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Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:20 AM ET

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Hermes CEO says Epstein was a 'financial predator', believes he was a 'target'

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Temperatures to drop to -4C due to arctic airmass, as cold weather begins on Thursday

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Irish News -- Beauty entrepreneur Suzanne Jackson and Conor McGregor issued with compliance notices by consumer watchdog

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Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's 'UK has been colonised by immigrants' claim strongly criticised

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Crime -- Liam Collins: Don't fall for The Monk's 'ordinary decent criminal' sideshow in the Ambassador, it's simply cynical political theatre

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'After 10 years of abuse he walked away – and left me with a lifetime of debt'

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Premier League - Breaking - | Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest after draw with Wolves

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: The food at one of Ireland's newest Michelin stars is skilful and well-judged – but is the talented chef playing it safe?

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International Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Ireland braced for Nations League draw – and a possible Israel dilemma

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Irish Business -- Spanish police probe links between Dublin fintech and drug cartel's money laundering

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: Saving Private Ryan, Tubridy's media operation starting to resemble the D-Day landings

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Irish News -- Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch confirms he will run in by-election at event to promote upcoming play

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Irish News -- Nine minor sanctions imposed after more than 300 complaints made against property agents last year

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North America - LATEST - | Shooter (18) killed stepbrother (11) and mother before carrying out gun massacre at Canadian school

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Irish News -- 'I did the right thing' – Irish bus driver sacked after chasing and catching necklace thief now sees 'better future'

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Courts -- Son bought 'conspicuous pink coat' in Harrods and rented Lamborghini in lead-up to killing his father at five star resort, court told

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TV Reviews -- 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast' review: Smart, sharp, hilarious, gripping and wildly entertaining – a comedy thriller hit

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Money -- Are you on track to receive the full state pension? And what to do if you're not

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GAA -- Frank Roche: GAA cautiously optimistic as crowds and revenue surge

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Irish News -- Children's Health Ireland under fire over claims it failed to provide access to data for waiting list audit

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Celebrity -- Tanya Sweeney: Did Gordon Ramsay cross a line when he 'stole' his future wife from his friend?

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Politics -- Explainer: Why the OPW must provide a €70m science centre, but has no funding to do it

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Health Features -- Congenital heart disease: I was a week old when I had my first heart surgery. At 21, I've achieved dreams far beyond expectations

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Life -- 'I'm just an ordinary man doing something slightly out of the ordinary' – The Carlow pensioner skydiving to mark his 80th birthday

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Irish News -- Conor McGregor and beauty entrepreneur Suzanne Jackson criticised for misleading consumers

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Irish News -- Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch confirms he plans to contest Dublin Central by-election

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Personal Finance -- New European players shaking up market for Irish savers

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Irish News -- New housing enforcer charged with turning a one‑stop shop into real homes on the ground

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Irish News - LATEST - | 'I'm delighted and the badgers are happily alive' – Pat Kenny hails refusal of Dalkey nursing home after sett concerns

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Irish News -- 'Arctic airmass' warning as mercury could dip to -4C after raging rainfall across the country

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Courts -- Woman who stole €300,000 from TV chef Martin Shanahan's Fishy Fishy restaurant to sell assets in bid to repay funds

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Music -- Nathan Carter: 'My weight is probably my biggest insecurity and I stress about that quite a bit. I lose weight quite often'

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Health Features -- Stay Well: I sweat a lot and it's affecting my self esteem. Why is this and what can I do about it?

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Fitness -- Chloë finds a hobby: Kim Kardashian and the Beckhams are raving about Barry's bootcamp so I just had to try it out

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Six Nations -- Andrew Trimble: 'Because I peaked late in my rugby career, I could relate to Rory McIlroy reaching his career pinnacle in his 30s'

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Parenting -- My son has dyslexia – how can I build his confidence when he compares himself to his classmates?

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon on RTÉ Investigates – The Psychiatric Care Scandal: Exemplary public service journalism and families broken by policy failures

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I'll lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election, says Micheál Martin

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John Mulligan: The Cork restaurateur, a $16m Miami mansion and the spectacular legal bust-up with her former romantic partner

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'A waste of my time' – Glen Hansard's brother decries council for twice refusing him permission to retain property extension

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The Michelin circus rolls into Dublin – from pre-ceremony pub crawls to new stars, here's what to expect...

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Tony Ward: What we witnessed on Thursday truly was Puke Rugby, Irish-style

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Dear Mary: I resent how my entitled daughters-in-law make a virtue out of being stay-at-home mums when my hard work is paying for their lives

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North America -- US attorney general Pam Bondi accused of hiding identities of powerful men named in Epstein files

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Europe -- Zelensky planning for spring election and referendum on deal to end the war

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Britain -- King Charles urged to 'say what he knew' of Andrew's Epstein links

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North America -- Driver detained over Guthrie abduction says he is innocent

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Mary Regan: Government plays the long game on rent, pushing short-term pain in order to eventually gain

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David W Higgins: Self-driving cars on roads abroad, yet we in Ireland can't even tap banks cards to pay bus fare

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The Irish Independent's View: Refusal to name worst offenders of Troubles does disservice to victims

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Sinead Ryan: Scandals, trials and dodgy dealings – why royal families have no place in 2026

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Rowan Pelling: The Winter Olympics love rat and his slippery slope of infidelity and no cop-on to keep apology private

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Sophie White: From my coffee pot to Nutella, these are the inanimate things that I'd marry if our love wasn't going to be made a mockery of

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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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Crime -- The five men identified by the Kinahan gang's 'intelligence network' as being Regency gunmen and what became of them

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Irish News -- GP who failed to recognise critical condition of girl (10) who died from treatable illness is found guilty of poor performance

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Rory McIlroy ready to put Masters glory in rear-view mirror – 'It's done, it's wonderful, but I want to move on'

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'It's hard to beat the sunshine, coconuts and the blue water' – ex-Ulster academy ace proud to be flying the flag for Jamaica

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News -- Farmers threatened by illegal hare hunters in North Tipp and Offaly

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Beef -- I've seen the evidence: Native barley, wheat and oats can power our livestock sector

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Farm Property -- 52ac Roscommon farm with three-bedroom bungalow for €395k

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News -- Frustrated Kerry farmers alarmed by Brazilian beef urged to join Bord Bia protests in Dublin

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Beef -- How these Meath Limousin breeders achieved a record €38,000 for a bull

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Courts -- Cyclist 'still tortured by sound of breaking bones' after being crushed by SUV making illegal turn

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Dublin News -- Plans revealed for pedestrianised College Green plaza in Dublin city centre

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'Perfect storm' in Louth exposes 'weaknesses' as council pledges multi-agency response

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Woman speaks of the terror of man forcing her to take abortion tablets to terminate pregnancy

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Wicklow & District -- 'We went downstairs and found ourselves ankle deep' – Wicklow man shares harrowing ordeal as home flooded

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News -- Donegal campaigners demand u-turn as loss of vital afternoon flights to Dublin confirmed

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South Kerry -- Judge says Kerry man's evidence is 'frankly unbelievable' as he convicts him of assault of his sister-in-law

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Sligo coroner calls on County Council to carry out review of scene of fatal crash which claimed life of mother (57)

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Genuflecting thief pleads guilty to stealing from Kerry and Cork churches

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Limerick harnesses the powerful sounds of its greatest musical acts to get people out and active

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Gardaí investigating Clare youths after botched doorbell prank leaves local homeowner frustrated

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Wexford children with autism living in 'overcrowded' conditions as they wait 18 months for appointments

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Real Health: Vaping: The health risks we're only beginning to understand

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Just Between Us: 'What turns you on shapes you' – Porn, desire and sexual scripts with Cindy Gallop

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Indo Sport podcast: GAA Check-In | Football's contenders, Davy's Antrim woes and Ben O'Connor's impact

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The Indo Daily: Chappell Roan leaves agency over its Epstein links – will Irish acts follow?

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Trigger Point, Deliverance and How To Get To Heaven From Belfast

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TV Reviews -- Síle Seoige's new series tackles the realities of modern parenting — and the cracks in the system

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Celebrity News -- Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48

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Sex & Relationships -- Why I'm a big fan of Valentine's Day – despite all the negativity

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Food News -- 'I felt kind of stupid being the Irish guy in Nashville doing Japanese food' – Meet the Dublin Michelin-star chef making waves in the US

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Ski -- Late dash to the slopes before the spring thaw? Austria's party capital is more family-friendly than you think...

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: Here's what's happening next with wifi on Aer Lingus and Ryanair

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Ireland -- 'A warm welcome and unreal home-cooked breakfast' – 20 small stays you may not have heard of in Ireland

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Ireland -- Go Ireland: 100 places to eat, sleep, sip and explore in 2026, including 'the best-value hour I spent in a week'

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World -- 'After health and personal setbacks, I left my dream job for a five-month solo backpacking trip'

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Travel News -- Who is Wendy Wu – and what is the 'Marks & Spencer of travel' she's bringing to Ireland?

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Courts -- Footballer accused of having €19,000 in crime proceeds is sent for trial

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Irish News -- 'Artists like Elton John speak so openly about vision loss, but the world hasn't caught up,' says blind dancer

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Courts -- Pregnant woman tried to help her drug-dealing partner by throwing away tick list

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Irish News -- New study finds fathers with young children working much less than in 2019

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Irish News -- Irish man held by ICE at risk of deportation 'any day now', lawyer says

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Crime -- Woman assaulted by garda ex-husband given pledge by minister on misogyny in the force

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Irish News -- Garda industrial action for St Patrick's festivities as GRA also warns over EU presidency policing

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Courts -- Lawyers argue Apple worker's firing over 'tramps and whores' remark at work went too far

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Keire Murphy: Rental reforms offer some hope for tenants like me, but the overriding feeling is confusion

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Max Boot: How Donald Trump is doubling down on his contempt for world order

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Mary McCarthy: Primary school days should be longer to give children more time to flourish

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Teresa Costello: Children should be free to pursue absent parents for unpaid child maintenance when they turn 18

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Saoirse Hanley: I may not be a contender for the Winter Olympics, but my experiences with ice skating and skiing taught me a thing or two about life

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The Irish Independent's View: Rush for 'growth' has seen arguments in favour of Dublin Airport passenger cap brushed aside

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Letters: Opposition's non-stop attacks on the Government undermine its credibility

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Kevin E G Perry: Bad Bunny's meteoric rise from grocery store bagger to Grammy awards and a Super Bowl stage MAGA can't silence

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Donal Fallon: Telling the president 'you're in our country' sounded like the divisive rhetoric of a different time

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Cónal Thomas: New housing tsar is not an 'outsider' but Government praying he will be able to deliver

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Kate Andrews: Jeffrey Epstein files spark political earthquake – but not in the US

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Letters: Miriam O'Callaghan failed to ask Ryan Tubridy the important question on RTÉ payments controversy

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John Downing: Keir Starmer has not totally rescued UK-Irish relations, but he's markedly improved things

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The Irish Independent's View: Keir Starmer's grip on top job may be loosening as Mandelson episode not over yet

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Ksenia Samotiy: Winter Olympics create an illusion of continuity in a world that rarely offers it

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Technology -- Child sexual abuse material is in public areas, not private messages, X told civil servants

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World Business -- Convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried asks for new trial over FTX deception charges

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Irish Business -- Call for tax changes to encourage savers to put their money to work in investor-friendly accounts

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Technology -- Opinion: Escalating AI-powered cyber attacks call for a new type of defence

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Irish Business -- AIB agrees pay rise and union says staff set for bonuses on top

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Money -- Mortgage rates fall to near three-year low as gap with eurozone narrows

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World Business -- Bawag confirms interest in Irish market for potential takeovers, but holds back from direct comments on PTSB

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Business -- Busy Wexford supermarket to be transformed during ambitious €4million revamp

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World Business -- Cost-of-living concerns and bad weather hit retail sales in US

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Courts -- Developer Michael O'Flynn renews challenge to ex-business partner's personal insolvency arrangement

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Business -- AIB lobbies for relief from burden of updates to stationery

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World Business -- Britain's Financial Conduct Authority asks tech platforms to block crypto firm HTX

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Joe Kinvi: 'I wanted to get into tech because it's the greatest enabler for the world'

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Technology -- Taxpayers get a lift as Collison brothers' Stripe valued at $140bn

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Women's Sport -- Peter McKenna: Croke Park eager to host Katie Taylor swansong 'if stars align'

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GAA -- Tom Ryan wants integration to be 'done correctly' as 2027 deadline looms

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Six Nations -- 'It was a poor penalty from me, definitely avoidable,' admits Ireland lock Joe McCarthy as he reflects on Paris pain

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Soccer -- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain marks Celtic debut with late winner over Livingston as Killian Phillips bags brace in St Mirren defeat

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Premier League -- Virgil van Dijk rises to occasion as Reds skipper eases pressure on Arne Slot with hard-earned victory at Sunderland

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Premier League -- Burnley stun Crystal Palace to come back from Jorgen Strand Larsen double and claim vital win at bottom of table

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Premier League -- Late Jack Hinshelwood own goal sees Aston Villa edge Brighton at Villa Park to keep in touch at top

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Premier League -- Nottingham Forest rue missed opportunities after being held at home by Wolves in relegation scrap

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Premier League -- Man City cut Arsenal's lead at top of Premier League to three points with easy win over Fulham

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Soccer -- Katie McCabe's Arsenal take another step towards retaining Champions League with big win in Belgium as Chelsea lie in wait

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Other Sports -- 'There's still 15 weeks left' – Luke Littler 'not under any pressure' despite disappointing Premier League start

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Gaelic Football -- Second-half surge seals win over UCC and first Sigerson Cup crown for University of Limerick

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Olympics -- 'I know I'll be okay' – Lindsey Vonn shares update after third operation on broken leg suffered at Winter Olympics

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