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Dublin News -- 'It's such an iconic place' – Protest held against plans to redevelop Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

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Middle East -- US says it is expecting response to peace proposal soon as tensions flare in Strait of Hormuz

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Europe -- Russia and Ukraine have agreed three-day ceasefire, says Donald Trump

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The Irish Independent's View: Historic shift in UK politics puts Nigel Farage in lofty position

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Sarah Carey: Amid rising antisemitic sentiment, a family visit to my nephew's bar mitzvah was an enlightening experience

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James Kirkup: No Tony Blair on horizon for a flailing Labour finding two-party politics is thing of past

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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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Hurling - Eoin Kelly: 'I'd love to be playing now – you wouldn't get broken teeth or fingers'

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Premier League -- Manchester United held to battling goalless draw at Sunderland

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Gaelic Football -- Keeping up appearances – why goalkeeping stability is now so crucial for top teams

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How I tried to make cheese without killing my grandmother

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

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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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North & West Kerry -- Kerry man shares touching handwritten letter he received from David Attenborough – 'I never expected a response'

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Wexford man accused of stealing e-bike is denied bail – 'He would not behave himself'

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Limerick's Traveller TikTok stars inspire young people to stay in education – 'Do not give up'

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David Attenborough commemorated in Wicklow with striking seaside mural on 100th birthday

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SNL UK's Navan writer Gráinne Maguire: 'To be in a writers' room with Tina Fey was out-of-body stuff'

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Wicklow man ordered to pay €5,000 after racist abuse of garda while in custody

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Offaly native psychotherapist awarded for research on compulsive scrolling

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Wicklow man given 120 hours of community service for assaulting 82-year-old neighbour outside home

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Man jailed for attack on Louth OAP as victim walked home from pub

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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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Eurovision: Is the boycott over Israel the beginning of the end for the song contest?

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Tess Daly and Vernon Kay announce their marriage is over after 22 years

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Music -- Mel C: 'I'm Sporty Spice. I've always been active, but I'd never felt sexy'

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Book Reviews -- Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle memoir is a riotous account from one of punk's great survivors

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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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Hotel Review: 'We're bringing life back to the building' – an Irish grand dame gets a €7m makeover

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Donal Skehan's drool-worthy desserts – chocolate biscuit cake, banoffe cake and a bougie chocolate mousse

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Homes -- Three turnkey two-bedroom Wicklow homes in bustling towns for €350,000 or less

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

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Travel -- 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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Health -- Male birth-control breakthrough as scientists develop way to turn sperm production on and off

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Courts -- Drug user punched and threw phone at his father leaving him in hospital for two days

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Irish News -- 'The case for reopening Ireland's nuclear power debate has never been stronger'

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Politics -- 'No votes have been cast yet' – poll shows how transfers will decide Galway West by-election

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Irish News -- 'We had to break the rules to play in the final' – when young priests had to choose between the GAA pitch and the Catholic Church

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Politics -- Irish airlines say jet fuel crisis won't hit summer holidays

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Courts -- Woman fears ex-partner's 'next victim may not survive', court hears

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

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Courts -- Mechanic granted protection status cannot afford to have his parents and sister join him here, judge says

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Courts -- Woman who swallowed cocaine pellets worth €80,000 jailed for three years

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Luke O'Neill: Yes, we dread another pandemic — but here's why there's no need to panic over hantavirus

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: China can far outlast America over the Middle East conflict

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Simon Walters: Labour reeling from poll shocks, but problems bigger than dumping Starmer

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Deirdre Garvey: On World Red Cross, and Red Crescent Day, we must remember all our volunteers in war zones

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

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Kathy Donaghy: Dear women, please don't subscribe to the cult of thinness, aim to be strong like Charlize Theron instead

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

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Letters: Government is wilfully ignorant while pre-pay electricity customers are frequently disconnected

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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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World Business -- Donald Trump says EU has until July 4 to ratify trade deal, or face higher tariffs

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World Business -- Bank of England doubts rosy official UK growth data

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Business -- Top 10pc of PAYE workers pay over half total income tax, figures reveal

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

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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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Hurling -- Tyrone see off Fermanagh to book place in Nickey Rackard Cup final

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Hurling -- Tom Shine keeps Meath's Christy Ring hopes alive by rescuing a draw with Derry

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Hurling -- Sharp-shooting Martin Kavanagh inspires Carlow to victory over Down

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Hurling -- Eight-goal Kerry cruise past Wicklow and into the Christy Ring Cup Final

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Premier League -- Lacklustre Liverpool held as Chelsea end their losing streak at Anfield

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League of Ireland -- 'I genuinely believe we have the best squad in the country' – Joey O'Brien insists Shels will turn corner despite woes

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Hurling -- Joe Dowling and Ruairí Power goals give Kilkenny edge over Dublin as Cats clinch Leinster minor final spot

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League of Ireland -- LOI Takeaways: John Russell's refereeing rage, Zack Elbouzedi makes Waterford feel Blues and Michael Noonan shows X-factor

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League of Ireland -- 'I've never rolled over and allowed people tickle my belly' – New boss Graham Coughlan admits Blues face 'huge' task to stay up

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Soccer -- Southampton park 'spygate' to earn goalless draw at aggrieved Middlesbrough

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League of Ireland -- 'That first half was the worst we played this season' – Alan Reynolds hopes Bohemians can kick on after comeback win

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