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Kneecap, Paloma Faith and Macklemore among 1,100 artists and workers urging Eurovision boycott over inclusion of Israel

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'They're like family and you can't put a price on that' – charity gives life-changing support to Wexford boy with Cystic Fibrosis

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Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: The night Chelsea's failed experiment sunk to its lowest point – the result of multiple bad decisions

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Jack Chambers signals Fianna Fáil support for income tax cuts amid backbench pressure as budget surplus grows to €9bn

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Lufthansa to scrub 20,000 summer flights to save on fuel costs

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Forged references for staff at unregulated children's care homes and costs of €14,000 per week revealed in RTÉ investigation

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Fionnán Sheahan: Leo Varadkar's rural leprechaun economics fails to recognise special tax arrangements in urban areas

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Vogue Williams: 'I was on a hike with my sister in Howth recently and I said hi to three people, and none of them said hello back to me'

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Middle East - LIVE - | Trump extends ceasefire until Iran submits 'unified' peace proposal; Tehran says US blockade of its ports 'an act of war'

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Irish football's 'Wild Geese' aim to follow Troy Parrott's path to success and silverware in Europe

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Roderic O'Gorman: By paying fuel protesters' 'ransom' on carbon tax, the Government has set a dangerous precedent

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Money -- Ask a money coach: 'I lied to my boyfriend about how much I earn. How do I tell him?'

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Parenting -- New dads open up about feeling isolated: 'You are planning around nap and meal times so it's hard to stay connected with people'

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TV News -- 'Home of the Year' finale: The late Hugh Wallace's last TV appearance was poignant – his warmth, wit and love for his work will be missed

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Business -- 'We believe we saved a lot of lives' – Tekenable CEO Nick Connors on building systems to battle crises from Covid to housing refugees

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Politics -- Mary Regan: Strong balance sheet means Coalition will find it hard to resist unrelenting calls for more spending

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Food & Drink -- Irish Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Mark O'Brien - 'After episode one came out, I was having conversations I'd never been able to have before'

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Connacht Rugby -- Cian Tracey: How young prop idols Billy Bohan (20) and Sam Illo (25) are spearheading exciting new Connacht era

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Irish News - latest - | 'Urban economy generates most of the tax' – Leo Varadkar doubles down on comments about rural Ireland

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Life -- 'No Irish need apply': New research shows emigrants seeking a better life in England faced decades of discrimination

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Money -- Home-energy upgrade applications double amid crisis

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Hurling -- 'Wexford game is season-defining for us' – Kilkenny's Martin Keoghan glad of quick turnaround to nurse Salthill wounds

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Crime -- Key member of Kinahan cartel arrested in Spain in major blow to crime network

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Politics -- Woman who was abused by garda ex-husband says she was broken in 'every part of my life'

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World News -- Trump extends Iran ceasefire with Tehran regime 'seriously fractured'

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Irish News -- 'My life was made absolutely hell in the organisation' - Former Garda speaks out at Oireachtas committee

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Irish News -- 'We also want to free-up the planning system from an overconcentration on smaller developments,' says Taoiseach Micheál Martin

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Irish News -- Varadkar stands over comments on urban Ireland 'paying all the bills' but says it wasn't meant to be 'divisive'

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Dónal Lynch: 'To a certain kind of Gen Xer this was the equivalent of Trump posting the pic of himself as Jesus. It was a sacrilege'

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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Leave the lawn alone and tackle these garden jobs instead

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Health Features -- Ask The Doctor: As a woman in my 30s, are there any health checks I should be getting now?

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Life -- Chloë finds a hobby: It seems my years of bombing up and down the pavement on roller blades have paid off

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Dermot Bannon on the homes of Joanne McNally, 'There were chairs that didn't fit. She sawed the legs off,' and Vogue Williams: 'People coming in and out all the time'

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'A lot of my friends have had gastric sleeves. They're on Ozempic. They've had their face done, their arse done. If you look at the more educated woman, it's very different – it looks like wellness'

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Louise Duffy: 'I don't always have to be in front of a camera sharing. I don't just blast it all out there, which I think is why I haven't been cancelled'

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Dear Mary: My husband keeps telling me I have to lose weight before our holiday so he will look good

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'I dreamt I was looking for Killian... it was my brain's way of trying to understand what had happened' – jewellery designer Emily MacKeogh on fiance's death

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Luke O'Neill: With the number of redheads on the rise, are Irish people simply more evolved?

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Middle East -- Maira Butt: US and Israel killed all the moderate leaders, leaving Iran's hardliners in control

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Latin America -- Mexican gunman left AI photo of himself with Columbine killers at scene of shooting

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Britain -- Peter Mandelson vetting leak 'a grievous breach of national security,' former UK Foreign Office chief says

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World News -- Gates Foundation opens external review of Epstein ties

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Europe -- Chris Bayliss: Why Bulgaria may be ready to replace Hungary as EU's new pro-Kremlin problem child

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World News -- Married people may face lower risk of cancer, study finds

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Cónal Thomas: Modular units are latest housing gamble, but confusion over renter protections has alarm bells ringing

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Sinéad Ryan: With PTSB to be sold, a museum to hubris and greed at former Central Bank site would be fitting

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Saoirse Hanley: Ladies, if your man is willing to 'alpine divorce' you, make sure you don't take him back when you get down the mountain

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Catherine Prasifka: It is farcical for Christians to be more offended by a smashed crucifix than by senseless violence and mass murder

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Business -- How Dubliner Eoin Tonge aims to supercharge Primark growth as split looms – with Coleen Rooney part of the drive

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Legal Advice -- 'Our son wants to build on our land, but the neighbours say there's a 1960s covenant banning construction'

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Life -- Frances Black: 'Meeting Brian was like winning the lottery, that he liked me, that he loved me'

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Premier League -- How Leicester went from Premier League champions to League One in 10 years – avoidable issues, bad recruitment and fan rows

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Gaelic Football -- Joe O'Connor looks to get his Kerry game down to a fine art, and brush rivals aside

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Wexford residents vow to fight in the 'strongest possible terms' to stop proposed eight-turbine wind farm

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Danny Healy-Rae replaced by fellow Kerry TD after his ousting from Agriculture Committee

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Agriculture Minister hits back at 'divisive' Leo Varadkar for claiming farmers 'bring big costs on Ireland'

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Courts -- 'Major concerns' for girl (16) who was allegedly dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street after going missing from State care

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Dublin News -- Dublin's 14 Henrietta Street wins prestigious European heritage award

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Politics -- Robert Watt moves to new €280,000 role to drive Dublin city rejuvenation as contract at Department of Health ends

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Irish News -- Self-portraits and colourful palettes a hit at Texaco Children's Art Competition ceremony

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Courts -- UCD medicine student refused costs of High Court case following alleged rape

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Wexford river rescue crew refuse civic honour over unresolved garda complaint

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Injured dog takes an unexpected bus trip to Dublin before being re-united with owner

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New Iranian diaspora group looking to change the narrative in Ireland – 'There is a gap in terms of grounded insights'

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While James McClean's star deminishes, Dundalk's shines brighter with every passing game

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Wicklow school launches €1 million bid to build all-weather pitch for community

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News -- Day of pride for West Sligo as sod turned at site of new community centre

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Gorey -- Wicklow-Wexford TD completes 40th marathon to raise over €2,000 for Gorey charity

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News -- Sligo businessmen plead guilty to charges over incident with youths

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Drogheda & South -- Calls for action over jet ski noise on River Boyne in Drogheda

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Wexford & District -- Welcome boost for Wexford community hall as local drama group offers to make substantial donation

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Money Talks: How Rosemary MacCabe and her husband are tackling $80k debt

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The Indo Daily: Daniel Kinahan's secret alias? How gardaí tracked 'Bon' linked to Irish murder plots

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The Left Wing podcast: Leinster's European dilemma, Connacht's famous win and Munster's latest controversy

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Neville backlash, Munster Fallout, justice for Westmeath

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Irish News -- 'A representation of our commitment to each other' – Kildare couple crowned winners of Home of the Year

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Chernobyl is a testament to human courage – but the BBC's response is just banal

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: This is a Gardening Show, Ambulance and RTÉ Investigates – Inside the Care System

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Kirsty Blake Knox: The new 'Devil Wears Prada' movie brings back memories of my less glamorous time as a Vogue intern

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RTÉ presenter Laura Fox marries long-term partner Brian Moran

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Celebrity News -- 'It was really upsetting' – Vogue Williams reveals she suffered pregnancy loss twice

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Celebrity -- Musician D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles

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Parenting -- Niamh O' Reilly: I'd love to be a 'three-hour-mum' like Emma Grede – but your average mother does not have a chief of staff

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Home & Garden -- How to wake up your garden after winter – Kerrie Gardiner gives us her top tips

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World -- Barbados: Sensational golf, a seaweed surprise, and beaches 'that belong to nobody'

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Irish News -- Bad news for hay fever sufferers as new report shows climate change is making pollen season longer

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Irish News -- Most common type of arthritis is main reason for hip and knee replacements in Ireland, report says

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Irish News -- One in three women struggle to avail of free contraception scheme, report shows

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Courts -- Woman arrested for waving crutch in Dublin city centre hostel

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Courts -- Nail technician jailed over sex assault on customer during pedicure in city salon

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Courts -- Man in 'state of psychosis' on balcony swung baseball bat and knife at fire brigade

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Health -- Drinking coffee regularly can boost mood and reduce anxiety, new research shows

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Crime -- 'Bikegate' garda given standing ovation as GRA brands suspension policy unfair

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Irish News -- Government financial forecasts preparing for 'bad or worse' scenarios from Middle-East conflict

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Courts -- 'The dress was too short and the wedding was the next day' – woman awarded €280 after claiming Karen Millen dress was 'ruined' in alterations

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John Downing: Leo Varadkar's divisive comments about urban and rural communities strike the wrong note

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Marc Champion: Logic demands a deal on Iran, but will Donald Trump's fantasies allow one?

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Ksenia Samotiy: My Wild Atlantic Way adventure educated me in a way I simply could not have imagined

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Letters: Leo Varadkar should realise that the country would come to a halt if rural Ireland shut down

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David W Higgins: There was more to the fuel protests than diesel prices – liberalism had gone too far

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The Irish Independent's View: Hopes for peace hit by mixed messaging from White House

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Birke Herzbruch: Civilians pay the highest price in Sudan's 'forgotten war'

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Letters: Census 1926 publication offers an extraordinary window on to our past

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Tanya Sweeney: Here's what I want to say to Dan, the man who emailed to call me 'Bosco's fat love child' and talk about my 'chubby cankles'

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Jenny Maguire: In a world thirsty for bloody war, Ireland must protect the Triple Lock at all costs

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The Irish Independent's View: President Catherine Connolly's defence of United Nations is a timely intervention

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Danielle Pletka: How America became home to the relatives of foreign thugs

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Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou McDonald's courting of Official Ireland ends with fuel protests

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Declan Lynch: Kevin Bakhurst's €20,000 pay rise is another win for Department of Helping the Far Right

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The Sunday Independent's View: Census proves democracy can survive chaos

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Business -- Incoming PTSB owner plans to boost mortgage and SME lending, and eyes commercial real estate

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Technology -- Apple CEO Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers

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Business -- Inflation could average 4.6pc this year if Iran war continues

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Business -- Primark owner ABF reveals plan to split high street fashion chain from its food businesses

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Business -- HMRC withdraws petition against Whiskey & Wealth Club's UK arm

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Business -- Markets go back into decline as doubts grow over US-Iran ceasefire agreement

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World Business -- Dutch say EU could supply enough jet fuel to last five months

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Irish News -- Warning that electricity bills could jump by €150 this year

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Business -- Ireland's GMC sues Japan's Sumitomo in dispute over energy project

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World Business -- Deutsche Bank CEO says threat from Mythos AI will be assessed

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Money -- 'It's a tool, not a trophy' – what would money experts do if they received a windfall of €10,000?

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World Business -- Family behind Jack Daniel's backs sale to Irish Distillers owner

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Irish Business -- Irish firm linked to Pornhub will 'vigorously defend' claim user data was shared improperly

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Media -- Setback for RTÉ finances as Government stops pension 'raid'

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Soccer -- Leicester City are relegated to League One, 10 years after their against-the-odds Premier League title triumph

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Snooker -- Ronnie O'Sullivan got his tables mixed up in World Championship opener but is comfortably in the lead

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Boxing -- Daina Moorehouse cruises through at Boxing World Cup as no request yet for public funds to aid Katie Taylor Croker bout

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Golf -- 'It'd be easier if he could drive it straighter' – Ian Woosnam backs Rory McIlroy to become Europe's greatest golfer

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Munster Rugby -- 'I was very disappointed' – Mike Prendergast opens up on his decision to leave Munster after missing out on top job

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Soccer -- Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham buys stake in cricket club Birmingham Phoenix

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Soccer -- Clubs reject chance to use VAR challenge system in Championship next season

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Other Sports -- Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove right in the hunt after Day 2 of French Sailing Grand Slam

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Gaelic Football -- Roscommon's Daire Cregg loses appeal for his red card against New York and will miss Mayo clash

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North America -- Why is MAGA blaming mayor Zohran Mamdani for the NY Mets' epic losing streak?

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Dublin need to put in an emergency SOS call to Pat Gilroy – they need help on the sideline

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Horse Racing -- The Lion In Winter to spearhead Aidan O'Brien's three-pronged attack on Newbury feature

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Gaelic Football -- Wexford boss John Hegarty vows to have a real cut at the Tailteann Cup following heavy loss to Louth

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