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Crime -- Tadhg (4) died in firebomb as he was babysat by grandaunt as gardaí hunt gang behind 'reckless, callous' attack

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Donald Trump Jr warns US could end support for Kyiv as Zelensky meets European allies in London

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Mark Selby holds off Judd Trump fightback to win third UK Championship

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'People can't wait weeks' – Wexford's first walk-in doctor sees spike in demand

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Developer asks for extension over permission to build 179 apartments in Wicklow

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Irish News -- 'We have been stuck at that exact same point for 25 years' – Trevor Deely's sister on haunting last footage of him with mystery man

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Soccer -- Conor McKeon: What happens when Conor McGregor's Blackforge FC face an English over-35 Sunday league side featuring Stephen Ireland?

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Entertainment -- 'It was just family and close friends' – Ryan Tubridy ties the knot with Dr Clare Kambamettu in 'beautiful' castle wedding

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Celebrity News -- Famous mums react to viral 'sharenting' ad: 'We never shared our children's faces online. I didn't want them to be recognisable to strangers'

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Irish News -- Average house in Ireland sold every 50 years as report highlights 'lack of transparency in bidding' for homes

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Health Features -- Ask Allison: My husband drinks heavily, like his father did and now my son is following suit. I can't bear it anymore

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Travel News -- Irish travellers told to prepare for 'Take-off Tuesday' as 'epic' Christmas period approaches

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Dublin News -- 'He grabbed me by the neck' – how a terrifying encounter led to LadyCab, a service that aims to make taxi travel safer for women

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Dublin News -- 'People need a lift and the Henry Street Christmas markets are part of that – they come to get into the festive spirit'

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Irish News -- Hauliers threaten protest over 'unfair and impractical' toll-booth discount system

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Health Features -- Eye cancer: Most people have no idea there's a problem as it can be symptomless. Routine eye tests are so important

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Irish News -- Paralympian Tom Leahy tells of routine 'humiliations' suffered by disabled people across Ireland

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Comment -- Why UK inheritance tax shows Irish farmers need to stay vigilant

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Irish News -- 'A crucial service' – how SVP's Croí na Gaillimhe supports older people and asylum-seekers in the heart of Galway city

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Gaelic Football -- Eamonn Sweeney: Dingle's exhilarating victory shows how the new rules have made this football's greatest year

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'For many years, I carried a quiet guilt about being a landlord. Now my attitude has started to shift'

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Life -- Dónal Lynch: Prince William's aversion to reading could prove fatal, or it could lend him that common touch

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Irish News Video -- 'Trevor would never give up on us, that powers us through this' - Michele Deely, sister of missing Trevor Deely

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Irish News Video -- Murder probe launched as boy (4) and woman killed fire attack on Offaly home

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Irish News Video -- Homes in Ireland sold once every 50 years, according to new report

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Videos -- It's a tragic loss of life

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Irish News -- Secret Government plans reveals the threat of rolling blackouts and six-month lockdowns if Irish subsea cables hit

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'My boss is planning a team-building exercise. Do days of artificial fun really work?'

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Irish News - Latest - | Woman and boy (4) killed in fire attack on Offaly home named as murder probe launched

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Celebrity -- Ryan Tubridy and Dr Clare Kambamettu 'happy to announce' they have tied the knot

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Irish News -- Garda suspended from duty following alleged hit-and-run incident in Galway on St Patrick's Day

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Celebrity News -- 'Derry Girls' star Nicola Coughlan says level of attention she gets from media and fans is an 'immense violation'

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Music -- The wild days of Horslips: 'I looked over and there were two guys in balaclavas and AK-47s robbing the venue. I thought, we're going to die'

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Britain -- The surprising link between your morning coffee and chronic pain levels

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this December including a prescient AI novel from the late Nelson DeMille and his son Alex

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas, The Forsytes and Little Miss Sunshine

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'I'm willing to spend any amount of money to keep this quiet': what JP McManus's son told pathologist over late wife's cocaine use, new court papers claim

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Richard Quirke, businessman and father-in-law to Rosanna Davison, leaves €54m in his will

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'I can't put it into words what it meant to see Keelan singing on the Toy Show' – mum's joy after son captures nation's hearts on TV

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'Our son would be 6 years old today': Parents welcome apology from HSE after terminating baby who did not have fatal foetal abnormality

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Johnny Sexton: 'I was very keen to reinvent myself. I was determined to prove that I could do it in another industry'

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Late Late Toy Show review: Kielty enters the arena with a look on his face that says exactly what we're all thinking – he's the right man for the job

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Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: Like many things that are overhyped, Gloria Osteria's 'incomparable lemon pie' tastes like styrofoam

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Britain -- Girl (3) among 21 treated after 'pepper spray' attack in Heathrow Airport

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Europe -- Russia rapidly gaining territory in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin stalls peace talks

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North America -- Donald Trump 'growing tired' of Pete Hegseth's scandals, says report

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Middle East -- Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss next stage of Gaza ceasefire with Donald Trump

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Asia-Pacific -- Tourists among 25 dead in India after fire breaks out in Goa nightclub

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Asia-Pacific -- China accused of targeting Japanese planes in 'deeply concerning' incident

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Fionnán Sheahan: Naivety of the glorified cheque-writers is having a bad impact on consumers

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Will Leitch: World Cup 2026 draw was an embarrassing display, but US football fans should be dancing about their fixtures

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Sophie White: A car swerved into the family space. A car that didn't contain a child. Surely this solo man wasn't about to abuse parent and child parking?

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The Irish Independent's View: Disappearing property ladder leaves people locked out of and locked into the housing market

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Letters: RTÉ's boycott is unlikely to change Israel's actions, so what will it do next year?

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Jenny Maguire: I am in a toxic relationship with my bus – it promises the world then blanks me, but I always come crawling back

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Entertainment -- Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Golf -- 'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

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Irish News -- National Children's Hospital is to ditch half of its private rooms for consultants

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Rugby -- James Ryan's return set to ease Leinster's second-row crisis ahead of difficult Welford Road trip

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Premier League -- Kevin Palmer: The contrast between Liverpool and Manchester United – Red Devils lose their way on and off the pitch

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Beef -- 'Optimism in suckler herd, but slaughter impact won't come until 2028'

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Sheep -- Why new prescription rules for sheep medicines are stirring controversy among farmers

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Irish News -- Tributes to farmer who died after fall through shed roof in Co Limerick

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Irish News -- Construction of €1.3bn Dublin drainage project will go ahead as Uisce Éireann reaches settlement

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Irish News -- 'You'd probably have to work 80 hours to make what I do in a week now': The taxi drivers taking on Uber

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Comment -- Naoise Dolan: Taxi protests may be an inconvenience, but erosion of workers' rights is far worse

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Wicklow man who abused a child for years is jailed – 'He is the definition of the devil'

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Pieta therapists in Donegal provided 1,800 hours of free therapy in past year

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Anti-social fears at Kerry amusement arcade 'a common misapprehension'

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Countdown to Bray's famous New Year's Day swim begins as €9,000 raised at Christmas auction

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After falling in love with Sligo, Meath native has brought her love of fashion here, opening her own clothes shop

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Plans to alter Sinead O' Connor's former home in Wicklow queried by Irish Rail

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Former Wexford students celebrate 40 year reunion – 'The years melted away'

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Man jailed for harassment of teenage girl after circulating intimate images

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The Indo Daily: Conor McGregor's headline-making 2025: Legal tussles, presidential bid, a God-fuelled pivot and a wedding?

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Indo Politics: 'Sensible Simon', Zelensky's star power and Ireland's Golden Goose

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The Indo Daily Extra: Ireland and RTÉ's Eurovision boycott explained - is the contest in crisis?

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The Big Tech Show: Is crypto crashing or is there something else going on?

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TV Reviews -- 'The Forsytes' review: John Galsworthy's famous saga is turned into a silly soap opera

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Entertainment -- Comedy trio Foil, Arms & Hog: 'Too many comedians want to be rock stars or poets, it's boring'

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Irish News -- Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh ready to strut her stuff on 'Dancing with the Stars'

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Britain -- Paul McCartney urges EU not to ban 'burger' and 'sausage' names for plant foods

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Irish News -- 'It really puts your own problems in perspective': Fitness influencer on charity challenge

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: What do you get the person who already knows everything about make-up and skincare? Try my five pro gifts for beauty gurus

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Health & Wellbeing -- Healthy eating: Susan Jane White's delicious chickpea shiitake rolls are pure hearty to taste as well as being heart healthy

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Life -- Champion cyclist Imogen Cotter: 'Ispín elevates every little experience – she just makes everything better'

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Europe -- A perfect two-night mother and daughter trip as a Languedoc family tradition continues on

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Europe -- 'We've still got soul, not like a lot of bigger cities' – the surprising city accessible from four Irish airports

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Sarah Breen: As I descend into middle age, even Spotify is putting years on me

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Singing 'Give Peace a Chance' is not a credible foreign policy for Ireland

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Mervyn O'Driscoll: The big differences in Ireland and Ukraine's fight against imperial neighbours

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Colin Murphy: Politics needs new rules for how we disagree – and there is no space for straw men

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Jack Chambers: I will push every process to the limit of what is legally possible to build the infrastructure we need

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Kevin Cunningham: Lack of a credible rival within Fine Gael may prove to be Simon Harris's salvation

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David Quinn: We might not realise it or admit it, but I suspect most of us are Zionists

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Máiría Cahill: Families of missing people like Sandra Collins endure a unique kind of grief

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Sam McBride: With Nigel Farage in Downing Street, a border poll could backfire badly

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Brendan O'Connor: If you could counteract drones by pulling out of Eurovision, we'd be a superpower

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The Sunday Independent's view: RTÉ must urgently address fiscal black hole

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Julia Molony: Who is closest to your Christmas spirit: Meghan Markle or the Grinch?

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Luke O'Neill: Dogs on cannabis, drunk racoons and dancing monkeys – how our animal friends cut loose

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Conor Skehan: We need infrastructure, but you don't protect the common good by trampling public rights

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The Irish Independent's view: RTÉ's stand on 2026 Eurovision boycott is based on principle

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Irish Business -- Businesses increasingly turn to crowdfunding as AI sucks up investors' money

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Irish Business -- Ireland secured a record €491m in medtech VC investments in 2024

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Irish Business -- Irish eyes are smiling: Cardinal punts €30m on vision for eye clinics

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: The €700bn of wealth created in Ireland since 2015 is more vulnerable than you think

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Irish Business -- Danny McCoy: Intolerance is an evil that threatens Irish society, and our prosperity too

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Irish Business -- Simon Harris may find himself 'between a rock and a hard place' as no bidders emerge for PTSB

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Money -- My Money: 'I co-wrote some songs with Daniel O'Donnell. We had a top 20 single in the UK and a No 1 album'

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Money -- 'Downsizing' – even the word can be emotive, but if you don't have a large pension, it can be literally life-changing

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Irish Business -- Adrian Weckler: Eccentric billionaire Alex Karp bets the farm against the logic of the markets

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World Business -- Zelensky sets out Ukraine's trade stall during forum with Irish business leaders

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Business -- Scrapping 'deemed disposal' rule on investment products 'would cost €142m a year' says Finance Minister

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Irish Business -- Any Other Business: The Flynns will be a Happy Pear if they can crack the UK market

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Irish News -- DAA foots tax bill for directors' perks, including 'Platinum VIP' private terminal use and car-parking at Dublin Airport

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Money -- 'I think the biggest obstacle was probably myself' – meet the people who started businesses in their 40s, 50s and 60s

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Comment -- Sarah Carey: If politicians don't have the guts to tell voters 'no', the best-laid infrastructure plans will be doomed

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Gaelic Football -- 'We will never get there... never achieve it' – Ballyboden St Enda's Cein D'Arcy on what new Leinster champions need to work on

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Champions Cup -- 'My confidence hasn't wavered one bit' – Munster coach Clayton McMillan keeps faith despite rude awakening in Bath

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Soccer -- Aidan Fitzmaurice: Mo Salah can learn from Roy Keane's exit – How you leave a club is still important when love is gone

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Soccer -- Wilfried Nancy says formation change not a factor for losing start at Celtic

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Motor Sport -- 'No one will be able to get in touch with me this winter' – Lewis Hamilton to bin mobile phone following nightmare season

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Premier League -- Oliver Glasner not getting carried away with Crystal Palace's lofty Premier League position

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Premier League -- Saudi Pro League have 'no doubts' that Mo Salah will leave Liverpool after latest outburst

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Champions Cup -- Cian Tracey: Fans taken for granted as second-string syndrome calls integrity of Champions Cup into question

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Swimming -- 'I just kicked like hell' – Ellen Walshe wins gold in European Aquatics 200m butterfly to cap brilliant week in Poland

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Premier League -- Crystal Palace climb into top four of Premier League after beating Fulham

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Connacht Rugby -- 'Very disappointed that we couldn't get the job done' – Stuart Lancaster reflects on Connacht's capitulation

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Cricket -- Orla Prendergast's impressive 51 not enough to prevent South Africa victory

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Premier League -- Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham were denied win at Brighton by two VAR mistakes

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Horse Racing -- Found A Fifty upstages Majborough as Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy combine for Cork four-timer

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Rugby -- Connacht blow 21-0 lead as Ospreys finish dogfight singing in the rain

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