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South Kerry -- 96-year old Kerry shopkeeper calls it a day on vital local service with a 175 year history

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New Ross -- Emaciated African wildcat found in Roscommon is now thriving at Wexford wildlife park – 'He wouldn't have survived another night'

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Courts - breaking - | Jury returns narrative verdict in inquest into George Nkencho's death

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Irish News -- 'I was never in hiding' - Ex-Leinster rugby star found in rural Australia despite warrant for his arrest

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Irish Business -- How an appearance on 'The Traitors Ireland' turned into a real business win for a Wexford brand

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Money -- Your money questions: 'Is it worth adding my child to my employer's dental plan for an additional fee?'

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Home economics: 'I'm struggling with my mortgage since interest rates went up – is there a charge to move to a fixed rate?'

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What to watch on TV today: New Zealand's Best Homes, Old and Mulholland Drive

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How your county is weighing in on fighting climate change

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Meath facing its climate fears, but data centres omitted from Climate Action Plan

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Roscommon's 'disappearing lake': Climate change turning Lough Funshinagh into permanent flood risk

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Education -- It's official – girls enjoy school more than boys do

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World News -- Trump calls Alex Pretti an 'agitator' in social media post defending ICE officer

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World News -- Feeding cows beans for burping could cut methane emissions by 10pc

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Mary Regan: As leaders clash over Trump and trade, it looks as if the Coalition is turning sour

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Martina Devlin: Saint Brigid was a rule-breaker who passed on her baton to generations of women

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John Downing: Why an ill-wind may blow a few little-known islands some good

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Gaelic Football -- Frank Roche: Could new bosses Ger Brennan and Andy Moran restore some of the old spice to the faded Dublin-Mayo rivalry?

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Horse Racing - Breaking - | Saturday's Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown postponed and rescheduled for Monday

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Politics - LATEST - | Bord Bia boss to face questions from TDs next Thursday over Brazilian beef controversy

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News -- Eleven cattle in four herds test positive for Bluetongue – but no 'immediate plans' to introduce restriction zones

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Dairy -- Henry Walsh: Why our beef calves get the same care as dairy replacements

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News -- Calls for Dawn Farms to reveal if it imports poultry from Brazil

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Rural Life -- Antrim farmer and hero sheepdog save flock stranded in Storm Chandra flood: 'I dropped everything and ran'

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Irish News -- 'Mad youngsters full of bravado and daredevil behaviour' - Grace Lynch funeral hears priest's call for action on scrambler bikes

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Horse Racing - Latest - | Dublin Racing Festival doubt with Saturday morning inspection at Leopardstown and contingency plan put in place

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Irish News -- 'My Seán was mangled, he was destroyed' – scrambler victim's mother recalls agonising death

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Dublin News -- NTA confirms changes to Route 80 after months of disruption in Chapelizod

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Irish News -- 'We were scared, it was dangerous' – French couple left homeless after Dublin apartment flooded during Storm Chandra

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First Dates Ireland: Clare woman finds love with 'golden retriever' doctor as new series begins

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Former Louth nurse is jailed after getting paid for 99 shifts she never worked

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Courts -- Man who fled war in Ukraine lived in squalor at illegal Louth cigarette factory

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South Kerry -- Kerry 'blow-in' to share stories of those who have made the Kingdom their home

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News -- Could an over-55s housing estate help ease Mayo's housing shortage?

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News -- Limerick's All We Have Are Days music festival makes it the place to be this bank holiday

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Arklow -- Wicklow communities braced for further flooding as council issues high alert for nine towns and villages

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Wexford & District -- See inside ground floor apartment in Wexford on sale for €250,000

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News -- First Dates Ireland: Hidden hotel key derails any chance of love between Kildare singletons

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News -- Laois town mourns the loss of local musician after tragic road accident

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Indo Politics: The fallout from Storm Chandra and what awaits the Taoiseach in Washington on St Patrick's Day?

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Jonathan Romain's compassionate and snappy defence of the campaign for assisted dying is not without its faults

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New Irish Writing: Poetry by Lorraine McArdle

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Tennis -- Orla Dempsey: Naomi Osaka's jellyfish look raised eyebrows but tennis has been pushing the boundaries of sportswear for decades

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Aer Lingus takes off to Cancún – what's the Mexican resort really like, and is it worth the 10-hour flight?

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Climate Changemakers: Three species that are bouncing back in Ireland thanks to conservation

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Monthly cost of owning a car in Ireland hits new high, Carzone report finds

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Courts -- Cab driver accused of knocking out another's tooth in alleged assault at taxi rank

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Irish News -- Ireland remains on flood alert as January poised to set rainfall record in wake of Storm Chandra

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Courts -- Two men charged over €470,000 cannabis seizure in Cork

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Courts -- George Nkencho, his troubled background and the questions that linger for his family after fatal shooting by gardaí

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Irish News -- Shorter hospital waiting times for public patients promised this year, but thousands more to join treatment queue

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Irish News -- LATEST

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Education -- Female teacher in 'one-night stand' with former pupil admits lying and reveals they have since had six-year relationship

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Catherine Conlon: Ireland's pub culture is worth saving – our relationship with alcohol is not

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James C Reynolds: Regime change, war or a deal –what happens if Trump hits Iran

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Letters: The story of Saipan always leaves out one question – why were they even there?

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The Irish Independent's View: Radical work required if Government is to deliver on promise of building more homes

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Mary Kenny: Science has confirmed it – looking after your grandchildren can keep you young

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Catherine Prasifka: We've had too many points of no return to think that Alex Pretti's death will dial it all down

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The Irish Independent's View: Every storm exposes new weaknesses – we must find better responses

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Letters: St Patrick's Day became Ireland's most powerful global soft power tool thanks to a Franciscan scholar

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Tom Sharpe: US strikes could topple the Iranian regime without a ground invasion

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Aaron Wiener: Poland built the EU's biggest army, but Russian aggression means a different kind of response is required

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World Business -- European economies shrug off Trump tariff threats to report solid growth

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Business -- 'Real solution' needed for aircraft supply chain problems, says Willie Walsh

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Money -- Food prices continue to rise faster than general inflation

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Business -- Rents for high-quality office space in Dublin on the rise

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Business -- Venture capital investment rose by 25pc in Ireland last year

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Money -- Home economics: 'My mother's will stipulates that the family land is sold in one lot, but I'd like to buy some – how do I do this?'

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World Business -- Gold soars to $5,500 an ounce before dropping sharply

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Entering the US set to become an app-based dystopia with social media tracking

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World Business -- Donald Trump to name Federal Reserve chair nominee 'next week'

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Media -- Troy Studios in Limerick aims to be global hub for reality TV shows

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Irish Business -- Waterstones' Irish arm increases revenues to over €14.5m in 'very strong year'

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Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: Arsenal, Arteta and the 'fear of failure' they must overcome

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Hurling -- 'It will be tough for them, but there will be some good days along the way' – Ger Oakley has faith in Offaly's future

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United Rugby Championship -- Glasgow consolidate position at top of URC with nine-point win as Munster claim bonus-point at Scotstoun

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League of Ireland

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: This Six Nations campaign has become Andy Farrell's greatest challenge yet as Ireland boss

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Golf -- Patrick Reed 10 back in Bahrain as red-hot Calum Hill blasts brilliant 61

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Premier League -- Pep Guardiola misses Man City press conference a day after speaking at event in support of Palestinian children in Barcelona

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Meath may have had a winning start but hosting league games in Croker is a double-edged sword

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Rugby -- Blackrock's Leinster Schools Senior Cup three-in-a-row bid still on track after holding off Castleknock in 11-try thriller

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Premier League -- Michael Carrick: Taking Fulham lightly after dream start would be 'bang out of order' for Manchester United

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