repeat could prove risky for this government

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Maíría Cahill: Distraction technique or pre-emptive strike? Melania Trump muddies the waters with bizarre Epstein denials

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Irish Business -- Annual 'capacity payments' to new Bord na Móna power plants are set to be around €85m

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Technology -- Review: AirPods Max 2 have better audio and noise cancellation but still cost a lot

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Irish Business -- Liberty Insurance loses case against Eirgrid over former tycoon Sean Quinn's power plant project

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Money -- Oil fired homes: More expensive to heat and now harder to sell

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: Fuel protests are reckless – but we must take a closer look at what is going on

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In The Workplace -- Gina London: The sparkle strategy of leadership that combines heart and high standards

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Commercial Property -- Enterprise Ireland selects prime Dublin office block '160 Townsend' as new HQ

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Business -- Partner content: Irish firms crack the code to worldwide cybersecurity success

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Irish Business -- Hoxton owner's planned new Dublin hotel set to be run by Finnish hospitality group Bob W

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Irish Business -- After many false dawns, iconic Quinns GAA pub finally sends out the invites for early May reopening 'subject to the normal banana skins'

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'I've left a job that paid my family's health insurance. Where should I go now?'

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Irish Business -- Adrian Weckler: Who would have thought that Donald Trump was going to save electric cars?

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Media -- Any Other Business: Fail to prepare, prepare to be well charged by a PR guru

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Health -- 'RTÉ Investigates' elder abuse exposé 'hit nursing homes' bottom line', Paris-listed group tells investors

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Business -- Rathwood ordered to refund customers for undelivered goods after consumer watchdog investigation

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Golf -- From agony to ecstasy – Details of Rory McIlroy's heart rate on final hole tells the real Masters story

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Premier League -- 'I didn't mean it in a bad way' – Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai apologises to fans for 'misunderstanding' after cup exit

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League of Ireland -- Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg win race to sign Shamrock Rovers teenager Josh O'Dwyer

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Other Sports -- 'The fans in Brighton didn't let it go' – Luke Littler wants people to move on from Gian van Veen bust-up

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League of Ireland -- 'He's gone through a difficult time' – Kerry FC boss Colin Healy defends son Arran after fan criticism

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Golf -- 'From now on, everything is gravy' – Rory McIlroy targeting more Major glory after latest Masters triumph

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Britain -- Thomas Partey enters not guilty pleas to two new rape allegations

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Leinster Rugby -- 'Fingers crossed it's not serious' – Ryan Baird to miss Ulster tie through injury but Andrew Porter nears Leinster return

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International Soccer -- 'I think the men's game could do with more women' – Carla Ward hails historic female Bundesliga boss

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Premier League -- Sunderland condemn online racist abuse of Brian Brobbey after Tottenham game 'in the strongest possible terms'

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Golf -- Watch: Masters Daily with Paul Kimmage, Conor McKeon and Brian Keogh – Rory McIlroy masters Augusta again

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Golf -- The hidden Masters advantage Rory McIlroy used to crack Augusta's code

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Athletics -- Aussie sensation Gout Gout (18) sets 200m time quicker than Usain Bolt ever managed as a teenager

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Premier League -- Premier League title race: Do Arsenal or Man City have the easier run-in?

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