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Courts -- Twink faces new court battle to save €1.5m home as bank claims she failed to make monthly repayments

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Early blitz from Kildare leaves Westmeath too much to do and sets up Leinster U-20 semi-final date with Meath

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Gavin Mairs: Why the prestige of the Lions should not be watered down with new tour destinations

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breaking - | Man (50s) dies in house fire in Co Cork - 20:53

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Enoch Burke fails in bid to stop disciplinary appeal hearing going ahead tomorrow

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Mayo's Kobe McDonald to make his senior championship debut after being named to start against Roscommon

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Irish News -- Construction works on Ireland's tallest building to begin in August

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League of Ireland -- 'The past six weeks have been hell' – James McClean admits fight to save career due to chronic hip injury

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Life -- 'That tension has always been around in my life, being mixed race and growing up in Ireland with Hong Kong heritage'

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Health & Wellbeing -- Five things you should eat to eat to stay strong and youthful into old age

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Sophie White: I'm a Type A personality trapped in a Type B body – incurably ambitious but hopelessly disorganised

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Tinder rapist and serial sex predator Patrick Nevin walks free from Midlands Prison

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Irish News - Breaking - | Child in critical condition and airlifted to hospital following serious road crash in Co Westmeath

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Family -- The Divorce Diaries: 'I was terrified he'd kill me, but I stayed because I wanted to have a baby'

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Courts -- 'I was innocent but treated like a killer — my best friend was murdered and I couldn't even attend her funeral,' says ex‑partner of Natalie McNally

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Former Chapter One chef puts Dublin gallery's wine bar offering back on track

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Business -- 'Stop using it immediately': Recall issued for remote-control 'toy' from Ann Summers

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United Rugby Championship -- 'There were times where it was a case of 'Oh my God, rugby is like killing me, what am I doing?''

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Irish News -- Controversial €100m revamp of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre gets green light from council

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Courts -- Retired solicitor fends off debt firm's bid for possession of €800,000 Dublin home

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Politics -- Electoral commission calls on Government to make changes to improve voting process

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Courts -- New lines of inquiry into murder of Joe Deacy in Mayo being 'actively pursued', inquest told

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Irish News -- Man dies at Dublin Airport after being struck by shuttle bus

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Crime -- Security watchdog warns of significant threat of 'lone wolf' terrorist attacks

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Health -- Wicklow woman with lupus and cancer confined to one room as family appeals for help to adapt home

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Irish News -- There were just 14 properties available nationwide to rent under Hap in March

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Irish News -- European Commission call on member states to slash power bills by cutting taxes and grid costs

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Irish News -- Patrick Richmond (85) from Balbriggan who can't see himself retiring.

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Irish News -- A new report has revealed stark inequalities in Dublin's south-west inner city

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Entertainment -- First look at Newbridge's new exhibition celebrating style icons Daniel and Majella O'Donnell

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TV News -- Dermot Bannon's Celebrity Super Spaces: Here are Irish celebrities showing off their homes in new show

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Health Features -- Stay Well: I had an itch and a fishy smell and was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. What is it?

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: Is 'Today With David McCullagh' really the place to debate dishwasher etiquette?

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Health -- 'It means the world' – Dublin doctor wins award at 'Oscars of science' for brain disease discovery

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Golf -- Neighbours Shane Lowry and Brooks Koepka aim to forge winning partnership at Zurich Classic

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Dermot Bannon on the homes of Joanne McNally, 'There were chairs that didn't fit. She sawed the legs off,' and Vogue Williams: 'People coming in and out all the time'

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'A lot of my friends have had gastric sleeves. They're on Ozempic. They've had their face done, their arse done. If you look at the more educated woman, it's very different – it looks like wellness'

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Louise Duffy: 'I don't always have to be in front of a camera sharing. I don't just blast it all out there, which I think is why I haven't been cancelled'

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Dear Mary: My husband keeps telling me I have to lose weight before our holiday so he will look good

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'I dreamt I was looking for Killian... it was my brain's way of trying to understand what had happened' – jewellery designer Emily MacKeogh on fiance's death

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Luke O'Neill: With the number of redheads on the rise, are Irish people simply more evolved?

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Middle East - LIVE - | Trump orders US Navy 'to shoot and kill any boat' planting mines in Strait of Hormuz; Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime with targeted killing of journalist

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World News -- Four people critically injured after two trains collide in Denmark as major emergency response in place

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Britain -- Russell Brand says he had 'exploitative' sex with 16-year-old at height of fame but denies actions were illegal

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Britain -- Health data of half a million British people for sale on Alibaba

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Britain -- 'When you lose your main selling point, not much remains' – Britain's PM Keir Starmer on the brink

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Europe -- Ukraine plan to name part of Donbas region 'Donnyland' in bid to appease Trump

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Lorraine Courtney: Claims of 'misogyny' in the Dáil were wrong – women don't need to be wrapped in cotton wool

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Ryan Bourne: Failure to grapple with inflation and cost of living is taking huge toll on Donald Trump's approval rating

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Mary Kenny: British public don't want King Charles to visit Donald Trump, but more than PR is at stake

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Senan Molony: President Catherine Connolly has it both ways as she signs International Protection Act 2026 into law

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Ryan Nugent: The Ryder Cup will be most elitist sporting event to hit our shores at €499 a ticket

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David Blair: Donald Trump's empty bombast will embolden Iran to take tougher stance

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Business -- How Dubliner Eoin Tonge aims to supercharge Primark growth as split looms – with Coleen Rooney part of the drive

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Legal Advice -- 'Our son wants to build on our land, but the neighbours say there's a 1960s covenant banning construction'

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Life -- Frances Black: 'Meeting Brian was like winning the lottery, that he liked me, that he loved me'

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News -- How one 190-cow family farm turned milk into a thriving 7‑day‑a‑week business

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Dairy -- ICMSA urges government support for EU milk supply reduction scheme

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Beef -- The tough call that saved our spring grazing

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Tillage -- Weed control in spring barley – how to combat rising resistance pressure

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Farm Property -- €1m bid already lodged as 80ac Mitchelstown farm comes to market

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Dublin News -- 'We can't be classist' – Clúid Housing official criticised for saying tenants 'don't know how to behave with each other'

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Education -- 'With technology, we're the pioneers' – Dublin student heads to Brussels to share visions and needs of younger generation

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Dublin -- Council signs contracts for 129 new social and affordable homes in south Dublin

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Sligo GAA footballer appears in court on theft charges totalling almost €11,000

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Unaccompanied learner driver in Kilkenny caught driving car without NCT for over 1,500 days

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Anger in Limerick over lost Lidl store for county town: 'I've never seen frustration like it'

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Galway Lotto player scoops €250k prize as punters urged to check their tickets

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News -- Laois menswear shop to shut doors after 50 plus years: 'I'll miss the chats and craic'

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Other Sports -- Killarney runner has his sights set on qualifying for European U-18 championships in Italy

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News -- Wexford TD calls on government to encourage companies to offer remote working amid spiralling fuel costs

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News -- Garda probe into drugs seizures in same Longford estate within barely 24 hours of each other

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Bray -- Resident claims recyclables being removed during Greenstar bin collections in Wicklow

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Indo Politics: Is Catherine Connolly trying to have her cake and eat it as presidential constraints tighten?

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The Indo Daily: Are Keir Starmer's days numbered as Mandelson scandal escalates?

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The Left Wing: AIL final special | St Mary's and Clontarf face off in Aviva showdown

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Indo Sport podcast: The Rugby Show | Ireland's French revenge mission | URC moving week

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Music -- D:Ream's Peter Cunnah on finding his birth father: 'What do you write? Hello! I might be your son'

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TV News -- 'A brand new bombshell is entering the ballroom' – Maura Higgins announced as contestant on Dancing with the Stars US

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: The Dry, Running Point and The Wicker Man

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Book Reviews -- Katriona O'Sullivan's 'Hungry': The story of one woman's body – and why she hates it

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The great Zara rebrand: Can controversial designer John Galliano help elevate fast fashion to high fashion?

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Tanya Sweeney: Cameron Diaz has accepted ageing, wrinkles and all – it's a pity the rest of society hasn't

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Just Between Us: Leather, feet and other lesser known fetishes – inside Ireland's kink scene

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Fashion -- The best strapless, backless and multiway bras for every outfit

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Celebrity -- Vogue Williams: 'I was on a hike with my sister in Howth recently and I said hi to three people, and none of them said hello back to me'

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Irish News -- Daniel-mania in Kildare as his mammy's jumper and wife's wedding dress take centre stage at new Newbridge Silverware exhibit

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Parenting -- My teenager has become withdrawn and is spending more time in her room alone. Is there something seriously wrong?

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'By looking in their eyes, you can really see what war does to a person, it kills a part of you' – A Kilkenny filmmaker's journey into Ukraine

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Passing on the backpack baton from mum to son – how Interrailing has changed since my days of print maps and guide books

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An Irish Goodbye... from Phuket: 'I feel like Thailand is one of the best countries in the world to live in as a gay woman'

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Courts -- Woman who 'stupidly' gave Revolut details to two men at rave avoids jail for money laundering

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Irish News -- Explainer: What does new delivery service Drop2Shop mean for Vinted shoppers in Ireland?

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Courts -- Father (62) missed daughter's wedding after joking he had a 'bomb in his luggage' at Dublin Airport

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Courts -- Dispute between Aer Lingus and pilot to go to mediation, High Court hears

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Courts -- €4.2m settlement for boy knocked off bike by driver who was 26km outside his 2km zone during Covid lockdown

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Politics -- 'Huge concerns' over contractor's ability to deliver contactless payments system for public transport

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Politics -- Anti-social behaviour in Mater Hospital making it 'extremely challenging' to protect and retain staff, CEO says

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Irish News -- Man (51) charged with traffic offence after oil tanker protest in Cork

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Politics -- 'You have more than enough to act, to support households' – Pearse Doherty challenges Tánaiste on cost-of-living response

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Catherine Prasifka: It is farcical for Christians to be more offended by a smashed crucifix than by senseless violence and mass murder

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Letters: Those seeking distraction from daily news would do well to pick up 'Farming'

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Roderic O'Gorman: By paying fuel protesters' 'ransom' on carbon tax, the Government has set a dangerous precedent

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Cónal Thomas: Modular units are latest housing gamble, but confusion over renter protections has alarm bells ringing

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Sinéad Ryan: With PTSB to be sold, a museum to hubris and greed at former Central Bank site would be fitting

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The Irish Independent's View: Garden homes not a silver bullet for housing crisis, but might help alleviate some pressure

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Saoirse Hanley: Ladies, if your man is willing to 'alpine divorce' you, make sure you don't take him back when you get down the mountain

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Fionnán Sheahan: Leo Varadkar's rural leprechaun economics fails to recognise special tax arrangements in urban areas

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John Downing: Keir Starmer has not totally rescued UK-Irish relations, but he's markedly improved things

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Brianna Parkins: Privileged white women in difficult marriages are my latest obsession – and a free lesson on why we should pay more attention to our finances

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John Downing: Leo Varadkar's divisive comments about urban and rural communities strike the wrong note

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Marc Champion: Logic demands a deal on Iran, but will Donald Trump's fantasies allow one?

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Ksenia Samotiy: My Wild Atlantic Way adventure educated me in a way I simply could not have imagined

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Letters: Leo Varadkar should realise that the country would come to a halt if rural Ireland shut down

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David W Higgins: There was more to the fuel protests than diesel prices – liberalism had gone too far

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life: 'I wanted to excel in my career, but I was feeling guilty being away half the week'

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Money -- Electricity bills could fall as European Commission pushes State to pay for cost of grid upgrades

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World Business -- Oil back over $100 a barrel as ceasefire tested again

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Business -- CRO crackdown targets directors and liquidators of thousands of firms over failure to file annual returns

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Technology -- Google Cloud unveils latest generation chip designed to make AI faster and more efficient

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World Business -- Air France-KLM and Lufthansa in the mix to buy stake in Portugal's TAP

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Technology -- Tech giants don't have to like EU rules but they do have to comply, says Europe's Director General of Competition Anthony Whelan

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Commercial Property -- Sandymount's Martello Tower on market for €1.5m

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Europe -- NewsWhip contract with Portuguese government to be probed

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Commercial Property -- Tranche of Stepaside apartments sell above guide price, but below survey levels

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Irish Business -- Irish income taxes are below average and closer to US than many EU peers, OECD data shows

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World Business -- ECB chief economist Philip Lane says it's 'too early to tell' impact of Middle East war

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Politics - EXCLUSIVE - | Leo Varadkar says he 'went too far' and apologises for urban v rural Ireland comments - 14:32

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Irish Business -- Mr Price store in Tipperary may have to stop selling certain goods over long-running planning dispute

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Money -- Ask a money coach: 'I lied to my boyfriend about how much I earn. How do I tell him?'

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GAA -- Five GAA storylines this weekend: Tipp footballers aim to channel spirit of 2020 and a must-win for Antrim's hurlers

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International Soccer -- 'Qualification is on the pitch' – Italy's sports minister rules out country replacing Iran at World Cup

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Other Sports -- Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove pair now tied for men's skiff lead ahead of Sailing Grand Slam final day

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International Soccer -- Aidan Fitzmaurice: The importance of keeping Séamus Coleman should not be lost on the FAI

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Irish News -- Johnny Sexton lines out to help fundraise €65k for 'butterfly skin' charity

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League of Ireland -- Watch: League of Ireland preview with Aidan Fitzmaurice and Seán O'Connor – Matchday 13

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Premier League -- Leeds' FA Cup hopes receive blow after Ilia Gruev ruled out for rest of season with knee injury

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Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: Why Chelsea had to sack Liam Rosenior and the true scale of the mess left behind

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League of Ireland -- 'I only played to get out of class, I was crap' – Jake Mulraney on GAA background as Shamrock Rovers head for new ground in Derry

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Munster Rugby -- 'Everyone will reflect on how we can be better' – Clayton McMillan says Munster will learn from Roger Randle controversy

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Women's Sport -- Daina Moorehouse to box for World Cup medal after winning last 16 bout on busy day for Irish boxing in Brazil

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Irish News -- Balbriggan in NFL spotlight as town prepares to host Green Bay Packers draft

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Gaelic Football -- Lee Costello: How Westmeath's unlikely win over Meath has given a blueprint to underdogs everywhere

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