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Crime -- Fraudster DJ Carey moved to same prison landing as Kinahan gangsters

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Serial thief with 310 convictions jailed for latest spree

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Man 'wielded baseball bat during dispute in large crowd', court hears

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John Downing: How a photo of Bertie Ahern knee-deep in water changed the course of River Tolka's history

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False dawns, hyenas on speed and pearl mussels – The 25-year saga of Enniscorthy's Flood Relief Scheme

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Pier works blamed for dangerous harbour conditions in Wexford – 'It's killed the fishing industry there'

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Irish News -- Hairdressers preparing price hikes as rising costs squeeze margins

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Health Features -- Life after cancer: You become a 'cancer patient' and that can strip you of your identity. It's a nice feeling to be back at work

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Crime -- 'Wave of horror': Gardaí plan to question woman after man 'stabbed to death in violent rage' in Dublin

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Rugby -- Six Nations jury: Byrne v Prendergast, full-back conundrum and will France take Ireland lightly?

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Health Features -- Ask Allison: My son tells me his wife screams at him and knows how to push his buttons. He feels so lost. How do I help?

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'My grocery bill during a recent trip to New Zealand was far more expensive than in Ireland'

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'Should the boss have their own office or sit out in the open with the rest of the staff?'

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Politics -- HSE still owns almost 200 vacant properties across the country, with calls for hospital sites to be turned into social housing

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Life -- 'I've never felt I had imposter syndrome. I believe I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing': Ryan Hennessy of Picture This

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Politics -- Tánaiste vows 'clampdown' on deepfake finance scams amid rise in AI-generated ads

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Food Reviews -- The supermarket Evoo taste test: 'If you use a lot of olive oil, and favour a strong flavour, stock up on this one – it's excellent'

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Irish News -- Ireland braces for third major flood in a week as Met Éireann issues warning for more heavy rainfall

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Irish News -- Regency attack 10 years on: the day gangland Dublin changed for ever

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Money -- My Money: 'There's no such thing as good value in property anymore – unless it was seized by CAB'

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Politics -- Dublin TD questions enforcement of scrambler laws after Grace Lynch's death

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Premier League -- 'Big talent' Benjamin Sesko delivers for Michael Carrick as Manchester United start to reap reward with Slovenian striker

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Dublin News -- 'It's more than just a haircut' – 1,000 people on waiting list for salon where prices start at €96

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North America -- Paulina Velasco: Donald Trump's ICE crackdown is on pause, but don't be fooled – it won't last long

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Irish News -- Dublin's top illegal parking blackspot revealed as almost 43,000 vehicles clamped across capital last year

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this February, from Elly Griffiths to Tracy Sierra

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Six Nations -- Planning for threat of France's Antoine Dupont is not keeping Simon Easterby up at night

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Silent Witness, The Revenant and Glitter & Gold

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TV News -- Eilis O'Hanlon's guide to Carrigstown for Coronation Street fans, as beloved barmaid Liz McDonald joins the Dublin soap

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Health & Wellbeing -- Romanticise your life this February: How small acts of awareness helped one writer to fall in love with her day to day

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Recipes -- Susan Jane White: 'This soup is a soothing, anti-inflammatory, uplifting, badass delicious party keg for your gut'

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Fionnán Sheahan: Lawmakers break the law then claim they don't have power to say sorry as catch‑22 leaves Kerins without an apology

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Jenny Maguire: I'm mired in existential dread of never being able to leave childhood bedroom and find my own home

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The Irish Independent's View: Saint Brigid's bank holiday reminds us to honour the women who shape Ireland

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Letters: After the garda traffic ticket fiasco, I despair at the direction the force is taking

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Six Nations -- 'It could be a long night for Ireland' – former coach Philippe Saint-Andre sounds warning ahead of Paris clash

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Six Nations -- Ireland's James Ryan: 'A fast start is always important, especially in Paris'

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Eleven cattle in four herds test positive for Bluetongue – but no 'immediate plans' to introduce restriction zones

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German farmers hand out free potatoes amid record glut

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Henry Walsh: Why our beef calves get the same care as dairy replacements

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Calls for Dawn Farms to reveal if it imports poultry from Brazil

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Book Reviews -- Two new books about the Vietnam War tell how a pointless slaughter in a far-off place broke America

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'Cows on a beach never fail to surprise me' – 10 walks you may not have heard of in Ireland

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World -- Aer Lingus takes off to Cancún – what's the Mexican resort really like, and is it worth the 10-hour flight?

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Courts -- Air passenger screamed abuse at cabin crew when refused alcohol on Ryanair flight

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Irish News -- Rising costs, loyalty to customers and price pressure: five things we learnt from our survey of hairdressers

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Irish News -- 'It's a really exciting time' – says Newstalk's Andrea Gilligan as Claire Byrne set to begin slot on Tuesday

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Irish News -- From Café to Capel Street: How Dublin Celebrated St Brigid's Day

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Crime -- Gardaí seize €3.4m worth of benzos following raid on businesses in Dublin

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Irish News -- 'Hero' Irish bus driver says he wants apology for sacking after catching thief who stole passenger's necklace

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Irish News -- Cruise tourism boost as liner visits set to rise by 14pc in 2026

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Irish News -- A fragment of St Brigid's skull links Ireland with a part of Portugal where many women share her name

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Weather -- Delivery of flood relief schemes has been too slow, minister admits

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Letters: Jessie Buckley just hamming it up as 'Hamnet' fails to justify hype

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Eoin O'Malley: New laws won't change anything if gardaí are reluctant to pursue scrambler drivers

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Brendan O'Connor: Nothing about these floods shocked us — apart from how long we'll have to wait for a solution

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Tom McCaughren: When the pint men picketed pubs over a one-penny rise in the price of porter

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Chris Wasser: Melania's film is an insipid mess, with no soul, no heart – and a no-show from the public

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Technology -- Enterprise Ireland pumps €1m into Galway-based med tech firm Bluedrop Medical in strategy to attract more investors

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Business -- Adrian Weckler: Backlash against big tech after Grok blow-up nudges Ireland ever closer to under‑16 social media ban

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: MetroLink's Kiwi boss is bound to clash with our 'duck and dive' politicians

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Business -- In a world rocked by instability, Irish entrepreneurs show their resilience

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'My late father abandoned me when I was three. Can I challenge his will?'

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Irish Business -- UK fitness chain David Lloyd Leisure's plan for Swords gym turned down for a second time

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In The Workplace -- Gina London: Leaders exploit what already works while exploring what might work next

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Irish Business -- 'It is not working, the numbers aren't coming through' – Low take-up of SME rescue scheme blamed on Revenue opt-out clause

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Golf -- Patrick Reed falls short while Phil Mickelson misses LIV opening events

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Hurling -- 'I won't lie to you, it had been a tough week, we were hurting' - Déise outfight Treaty to get things firmly back on track

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Premier League -- Manchester City lose ground in title chase as Solanke stunner completes Tottenham comeback

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Gaelic Football -- ​​Jordan Morris leads the way as Meath edge spoils against Cavan

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Irish News -- The State of the Parties: Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks Poll

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Irish News -- Lawyer Paul Tweed cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein after he failed to take his legal advice

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Entertainment -- MELANIA REVIEW: 'It's very, very dull'

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Irish News -- Uisce Éireann chief Niall Gleeson to receive nearly 47pc pay rise this year

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Irish News -- Air traffic control services in Ireland are now at breaking point.

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Weather - LATEST - | Met Éireann issues rain warning for eight counties as flood risk remains high

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Courts -- Pensioner banned from driving after helping stranded motorist on remote Kerry road

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Irish News -- Claire Byrne on leaving RTÉ: It felt like the organisation was wagging its finger at me, saying 'you've been a bad person - you need to have a pay cap to stop your gallop'

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How your county is weighing in on fighting climate change

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'If we learn to sustain ourselves, we will learn to live a better and more holistic life' – Discover Kilanerin, the Wexford community tackling a global crisis one step at a time

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Meath facing its climate fears, but data centres omitted from Climate Action Plan

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'It costs just €25 to power the grounds for three hours' – eco measures a win-win for Drogheda Town FC

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Revealed: What happens when rivers get too hot for fish

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Roscommon's 'disappearing lake': Climate change turning Lough Funshinagh into permanent flood risk

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Middle East -- Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies as 'terrorists'

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Europe -- Swiss bar fire claims 41st victim after teenager dies in hospital

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Britain -- The former Prince Andrew crouches over woman on floor photo from the 'Epstein files'

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North America -- Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files show paedophile introduced 'The Duke' to Russian woman

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Music News -- Kanye West says car crash caused months-long psychotic episode and apologises for antisemitic comments

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Middle East -- Pakistan says it has killed 145 'Indian-backed terrorists' in Balochistan

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North America -- Donald Trump warns Iran it must do 'two things' to avoid US attack

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Shane Ross: Politicians flex their mussels in search of a flooding scapegoat

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Sarah Breen: If you want a realistic sex scene, go for 'The Snapper' instead of 'Heated Rivalry'

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Politics - LATEST - | Bord Bia boss to face questions from TDs next Thursday over Brazilian beef controversy

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Weather -- 'We need to limit the ability to take judicial reviews' — residents 'furious' with legal challenges that leave homes vulnerable to flooding

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Irish News - LATEST - | Gardaí investigate fatal stabbing incident in Dublin

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Irish News -- 'Crime is out of control in Dublin city,' says Fianna Fáil councillor hoping to win Paschal Donohoe's seat

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Irish News -- 'People need places like ours' – Guinness price rise will add to loneliness in rural Ireland, pubs warn

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Kerry pupil's artwork of beloved saint honoured in local shrine: 'He's relatable to young people'

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Colossal waves, emotional encounters and seven-minute naps – Inside a Galway man's Atlantic rowing odyssey

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Minister describes vacant beds at Mallow General Hospital as a 'mortal' sin while patients lie in trolleys at other Cork hospitals

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Meet the Kerry man with four Grammy nominations

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Drunk man assaulted Gardaí after they stopped him gaining access to a car

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New Ross -- Wexford councillor claims employees of 'national politicians' behind anonymous social media accounts

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News -- Calls for dedicated Local Link service between Boyle and Sligo to serve rural communities

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News -- Plans in Cork town for a summer market to make up for loss of storm-cancelled Christmas one

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Lifestyle -- See five Kerry homes for sale in beautiful coastal locations

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Lifestyle -- Killarney National Park named as Ireland's most 'Instagrammable'

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The Indo Daily: 'We saved 14 houses from the sea' – What climate change looks like in Ireland

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Indo Politics: The fallout from Storm Chandra and what awaits the Taoiseach in Washington on St Patrick's Day?

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Indo Sport podcast: Friday panel | Evolving sports journalism | Physical football | Arsenal psychoanalysis

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The Indo Daily: Troubled Waters Ep 3: CEO no shows, 'inappropriate phone calls' and zero apologies – An Oireachtas showdown for Rowing Ireland

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Entertainment -- 'It wasn't like I was avoiding RTÉ for 10 years' – Tom Vaughan Lawlor goes from gangster to priest

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Entertainment -- Johnny Logan announced as one of performers at first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour despite backing RTÉ boycott

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Health & Wellbeing -- Dear Mary: My wife's sisters use our house like it is their own home at the weekends and I feel pushed out and like I don't matter

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: These face and body elixirs rock – much like model Bella Hadid in The Beauty

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: My boyfriend doesn't want to tell his homophobic landlord he is gay so I can't come over or stay the night. Why won't he look for somewhere else to live?

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Celebrity News -- Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

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Makeup -- Louise McSharry: There are plenty of courses out there to help you master your own make-up

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Celebrity News -- Brooklyn Beckham posts loved-up pictures with Nicola Peltz after family feud

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Interiors -- My favourite room: 'Trying to get pregnant can be scary but it doesn't need to be' – inside the family home of fertility nutritionist Amy Swan

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Barry Egan's honest guide to a cruise ship holiday with the kids: 'I am very Irish, very pale-skinned and, already, very sunburned'

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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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Europe -- Here's a holiday hack I'll be repeating next year – and it included a flight for €15pp

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Travel News -- The 22 countries on Ireland's 'Do Not Travel' list – ignoring the advice will void your insurance

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Crime -- Gardaí appeal to taxi driver witnesses after man (20s) seriously assaulted in Dublin Docklands

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Irish News -- George J Mitchell name dropped from US-Ireland Alliance scholarship after Epstein files release

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The Sunday Independent's view: Flood response demands serious action, not just 'joined-up thinking'

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Fionnán Sheahan: Unlike our leaders, Trump doesn't blame the weather when things go wrong

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Be warned, Emperor Trump, Ireland has its Skibbereen eagle eye on you

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Máiría Cahill: Why my friend found it so easy to stumble into selling photos of her feet online

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Paul Kearns: What would persuade a Dublin planner to live in the city centre? 'Absolutely nothing'

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Richard Bruton: International trade deals are not quick fixes — as I know from bitter experience

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Declan Lynch: Sinn Féin sings along with Putin's populist cheerleaders when it comes to Ukraine

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Luke O'Neill: How HRT and the shingles vaccine could protect us from Alzheimer's disease

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Sam McBride: Sinn Féin is right — we do need an Irish passport office in Belfast

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Letters: Blind optimism abounds after Government's latest housing policy update

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Irish Business -- 'There's massive consumer interest' – Therapie boss McGlade backs hair transplant firm ahead of plans for UK launch

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Irish Business -- 'We have grave concerns' – Blame game erupts ahead of creditors' meeting at troubled energy firm Solar 21

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Irish Business -- The trains are late again, but new Irish Rail CEO needs cash for a 21st-century infrastructure

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Money -- 'There's a frenzy to buy and sell because prices have gone up so much' – how to cash in on the gold rush

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Irish Business -- Crisis grows at Irish airports over shortage of air traffic controllers

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Money -- Your money questions: 'Is it worth adding my child to my employer's dental plan for an additional fee?'

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World Business -- Gold suddenly loses its lustre after blasting to all-time high

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Gaelic Football -- Andy Moran makes it two wins on the bounce as Mayo show far more bite than 14-man Dublin

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Six Nations -- Tony Ward: Shaky form and an injury crisis leaves Ireland looking vulnerable ahead of French test

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Soccer -- Former Shamrock Rovers man Freddie Turley links up with Neil Lennon at Dunfermline

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Soccer -- Former Sligo Rovers star Owen Elding praised as Hibs deny Rangers

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Horse Racing -- Gordon Elliott's Brighterdaysahead floors Lossiemouth in Leopardstown feature for Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary

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Gaelic Football -- Daithí Hogan's late goal spurs Tipperary to victory over 13-man Antrim

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Gaelic Football -- Westmeath keep up their perfect start to the campaign by seeing off Clare in Ennis

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Gaelic Football -- Ger Brennan says All-Ireland winners and 'good lads' face axe from Dublin squad

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Soccer -- Celtic leapfrog Rangers as Tomas Cvancara nets first goal for Martin O'Neill's men

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Premier League -- Benjamin Sesko strikes deep into stoppage time as Manchester United secure dramatic victory

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Gaelic Football -- Returning Steven Sherlock shines for Cork with eight-point tally in away win over Louth

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