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Pope Leo revives traditional Holy Week ritual of washing feet of priests

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Crime -- Gang boss arrested and faces extradition to Northern Ireland over Robbie Lawlor gangland murder

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Courts -- Verdict of medical misadventure over death of Mayo teenager who suffered brain bleed after surgery

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Two men arrested as Gardaí seize drugs worth €1m in Louth

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Another victim of serial killer Ted Bundy confirmed with help of advanced DNA technology

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Five arrested in suspected botched burglary after car crash in Dublin with three hospitalised

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Waterford sheep farmer rent row moves to London as protesters occupy rare bookshop owned by duke

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North America -- Donald Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

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Irish News -- Brazilian student Johnny Santos (27), who was killed in collision with cement truck in Dublin, had been in Ireland only three weeks

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Money -- 'I thought I would get €5,000, a month off work, and then I'd go back and that would be it' – how much do authors really make?

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International Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Everything feels low key after Prague, but LOI has never been more important for the next steps

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Irish News -- MetroLink's €550k boss Seán Sweeney quits in fresh blow to transport project

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Politics -- Fionnán Sheahan: Fine Gael finally getting around to disciplinary hearing against 'drunk on all fours' senator Martin Conway

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Irish News -- Alan Shatter wins €123,000 tax refund from IRS after sale of house in Florida, but fails to recover legal costs

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News -- Woman who died in Clare car crash is named locally – 'Geraldine was full of good nature, kindness and warmth'

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Irish News -- Irish holiday-makers could face surcharges and cancellations as price of jet fuel climbs

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Indo Sport Podcast -- 'They've been retiring me since I was about 29' – Mayo stalwart Aidan O'Shea

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Irish News -- 'Thank you for always being part of this with me' – Tracy Clifford's show pulled after 10 years as Doireann Garrihy returns to airwaves amid RTÉ shake-up

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Irish News -- Sky should drop 'greedy' legal action against dodgy-box users, TD Paul Murphy says

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Ladies Football -- Wicklow GAA accused of disrespecting female players with 'offensive' April Fool's Facebook post

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Irish News -- Plan your Easter weekend – Find out what events are happening near you with our interactive map

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Entertainment -- Taylor Swift waxwork unveiled at National Wax Museum

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Irish News Video -- Up to 19,000 derelict properties could be hit with new 7pc tax being introduced next year

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Irish News Video -- Alan Shatter has failed in a bid to recover his legal costs after a case against the IRS in America.

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Videos -- Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien says 'supply is robust' but will have to continue to 'monitor every single day'

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Irish News Video -- People who worked in Britain have just days left to sign up for cheap top-up of UK state pension

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'Tasty though they are, the bagels are expensive at this little pocket of urban European cool'

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Music News -- Dónal Lynch: Chappell Roan's security, Sinéad O'Connor's fire regulations and a crazy fan's guide to skittish stars

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Music Reviews -- Gorillaz at the 3Arena review: High-energy and career-spanning show gives Irish crowd exactly what they want

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Golf -- 'An out-of-body experience' – Ireland's best U-18 golfer on meeting Rory McIlroy, the Leaving Cert and US college signing

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Celebrity -- 'It's fun, colourful and will bring fans in' – Taylor Swift unveiled as latest addition to Dublin's National Wax Museum

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Health Features -- Stay Well: My husband's constant cough is down to post-nasal drip. What is it and how does he get rid of it?

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'This has financially ruined us' – couple claim they have to demolish €141,000 home extension following dispute with builder

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Dear Mary: I have become a carer for my wife who is ill and we are no longer intimate. Is it ever alright to pay for sex?

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Knock flying high at 40: 'It's the best airport in the world. It's a different kind of vibe'

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'I was sure there was someone in that grave': Fresh dig at land linked to Larry Murphy

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Pat Spillane: The time when Michael Lyster saved my bacon – my career as a Sunday Game analyst could have been over

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My favourite room: 'We had no grand ambition to be a globally traded brand' – inside Voya skincare founders Mark and Kira Walton's seaside home

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North America -- LATEST

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Middle East -- Transatlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at Nato allies over Iran war

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Crime -- Spanish police bust underground hashish route from morocco

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Lorraine Courtney: It's time to cap the number of TDs – we have enough political noise as it is

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Aisling Moloney: It might feel like the early days of Covid, but lockdown with the lights off is not on cards yet

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Sophie White: There's no cure for ambition, you don't need permission to wear sleeveless tops and the other lessons I've learned in my 41 years

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Adam Harris: When it comes to autism, ableism is alive and well in Ireland

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Anyone who has worked in a GP surgery knows women who were broken by men, but never got their day in court

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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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Golf -- Rory McIlroy reflects on 'truly surreal' moment after bringing all four Major trophies to Giant's Causeway

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Leinster Rugby -- 'I looked down, and was like, 'Oh shit'' – Hugo Keenan's injury rehab: a hyperbaric chamber, Ozark and a best-man speech

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Premier League -- Kevin Palmer: Chaos, collapse and an empty crown — the Premier League's hollow season with standards on the floor

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European diesel futures top $200 as Iran war hits supply

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Sheep farming thriving on the Cooley peninsula 25 years after the silent spring of foot and mouth

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Is min-till causing as many problems as it's solving?

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Why Aubracs are paying their way on this 700ac Carlow farm

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Teagasc warns of €2.6bn future CAP budget gap with Western regions most exposed

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Dublin News -- Roving security team to tackle surge in anti-social behaviour in Dublin parks

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Crime -- 'Scrambler ban is no use if it can't be enforced,' say parents of Grace Lynch (16) after garda is convicted over pursuit of two riders

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Dublin News -- 'I didn't realise how much I cycled until my bike was gone' – new initiative in Fingal to tackle bike theft among children

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Teenager and woman appear before Thurles court over assault of Scarlett Faulkner

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Inmate who died after 'erratic behaviour' in Midlands Prison is named locally

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South Kerry -- Six Kerry families' homes in jeopardy after council rejects retention plans

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News -- Major Cork student accommodation plan faces fresh scrutiny

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News -- Enforcement notice issued following 'unauthorised works' on Galway land shown in solar farm project

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News -- 'Absolute dismay' at Bus Éireann's cancellation of key route but Wexford Bus will 'fill the gaps'

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News -- Waterford gardaí investigate alleged assault after young man is hospitalised

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News -- Plans lodged for new Clare wind turbine as larger project awaits final decision

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Indo GAA: Aidan O'Shea - Muting social media, 2021 regrets and Kobe's wow moments

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Indo Sport podcast: Leinster's European pressure | Finn Russell's Irish weakness | Henry Pollock hype

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Just Between Us: Would you let your partner sleep with someone else? Polyamory explained with Leanne Yau

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Real Health: Goal setting: How to design the life you want with intention

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Movie Reviews -- Two Prosecutors five-star review: Unmissable Soviet-era legal drama shines a light on state barbarity

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Book Reviews -- Mary O'Donnell's Covid-era matriarchal drama Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky is a triumph

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: Liveline heard that one woman built a log cabin but was informed by the council she would have to tear it down

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Television -- 'I actively avoided playing a doctor': 'The Pitt' and 'ER' star Noah Wyle on why he's glad he made a career U-turn

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: The five best serum foundations – and a super cheap body moisturiser

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Fashion -- The bow: 13 ways to add the perfect pretty spring accessory to your wardrobe

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Fashion -- Orla Dempsey: As Hollywood fashion stylists become celebs in their own right, here's the lowdown on what the job is really like

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Celebrity News -- 'The apps are grand for a bit of craic' – comic Norma Sheahan on being a 'poster girl' for divorce

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SunExpress adds €10 to flights as travel surcharges inch closer to Ireland

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Tanya Sweeney: Why do so many people refuse to believe that author Lindy West is happy in her open marriage?

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20 of the best summer camps for kids you can book now – from sport and science to cooking and fashion

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Ireland -- Aillwee Cave at 50: 'It was a shot into the unknown... people thought we were absolutely bananas'

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Europe -- 30 years ago, six men started an annual trip – they didn't realise it would become a lifeline

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Travel News -- Aer Lingus adds free Starlink wifi to first plane, promising speeds 'as fast as, or quicker' than home

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Reviews -- Hotel review: A country house stay to rule them all – with spa suites and 'very posh cheese on toast'

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Courts -- Retired urologist faces tribunal over alleged patient care failures and failure to triage hundreds of GP referrals

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Irish News -- From rescue dog to global star: How Belfast Husky Foxy's dinner-time strop charmed the internet

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Irish News -- Gardaí roll out five-day road safety campaign for Easter weekend

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Crime - BREAKING - | Gardaí arrest three men and a woman during €7m cannabis seizure - 10:36

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Irish News -- Probe launched after inmate dies in Midlands Prison

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Irish News -- Cork's famous 'four faced liar' church clock gets new lease of life

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Irish News -- Co Antrim village stuck with road named after Prince Andrew after solicitor from another council makes intervention

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Courts -- Former business student gave fake name for hours during Dublin arson investigation, court hears

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Courts -- Man dropped drugs and ran into house after he spotted gardaí

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SEAI chief: Criticism of retrofitting misses the point – upgrading your home is about better health, more predictable bills and greater national energy security

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The Irish Independent's View: Simon Harris's feel-good savings plan lacks the fine print

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Darragh McManus: How fitting that the mischievous and brilliant Flann O'Brien died on April Fool's Day

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Letters: Tánaiste demonstrates how he's more than happy to take one for the team

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Catherine Prasifka: HBO's Harry Potter feels far too dark – it's supposed to be for children, after all

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Alex Woodward: How ICE agents have become Donald Trump's own personal police

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Max Boot: How Ukraine's drones have paralysed Russian invasion

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Henry Bodkin: How Iran destroyed $500m US battlefield nerve centre in Saudi Arabia

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump continues to see-saw while the world is left guessing

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Letters: Students deserve better as exam fees are reintroduced at the worst possible time

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David W Higgins: To keep driving affordable, we need to embrace cheap Chinese electric cars

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Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: There's just one rule of Special Forces fight club – and Donald Trump has broken it

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Ksenia Samotiy: For a long time, the US has been a benchmark – but 'The Pitt' is a sobering look at its issues beneath the surface

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Tanya Sweeney: My €200 16-week blowdry was transformational – then I was seduced by the prospect of self-improvement

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'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 stakes for US Republicans

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Technology -- From punch cards to AI – why IBM is still reinventing itself after 70 years in Ireland

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Commercial Property -- High-profile Ballymount warehouse for rent at €1.275m per year

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World Business -- Nike shares fall due to gloomy outlook for year ahead

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Commercial Property -- Tranche of Stepaside apartments for sale at an average of €207,500 each

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Business -- Tesla gets planning permission for new sales outlet on Dublin's northside

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World Business -- Chelsea break record for biggest loss by Premier League club

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Money -- Wanted: financial literacy ambassadors who are prepared to work for free

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Business -- Global instability must not derail key infrastructure projects, says Irish construction boss

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Technology -- Intel to buy back 49pc share of Irish Fab 34 chip factory for $14.2bn

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Technology -- Manna raises $50m with plans for 400 new jobs in Ireland and US

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Small Business -- End of an era as beloved Wicklow school supplies shop closes after 35 years

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Small Business -- Shock in Wexford as popular gym closes with immediate effect leaving angry customers in its wake

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Business -- Hospitality insolvencies down, in advance of Vat cut to 9pc this summer

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World Business -- Italy's tax police investigate sale of San Siro stadium

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International Soccer -- Fifa charging up to €9,500 on open market for World Cup final tickets

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League of Ireland -- League of Ireland previews: Team news, talking points and verdicts for Friday's Premier Division games

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Rugby -- Connacht v Sharks: TV time, team news and all you need to know as Westerners switch focus to Challenge Cup

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Premier League -- 'I am sorry if I offended anyone' – Roberto De Zerbi backtracks on Mason Greenwood comments in first Spurs interview

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Boxing -- 'Discussions are going well' – World title shot on cards for Monaghan middleweight Aaron McKenna

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GAA -- Tipp minors and Clare face off, Roscommon begin Connacht defence and Dublin eye 1B glory – Easter weekend GAA storylines

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Connacht Rugby -- 'I was kind of blown away' – New lease of life for Connacht's Dave Heffernan in new Dexcom Stadium

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Horse Racing -- Joseph O'Brien hoping Andab can land Newcastle prize as Grand National bid looms for his leading chaser Banbridge

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Golf -- 'It's just a question of focus for Rory, it always is' – Paul McGinley on whether McIlroy can strike again at Masters

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Golf -- Edoardo Molinari 'very happy' to have been named as European vice-captain for third successive Ryder Cup

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Munster Rugby -- Tadhg Beirne returns to captain much-changed Munster for Challenge Cup knockout clash in Exeter

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League of Ireland -- Bray boss backs new Bristol City signing Billy O'Neill – 'He has the talent and mentality to succeed'

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