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Motion in favour of nuclear power to go before Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis next month

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North America - LATEST - | Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire two hours from deadline to reopen shipping; Netanyahu insists Lebanon not included

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Life -- Jarlath Regan: 'I don't drink at all. I think of the misery the next day, it hits me so hard and it gets so dark afterwards'

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Sarah Sherry – 'The work is high pressure, we need everyone to hit the ground running'

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Irish News -- Uisce Éireann board sought pay rises to bring CEO Niall Gleeson's salary up to €370,000

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Ciaran Moran: Diesel anxiety is spreading, and people who feel squeezed and unheard are taking to the roads

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Irish Business -- Ryanair leads Irish shares surge, oil prices drop, after Iran ceasefire deal

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Irish News -- Steely, determined and ambitious – meet the female trailblazers joining the Irish Defence Forces 'sisterhood'

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Soccer -- Aidan Fitzmaurice: From Croke Park confusion to a Westlife reunion, Manchester United's Irish camp hits peculiar notes

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Health -- Over 11,600 patients with suspected breast cancer not assessed within clinics' target time last year

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Six Nations -- Anna Caplice: Opportunity knocks for Ireland to move the dial in what's shaping up as best Women's Six Nations yet

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Forestry & Enviro -- Former Kerry turf cutters braced for end to vital compensation scheme amid soaring fuel costs

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Politics -- Beethoven or birds? European Central Bank to decide on series of new designs that will feature on euro banknotes

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask the Doctor: My daughter has verrucas but hates the freeze spray – will they just go away naturally?

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World News -- The moon is not just grey – here's why there are green, brown and orange tones too

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Parenting -- Share the load and the cost: Why more parents are having joint birthday parties for kids

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Irish News -- "I wouldn't have spent 24 years in the Irish Defence Forces if I didn't enjoy it"

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Irish News -- Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton speaking after the INTO conference in Killarney

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Irish News -- Slow-moving convoys of truck drivers and other transport workers protest across Ireland against fuel prices

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Irish News -- ICE deports woman convicted of stealing two hams and cosmetics back to Ireland over expired visa

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TV Reviews -- 'I'm a Celebrity... South Africa' review: At 50, Ant and Dec are too old to be cracking jokes about penises and anuses

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Comment -- Saoirse Hanley: Now that I've swapped scrolling on my phone with bouts of 'junk journalling', I'm learning the value of all kinds of rubbish

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'Life is too short to eat crap chocolate' – Nine famous faces share the Easter eggs they'll be tucking into this Sunday

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Brianna Parkins: 'I have my feelings about the Rose of Tralee, but I'd be heartbroken if it were to disappear'

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Saoirse Hanley: They say smart is the new sexy. But if popstars and supermodels are embracing their nerdier sides, what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'Imagine if all the women that had babies were feeling on top of the world rather than coming home a bit broken'

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Europe -- JD Vance accuses EU leaders of 'disgraceful interference' in Hungary vote

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Europe -- One dead, four injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey

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Britain -- Leading music festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK

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Europe -- Eight killed in Russian attacks targeting Ukrainian civilians

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Mary McCarthy: I'm no doomsday prepper, but am so spooked by this fuel crisis I've stocked our pantry to the brim

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David Blair: Iran's stubborn rulers defied Saddam Hussein – they won't yield to Donald Trump

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Catherine Prasifka: Young people shouldn't become hermits and stop buying coffee in order to afford a place of their own

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Memes, AI slop and financial advice – how Iran has taken Donald Trump on at his online game

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Sarah Kaplan: Water 'bankruptcy' now a threat to billions of people globally, says UN

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

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Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

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Champions League -- Real Madrid flattered by scoreline as Bayern Munich lay down Champions League gauntlet

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News -- Anger boils over as soaring diesel prices rip through rural economy

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Beef -- Ireland's beef squeeze: Smaller steaks, higher prices and shifting habits

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Kerry GAA club bar up for lease as Danny Leane calls time – 'It's a tough trade to be in now'

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Gardaí launch probe into 'suspicious' discovery of woman's body in Cavan town

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Fuel protestors travel to Galway city as part of nationwide demonstrations

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Clare gardaí investigate spate of burglaries as seven break-ins reported in one morning

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'Chronic underinvestment' and unsustainable workloads driving teachers from the profession, says general secretary of the TUI

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Other Sports -- Sligo Rowing Club prepares to host first major regatta since 2017

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Arklow -- Wicklow ex-teacher (89) convicted of sexual assault dies in Moroccan beach complex

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Drogheda & South -- Louth Gardaí investigate suspected arson attack on car in Drogheda

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South Kerry -- Old tradition of Kerry pilgrimage upheld by large crowd of climbers on Good Friday

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News -- Footbridge plans approved for Tipperary despite local concerns over anti-social behaviour

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Money Talks: Robert Whelan on the seven silent wealth killers

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The Indo Daily: The battle to lead the 'united' left – is Holly Cairns a real threat to Mary Lou McDonald?

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The Left Wing: Leinster's weird win | Munster's systems failure | Quarter-final crackers

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Fashion -- Meet the women redefining what it means to be stylish and, dare we say it, hot, at 80

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Irish News -- 'I told Michael Jackson, Irish women need my cosmetic products more than you' – cosmetic surgeon says star pocketed items from his D4 clinic

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Beauty -- 'I thought I was going to feel a million dollars. I thought I was going to be hopping into the bed with my husband' – Kathryn Thomas on HRT, Botox and the pursuit of youth

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My mother's will left more to my brothers even though I was her main carer. I'm angry and upset and it's making me unwell

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Get a little extra with your beauty buy with these collectable trinkets and limited-edition releases

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My son has just been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. My husband also got tested and has ADHD. How will all this affect our relationship?'

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Motor News -- BYD Sealion 5: With a sleek exterior and top-tier tech, this new plug-in hybrid from China's EV giant won't disappoint

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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Enjoy the spring garden as it bursts into life

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Travel News -- 'Tankering' and 'demand destruction' – how Asian airlines are trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel

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Europe -- Malta: 'Where solo-travellers and stag parties co-exist, and Michelin meals sit alongside 60-cent pastries'

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Reviews -- Hotel review: 'It lacks some in-house facilities, but is still one of my all-time favourites in Dublin – if not Ireland'

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Irish News -- Uisce Éireann moves to increase CEO paycheque up to €370,000

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Irish News -- Gardaí renew appeal for information on 21st anniversary of Emer O'Loughlin's murder in Co Clare

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Irish News -- Protesters block O'Connell Bridge bringing public transport to standstill; Government took in extra €6m in excise duties last month

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Irish News -- INTO motion targets GAA sponsorship links with Allianz over Israeli weapon firm investment

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Education -- Secondary teachers issue stark warning that Leaving Cert reforms leave examination wide open to AI abuse

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Education -- Higher Education Minister confronted with frustration over unresolved core issues year after year

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Irish News -- Urgent appeal for blood donations as supplies 'at critical level'

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Irish News -- Man arrested by gardaí investigating attempted murder of Charles Dooher released without charge

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Irish News -- Long delays on major routes as convoy of tractors and trucks forms on Dublin's O'Connell Street

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Paul Williams: Scrutiny of garda staffing resources shows changing landscape of policing in Ireland

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why I have softened my stance on our many weather whingers

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Vladimir Kara-Murza: US should talk to democrats in Russia, not Putin's lapdogs

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's war of folly on Iran grows more intractable by the day

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Rudy Lu: Why China stands to benefit most from the war-driven energy crisis

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Brianna Parkins: The wedding invite was addressed to me alone – because I'm not married to my partner. 'No ring, no bring?' No thanks!

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Tim Stanley: How this reckless religious war is underpinned by flawed theology

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Gabe Fleisher: Donald Trump could learn a thing or two from US president who served the shortest term

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Geraldine Herbert: Eight quick fixes that could be rolled out this year to ease congestion

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Letters: Pay for MetroLink experts now, or pay a lot more for failures down the line

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Aid agencies warn south Lebanon could be 'the new Gaza'

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Suzanne Crowe: Ireland should compete with Canada and Australia for skilled healthcare workers uprooted by Iran war

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The Irish Independent's View: Reality bites for Education Minister on budgeting issues

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Overburdened teachers are walking away from the profession – but there is a mechanism that could turn it around

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Fionnán Sheahan: The Dáil reform dorks are coming after your TD – beware of geeks bearing grift

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Business -- Irish start-up Vertigenius raises €2.55m to push its vertigo device into US market

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Irish Business -- 'Gross overdevelopment': Opposition to plans for international protection hostel in Dublin 2 by Wicklow firm

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World Business -- Markets drift and economies slow ahead of Donald Trump's Iran deadline

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Business -- Government took in an extra €6m in excise duties last month

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Commercial Property -- Coastal Wexford hotel with café and private home on the market with guide price of €950,000

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Irish Business -- Central Bank's Gerry Cross to head global insurance body

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World Business -- Oil prices nudge higher amid caution ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

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Irish Business -- US Dept of Transport extends deadline for retaliation decision on Dublin Airport passenger cap to May 6

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World Business -- Markets 'see little prospect of US rate cut this year' as war rages on

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Money -- Credit unions forming new body to drive mortgage and SME lending

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World Business -- Average house price in San Francisco rises to record $2.15m

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World Business -- Oil prices swing as traders weigh ceasefire bid and Trump deadline

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Irish Business -- March data shows transport and tourism already in contraction

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Money -- Leaving the UAE? These are the money mistakes you need to avoid

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Technology -- Take-up of AI 'is outpacing firms' ability to manage change'

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: All-Ireland SFC countdown – Ulster three-in-a-row a rare feat but it's within Donegal's grasp

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Champions Cup -- Andrew Porter injury doubt likely to force Leinster to shuffle their pack

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Golf -- Alan Shipnuck's new book shines spotlight on Rory McIlroy's stubbornness and desire for complete control

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Other Sports -- Chloë finds a hobby: The photographer says he'll get my Cork citizenship revoked if I keep playing this badly at pickleball

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Champions League -- Arne Slot relying on hope and history as he tries to feel the Liverpool love again in Paris

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Premier League -- John Aldridge: Arne Slot should not feel obliged to select Mo Salah – the team is more important than any long goodbye

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Horse Racing -- Charlie Brooks: The Grand National has got too big for its own good

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Gaelic Football -- Leinster opt to take football semi-finals out of Croke Park again

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Champions League -- Kai Havertz's last-minute breakthrough gives Arsenal some room to breathe against Sporting

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Golf -- 'I'd love to be coming back here forever. I'd love to be 70 years of age, sitting out on the lawn with Rory having a drink'

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Golf -- DeChambeau says he wants to 'beat the living you know what' out of Rory McIlroy every time he plays him

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Golf -- 'It's pretty emotional now' – Roganstown teen Mark Cadden outlasts Colm Campbell in extra holes to win West of Ireland

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GAA -- Door still open for return of Sunday All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals as RTÉ announce 35-game schedule

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Golf -- Rory McIlroy reveals aggressive tactics in his bid to go back-to-back at Augusta

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