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Europe - LATEST - | Plans for Irish citizens to self-isolate after leaving Hantavirus cruise ship as WHO insists outbreak will not trigger Covid-like pandemic

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John McGinn on the double as Aston Villa power past Nottingham Forest into Europa final

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Crystal Palace soar into first European final after victory over Shakhtar Donetsk

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Courts -- Son and daughter of publican Charlie Chawke brought 'embarrassment' on family with vicious and unprovoked assault on men at hotel, court told

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He cheated when I was pregnant – I found messages and pictures from her on his spare phone'

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North America -- How Trump's 'one page memo' could take us back to square one in Iran

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Labour complains to RTÉ over Galway West candidate's debate exclusion after poll boost

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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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Declan Lynch: The Dawn Chorus is lovely, but when exactly did all-nighters go from Leeson Street to Lyric FM?

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Golf -- Ian Poulter interview: 'I've got enough money to never play golf again.... but I believe in LIV and think it can still prosper'

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TV Reviews -- Eilish O'Hanlon: Amandaland is amusing in parts, but it's not a patch on Motherland

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Courts -- Jury in Carlow rape trial discharged after members carried out internet research about case

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Middle East -- LIVE

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Courts -- Union lawyers say Aer Lingus flight attendant's sacking over alleged airborne stand-off over bathroom proven unfair by managers' testimony

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Irish News -- breaking

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Celebrity News -- Singer Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery

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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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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Exceptional food, cracking staff – and a main course for €10

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Munster Rugby -- 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed' – Clayton McMillan says IRFU played role in 'collective' Roger Randle decision

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Motor Sport -- Rider at North West 200 dies after crash during Superbike qualifying session

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World News -- Wetherspoon boss criticises Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary's proposal to cut drinking at airports

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Courts -- Yoga student banned for life from studio after anti-Christmas 'outburst' loses claim

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Courts -- Bitter row over who controls Rose of Tralee ends after share deal is struck with estate of late US investor

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Politics -- LATEST

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Irish Business -- 'We're seeing a clear signal that AI is not displacing jobs' – Accenture Ireland boss says it's all about change, not catastrophe

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News -- Student wins second chance at Galway pub with viral handwritten note apologising for 'idiotic' antics

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Health -- What is Hantavirus?

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Irish News -- Social media executives to face Oireachtas committee grilling on children's safety online

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Irish News -- Surge in green loans from banks and credit unions as consumers upgrade home efficiency amid energy crisis

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Irish News Video -- Now is the time for countries "with equity stake" in the Strait of Hormuz to assist, says US general

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Irish News -- What are the main problems in Galway West ahead of the upcoming by-election?

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Health & Wellbeing - Stay Well: I'm a woman with hair growing on my lip, chin and nipples – what is causing it and how can I manage it?

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'You were the best scene partner' – Actor Gary Lydon remembered as a devoted father and passionate mentor

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Worn out? We booked a couples' wellness escape for a night away in our own city

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How much does a bathroom renovation really cost?

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Gaelic Football -- Crossing codes: The rise of Cillian Trant from Kerry hurler to footballer

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'My late husband's family are pressuring me to hand our farm back to them'

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Asking for a friend: I've been having an affair with a married man for years and just found out his wife is pregnant. I feel so betrayed

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'We've successfully left the Áras, but we haven't successfully arrived here yet' – Michael D Higgins on the challenges of adjusting to life back in Galway

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Actress Leigh Arnold: 'Losing a child so suddenly, I felt like I was living hell on earth'

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Builder who boasted about work on 'Room to Improve' withdraws from mediation with couple in 'nightmare' extension project

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EXCLUSIVE - | How Dee Forbes' silence left a trail of confusion and controversy at RTÉ

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Middle East -- LATEST

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Britain -- UK police arrest man for allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while walking dogs

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Britain -- Man arrested on suspicion of selling Irish former Downing Steet chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone

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North America -- New York judge releases purported Epstein suicide note

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Catherine Prasifka: JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit turned into a fantasy by online voyeurs

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David Blair: Trump has three options in the Gulf, and all of them are bad

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Tanya Sweeney: Selfie mirrors, goodie bags, chocolate fountains – Communion costs are out of control and so is the one-upmanship between parents

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Catherine Belton: Rift in Russian power circles clear after Putin critic is released from psychiatric hospital

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America has a clear message for Donald Trump: Scrap the religious rhetoric

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Sophie White: 'Whether it's cherished family recipes lost or callous manufacturers changing a beloved crisp, food bereavement is real'

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Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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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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Ryan Tubridy: 'I've heard nothing from RTÉ. I can't stand outside the door knocking until they answer'

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Woman who lost trip case against Supermac's brings challenge over judge's All-Ireland tickets comment

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GAA - Armagh legends face off in Tailteann Cup as Faithful aim to upset Cats – five storylines for the weekend

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News -- Brazil nears its China beef quota in big shift to trade flow

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GAA -- Meet the Wexford veterinary student playing GAA in Poland – 'It gets the whole Irish community together'

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Farm Property -- Vale of Avoca glebe house on 42ac for €750,000

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Forestry & Enviro -- Plans for wind farm on Tipperary-Offaly border resubmitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála

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Dublin News -- As the sun sets on Ray McAdam's stint as Lord Mayor of Dublin, we ask: How has he done?

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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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Courts -- Teen lookout jailed over 'savage attack' at Dublin petrol station

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Dublin News -- Housing minister to meet Oliver Bond residents following outcry over scrapping of regeneration scheme

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Is Cork home to Ireland's biggest pothole? Huge sinkhole is still a gaping hazard after seven years

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Judge blasts Westmeath father of three who vowed to 'hammer' gardaí in foul-mouthed attack

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New Ross -- Two Wexford men who intercepted loose barge after it broke it's moorings in rural Kilkenny town are honoured

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News -- See inside historic 400-year-old thatched farmhouse in Louth on the market

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Westport company charged with breaching health and safety legislation following fatality in supermarket car park

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Illegal dumping in Wicklow and Dublin Uplands down 14pc, as more than 125 tonnes of rubbish removed

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Kerry house fire-bombed with occupants inside in early morning attack

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Aran Island goat farm refused plans to expand over environmental concerns

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Historic period residence in the centre of picturesque Sligo village for sale

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Movie Reviews -- Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review: Flick is slick but falls short of promise to 'reinvent the concert experience'

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The new 'Celebrity Traitors' cast is missing the one ingredient that made last year's show so great

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'Legends' review: Steve Coogan is solid in true story about undercover customs officers that flags towards end

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Celebrity News -- The Only Way is Essex star Jake Hall dies in Majorca aged 35

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Podcasts -- Just Between Us: The worst sex advice men still believe

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Fashion -- Clogs, Crocs and Birkenstocks: 11 pairs of super stylish slip-on shoes

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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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Real Health Podcast -- Real Health podcast: Midlife, reimagined: energy, balance and confidence

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Life -- Graham Herterich aka The Cupcake Bloke: 'Because of my dyslexia, novels can feel overwhelming. My real passion is reading cookbooks'

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Family Features -- When a child hits their mother: 'My son hurt me while he was fighting with his brother and I fear it will happen again'

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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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I'm a master of 'broke travel' – here are 10 micro-trips that cost me €500 or less

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'It was over 40C, which is too hot to bear' – more Irish families want to beat extreme heat on holidays, but can 'coolcations' really work?

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Courts -- Row settled over outbuilding in back garden which allegedly caused embankment collapse and rail closure

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly welcomes opening of new home of Irish poetry at time 'cultural spaces are under severe pressure'

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Courts -- Family of man who died of sepsis days after he was discharged from UHL settles High Court action

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Irish News -- EU progressing ban on AI 'nudification' tools

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Irish News -- Mary Lou McDonald says Government is responsible for 'setting the pace' on Irish unification as Taoiseach visits Belfast

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Irish News -- Nurses may strike if Government does not roll out fuel supports or honour paydeals

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Crime -- Growing concern over level of violence between rival drug dealers in Dublin's inner city after weekend attacks

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Irish News -- 'Regular illicit substance use' at Tusla centre, report finds

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Crime -- Man (30s) arrested as gardai seize semi-automatic pistols after stopping scrambler bike in Co Kildare

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Politics -- Car parking charges in hospitals 'wrong on so many levels', Dáil spending watchdog chair tells PAC

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Politics -- Almost 300 child asylum seekers found to be adults, with 'significant delays' to age assessments

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Weather -- Weather to stay mixed in coming days but Met Éireann says rainfall will be 'fairly low' for weekend

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Irish News -- Have Fine Gael by-election candidate Ray McAdam's promises as Lord Mayor of Dublin been fulfilled?

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Lorraine Courtney: Nuclear fission would be a disaster if left in the hands of our Government – we need to push the EU on fusion

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Saoirse Hanley: The mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion services is cruel and patronisingly paternalistic

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John Downing: Ten years after Brexit, attitudes to the EU are similar north and south of the Border

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Andrea Palasciano: Canadian PM Mark Carney leads push for a new global order built by Europe

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Peter Flanagan: Keir Starmer is under threat from Nigel Farage on the right and Zach Polanski on the left in tomorrow's elections

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Letters: Warfare is changing and many countries could, like Iran, hold world to ransom

23 hours ago

Sinéad Ryan: Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú and Bosco gave us 'screen time' at its very best

2 days ago

The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's war of choice is making the rest of us poorer

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Brianna Parkins: The thing I like most about Ireland is that it preserves its heritage, but the new plan for Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is the latest symptom of beige-ification

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Letters: What Pixar and Tennyson teach us about the urgency of climate responsibility

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Ksenia Samotiy: Phasing out Ukrainian refugee accommodation makes sense but let's also have compassion

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David W Higgins: Irish house prices more than quadrupled during the 1970s oil crisis – and increases are likely this time around too

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' complicates search for a way out of war

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Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer: Troop cuts show limits of Nato's efforts to keep Trump on board

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Jan Wolfe: As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures

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World News -- The global scramble for ports

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Technology -- Tech giants hit for €4bn in fines by Irish regulators – but only €17m collected

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In The Workplace -- Financial adviser claims new business partners tried to squeeze him out of firm

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World Business -- US trade representative says EU tweaks risk sinking transatlantic trade deal

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Irish News -- Surge in 'green' loans as consumers rush to counter energy hikes

23 hours ago

Commercial Property -- Landmark Killester bar comes to the market guiding €6m

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Politics -- Vaping 'black market' could grow without changes to tax rules and inspections, trade body warns

1 day ago

Commercial Property -- Fitzpatrick & Heavey seeking sites for 1,000 homes or more

1 day ago

Technology -- Data centre IPOs set to attract billions as investors line up AI bets

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Small Business -- End of an era as iconic Tipperary restaurant and B&B closes after 50 years

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Small Business -- One of Wexford's most iconic shops to close after over 175 years in business

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Business -- Tax receipts rise again, up over 4pc – but government expenditure rises faster at 9.3pc

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World Business -- Oil drops below $100 a barrel on report US and Iran close to a deal to end war

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Irish Business -- Hostelworld says it's yet to see significant impact on travel business from Iran war

1 day ago

Rugby - Exclusive - | IRFU confirms Irish clubs could play in English Premiership Women's Rugby - 18:56

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International Soccer -- Donald Trump: I would not pay Fifa's World Cup ticket prices

7 hours ago

Indo Sport Podcast -- Indo Sport podcast: Ken Doherty | Practicing with Ronnie, Mark Allen's miss & the Chinese takeover

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Indo Sport Podcast -- Indo Sport podcast: Pressure shows as Leinster edge their way to another European final | Eddie O'Sullivan

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Connacht Rugby -- Connacht star Shamus Hurley-Langton opens door to Ireland caps by signing new contract

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League of Ireland -- Daniel McDonnell: Stephen Bradley's Shamrock Rovers deserve better than a half-empty Tallaght Stadium to watch them

13 hours ago

International Soccer -- Panini and Fifa's sticker album partnership to end after 2030 World Cup

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Gaelic Football -- Kerry v Donegal qualifier timed for Saturday afternoon in Killarney and will be shown on GAA+

14 hours ago

International Soccer -- 'The game should never be going ahead' – Ex-Ireland man James McClean says FAI lacks 'backbone' amid Israel controversy

14 hours ago

Six Nations -- Ireland boss Scott Bemand feels really confident as they chase two home wins to finish Women's Six Nations

14 hours ago

United Rugby Championship -- Ulster v Stormers – Team news, TV details and all you need to know as northern province face must-win URC clash

12 hours ago

Premier League -- Dave Brailsford leaves role as director at Manchester United

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Other Sports -- 'Wherever you go in the world, you normally do see somebody with a tricolour up in the stands or maybe wearing a GAA shirt'

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