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LOI Takeaways: John Russell's refereeing rage, Zack Elbouzedi makes Waterford feel Blues and Michael Noonan shows X factor

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Courts -- How Rathwood success story ended up in examinership amid mounting debts, customer complaints and governance concerns

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Katy Perry and Michael Buble to perform at World Cup opening ceremonies

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'I've never rolled over and allowed people tickle my belly' – New boss Graham Coughlan admits Blues face 'huge' task to stay up

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Latest - | Southampton accept 'spying' charge but claim analyst was acting alone - 11:50

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Man (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford

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Courts -- John Mulligan: Chawke name was a symbol of success in pub game until siblings ended up in court

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Irish News -- 2 Johnnies make a late withdrawal from RTÉ's revamped 'Up for the Match'

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Golf -- 'If you don't want to play here, that says something about you' – Rory McIlroy slams LIV stars rejecting PGA Tour return

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Public bodies made most tax settlements over 'bogus self-employment'

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How Nathan McDonnell hid a tarnished reputation behind Tralee business circles – 'It was all smoke and mirrors with him'

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Thinking of selling your home this summer? 14 things to avoid that can lower its value

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I found out the guy I've been seeing has a history of addiction. Should I walk away now or give the relationship a shot?

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Middle East - LIVE - | US and Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare

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Celebrity -- Nationwide's Zainab Boladale: 'In a lot of spaces within Irish media, I was the only black person there'

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Politics -- Irish airlines say jet fuel crisis won't hit summer holidays

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Hurling -- Eoin Kelly: 'I'd love to be playing now – you wouldn't get broken teeth or fingers'

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Politics -- Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan got free tickets to major rugby matches as personal 'gifts'

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United Rugby Championship -- 'I will never find another club like Leinster' – Rabah Slimani aims to end time in Ireland on high before France return

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Britain -- 'I'm not going to walk away' – Starmer vows to fight on after crushing losses in elections in England, Scotland and Wales

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Irish News -- 'You can't move at night because of pumas and jaguars' – Irish Air Corpsman is king of the jungle in Amazon survival course

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Irish News -- 'The case for reopening Ireland's nuclear power debate has never been stronger'

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News -- 'You never forget the humiliation': Louth Crohn's advocate calls for greater toilet access

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Health -- 'You grieve the life that we always thought we were going to have' – Family's world upended following father's paralysis

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Irish News -- From local beaches to sober raves – seven ways to enjoy an inflation-friendly summer

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Irish News - latest - | Body of woman and newborn girl found at house in Co Tipperary

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Music -- Mel C: 'I'm Sporty Spice. I've always been active, but I'd never felt sexy'

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Wexford & District -- 'Jennie was the star of the show, she's the reason' – Wexford dad inspired by daughter raises €60,000 for charities

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An optical illusion in Co Kilkenny: A four-bedroom house that's bigger on the inside

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Kitchens to suit your everyday needs and design mistakes to avoid

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From an old stable to a modern seaside townhouse in Bray

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Two-seater sofa with a round and half-moon coffee table, and other must haves for your home

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In the salerooms: an Hermès black Togo Birkin handbag and a 19th-century davenport desk

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Home Economics: 'We saved our house deposit abroad to get a higher interest rate. Will that affect our ability to get a mortgage in Ireland?'

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Middle East -- US says it is expecting response to peace proposal soon as tensions flare in Strait of Hormuz

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Europe -- Russia and Ukraine have agreed three-day ceasefire, says Donald Trump

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Europe -- Hantavirus outbreak highlights dangerous gaps in worldwide defences

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Europe -- 'There's work to do': Muted Vatican statement after Rubio meeting with Pope Leo indicates unprecedented tensions

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Europe -- Record 30-tonne cocaine haul seized from ship off Canary Islands is Europe's biggest ever

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Senan Molony: Why British election results suggest problems might ultimately pile up for Ireland

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If Iran continues to play the long game with US, Donald Trump's Epic Fury operation may end up an epic failure

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The Irish Independent's View: Historic shift in UK politics puts Nigel Farage in lofty position

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Katriona O'Sullivan: I got totally honest on LinkedIn – and it's my most popular post to date

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Sarah Carey: Amid rising antisemitic sentiment, a family visit to my nephew's bar mitzvah was an enlightening experience

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James Kirkup: No Tony Blair on horizon for a flailing Labour finding two-party politics is thing of past

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He cheated when I was pregnant – I found messages and pictures from her on his spare phone'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Exceptional food, cracking staff – and a main course for €10

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Comment -- Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Courts -- Man sexually abused as a boy in 1980s refuses to accept €20,000 brought to court by shopkeeper as token of remorse

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GAA -- John Mullane: The GAA is being driven by utter greed – we need to stop this money grab before it's too late

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Kildare have an abundance of talent so why aren't they more successful?

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Ireland must not repeat brucellosis and TB mistakes as BVD nears eradication – Animal Health Ireland

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Remembering the people who built rural Ireland

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Farmer becomes a 'pariah' locally after pleading guilty to 173 offences in 'one of the worst cases of animal neglect'

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Brazil nears its China beef quota in big shift to trade flow

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Meet the Wexford veterinary student playing GAA in Poland – 'It gets the whole Irish community together'

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Health -- 'I got the idea when my friend fainted before an exam' – Dublin teen develops glove that can predict seizures

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Dublin News -- Housing minister to meet Oliver Bond residents following outcry over scrapping of regeneration scheme

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Dublin News -- Waste compactors installed in Dublin's north inner city as bin bags to be banned for 110 more streets

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Dublin -- Dublin Airport to see 11 million passengers this summer

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly welcomes opening of new home of Irish poetry at time 'cultural spaces are under severe pressure'

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David Attenborough commemorated in Wicklow with striking seaside mural on 100th birthday

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Wicklow man ordered to pay €5,000 after racist abuse of garda while in custody

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Offaly native psychotherapist awarded for research on compulsive scrolling

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Wicklow man given 120 hours of community service for assaulting 82-year-old neighbour outside home

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Courts -- Man jailed for attack on Louth OAP as victim walked home from pub

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Wexford & District -- See inside the striking Wexford home with panoramic views on the market for €649,000

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News -- Carlow pensioner (80) skydives out of plane to raise funds for cancer research – 'If you have a goal you want to achieve, just do it'

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Courts -- International showjumper appears at Sligo court charged with handling stolen horse

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Food & Drink -- '99pc of people have been very honest' – Wicklow family farm's honesty hut thriving as costs rise

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The Indo Daily: 'All Ana wanted was a friend' – Eight years on from the disturbing killing of Ana Kriegel

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Indo GAA podcast: GAA+ plant their flag | Galway's dynamic duo | Cormac Costello's legacy

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Indo Sport podcast: Supreme PSG eye Champions League repeat, will Arsenal stop them? | Munich Bureau recriminations | The Football Show

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Indo Sport podcast: Ken Doherty | Practicing with Ronnie, Mark Allen's miss & the Chinese takeover

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Eurovision: Is the boycott over Israel the beginning of the end for the song contest?

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SNL UK's Navan writer Gráinne Maguire: 'To be in a writers' room with Tina Fey was out-of-body stuff'

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Tess Daly and Vernon Kay announce their marriage is over after 22 years

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Book Reviews -- Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle memoir is a riotous account from one of punk's great survivors

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Young Offenders, Legally Blonde 2 and Remarkably Bright Creatures

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Fashion -- Clogs, Crocs and Birkenstocks: 11 pairs of super stylish slip-on shoes

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Fashion -- Fashion forward: Designer Ginny Seymour on creating a capsule wardrobe, work-life balance and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's influence

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Celebrity News -- The Only Way is Essex star Jake Hall dies in Majorca aged 35

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Hotel Review: 'We're bringing life back to the building' – an Irish grand dame gets a €7m makeover

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Donal Skehan's drool-worthy desserts – chocolate biscuit cake, banoffe cake and a bougie chocolate mousse

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Home Economics: 'Where should we borrow for our extension and what planning permissions do we need?'

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Homes -- Three turnkey two-bedroom Wicklow homes in bustling towns for €350,000 or less

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Food Reviews -- Where Michelin chefs go to eat burgers in Ireland: 'I don't like when they have too many toppings – I don't think many people do'

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Parenting -- Modern Morals: My son is adamant he wants to do Transition Year – my husband and I think it's a big waste of time and money. Are we wrong?

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Travel News -- Hibernia Line: New Irish ferry company to sail six days a week from Cork to France

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Ireland -- 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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Health & Wellbeing -- 'We were both diagnosed with MS within days of each other – so we jumped in our van and hit the road for a year'

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Ireland -- Secret stays, a shocking storm and 'the only room that Daniel Day-Lewis will request' in a Connemara hotel

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Travel -- An Irish Goodbye... from Brussels: 'I like that you can go to the Irish pub, even if a terrible pint of Guinness costs €9'

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Irish News -- 'Eight weeks was all we had' – new dad wants union to push for reform of surrogacy leave

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Politics -- 'No votes have been cast yet' – poll shows how transfers will decide Galway West by-election

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Irish News -- 'We had to break the rules to play in the final' – when young priests had to choose between the GAA pitch and the Catholic Church

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Courts -- Woman fears ex-partner's 'next victim may not survive', court hears

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Crime -- Man (30s) arrested after more than 100kg of cannabis worth €2m seized in Co Clare

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Courts -- Mechanic granted protection status cannot afford to have his parents and sister join him here, judge says

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Courts -- Woman who swallowed cocaine pellets worth €80,000 jailed for three years

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Courts -- Chef awarded €79,000 for back injury sustained while making spaghetti sauce

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Courts -- Examiner approved for Rathwood home and garden centre with liabilities of €18m

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Courts -- Tesco delivery driver avoids jail sentence over fatal car park collision

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: China can far outlast America over the Middle East conflict

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Simon Walters: Labour reeling from poll shocks, but problems bigger than dumping Starmer

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Deirdre Garvey: On World Red Cross, and Red Crescent Day, we must remember all our volunteers in war zones

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Martina Devlin: My €18 bill shows solar panels are worth the investment, but Government must make retrofitting more affordable

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Mark Keenan: Opposition for opposition's sake to 'beds in sheds' loses sight of real financial empowerment for ordinary families in hard times

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The Irish Independent's View: Government must get a grip on health service expenditure

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Kathy Donaghy: Dear women, please don't subscribe to the cult of thinness, aim to be strong like Charlize Theron instead

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Donal Fallon: Dublin's north inner city doesn't need a giant tourist attraction – it's crying out for sports pitches or a pool

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Explainer: How close are Iran and US to agreeing a peace deal?

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Letters: Government is wilfully ignorant while pre-pay electricity customers are frequently disconnected

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Listening to minister unveil student loan for doctors on radio had me furious

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Catherine Belton: Rift in Russian power circles clear after Putin critic is released from psychiatric hospital

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Catherine Prasifka: JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit turned into a fantasy by online voyeurs

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Mary Kenny: Rise in Spiritualist weddings suggests not a descent into woo-woo but a continued search for meaning

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Tanya Sweeney: Selfie mirrors, goodie bags, chocolate fountains – Communion costs are out of control and so is the one-upmanship between parents

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World Business -- Donald Trump says EU has until July 4 to ratify trade deal, or face higher tariffs

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World Business -- Bank of England doubts rosy official UK growth data

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Business -- Top 10pc of PAYE workers pay over half total income tax, figures reveal

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Irish Business -- 'Our venues are now selling more vodka than beer' – Mercantile chief David Murray on riding the storms of war, inflation and ever-changing tastes

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Politics -- 'Addiction' and harmful content among seven concerns raised at Oireachtas committee on online safety

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Money -- Avant Money warns about fraudsters calling customers in bid to scam them

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World Business -- Report identifies $7bn of well-timed oil market bets during Iran war

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World Business -- New York governor moves to impose tax on second homes to plug budget gap

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Money -- Buying a second property as an investment: knowing the pros, cons and costs

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Irish Business -- Green energy boss secures WRC orders for €75,000 in back-pay

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Irish Business -- Customers of Rathwood owed up to €2.5m as buyers circle the home-and-garden retailer

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World Business -- EU bodies tentatively agree new AI rules including ban on 'nudifier apps'

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Business -- Revenue took €3.3m from digital content creators last year

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Irish Business -- US Department of Transport extends deadline for decision on retaliation over Dublin Airport passenger cap to June 5

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Six Nations -- 'They told me to back myself' – Robyn O'Connor ready for testing times on and off the pitch

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Horse Racing -- Gordon Elliott returns to US chasing further glory as Aidan O'Brien eyes French Classic double

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Gaelic Football -- Keeping up appearances – why goalkeeping stability is now so crucial for top teams

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Gaelic Football -- 'Some days we have four in the forwards. You won't see that in too many county teams' – the small club leading Rossies' charge

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Connacht Rugby -- 'I've been doing some stuff for the afterlife, if you want to call it that' – Denis Buckley on what comes next after Connacht

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Six Nations -- 'It is a harsh risk in female sport. If you don't get selected or you're not in training, then income is not guaranteed'

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Six Nations -- Six Nations preview: Ireland can return to their ruthless best to see off Wales in Belfast

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Soccer -- Martin O'Neill has revived Celtic twice this season but his 28th Old Firm tie prompts questions about a long-term plan

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Other Sports -- 'I'm going all the way to the top' – Jordan Dempsey leading Irish K-1 kickboxing revolution

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League of Ireland -- Double delight for Doran as Longford Town end Wexford FC's winning home run

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League of Ireland -- Hutchinson heads 95th minute winner for Finn Harps against Kerry FC

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League of Ireland -- Saints hit Blues for four as Graham Coughlan era begins in defeat

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League of Ireland -- Shelbourne's Tolka misery continues as Sligo escape with point amid offside controversy

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