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North America -- Iran designates paths ships must use through the Strait of Hormuz; Vance says US did not agree that ceasefire would cover Lebanon

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Seachtain: Dúnmharú Denis Donaldson: 20 bliain gan freagraí ach cor úr sa chás

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Irish News -- Fuel crisis deepens as stand-off intensifies and Taoiseach hits out at 'national sabotage'

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Hutch associate arrested in Spain is suspected of acting as 'conduit' between gang and gardaí

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Dermot Crowe: Munster SFC preview – Kerry v Cork final line-up is inevitable – no open draw means a closed shop

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Artemis II astronauts prepare for mission's most dangerous moment: splashdown

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Politics -- John Downing: Is this Ireland's 'yellow vests' moment, or can Coalition dig in against diesel demos?

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Irish News -- Energy bills to remain elevated despite 11th-hour ceasefire deal between US-Israel and Iran

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'A colleague found pictures of my husband with our kids on Tinder – he lied his way out of it'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'Simple things done well, with flashes of creative fancy, is the order of the day at this gastropub'

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Brian Keogh's Masters preview: Rory McIlroy now well-equipped to add to Major legend at Augusta National

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'I've been told that choosing Anton Savage as a solo presenter on Newstalk Breakfast is risky. I don't agree'

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Rosemary McCabe: 'Within five years, I'd opened six credit cards and, between me and my husband, we now have a total debt of $78,000'

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Irish News -- 'Men are taking their own lives' – protesters at their wits' end over rising fuel bills dig in

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Money -- 'I took my youngest out of creche to put her in summer camps. It was a saving' – Irish parents on how they budget for childcare during the school holidays

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Irish News -- How far do the ­European Union's ­military ambitions go?

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League of Ireland -- 'My father and mother lost friends over what's happened in USA' – Patrick Hickey says fans should have no fears at World Cup

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Irish News -- Michael D Higgins condemns rising global militarisation as teachers press for pay increases

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Travel News -- 'Seven wonders of Ireland for 2026' named by Condé Nast Traveller – here's what made the cut

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Courts -- Trial for Dublin man allegedly caught with pistol and ammunition after planned house search

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Irish News -- Two men hospitalised following serious road traffic crash in Co Longford

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Life -- Tanya Sweeney: As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's big day approaches – get ready for the 'Swiftification' of weddings

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Health Features -- Firewalking: 'You step on a bed of hot coals. Your brain is saying, don't do it...'

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News -- Galway circus having 'sleepless nights' over fuel price rise – 'It's quite literally a juggling act'

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Irish News -- Long-Covid to cost OECD countries up to €115bn a year over next decade, report finds

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Gaelic Football -- All-Ireland SFC explainer: How the new football format will play out for 2026

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Parenting -- 'They view our children as never being voters, so why look out for them?' – a father's fight for more special needs schools

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Health Features -- Stay Well: My 'double-jointedness' is down to hypermobility. What is it and will it cause me any issues?

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Ulster Rugby -- 'We don't really want to be playing in this competition. Sometimes in life you've got to take your medicine' – Ronan O'Gara

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Health Features -- Do you have heavy periods? Here's everything you need to know

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Taskmaster, Brideshead Revisited and Big Mistakes

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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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How we ALL bought into looksmaxxing: There's nothing new about the extreme pursuit of physical perfection – just ask the contestants of The Swan

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Notions and necessities: From a sauna experience to the latest in shapewear and festival fun, it's all here

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Middle East -- Fears grow that ceasefire won't hold as Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz over attacks

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Middle East -- Dozens killed as Israel launches blitz on Lebanon, hitting 100 sites, amid confusion over ceasefire deal

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Europe -- Ukrainian covert forces used Libyan territory to strike Russian tanker, officials say

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Europe -- More than 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says

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North America -- 'Normal, suburban dad' admits killing eight women in string of murders on Long Island

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Sinéad Ryan: I considered applying for the EU's financial literacy adviser gig, but I'm too money savvy to work for free

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Sam Kiley: Ceasefire is a relief but not a cure for madness Donald Trump has brought us

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Deirdre Reynolds: You wouldn't pickpocket Brad Pitt in Temple Bar, so why are you happy to steal his movies on a dodgy box?

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Mary Kenny: I'm drinking loads of coffee to boost my brain and stave off cognitive decline

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Amanda Sloat: Americans still largely in the dark as to how badly Donald Trump has damaged European ties

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Sophie White: Hard selling a 24/7 job with no holidays or retirement to women is a tough task. But did I mention kids are fun?

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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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Gaelic Football -- 'It feels like a long time ago since we've had it' – Aidan O'Shea on why the hunger is there for Mayo success in Connacht

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Golf -- Conor McKeon: Everyone makes mistakes at Augusta, it's how golfers react to them that makes the difference

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Gaelic Football -- Steven Poacher counts cost of rebuilding Leitrim: 'It was 21 new players last year and 16 new players again this year'

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Farm Property -- 44ac Clare farm with traditional farmhouse and outbuildings for €500,000

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News -- Minister for Agriculture condemns fuel protests, says disruption 'denying farmers a means to make their living'

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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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Irish News -- Bomb squad called to DPP office after suspicious package found

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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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Irish News -- latest

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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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North & West Kerry - Exclusive - | Meet the Artemis II chef who loves spending his summers in Kerry – 'It's the people who keep me coming back'

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News - Clare GAA coach brings Cúl Camps to children in Uganda – 'They've taken to it like ducks to water'

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News -- Gardaí in Galway open investigation after multiple cars have tyres slashed

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Lifestyle -- Lucky Louth lotto player wins EuroMillions Plus top prize

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South Kerry -- Kerry fuel protesters – 'We have no choice but to do this'

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Motorist caught behind the wheel in Kildare was already serving 75-year driving ban

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Elderly Cork couple still in hotel months after home destroyed in fire: 'We just want to move on'

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Alleged assault on Dealz store manager thrown out as parent company fails to provide CCTV

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Cork Garda Nikki searching for love on RTÉ's First Dates Ireland

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'I still feel I have a vet's lifestyle' – Pianist Fiachra Garvey on swapping veterinary for music

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Indo Sport podcast: Masters check in | Rory's hot practice round | Conor's Augusta experience

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The Indo Daily: Extra: Inside Trump's 'half-finished agreement', as US and Iran agree 11th hour ceasefire

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TV News -- Channel 4 pulls finale of 'Great Celebrity Bake Off' that featured sacked DJ Scott Mills

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Games -- 'I didn't have any formal training': How Kerry man who directed Hozier's music video landed job writing hit videogames

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Book Reviews -- Romantic fantasy of farming is far removed from modern life in John Connell's thought-provoking book

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Movie News -- Michael Jackson biopic 'spent $15m on reshoots to remove child abuse allegations' from ending

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8 of the best teeth-whitening products that work and are safe to use at home

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Louise McSharry: A simple, five-step routine for acne-prone skin

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'We thought, "What could you chuck your whole life into?"' – Nikki Lannen and comedian Joanne McNally on their bag line Anxious Preoccupied

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Celebrity News -- Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time

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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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Ireland -- 'This is kind of a bubble' – inside the 60 year-old session still run by Mrs Clancy's rules

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Ireland -- 'We just didn't want our town getting forgotten about' – the bite-sized festival with a big heart (and shorter queues)

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Travel -- 'When I travel, I'm not a 60-something grandmother with a free travel pass. I am the woman I've always been'

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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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Courts -- 'You dirty rat': Security guard who shouted abuse at garda avoids criminal record

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Irish News -- Statue would be 'seal of approval' for Dungarvan's famous surfers

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Education -- Occupied Territories Bill takes centre stage at teaching union's annual congress

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Courts -- Close associate of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested in Spain over alleged links between gardaí and Hutch gang

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Politics -- latest

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Analysis -- Fionnán Sheahan: Easter Bunny levels of credibility from 'Minister' Healy-Rae's protester platitudes

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Irish News -- Primary teachers demand reform to assault leave scheme as 58pc experience physical aggression in classroom

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Crime -- Gardaí target 'bogus company' linked to Black Axe romance fraud after elderly woman scammed out of six-figure sum

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Irish News -- 'A master of his craft' – Irish Independent photographer Mark Condren named Cork Person of the Month for March

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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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Letters: Honouring the role of Cumann na mBan in the 1916 Rising is welcome, albeit belatedly

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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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The Irish Independent's View: No credible leader should threaten to wipe out a civilisation

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

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

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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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Jake Wallis Simons: This time Trump has left himself no room to chicken out

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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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Commercial Property -- Sundrive Road retail unit offers range of prospects

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Commercial Property -- Healthy demand underpins growth in headline rent levels for Dublin offices

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World Business -- British computer scientist named as possible bitcoin inventor

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Irish Business -- Shares surge and threat of ECB rate hikes fade for now, as ceasefire news inspires traders

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Irish Business -- VHI paid out €1.8bn in health claims last year, as membership hits 1.23 million

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Money -- Irish mortgage borrowing costs crept higher in February

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World Business -- Shipping giant warns return to normal will take six to eight weeks, if ceasefire holds

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World News -- Greece to ban social media for under-15s starting in 2027

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

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Politics -- 'Teachers who use AI will replace those who don't,' Oireachtas committee chair warns

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Money -- Ask a money coach: 'My new girlfriend is a dream woman, but she never pays for anything'

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World Business -- Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin threatens services at key US airports

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Business -- Irish recycler acquired by US firm as it pushes to recover rare earth materials from old IT equipment

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World Business -- World now lining up for Russian energy, Kremlin says

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Monaghan book Ulster quarter-final place with big win over Fermanagh

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U-20 Hurling -- Clare's last-gasp rally leaves Limerick empty handed

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Westmeath recover from slow start to defeat Dublin and progress to Leinster knockout stages

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Derry hit Antrim for six in Ulster U20 championship

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Laois stage dramatic comeback to pip Carlow on the line

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Share of spoils sees Cavan book spot in Ulster U-20FC quarter-finals

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Eoin Duffy inspires Armagh as Orchard County progress to Ulster semi-finals

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Ó Cualáin delivers knockout blow as Galway see off Sligo

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Meath march into Leinster U-20 semi-finals with dominant win over Longford

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Swimming -- 'I'm 50/50' – Mixed feelings for Daniel Wiffen despite 1500m gold on day one of Irish Open

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Mayo have too much for battling Leitrim

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Offaly stroll to nine-point win over Wicklow in Tullamore

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Golf -- In pictures: Players' wives and children take to Augusta National course for Masters Par 3 event

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Cycling -- 'It was nice to finally do a sprint' – Sam Bennett back on the podium after his recent heart scare

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