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'The energy and enthusiasm' of new Mayo management has fed into squad, says new captain Jack Coyne

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Premier League -- Thomas Frank understands fan frustration after Brentford stalemate

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Met Éireann issues status yellow snow-ice warning as temperatures could drop as low as -3C this weekend

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BREAKING - | UUP's Mike Nesbitt to stand down as party leader - 13:50

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'No job was too big for George' – Tributes paid to legendary Galway soccer club president and physio

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CIA tells Trump Ukraine did not try to assassinate Putin contradicting Russian claims

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Irish News -- Big jump in reports of school absences following probe into Kyran Durnin disappearance

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Europe -- How a sparkler in a champagne bottle led to Swiss fire tragedy that killed dozens of New Year's Eve revellers

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League of Ireland - Exclusive - | Ten years on from the Buncrana pier tragedy, Josh Daniels is coming home for 'family reasons' and is open to offers

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North America -- Donald Trump tells Iran 'we are locked and loaded and ready to go' as he exchanges threats with senior Iranian official

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Irish News -- Record level of defective cars as figures reveal areas with worst NCT pass rates

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Irish News -- Motorists are paying €19 more for a tank of fuel compared to five years ago, after latest hikes

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South Kerry -- Gardaí appeal to landowners to check sheds amid search for missing Kerry man (72)

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Life -- Sarah Corbett Lynch: 'The truth is I did lie, and that is a big part of why the Martens are walking free. I know Molly told me to lie but I will always have guilt'

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Irish News -- Autistic boy (13) left traumatised after random assault at petrol station: 'He's now scared to leave the house'

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Irish News -- Revealed: the steepest house price rises and supply gaps around Ireland as average price up 7.4pc

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Crime -- Paul Williams: Justin Kelly gets an A+ for his first term as Garda Commissioner, but he must keep up the good work

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Money -- Thresholds for homes to qualify for State's shared-equity scheme increased by €25,000

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Gaelic Football -- Who's in and who's out – the changing faces of county Gaelic football management

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Irish News -- 'The team were so good' – new virtual wards allow patients to be treated from the comfort of home

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Irish News -- IRA engaged in mutilation and intelligence-gathering five years after Agreement – and Government linked it to Sinn Féin

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Celebrity News -- Tommy Lee Jones' daughter Victoria found dead at 34 on New Year's Day

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Gaelic Football -- 'Come on the village!' – How a blow-in Dub found community and connection in Sallins through the GAA club championship

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Irish News -- Virtual wards allow St Vincent's patients to be treated from home

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Videos -- Icy waters and warm celebrations: Swimmers welcome 2026 with Bray's New Year's Dip

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Videos -- Government policies have led to a massive hike in the prices of petrol and diesel over the last five years

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Sport -- Luke Littler speaks to the press after reaching the World Championship semi-final

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Irish News Video -- Temperatures could sink to as low as minus 5C this weekend

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What €250,000 can buy you in Kildare, Carlow and Kilkenny

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Wexford & District -- 'When Sean's father died, his mother wore black for five years' – The family-run funeral directors celebrating a century in business

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Life -- I tried four expert ways to channel my female rage – this is what worked for me

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Life -- 'I used to feel lost but then I discovered the secret to a more joyful life' – author Gavin Oattes

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Travel -- Should you book your holiday destination according to your star sign? This woman says you should try it

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Racketeering, Lansdowne riots and snubbed by the rising star

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'Stakeknife' suicide concerns, the Saudi sheikh's proposal and red-faced Irish officials at U2's Joshua Tree tour

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Abdication secrets, Boyzone hysteria and Shannon as a NASA stop

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'Nationalist alienation', Ping Ping's death and one family's five-decade fight over ship bombed by Germans

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Europe -- Swiss face painful task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire in ski resort

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Europe -- Ukraine and Russia trade accusations of attacks on civilians over new year's period

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North America -- Donald Trump speaks about his health, medications and the doctor's advice he ignores

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Middle East -- Six killed as Tehran launches violent crackdown on protests

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North America -- Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

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World News -- Chappell Roan does a U-turn on Brigitte Bardot over actor's links to far right

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Donal Fallon: The year ahead brings significant historical anniversaries in Ireland and abroad

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Lorraine Courtney: Let's stop pretending outdated tradition of Women's Christmas is radical or feminist

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Frank Coughlan: Why you should ditch the resolutions and go easy on yourself this year

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Letters: As world leaders talk war, ordinary citizens focus on caring for the less fortunate

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The Irish Independent's View: Fix roads, cut speed, ban drink-drivers and let's halt avoidable road deaths

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Legal Advice -- Legal advice: 'My father's new partner has moved into my farmhouse – can she claim rights to my property?'

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Entertainment -- Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Golf -- 'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

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Hurling -- Breaking

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International Soccer - 'I'd love us to get there' – Legendary kitman Charlie O'Leary dreams of World Cup return and recalls a life in football

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Premier League -- Enzo Maresca's Chelsea exit came after multiple discussions with Manchester City

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Northern Ireland eases bluetongue animal movement restrictions

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China sets beef quotas in hit to Brazil, other big exporters

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China sets beef quotas in hit to Brazil, other big exporters

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What really drives Ireland's worst bovine TB outbreaks

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How this 190-cow farmer fears he could lose £100,000 next year

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Dublin News -- Behind the hatch: Meet the chef who has fed Dublin's homeless for nearly 30 years

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Irish News -- Introduce time restrictions on bin trucks to alleviate rush hour traffic, Fine Gael TD says

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Irish News -- Meet the Guinness carpenters who make history every festive season at St James's Gate

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News -- From Mayo to the Midlands: how drug intimidation has reached rural Ireland

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News -- Why more long-haul travellers chose Cork Airport this Christmas

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Dundalk & North -- Minister hears of need for "urgent" interim measures to prevent coastal flooding

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News -- See inside charming 'The Holiday' style cottage for sale in Galway

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News -- Judge impressed at pharmacy burglar's efforts at turning his life around

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Wexford & District -- See inside 'one of the most elite properties on the Wexford market' which sold for over €1m

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News -- Five-year biodiversity plan launched to tackle 'escalating environmental challenges' in Meath

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North & West Kerry -- Delight for Down Syndrome Kerry member Paul as he's elected to prestigious national role

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Real Health: January Reset: How to combat back pain with Physio Jenny Branigan

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The Indo Daily: The Chicago trucker recruited by the FBI to spy on republicans

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Súil siar ar na ceannlínte nuachta: Cérbh iad na buaiteoirí agus na caillteoirí i 2025

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The Indo Daily: Why Sarah Corbett believes the killing of her father Jason was recorded on a listening device

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From Hamnet to Toy Story 5: Movie delights to put in your diary for 2026

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Albums and gigs: The music lovers' guide to 2026

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Today's top TV and streaming picks: The Darkness, Land of Sin and Operation Mincemeat

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Angela Scanlon said: "I just got sick in my mouth. Is that a good sign?" From a TV point of view, it probably is

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Book News -- New year, new plans for living – the tried and tested self-help books that actually work

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Beauty -- Beauty test: Now the party's over, what is the best way to get rid of fake tan and which removers actually work?

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Celebrity -- Paul Mescal says he will start rationing workload to avoid resenting his career

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Celebrity Features -- 'Sometimes you just need one month, one decision, to change how you see yourself' – celebrities share New Year's resolutions that stuck

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Irish News -- 'This is a passion project for me' – Meet the RTÉ sports anchor trying to make it in the music business

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Celebrity -- Tanya Sweeney: Kylie Jenner is a self-made billionaire – if anything, it's Timothée Chalamet who's dating up

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Irish News -- I took the plunge for the Bray New Year's swim – here's how it went

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Recipes -- Donal Skehan's hearty real food to reset in the new year: Spiced Moroccan harira, bean dip with roast veggies and toast, and orange polenta cake

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Ireland -- No children, no functions, no phones – How Monart Destination Spa has stayed at the very top for 20 years

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Travel News -- The year of the invisible woman: 'We are almost never represented – not on websites, not on brochures, nor on social media'

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He set out to walk around the world – after 27 years, his quest is nearly over

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Pól Ó Conghaile: How does Dublin Airport's Drop & Go parking work, and is it worth the extra cost?

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'I used my precious annual leave to volunteer at a circus hotel in Sweden - here's how it went'

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Irish News -- Price of sin: taxes on smoking, sugar, alcohol and other bad habits are bringing in €2.3bn

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Politics -- 'Fianna Fáil politicians arrived in Leinster House with guns' – A look back at 100 years of the party founded by Éamon de Valera

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Irish News -- Record number of Irish deaths abroad reported to Department of Foreign Affairs in 2025

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Irish News -- Two men arrested as gardaí seize cocaine and cannabis worth €769,000 in Cork

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Irish News -- Concerns raised over Newry woman reported missing after failing to meet friend

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Irish News -- 'A heart of gold' – Tributes paid following death of young Belfast boxer

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Irish News -- Irish man (35) drowns off Australian beach on New Year's Eve

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Politics -- Roderic O'Gorman says by-elections are next test of Green Party's rebuilding efforts

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Irish News -- It's a boy – the first baby born in Ireland in 2026 just seconds past midnight

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Irish News -- Number of motorcyclist deaths on Irish roads reaches highest level in almost 20 years

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Irish News -- Tolls increase on M50, Dublin Port Tunnel and other motorways come into effect today

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Loveday Morris: Trump takes care of old pal Netanyahu, but questions linger

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Francesca Ebel: There are two Russias emerging – one where some do all the bleeding and suffering, and one where life for many has never been better

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Tanya Sweeney: I don't do joy-sapping New Year resolutions – but I've made a list of micro tweaks to make my life better

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David W Higgins: From housing to birth rates and unemployment – how will Ireland's economy fare in 2026?

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Ber Grogan: Europe's Affordable Housing Plan must be about ending homelessness – Ireland cannot afford to miss this moment

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Catherine Prasifka: We often just bob along to life's currents, but New Year's offers us that chance to steer the boat

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Max Boot: Don't confuse Trump's delay on selling out Ukraine with genuine progress towards ending the war

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Nia-Malika Henderson: 2025 showed why Melania Trump comes dead last in the league of first ladies

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Saoirse Hanley: For most of my adult life, I refused to darken the meat aisle of the supermarket because there was no way I'd have €5 for chicken breasts

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Charles Lipson: Volodymyr Zelensky must be absolutely certain that Donald Trump will blame inevitable collapse of the peace talks on Vladimir Putin

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The Irish Independent's View: On the cusp of a new year, strive to embrace hope, not despair

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Letters: When immigration policy exists to solely serve profit, you can expect problems

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Ruth Medjber: After staying in the B&B from hell, with black mould, cobwebs and a hairy puddle, I pity tourists holidaying in Ireland

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Letters: Scrutiny of horror in Gaza and empathy for its people is political, not antisemitic

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John Scally: From sports stars to cultural giants – remembering some of the great Irish figures we lost in 2025

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World Business -- US sanctions Chinese shipping firms over Venezuela ties

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World Business -- As Bulgaria joins the eurozone, which countries remain outside the single currency and for how long?

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Irish Business -- Losses increase to almost €400,000 at five-star Ballyfin Demesne

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Britain -- Man granted rare visa after hacking into Australian state website

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler's 10 big predictions for the changing world of tech in 2026

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Irish Business -- Former Citywest Hotel owner cleared €17.5m profit from refugee rental in a year

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World Business -- Markets slip on the last day of year – but 2025 saw strong returns for investors

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Irish Business -- Liquidator is appointed to renewable energy firm Corre

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Irish Business -- Dublin Airport says it topped the 35-million-passenger mark in 2025

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Irish Business -- Pat Doherty's Harcourt sees €156m profit after booking €138m gain from debt deal

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Money -- 21 tiny habits that will help you build wealth in 2026

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Technology -- AI bots are coming for European bank worker jobs, says Morgan Stanley

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Business -- 1,931 fines in 2025 for drivers who dawdled too long at Dublin Airport's drop-off zones

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Business -- Proposed changes to the appeal system could have 'chilling effect' on taxpayers

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Money -- No increase on tax bands or credits mean many workers due for 2026 pay rise to feel the squeeze

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Premier League -- Slot frustrated at the lack of fouls called for Liverpool

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Enzo Maresca's hurried exit shows Chelsea are still a club mired in chaos

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United Rugby Championship -- Ulster's ultimate warrior Werner Kok is revelling in the heat of battle

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Basketball -- 'I didn't see us getting here this quickly' – Limerick Celtics chasing another National Cup upset in semi-finals

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United Rugby Championship -- 'A team that was on the up and just needed a bit of direction' – Stuart Lancaster comes full circle with Leinster revisit

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Premier League -- Manchester City held at Sunderland to sit four points adrift of Arsenal

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Premier League -- Thomas Frank's return to Brentford ends in frustration for Tottenham

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Soccer -- Adam Idah facing 'significant' spell on the sideline after picking up hamstring injury

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Premier League -- Crystal Palace in survival mode says Oliver Glasner as Tom Cairney equaliser sees Fulham earn draw

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Premier League -- Arne Slot glad Hugo Ekitike stayed on his feet despite penalty chance as Leeds hold Liverpool

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Darts -- World Darts Championship: Luke Littler wins fans back with stunning victory as Gian van Veen dumps Luke Humphries

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