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Man sentenced to life in prison for mother's murder at her Co Kerry home three years ago

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Garda Charity Cycle Group raise over €65k for six charities

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Irish News -- 'I had a question mark over my sexuality for a long time' – Louise McSharry comes out as gay

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Irish News -- Biggest public sector union Fórsa has gender pay gap over 21pc, report shows

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Irish News Video -- Hong Kong apartment blaze death toll rises to 128 as rescue efforts wrap up

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Irish News Video -- A majority of consumers expect to have less money to spend this Christmas

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Irish News Video -- Irish U19 forced to sing Amhrán na bhFiann themselves as organisers play God Save the King by mistake

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Irish News -- Woman set on fire as she answered door in Clondalkin may not have been intended target

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Your local Christmas gift guide: 26 great gift ideas — one from every county in the Republic of Ireland

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Gaelic Football -- 'There were people having a laugh and a joke about Barcelona Gaels. There was one post where instead of the club badge, it was the Barca badge'

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Homes -- It's a dog's life in this cosy Tullamore home

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Parenting -- Bill Linnane: I took my teenage son to the Shrek Experience in London and realised I'm Donkey, the annoying sidekick who tags along

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Life -- Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety

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Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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They were keepers of the 'Guinness Book of Records' – but the McWhirter twins had a much darker side

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They're highly educated but some are hugely controversial – how the 10 Burke siblings are making their way in the world

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Gráinne Seoige: Running in the general election is the biggest regret of my life

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A Tipperary stud owner made four wills in three years. Now a court row looms over which one is valid and who is set to inherit his €3m farm

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Victoria Mary Clarke on loneliness: 'I realised that I really don't want to spend the rest of my life just killing time until it's over'

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Jakarta becomes world's most populous city at 42 million

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Jill Dando murder: British police probe new info on Serbian assassin as part of investigation

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Russia is ready to 'fight until the last Ukrainian dies', says Putin

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Jim Geraghty: War is taking a heavy toll on Russia despite Putin's hubris

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Frank Coughlan: Short-changed by ageist drive to a cashless society

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Tanya Sweeney: If having a boyfriend is no longer Insta cool, is it finally OK to be a happily single independent woman?

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The Irish Independent's View: Voters deserve unity of purpose, not Dáil shouting matches

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Letters: Seeing God when things are going well would be true measure of a miracle

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Irish News -- National Children's Hospital is to ditch half of its private rooms for consultants

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Rugby -- Conor McKeon: To the IRFU ... the sacrifice for making your sporting events so expensive is atmosphere

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Soccer -- AI scouting, a shock enquiry for bitter rivals, and manager controversy – the calamitous year of Sheffield United's new owners

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Comment -- People say I'm not a 'real dairy farmer' – here's why they are wrong

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Comment -- Ciaran Moran: The Government is closer to a nitrates derogation extension, but what does it mean for farmers?

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Dairy -- Henry Walsh: 'I walked into a Kerry Co-op meeting - and walked out realising everything has changed'

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Farm Property -- 90ac Westmeath residential former dairy farm for €1.25m

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News -- Minister confirms three-year nitrates derogation proposal after 'sensitive' negotiations with Brussels

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Dublin News - LATEST - | 'A disgusting act' – Gardaí investigating beheaded stag found by staff in Dublin parklands

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Dublin News -- Meet the 21-year-old Shankill woman who is one of Ireland's youngest driving instructors

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Politics -- Tenant notices of termination increase to more than 5,400 as landlords look to sell before new rental rules

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Health -- Inspections of a number of disability centres reveal safeguarding concerns and lack of toilet facilities forcing resident to urinate in garden

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Inspirational Donegal girl TJ set to appear on Late Late Toy Show: 'She's over the moon'

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'All hell broke loose' during chaotic scenes in Louth family's kitchen

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Kerry midwife who travelled by bicycle to deliver babies in London tower blocks in the 1970s retires

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State buy 100 acres of land at Glen of the Downs in landmark move after year-long campaign

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News -- Cork town is 'on the up' as it welcomes latest life-saving kit – a new, cutting-edge fire engine

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News -- New old-fashioned grocery store and café opens in Galway

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Dundalk & North -- Dundalk coffee shop owner thankful for public support after car crashes into building

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New Ross -- Wexford man charged with murdering retired glass worker in Waterford city

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The Big Tech Show: From bullied kid to world's richest man — how Elon Musk made it

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Television -- Christmas TV preview: Monsters, madmen, spies and giant deer top the bill for festive viewing

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Graham Norton Show, Primal Fear and Train Dreams

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TV Reviews -- Stranger Things Season 5 review: Series looks tired as it heads toward the big showdown

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Book Reviews -- Patti Smith's beautifully elegant memoir is the work of a singular artist

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: 'There's nothing like that Divorce Referendum for recalling the enormity of the struggle to break the power of conservative forces'

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Celebrity News -- Irish actress and Celebrity Traitors player Ruth Codd reveals she has had second leg amputation

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Interiors -- Stuck for Christmas present ideas for moody teens and tricky mothers-in-law? We asked Ireland's personal shoppers for their trusty go-to gifts

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: Six beauty gift sets to put on your Christmas list

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Celebrity News -- Former Westlife star Brian McFadden to take part in Strictly Christmas Special

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Modern Morals: 'I'm in a new relationship and I like him, but an old flame reached out and I'm tempted to reply. Should I?'

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Irish influencer Madison Cawley had 275,000 social media followers at her peak – then she deleted everything

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Fix it up: A lost Georgian treasure in the Vale of Avoca

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Thatch it if you can in this traditional Donegal bolthole

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Hotel review: Inside Ireland's first Hoxton, with a reboot of Dublin's beloved Library Bar

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Pól Ó Conghaile: Three things I learned about travel from four Irish twentysomethings

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20 Christmas hotel breaks in Ireland – from luxury blowouts to affordable festive family stays

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The ultimate Christmas gift guide – 99 brilliant ideas for everyone on your list

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John and Francis Brennan: 'I don't understand why you would go into business in this country anymore'

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Irish News -- UCC honours pioneering Munster women with portrait initiative

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Courts -- Dangerous driver took ex-girlfriend's car after the pair had a row, court hears

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Courts -- Man (42) who called garda names says he's 'too old for that behaviour'

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Courts -- Regulator Hiqa files High Court case to seek access to shocking nursing-home 'neglect' footage filmed for RTÉ exposé

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Irish News -- 'Christmas Carol' star Emmet Kirwan says level of child homelessness shows 'moral failure' of Government

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Irish News -- Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU last year, amid concern over late detection

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Irish News -- Online fraud alert after man loses thousands of euro in scam by 'ghost' travel agent

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Irish News -- The late Manchán Magan, Cecelia Ahern and Andrew Porter among the winners at An Post Irish Book Awards

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Irish News -- Stronger checks urged for online Lotto accounts after researchers register multiple fake users

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Courts -- Mother of Niamh McNally says daughter 'would be alive today' if UHL did proper checks as she welcomes medical misadventure verdict

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Catherine Prasifka: Giving up pleasure and forcing your body to suffer is too high a price for thinness

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Letters: Accessibility of the UK's parliament puts Ireland's democracy to shame

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The Irish Independent's View: Tough choices on Ireland's population growth had to be addressed

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Will Leitch: How long until Thanksgiving turns into a Zoom event?

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Brain worms, a family curse and division among political elites – meet the Kennedys

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Tom Tugendhat: Placating Putin just convinces him of west's weakness

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The Irish Independent's View: Ireland must strike the right balance on immigration

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Sinead Ryan: In the age of AI, even the most tech-savvy parents are vulnerable to scammers

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Saoirse Hanley: I have been in the same room, even on the same couch, as the people I love and felt alone because we're scrolling our phones separately

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Adrian Weckler: The National Broadband plan is coming in under time and on budget - where did it all go right?

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New €750m 'Inspire fund' can turn ideas into economic activity

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Suzanne Crowe: Men's heart health is about more than drinking less or a Christmas gym gift

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Letters: Taoiseach doesn't seem to realise the Irish dream has turned into a nightmare

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Andreas Kluth: While rudderless Republicans argue, Donald Trump's shameless peace plan will condemn Ukraine

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Ksenia Samotiy: Noise around this delusional so-called 'peace plan' adds to trauma in Ukraine

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Business -- KFC says planning system is an obstacle to its €105m expansion in Ireland

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Business -- JYSK revenue tops €6.2bn as it plans to open new stores

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Britain -- JP Morgan to build massive new HQ in London's Canary Wharf

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Europe -- Italian bank chief investigated for alleged market manipulation

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Business -- High Court lifts suspension on €650m Dublin-Belfast rolling stock contract

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Business -- Gifts and business parcels shipped from Ireland to be hit with new UK customs duty

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Money -- Home economics: 'Our father didn't leave a will and we can't agree on selling the house – what is the legal position on our dilemma?'

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Britain -- Top official offers to resign after UK budget leak

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Business -- Nama has been a "success story", study of the agency says

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Commercial Property -- Coillte is offering an opportunity for tourist housing at Parnell's Avondale home

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Irish Business -- Revenues at Smyths Toys retail empire increase to €2.53bn

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World Business -- Germany wraps a security blanket tight around its traditional Christmas markets

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League of Ireland -- Jack Byrne expected to make Shamrock Rovers return after Dubai showdown talks revealed

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League of Ireland -- League of Ireland Review - A tough night in European action

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Can Arne Slot save his job from the wreckage of Liverpool's season?

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Ladies Football -- From Meath to Fermanagh – meet the six Irish women chasing AFLW glory in this weekend's grand final

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Ladies Football -- 'I am worried about the impact on ladies football' – Carla Rowe raises concerns about player drain to AFLW

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Rugby -- 'I'd love to have a crack in the back-row' – Diarmuid Mangan ready to seize his opportunity for Leinster

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League of Ireland -- Shakhtar take spoils against Shamrock Rovers on a night of mixed emotions in Tallaght

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Soccer -- High-flying Eagles have wings clipped as Palace fall to defeat in Strasbourg

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Basketball -- Ireland take lead in last quarter against Luxembourg but home side's shooting stars see them win

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Soccer -- Nottingham Forest recall spirit of 1979 European Cup success with easy Europa League win over Malmo

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Soccer -- 'I'm in great fettle now' – Martin O'Neill savours 'terrific' final European triumph with Celtic

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League of Ireland -- 'I said to them 'it was a good game, you didn't give me anything easy'' – Troy Parrott praise for Shels after Euro battle

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Gaelic Football -- Louth in Ger Brennan's line of sight and Ulster set for early fireworks as provincial draws revealed

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League of Ireland -- 'If you hurt him, you'd be the most hated man in Ireland' – Shels marshal Troy Parrott threat but rue missed chance

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