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Irish News -- State takes in record €1bn inheritance tax as Taoiseach Micheál Martin pledges reform

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Kate O'Connor gets medal hopes off to solid start at World Indoor Championships

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NFL permutations: Dublin require four-point win in Salthill next week to stay in Division 1

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'I could feel my heart pumping' – commenator Darragh Maloney on calling Troy Parrott's famous goal

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End to fine spell on horizon as Met Éireann gives 'unsettled' prediction for next week

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Crime - breaking - | Young woman in critical condition after serious assault in Tipperary

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Irish News -- House-builder Michael O'Flynn pauses new contracts amid 'huge concern' over Iran war price rises

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Irish News -- A lost boy: the harrowing story of one Dublin child, failed by those who should have protected him, whose life is now blighted by drugs and crime

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Irish News -- Jonathan Rhys Myers: 'I drank alone. I wanted oblivion all the time. I'd buy two bottles of vodka and lock the door'

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International Soccer - exclusive - | 'I never planned to ridicule Sepp Maier' – Antonin Panenka on penalty fame, Troy Parrott and the modern game

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Irish News -- 'We were typical Celtic Tiger people... Everyone was borrowing from banks and building massive houses, except we were spending our own money' – owner of demolished Meath home

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Money -- Investing or overpaying a mortgage – which is the best use of €10,000?

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Irish News -- Rise in children trafficked here to work in cannabis grow-houses is 'only the tip of the iceberg'

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Gaelic Football -- Joe Brolly: Bernard Flynn is an endless supply of goodness – not just a great Gael, but a great human being

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Irish News -- Secondary school principals pay private firm to tackle cyber bullying and other online threats to school communities

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Irish News -- Irish teachers in UAE told to return to the Gulf by their schools – never mind the war

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Golf -- Paul Kimmage: If you think Rory McIlroy's Champions Dinner menu was good, wait till you see mine

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Health -- Wexford woman in battle to secure new wheelchair – 'My daughter is trapped in the middle of a vicious circle'

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Irish News -- 'He's willing to push boundaries': Kneecap manager Daniel Lambert's provocative playbook, from Bohs to Iran

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International Soccer -- Finding Heimir: An exclusive Irish Independent documentary

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Irish News -- Price of fuel surges close to €2.30 a litre – with further pain predicted at the pumps

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Irish News -- Meath home at centre of planning row will be razed to rubble by the end of the weekend

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Irish News -- How the boom in alcohol-free beers is keeping many pubs afloat

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Irish News -- Gerry Adams reacts to 'emphatic end' to High Court claim over IRA bombings

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Irish News -- Motorists say they're being driven around the bend by Irish road signs

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Money -- My Money: 'If I'd played more doubles on the tennis tour, I'd have earned more and maybe even won more'

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Irish News -- 'There was actually a great appetite for it' – Gavan Reilly steps up to fill void left by Claire Byrne's RTÉ exit with new Virgin Media show

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Reviews -- Motoring review: This stunning and spacious saloon really impressed me - until it had to be towed away

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'Total thievery is what it is. An outrage when she's not here' – The Creep Dive podcast co-host Jen O'Dwyer on the death of her sister at just 16

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Saoirse Hanley: Six years after Covid-19 forced me to leave New York with no idea what was coming next, I've made a nostalgic return to the city

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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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Kevin Dundon: Use peanuts to add unexpected texture and flavour to these beef short ribs and apple crumble recipes

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Dear Mary: My adult daughters are living at home and want their boyfriends to stay over but my husband says no

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Middle East -- Builders face costs 'bloodbath' as critical pipe suppliers prepare to raise their prices

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World News - live - | Trump says US considering 'winding down' Iran war

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World News -- 'We've been through all the wars. We will get through this, too': The Israelis staying put as Hezbollah missiles fly

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Europe -- 'I wish I had never met him': Tearful princess says Epstein 'deceived' and 'manipulated' her

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Europe -- Special report: 'I survived 471 days fighting for Ukraine from a bunker buried beneath a tarmac road on the war's frontline'

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Brenda Power: Meath house demolition is another victory for the State against the small man

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Shane Ross: My father almost completely cut me out of his will as he felt I had lost the run of myself and become utterly obnoxious

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Brendan O'Connor: Nothing builds community like the demoliton of a gigantic house

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Sarah Breen: What was I like in the 90s? I'm glad to say that little evidence remains

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Paul Kearns: Invisible Palestinians and imaginary Iranians — how Israel's media is presenting this war

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Forget waiting for Superman or government handouts — if you want to beat the energy crisis, just layer up

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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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Dairy -- Why we changed our minds on bluetongue vaccination – at a cost of €2,500

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Tillage -- How manures and foliar feeds are helping me cut fertiliser costs

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Farm Property -- 'Market for small parcels alive and well' as 13ac Carlow farm makes €18,600/ac

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Beef -- Sucklers, dairy calves and tillage: It's all in the mix at this 320ac Offaly farm

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Dairy -- Milk price slide leaves UK dairy farmers on the brink

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Dublin News -- €5 nightly tax for tourists to Dublin floated by council

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: How the kick-out has become the ultimate power play in football

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Irish News - Breaking - | UCD lecturer accused of hacking personal data of more than 100 students

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Dublin News -- Great South Wall reopens after €2.5m repair works following Storm Bram damage

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Crime -- Council's decision to leave Dublin park open all night could backfire, city councillor says

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Dublin News -- Luas Red Line services resume after technical issue as gardaí investigate assault

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Businessman has firearms licence appeal refused over alleged armed stand-off with Wicklow gardaí

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Funds raised in memory of Wexford supermarket worker will provide 'privacy and dignity' for families

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GAA -- Louth begin quest for long-awaited Leinster Minor Championship glory with trip to Meath

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry student with an ear and love for languages takes home award - 'The world is her oyster'

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News -- Galway city residents frustrated by council's inaction on rat-running – 'I'm afraid to cross the road'

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Louth boss Reel still driven as his side begin defence of Leinster U20 title with tricky trip to Mullingar

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Housing boost confirmed for Mayo town as major development gets the green light

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Public meeting to be held in Wexford to discuss agricultural policy in next EU Budget

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Kerry showing no signs that getting back to National League final would be a burden

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Wexford arsonist who set three separate fires causing damage of over €100,000 gets suspended sentence

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The Indo Daily: Was Gerry Adams in the IRA? Inside the landmark £1 court case

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Indo Sport podcast: Gaelic football panel | Ger Brennan wants some 'soul searching', Jim McGuinness 'not bothered', player of the league?

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Real Health: Are you getting enough fibre? The simple fix for better gut health

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Seachtain: The Irish Hitlers – Paddy, Bridget agus uncail Adolf

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Entertainment -- Jonathan Rhys Meyers 'I never knew love, until I held my son'

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Life Magazine -- Ease into the Spring Equinox: Expect a loosening of tension in the air as the days get brighter

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Health & Wellbeing -- Notions and necessities: From Irish film clubs to book events and home pilates kits, it's all here

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Book News -- Madeleine Keane on books: Cast your vote to select the top 20 Irish books of the last two decades

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Radio -- Obituary: Jenni Murray, BBC broadcaster who was the distinctive voice of 'Woman's Hour' for 33 years

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Beauty -- Triona: These beauty treats come in super chic packages while helping you look your best

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Fashion -- The Irish designers making tweed cool: 'I wanted to showcase how it can be both historical but modern'

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Celebrity -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies at 54

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: My husband has started getting into shape and my friends think he might be cheating. Should I hire a private investigator?

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Ciarán Cannon on his daughter who was stillborn: 'She would be 23 now. I often wonder what she would look like? And how would her presence have changed the rest of us?'

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My favourite room: 'Jimmy always had an idea of coming back to the Naul and one day he said "I've bought this place"' – The family who restored Whitestown House

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Rest in peace? Not on your life. Why celebrity tombstone tourism refuses to die

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Talk -- Auto advice: Wondering where to start when it comes to spring cleaning your car? Follow my step-by-step guide

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Bali through the eyes of the Irish who live there: 'Figure out where the tourist spots are – and avoid them'

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'I never thought I was interested in cruises, until I went on one' – Karl Broderick and Alan Hughes take a holiday on the seas

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See inside Ireland's newest five-star hotel in Galway ahead of May opening

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Done Marrakech? Try Fes – Morocco's historic 'second city' and less-visited alternative

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

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Irish News -- Liam Collins: Thirty years on, one key mystery still surrounds 'Black Widow' Catherine Nevin

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Irish News -- Obituary: Len Deighton, author of a string of best-selling spy novels who rose to prominence with 'The Ipcress File'

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Irish News -- Taoiseach says inheritance tax reforms are needed as receipts hit record €1bn last year

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Irish News -- MetroLink moves to buy more than 100 homes across Dublin

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Irish News -- Survivor of sexual assault at St John Ambulance criticises organisation over its response to report

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Irish News -- 'Dogflation' linked to dramatic increase in abandoned and stray pets being put down in local authority shelters

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Irish News -- 'No sentence would be long enough for killing my beloved big sister': brother of murder victim Daena Walsh speaks of anguish after sentencing

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Politics -- Government to spend €500k planting trees to offset Ryder Cup emissions

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Health -- HSE spending on outsourcing radiation therapy for public cancer patients tops €113m since 2020

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Politics -- Government vows to pursue €90m in pandemic overpayments made to workers during lockdowns

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Irish News -- 'Children are being trafficked here for criminal and sexual exploitation,' says JP O'Sullivan of MECPATHS

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Letters: If we want children to read more, schools need to scale back on screen time

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Eoin O'Malley: Vulnerable Ireland must start planning for new world order as US empire crumbles

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Máiría Cahill: Only a laugh? Epstein float should be a source of national shame

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Luke O'Neill: As an unprecedented meningitis outbreak hits England, here's what you need to know if it arrives here

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Declan Lynch: Why would a writer with strong links to British intelligence move to Louth? I have an idea

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Richard Curran: Jessie Buckley's Oscar win puts spotlight on how Ireland became a Hollywood producer hot spot

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Mary Regan: Taoiseach can take plaudits for now, but Trump's war with Iran will put his leadership through another great test

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John Downing: Gerry Adams exits a second court with his 'never in the IRA' claims still standing

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Louise McSharry: I'm dreaming of a day when our taoiseach visiting the White House is no longer an embarassing ordeal

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Fionnan Sheahan: Gerry Adams once again washes his hands of blood spilled by the Provos

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Édaein O'Connell: Snoring is tearing marriages apart – could separate bedrooms be the key to wedded bliss?

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Letters: Ireland's voice is too small for world leaders to hear, it needs a commonwealth

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Analysis: Only 21pc of the world population can say they live in a free country, study reveals

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The Irish Independent's view: Old world order has vanished in fog of Donald Trump's risky war

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'I was called ballsy for asking to be paid to share my life story. But why should anyone work for free?'

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'A zip has broken on my 18-month-old runners. Can I get a refund?'

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Money -- Electric vehicles or petrol cars – which is cheaper to run?

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Irish Business -- 'I used to mitch off school to come in here and wash pots' says 7th generation FX Buckley boss

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Money -- Your money questions: If I invest in an Approved Retirement Fund when I retire, will I be able to change my mind?

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Irish News -- Price of fuel surges close to €2.30 a litre – with further pain predicted at the pumps

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Money -- If the economy wobbles, here is what you need to know about redundancy

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: AI slop in emails and social media posts is not a superpower

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Business -- Markets pummelled as Middle East conflict rages

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: What AI 'hallucinations' are and how they can fool us with made-up answers

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Money -- Home economics: 'Does letting children live in a second home for free count as a gift when it comes to inheritance tax?'

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Irish News -- Government to slash excise duty by up to a quarter in bid to ease worst fuel crisis in living memory

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Irish News -- Irish economy in better position than European peers on Iran war risk, says Central Bank boss Gabriel Makhlouf

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Technology -- Tech executives should not be defendants in corporate 'spy' case, court says

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Irish Business -- Competition regulator 'calls in' Uniphar acquisition for review

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International Soccer -- Paul Hayward: Only one verdict from Swiss court can put an end to Afcon final farce

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Gaelic Football -- Colm O'Rourke: Pistols at the ready as lower divisions carry greater drama on Super Sunday

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International Soccer -- Heimir Hallgrimsson calls on Stephen Kenny for penalty shoot-out advice ahead of World Cup showdown

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Premier League -- Leeds miss chance to pull clear of Premier League drop zone after Brentford draw

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League of Ireland -- Daniel Kelly's goal the difference as Shelbourne claim third win of season in Sligo

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Hurling -- Limerick get a fright but hold off spirited Galway fightback to seal league final date with Cork

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Hurling -- Jordan Molloy's injury-time point sees Tipperary and Kilkenny play out absorbing draw

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Hurling -- Cork cruise into Division 1A final with comfortable win over relegated Offaly

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Leinster Rugby -- Bernard Jackman: Investment in coaches is having positive impact on provinces and on Ireland

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Premier League -- Beto brace boosts Everton's European hopes after coasting past Chelsea

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Hurling -- Dublin clinch promotion to Division 1A in fine style with 14-point win over Carlow

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Ladies Football -- Lidl NFL Division 1: Wins for Armagh, Cork and Galway

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Athletics -- Nick Griggs shows potential after top ten finish in World Indoor Championships 3000m final

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