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Monday, May 04, 2026 3:38 AM ET

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Golf -- Farewell Rupert de Lacy Staunton, gentleman and golfer

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Irish News -- No prosecutions for ticket-touting rules breach in five years since law was introduced

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalised in critical condition

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Further fuel protests expected before the Budget, spokesmen say

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CAP isn't supporting farmers — it's freezing them in time

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Fionnán Sheahan: It's the economy, stupid, and whether the voters are feeling the benefits in their pockets

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'The home never felt safe, it was always his' – domestic violence survivor tells how how rehousing changed her life

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Health Features -- Early-onset Parkinson's: 'I felt trapped in a body that didn't feel like mine anymore'

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Crime -- 'Loophole' allowing thousands of drivers to escape penalty points could soon be closed

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: When my kids whine about small things it drives me mad. I stay calm but I want to scream. Do I lack empathy?

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Life -- Comedian Serena Terry: 'I was falling apart - then my daughter showed me TikTok and I laughed harder than I had in years'

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Champions Cup -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Leo Cullen's 'Golden Cleric' act can't hide Leinster's mental fragility

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Politics -- 'Who can be against cheap energy?' – Greens say Irish households missing out on savings as ministers drag feet on plug-in solar panels

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Money -- 'For people who are really good, it could be a six-figure job' – how do you become a financial planner and how much can you earn?

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Premier League -- Roy Keane is right – Liverpool have become too easy to beat, 18 losses this season and counting

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Irish News -- U2, Bob Geldof and Thin Lizzy – the £15 gig that divided opinion and shook the RDS

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: Limerick bring ferocity and class against Clare to lay down marker for summer ahead

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: Should I set ambitious targets for my team, like Elon Musk does in Starlink and Tesla?

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Irish News -- 'He could have killed me': Woman relives ordeal after violent patient wandered into her hospital room

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Irish News -- Man (30s) dies in tractor crash in Co Cavan

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Irish News -- Roll up, roll up – circus clown welcomes first baby during tour of Ireland

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Tralee -- Kerry undertaker takes farewells sky-high – 'One man's ashes were spread over his land'

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Irish News -- 'Fearless and caring': Family of Veronica Guerin announce event to mark 30th anniversary of journalist's murder

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Sport -- League of Ireland Preview - MD14

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Irish News -- RTÉ staff hit out at quality of outsourced programmes like 'Telly Bingo' and mass

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Irish News -- One in ten households cannot afford to warm home or pay energy bills – ESRI report

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Irish News -- Electric buses worth €38m "sit idle" for over 500 days with nowhere to charge them

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Movies -- Shock at sudden death of 'Banshees of Inisherin' star and Ifta winner Gary Lydon (61)

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Irish News -- Pat Kenny says his 'instinct' is that Patrick Kielty may quit 'Late Late' because of split from wife Cat Deeley

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Family -- Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly: 'Bruce picks up on things; when my mam died last year he parked himself on top of me whenever I sat down'

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Other Sports -- Meet the Irishman trying to engineer Formula 1 success from behind the scenes

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Book News -- John Connolly: 'I had a long-standing animosity towards Irish fiction and Irish writing'

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Mint, A Private War and Small Things Like These

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Brit pop lands for Ireland's posh pads: Interior designer Zoe Willis is moving to Dublin

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The Wexford home with wood burning stoves, forged in local tradition and family holidays

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'I ended up living in my own archive project'

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Rathfarnham home offers work-life balance and room to entertain

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Bask in the Gorey glow with this well-equipped home on Tara Hill

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Fix it up: Portobello bill for a renovation beside the swans

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On the market: Four homes close to city centres

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Europe -- German chancellor Friedrich Merz tries to downplay rift with Trump over threat to pull US troops

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Europe -- Marco Rubio set for Vatican visit as Trump clash with Pope pushes US and Italy to ease tensions

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North America -- John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman and 'Son of Sam' serial murderer David Berkowitz could be freed under new parole rules for the over 55s

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Europe -- Ukrainian general has risen from far-right wing agitator to war hero

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Australasia -- Man charged with murder of five-year-old girl in Australian outback that provoked riots

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Latin America -- Three passengers dead after outbreak of respiratory virus on Antarctic cruise ship

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Jenny Maguire: Cut out the shame and moralism – abortion is healthcare and delaying it harms vulnerable people

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Tanya Sweeney: In my next life, I want to come back as a dad so someone else can handle the invisible household load

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

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The Irish Independent's View: Spain's dogged focus on renewables a valuable lesson for Ireland in increasingly fuel-insecure world

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Letters: It's time the Government put taxpayers first when spending their money

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

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I started a pension in my early 40s. What do I need to do to catch up and have a comfortable retirement?'

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Interiors -- Self-build story: 'My health isn't great day-to-day so creating a home that feels calm, functional and peaceful was incredibly important'

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I'm sure the terrace will be packed all summer – but what a difference smiling service would have made'

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Manchester United are back where they belong – and it's all thanks to Michael Carrick

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Rugby -- Cian Tracey's Breakdown: How Leinster's scramble defence saved their blushes and sealed Champions Cup final spot

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League of Ireland -- Daniel McDonnell: Waterford at a crossroads as manager Jon Daly suffers familiar fate

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Farm Property -- €80,000-100,000 sought for 7.5ac Oldcastle parcel as smaller farms dominate market

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Farm Property -- Wexford roadside holding with farmyard sells for over €2.3m at auction

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News -- EU-Mercosur deal kicks in today: here are the changes – and what does it all mean for Ireland?

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Politics -- 'Vote left, transfer left': Sinn Féin's plea to voters in Dublin Central by-election

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Irish News -- 'A lot of people will be glad to see it brought back to life again': Sandymount's Martello tower on the market for €1.5m

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Irish News -- Homeowner tells of relief as 32-month 'nightmare' of living next door to squatters ends

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Politics -- 'I was selling Dublin': Dublin mayor Ray McAdam defends €5,900 business-class travel to California

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Irish Business -- Derelict Guinness warehouse in Dublin has become Ireland's biggest start-up campus

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Courts -- Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch allowed travel abroad for holiday while awaiting sentencing over crash that left woman seriously injured

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As Communion costs soar, Wicklow charity shop offers dresses for €25

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Kerry bus stop program 'too slow' says councillor as children take 'dangerous' detours to avoid the elements

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Government accused of 'failing rural Ireland' as TD raises Tipperary regeneration concerns

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Wexford nurse receives parking fine while tending to dying patient

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TV's Don Conroy among 30 Wicklow artists to go incognito for intriguing Jack and Jill art sale

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News -- Cork City Council issues 'warning letter' to drone firm querying planning status of its landing base

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South Kerry - Latest - | Kerry community says the relocation of asylum seekers will have 'devastating effects'

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Courts -- Unlicensed Louth mortgage broker facing return to jail if victims not fully compensated

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News -- The house that love built – Mayo woman on the DIY project that helped her prepare for motherhood

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry footballer to cast light on mysterious murder of forgotten Dingle writer in America

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Friday mailbag | LIV dies | An eye-watering World Cup | Rugby not moving the dial?

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Indo Politics: Cabinet divisions exposed, Airbnb register rows, and the fallout from the Jim Glennon scandal continues

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The Big Tech Show: Was Tim Cook good or bad for the world?

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The Indo Daily: Sean McGovern: The secret messages that brought down the Kinahans' inner circle

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this May from John Connolly to Matthew Hall

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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: RTÉ's disappointingly desultory census series suffers from needless presence of celebrities

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: 'Whether you're a guest, bride or groom, here are my top wedding tips, tricks and product picks'

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Fashion -- William Costelloe: 'It had to be right - dad was a hard man to please'

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Sex & Relationships -- 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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Music -- Sara Bareilles: 'I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing. I started writing songs that I thought sounded like things on the radio. And then I got angry with myself'

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'It feels like a little van with a lot of heart' – we converted an old school bus into a beachside stay

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The best place in the world for a night out – my love letter to Belfast and its workman's club of craic

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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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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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London through a woman's lens – from Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo to the best restaurants run by female chefs

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An Irish Goodbye... from Lisbon: 'Finding an apartment within my budget and desired location did take time and effort – I viewed close to 30 places'

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Courts -- Dealer 'wouldn't like it' if drugs were sold to his own child, judge says on jailing him for six months

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Irish News -- MS 'twins' hope to break world record as they take on run from Mizen to Malin Head for charity

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Irish News -- 'Staggering' number of workers now enrolled in mandatory My Future Fund pension scheme

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Courts -- Man attacked and injured couple working in bookies, throwing husband on ground before assaulting wife

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Irish News -- Man arrested in relation to fatal Edenderry fire released without charge

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Irish News -- Sinn Fein says Bobby Sands statue 'is going nowhere' at anniversary event

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Irish News -- Location of huge €8.7m Lotto jackpot win revealed

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Irish News -- Pedestrian (30s) seriously injured after being struck by car in Co Mayo

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Irish News -- Parents raise fears over data gap around special education spending

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Letters: Why the new Children's Hospital will not be our last planning debacle

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Sarah Breen: Let's raise a glass to the happy news that Catholic weddings are in decline

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The Sunday Independent's View: Character references have no place in a modern Irish court

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Lorcan Nyhan: How King Charles went back in time to undo the damage Trump has done to transatlantic relations

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Shane Ross: Guess how many marks out of 100 the RTÉ board that presided over the Tubridy scandal awarded itself

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Eoin O'Malley: Sinn Féin is looking in the wrong direction when it comes to potential coalition allies

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Kevin Cunningham's poll analysis: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will struggle to win back voters who have switched to Independent Ireland and Aontú

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Brendan O'Connor: Forget BAM — let's get Bansky to build the new National Children's Hospital

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Máiría Cahill: Santised story of Michael Jackson's life tells us a lot about what we choose not to see

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Eilis O'Hanlon: If we won't give Ukrainians weapons, the least we can do is offer a refuge

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Conor Skehan: I have seen how conflicts end and the biggest heroes always go unsung

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Luke O'Neill: If you're not one of the 1pc who can manage on five hours' sleep, here's how to supercharge your shuteye

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Sam McBride: When Micheál Martin's Shared Island initiative upsets more nationalists than unionists, you know it's working

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Sam Kiley: Why Donald Trump is now dealing with a more assertive, tougher Germany

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John Scally: After 49 days without broadband, I had enough. What happened to service?

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Irish News -- Revenue pursued people for €9m in inheritance tax after audits flagged non-compliance

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Politics -- Richard Curran: €750m fuel crisis package will be a drop in the Indian Ocean for Harris and co if Iran conflict isn't sorted soon

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Want to get the kids off social media? Nothing compares to middle-class peer review

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Irish Business -- Galetech boss Darren Sherry plans to produce aviation e-fuel at a €20m hub in Cavan

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Irish Business -- 'Concern' over PTSB board's lack of ethnic minorities expresed in US shareholder adviser report

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Technology -- 'There are things going on that may cause problems' – Vodafone warns of hit to FDI from Brussels protectionist tilt

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'Can an airline refuse to refund me if it changes the date of my flight?'

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Media -- Any Other Business: Pity the poor semi-stater on a 'wholly unfair' €318k a year

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Money -- Rent-a-Room 2.0? Why €14,000 tax break a year for 'cheap' modular homes is far from the no‑brainer it seems

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Money -- My Money: 'For my wedding, I have a photographer, a videographer and a content creator. It's expensive but I see the value in it'

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: Can you recommend some decent noise-cancelling headphones for less than €150?

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Money -- 'Couples often have more negotiating power when they are flexible' – 13 tips to save money with wedding suppliers

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Money -- Examinership, liquidation and your rights – here's everything you need to know

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Business -- Companies waiting months for decisions on licences from new maritime quango

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Money -- Home Economics: 'My late father was in care under Fair Deal but now my mum needs it too. What are the implications with the same home involved?'

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Snooker -- Female spectator physically ejected at a fractious Crucible as Wu Yize takes three-frame lead into Monday

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Gaelic Football -- Even minus Luke Loughlin, Mark McHugh's maroon marvels march on to just their sixth Leinster final

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Gaelic Football -- Conor McKeon: The Dubs are gas – we expected to see an empire crumble, instead they produce their best showing in a while

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Golf -- Strong finish gives Shane Lowry confidence boost ahead of US PGA Championship

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Premier League -- Tottenham appear like a team capable of Premier League survival with a second win in a row

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Premier League -- 'If we want to get Europe, we need to do something special' – Andoni Iraola realistic about Bournemouth's chances

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Gaelic Football -- 'These things can come and go' – Kieran McGeeney tries to play down hype after Armagh's historic semi win over Down

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Athletics -- Sharlene Mawdsley's stunning final leg helps guide Ireland women's relay team into World Championships

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Premier League -- 'Every single time the same' – Arne Slot anger over Benjamin Sesko's goal in Liverpool's loss to Manchester United

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Motor Sport -- Teen Kimi Antonelli holds off Lando Norris in Miami to claim a third straight victory as race survives the weather

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Gaelic Football -- 'We are in the Tailteann Cup now. It wasn't in our plans, but that's life' – Conor Laverty accepts Down's lot after loss

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Ladies Football -- LGFA round-up: Waterford blow Cork away as Dubs and Kerry also prevail, with Galway earning their third Connacht title

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Premier League -- 'Hopefully, the result gives him a good boost' – Michael Carrick affected by news of Alex Ferguson being taken to hospital

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Rugby -- Tony Ward: My only advice for Leo Cullen is this – keep the mouth shut and let the players do the talking

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