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Wolves deal Liverpool huge blow with shock win after Mo Salah ends four-month wait for goal

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Six Nations -- Jacob Stockdale in line for Ireland recall in Six Nations clash with Wales

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French resistance undoes Ireland's bright start in World Cup qualifier

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Niamh Carey and Caoimhe Perdue on target as Ireland women's hockey team reach last four in World Cup qualifiers

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RTÉ 'throwing away' landmark programmes, says staff member amid concerns over broadcaster's future

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Irish News -- Portuguese granite and optimistic costings – how price of south Dublin park entrance spiralled to €800,000

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Courts -- Revenue seeks to bankrupt solicitor over tax debts

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Travel News -- Fáilte Ireland's €10m marketing move: 'Taking one big holiday is not the anchor it once was'

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Dublin News -- Rotunda Hospital will stay in city centre and submit new expanded planning application

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Six Nations -- Cian Tracey: The big selection calls weighing on Andy Farrell's mind ahead of Wales duel

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Courts -- Malahide couple deny Irish Rail claim they caused embankment collapse that disrupted Dart services

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Irish News -- From blessings of Dublin Airport to electrification of Galway, newsreels from 1950s cinemas publicly released

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Money -- How to host a memorable children's birthday party for less than €200, according to the experts

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Courts -- Gardener who told gardaí he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly €90,000 of drugs jailed

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Politics -- New bill would recognise unborn children as road crash victims after campaign by Wexford mother

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Irish News -- Opposition leaders call on Taoiseach to condemn US/Israeli strikes in Iran

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Videos -- Irish peacekeepers shelter in bunkers as heavy fire erupts between Hezbollah and Israel

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Videos -- Trump says US will do 'whatever it takes' to achieve objectives in Iran

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Videos -- US House Speaker Mike Johnson says 'Israel was determined to act in their own defense, with or without American support'

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World News -- Israel launches strikes on Beirut after Hezbollah fires missiles across border

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Agri-business - The Butcher's Daughter: how this Tipp woman turned her father's sausage recipe into a national brand

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From Word Wheel to Conundrum to Crossword, have you tried the Irish Independent puzzles?

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'Everyone got a bit of trolling at different stages' – Holly Carpenter on Next Top Model

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Irish News -- Dalkey couple refused permission for major home revamp including sauna and sunken hot tub

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Life -- 'A €30 pair of Zara trousers changed my life – now I'm a stylist and content creator'

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Interiors -- Operation renovation: 'Our ideas when we moved in were completely different from what we ended up doing'

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Why are the US and Israel at war with Iran, and why is Dubai being targeted?

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Irish stranded in Middle East: 'An alarm went off on everyone's phone, like a siren – it said to take cover'

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Who is likely to take over in Iran, and what may happen next?

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Analysis: The push from Saudi Arabia and Israel that convinced Trump to launch attack on Iran

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US Iran conflict: Travel disruption updates, and your rights if flights are cancelled or delayed

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Warning of surge in price of petrol, electricity and heating oil following US and Israel's attacks on Iran

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North America -- Bill Clinton distances himself from Jeffrey Epstein in testimony

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North America -- 'We are still in the basement' – for families, evacuation is as dangerous as staying in Tehran

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Peter Frankopan: How Trump underestimated Iran's ability to survive and hit back

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Lorraine Courtney: Let's not mess up GP care by making it free – it's one of the only parts of the health system that works

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Owen Matthews: Why Putin will not benefit from Trump's attack on Iran

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David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion

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Colin Freeman: Iranians have waited years for freedom – but no likely leader waits in wings and regime change will not be easy

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David Averre: Putin has learned from Chinese how to control his country with just the single flick of a switch

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Family -- 'He had a late-onset autism, when he was about four or five. He met most of his markers when he was a baby': Eamon Ryan on his son, Tommy

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Life -- Laura Woods: 'I have financial responsibilities like everyone else. Suddenly you're working full-time and then you're told that your services are no longer required'

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Life -- Copper Face Jacks turns 30: 'I met him, had a dance and a shift. I went back the next night, saw him, and thought, 'he's in Coppers two nights in a row – it's meant to be!'

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'The sex stopped – he said you're the problem, you have to sort it out'

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Ban overseas training – only the rich counties can afford it, making the gap wider

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News -- IFA ends protest at Bord Bia as review agreed

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News -- Penalties 'essential' to protect EU farm funds – Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon

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Tillage -- Winter barley nitrogen: Timing is everything after record wet January

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Irish News -- 'We arrive happier' – meet the Dublin commuters choosing bikes over cars

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Dublin News -- Popular Vico Baths swimming spot to close for months for repair works

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Dublin News -- 'Nee-Naw' welfare van in Dublin records 2,000 late-night engagements in six months

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Paedophile hunters track Kerry farmer who sent 'indecent' images to who he believed was 14-year-old girl

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Cork town known as the 'Gateway to West Cork' on the up with several new businesses opening

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St Patrick's Day parade in Wicklow village is set to go ahead after town team step in

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New special classes confirmed for 12 Offaly schools

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Kerry drive-through gridlock raises fears for ambulance delays

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News -- From history to well-being, four inspiring walks with fascinating stories in our midst in county Sligo

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Drogheda & South -- Meath craftswoman raises over €9,000 for fisherman's rescue through her in-demand St Brigid Crosses

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News -- 'How many lives have you ruined peddling your poison?' Judge slams meat plant worker (20s) following Monaghan drugs raid

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News -- Waterford gears up for Thomas Francis Meagher 178th tricolour flag celebration

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News -- Security remains at two Tipperary public buildings following anti-social incidents

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Indo GAA podcast: Galway the great entertainers | Goal-shy Armagh | Time for quarters, not halves?

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Monty Munford: How I lost £25,000 in crypto with one bad security decision

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The Indo Daily: Child killer Ian Huntley brutally attacked in prison – revisiting the Soham Murders of 2002

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The Left Wing: Ireland's next steps | Next level France | England panic – and Italy's opportunity

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Books -- Meet the debut Irish author whose book has just been chosen by Good Morning America

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Music News -- CMAT criticises Berlin Film Festival asking movies to 'stay out' of politics: 'It's cowardice'

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Theatre & Arts -- 'When it came to this topic, they just didn't have the words back then': Actor Ed McVey shines a new light on aspects of Ripley's character for a stage adaptation

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The cardi comeback: How Paul Mescal, Harry Styles and Pedro Pascal sparked a cardigan craze

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2FM presenter Roz Purcell marries partner Zach Desmond in Dublin

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I am no longer sexually attracted to my husband and usually drink a lot of wine to get in the mood for sex. Should I take my sister's advice and leave?

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Celebrity News -- Jonathan Ross explains why Graham Norton's chat show gets 'bigger' celebrity guests

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Celebrity News -- 'Petrifying': Celebrities share experiences of 'very scary' night in Dubai

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Health & Wellbeing -- Everyone's talking about: Infrared fitness classes – do they really help with circulation and flexibility?

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Europe -- 'They shall not grow old' – paying a visit and paying respects in Flanders Fields

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Travel News -- The 24 countries on Ireland's 'Do Not Travel' list – ignoring the advice will void your insurance

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World -- An Irish family in India: 'You could live humbly here for a year for the price of four months' rent in Ireland'

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Ireland -- Go Ireland: 100 places to eat, sleep, sip and explore in 2026, including 'the best-value hour I spent in a week'

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Irish News -- Irish-language protesters demand action on housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas

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Crime -- Man who presented himself to hospital with gun wounds left before gardaí arrived

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Politics -- Gardaí 'not actively monitoring' the dark web, Assistant Garda Commissioner says

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Courts -- First case against an Irish hospital over death during Covid-19 pandemic is settled

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Health -- Senior counsel appointed to separate inquiries into scoliosis, and surgeon who abused children

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Irish News -- 'Mild, dull and wet' February was the wettest ever recorded in one part of the country

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Courts -- Man pleads guilty to murder of Stephen Ring (27) whose remains were discovered by children in Wexford quarry

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Irish News -- Nearly 100 living in tented accommodation at centres for asylum-seekers as overcrowding worsens, inspectors reveal

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Politics -- Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan nominated by Government as Ireland's candidate for senior UN job

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Politics -- Consumers could face soaring fuel and energy costs but Taoiseach warns against 'price gouging' due to Middle East war

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Courts -- Murder accused told police Natalie McNally was having problems with her ex when arrested in connection with killing, trial hears

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Weather -- 'Welcome spring sunshine' as Met Éireann forecasts dry weather for coming week

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Irish News -- CervicalCheck tribunal 'dissolved' after making no awards

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Ronan Scully: We must all do our bit to help families feed themselves in sub-Saharan Africa

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The Irish Independent's View: Welsh template has to be the goal for Irish language growth

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Tanya Sweeney: 'It's been 15 years since my mum died but the grief and unfairness of losing her has roared back to life'

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Letters: Don't forget the man behind 'The Courier' and his mission to confront Dublin's drugs crisis

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Fionnán Sheahan: After riling Irish farmers, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon now has to get them back down the hill

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Bel Trew: Khamenei is dead, but future for the Iranian people is dangerously uncertain

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Letters: The West cares nothing for the Middle East, so I won't be applauding strikes on Iran

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Maurice Cohen: Why Ireland's small Jewish community has been recording antisemitic incidents

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Conor Skehan: Ireland's policy decisions on weather should not be based on short-term reactions

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Shane Ross: Patrick O'Donovan scores an own goal with scorched-earth approach to football funding

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The Sunday Independent's view: Iran's future depends on Donald Trump's whims

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Ciara Kelly: It feels like I've been warding off a deep sadness since my beloved sister's death and I need a break. So, I'm signing off for a while

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Scott Lucas: Trump and Netanyahu have no limits — and no plan B

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Brenda Power: And the award for best performative outrage goes to... the liberal left

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Eoin O'Malley: Fine Gael never used to have a problem with criminals in the Dáil

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Irish News -- Thousands left stranded as Middle East flights to and from Dublin are cancelled

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Irish Business -- Dublin Brewdog venue survives cull as beer brand sold

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World Business -- Venezuelan oil exports doubled in February

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World Business -- Ex-Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over moves to renege on deal to buy social media platform

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Irish Business -- Air traffic controllers upbeat on talks with AirNav Ireland

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Business -- Novo Nordisk confirms €432m investment in Athlone plant

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Irish Business -- Aer Lingus owner's shares down 13pc as markets drop in response to Iran war

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Irish Business -- Bank of Ireland profits down as lower ECB rates feed through to lending margins

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Money -- Insurers will be forced to explain to drivers why they are increasing their premiums under new government initiative

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: Can I say something about the run-down appearance of the business next door?

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Business -- The week ahead: Bank of Ireland, AIB and Permanent TSB release full-year results

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'In my early investing years, I was naive and impatient – a terrible combination for any long-term investor'

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Business -- Jobs market to slow as rising costs weigh on mood of bosses

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Hurling -- Stephen O'Keeffe wins fifth club hurling team award as Ballygunner dominate

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Hockey -- Ireland put six of the best past Korea to seal semi‑final place in the Hockey World Cup qualifiers

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Soccer -- Cristiano Ronaldo still in Saudi Arabia amid reports his private jet has left due to Middle East conflict

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Soccer -- Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to mark five years at Wrexham with live commentary

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Rugby -- England make nine changes to team for Six Nations game against Italy in Rome

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Premier League -- Declan Rice injury update revealed before Arsenal play Brighton

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Tennis -- Tennis players in UAE tournament flee court after nearby drone strike

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Hurling -- Jack O'Connor the new Wexford hurling captain as boss Rossiter stresses importance of getting a positive result in Clare

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Women's Sport -- 'This truly sucks for everyone involved' – Jess McClain led off course at US Half Marathon denying her $20,000 prize

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Gaelic Football -- John Hegarty proud of response as Wexford footballers put themselves firmly back in promotion picture

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Golf -- 'They're extorting players like myself' – Jon Rahm on why he's refusing to sign DP World Tour deal

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Premier League -- Adama Traore banned from lifting weights at West Ham by Nuno Espirito Santo: 'I've told him to stay out of the gym'

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