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Health Features -- Ask the doctor: I've developed low back pain after getting a standing desk – should I be worried?

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Seachtain -- 'Fearg, míshástacht agus díomá mhór' ar Bhord Aerfort Dhún na nGall go bhfuil deireadh le teacht le heitiltí fillte i lár an lae go Baile Átha Cliath

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

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World News -- Congressman names six high-profile men from unredacted Epstein files

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Europe -- From princes to prime ministers: The European elites caught in Epstein's ever-growing web

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North America -- Israel's Netanyahu to meet Trump for seventh time in 13 months – and expected to press over Iran diplomacy

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

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

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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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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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Courts - Latest - | Enoch Burke case: Two disciplinary panel members resign in major blow to efforts to resolve row over teacher's dismissal

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GAA -- GAA director-general Tom Ryan adds support to 'contentious' proposal to move All-Ireland football final into August

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GAA -- GAA gate receipts for 2025 jump by €6.6million as bumper financial year revealed

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

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Crime -- Man arrested at Dublin Airport on suspicion of the murder of toddler Daniel Aruebose

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

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Dublin News -- Approval granted for more than 200 build-to-sell apartments along Dublin's Grand Canal

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Galway's EYE Cinema confirms official reopening after ceiling collapsed – 'Refreshed, better and stronger'

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Photos show snooker legend rallying Cork community behind plight of brave little Aoife

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Lifestyle -- Three tiny Cork homes that offer great value at under €200k

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The Left Wing: Ireland's lack of intent, stars under pressure & time to wield the axe?

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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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Irish News -- Restricting phones in school makes 'little difference' to pupils' mental health, says study

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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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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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Food News -- 'We've had the run of our lives' – iconic Co Waterford restaurant to close after 30 years

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Irish News -- Taoiseach defends payments to Stardust victims after they vow to refuse €20,000 offer

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Courts -- Teen sent for trial over alleged rape of unwell girl at Dublin house party

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Politics -- Dáil bar sales surge 34pc to €445,000 with tequila and €27 shots of whiskey among tipples ordered

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Irish News -- Romance scams doubled last year, Bank of Ireland says, as it warns consumers ahead of Valentine's Day

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Health -- Seclusion not being used as substitute for proper care, Mental Health Minister Mary Butler says

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Irish News -- Friends and clubmates speak at protest in support of Oyekanmi family deportation in Dublin

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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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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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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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Lorraine Courtney: Why working from home shouldn't be a special allowance only granted in extreme conditions

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If Starmer is forced out in Epstein fallout, who is most likely to replace him at top?

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Tanya Sweeney: Why can't women like Charli XCX be taken at face value when they say they don't want children?

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Letters: Scrap the three-day wait for abortion and let Irish women make their own medical decisions

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Nick Gutteridge: How Corkman Morgan McSweeney went from master strategist to Keir Starmer's biggest liability

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Money -- How moving your savings can boost returns amid big shake-up in market

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World Business -- Lufthansa pilots plan to strike on Thursday

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World Business -- US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick downplays Jeffrey Epstein links

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Business -- Tax ruling on €36m of losses 'cannot stand', High Court says

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Business -- Encourage more household investments, Gabriel Makhlouf advises Finance Minister

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

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Business -- Tax breaks 'face less scrutiny' than public spending, TDs and senators told

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Politics -- Tech companies should be treated as publishers to combat AI copyright threats, Oireachtas committee told

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Technology -- We can't leave it to social media companies to keep our children safe

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Money -- Savings market sparks into life with second bank this week launching deposit accounts

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Business -- Surging copper prices starting to push up house-building costs

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Europe -- 'It's hard to forgive,' says girlfriend of Norwegian Olympian who admitted to cheating on her on live TV

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Soccer -- 'Here it is a lot like the GAA. It's like a deep obsession for the club; you have to really understand who you're playing on behalf of'

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Premier League -- Thomas Frank sacked by Tottenham following defeat to Newcastle

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Golf -- 'It might entice them a little bit more' – Rory McIlroy sees more LIV players tempted by new-look 2027 PGA Tour

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Gaelic Football -- Declan Lee: The online gap in David Clifford's off‑field push for his 'Never Once' clothing brand

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Six Nations -- 'To say we're on the decline is a bit disingenuous' – Ireland hit back at suggestion their best days are behind them

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Gaelic Football -- How a challenge match against Dingle helped UCC's surge to a Sigerson Cup final – 'It's pure football'

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Camogie -- Niamh Mallon has a fuel focus alongside her goals with adopted Tribe

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Premier League -- Benjamin Sesko's touch of magic rescues point for Manchester United as winning run is cut short

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Soccer -- Hearts strike late to claim Edinburgh derby win over Hibernian and tighten grip on top spot

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