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Courts -- Burkes behind bars: What Enoch's mother and sister can expect from overcrowded prison

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Middle East - LATEST - | Explosions rock Iran's capital and more attacks target Israel; Irish soldiers help evacuate wounded Ghanaians after 'reckless' strike on Unifil base

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Irish News -- War in Iran to spark mortgage hikes and push motor fuel prices over €2 a litre

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How a Waterford group's tea‑obsessed granny could steal show at Dublin St Patrick's Day parade

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Beyond the Trees Avondale given permission to build new feature ahead of spring events

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Hazardous waste: Wicklow volunteers left to handle explosive N₂O canisters

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Irish News -- Ivor Fitzpatrick, media-shy solicitor to Ireland's elite, leaves €45m estate – but no will

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Food & Drink -- Inside the home kitchens of five top Irish chefs: 'It doesn't have to be fancy – it just has to work'

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Familiar issues return for Andy Farrell's side in stuttering Six Nations display

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I plan to use money I've inherited to take a dream trip abroad – but my partner is angry I'm not bringing him with me

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Adrian Weckler: As HBO Max launches, do we need Sky TV any more?

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'I can't believe I can't seduce you in beautiful Carrig-on-Bannow' – Aontú backs politician accused by vulnerable woman of advances

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'I often think about how much further ahead I could have been' – money experts share the financial advice they wish they knew when they were younger

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Irish News -- Dublin City Council pulls out of offer to lease 37 apartments from company linked to a Wexford developer

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Horse Racing -- The man versus horse challenge – 'It feels like I'm going the wrong way on an escalator. Have I even moved?'

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Hurling -- Ben O'Connor – hurling's answer to Damien Duff – is facing his first litmus test as Cork enter Limerick's lion's den

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Interiors -- Home help: I have €5,000 to spend refreshing my two-bed townhouse. What's the smartest use of the money?

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Courts -- Warrant issued for killer who failed to turn up at court in car crash case

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Life -- GIY's Mick Kelly: 'We love the idea of Irish produce – but do we love it enough to pay the true cost of it?'

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Other Sports -- 'The world of football and sports is sort of the Disneyland of drinking'

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Health Features -- Forest bathing: Reduce stress and burnout, improve sleep and boost well-being with the quiet magic of nature

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Britain -- Child killer Ian Huntley 'blind and not expected to survive' after jail attack

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Enniscorthy -- Wexford family's treasure is unearthed by new tenants after 60 years – 'I thought they had dug up a dead body'

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Ireland -- 'It's a very 'country' kind of town, but it has everything' – how did Gorey get such a glow?

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Irish News -- 'Trump is a madman, but right now he's helping' – Iranians in Ireland explain their support for US and Israel in war

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World News Video -- Plumes of smoke rise following an explosion in Tehran, Iran

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Videos -- Slump in Irish pay TV subscriptions as dodgy box usage soars

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Irish News Video -- 'I don't think I've ever been so happy to see Dublin Airport' - Second plane from Dubai arrives back to Ireland

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Life -- 'When I couldn't sleep at night, the nurses would ask if I wanted to order Chinese food with them' – young cancer survivor on her 'incredible' nurses

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League of Ireland -- Watch: League of Ireland Preview – Gameweek 5

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Courts -- 'I am holding you accountable,' nurse tells doctor who raped her after night out

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North America - LATEST - | Irish troops come to assistance of Ghana UN soldiers wounded in Lebanon attack; Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

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Business -- US postpones decision on retaliation against Dublin Airport cap

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Six Nations -- Ireland v Wales as it happened: Andy Farrell's men earn bonus point win after hard-fought battle

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Irish News -- Dutch artist left stunned after Roy Keane approached him as he finished mural of footballing legend

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Life -- Climate Changemakers: Meet the woman aiming to cut the million nappies we throw out every day

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Recipes -- Donal Skehan: From wild garlic scones to forced rhubarb pavlova, here's how to use your weekend market haul

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Music News -- The world was rooting for Britney Spears when she broke free — now concerns are growing over her very well-being

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Book Reviews -- Fun guide to our more colourful words proves why Irish is inarguably rich in ways to slag someone off

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Health -- Feeling low after all the rain? Here are the foods Irish scientists say can boost mood

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Bill Bailey's Vietnam, In America and The TikTok Killer

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Pitch your tent in an historic estate in Dublin 8

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Fix it up: Fill a skip to be square in Kenilworth, Dublin 6

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Interiors: What you can learn from Vogue Williams' big move

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North America -- Investigation 'points to probable US responsibility' in Iran school bombing

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Middle East -- Donald Trump says no deal without an 'unconditional surrender' from Iran

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Analysis -- Nato chief Rutte is wrong – Europe is not united on Trump's Iran war

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Irish News -- Travel disruption for 100,000 Irish tourists, commuters and business people as Gulf skies empty of commercial traffic

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North America -- 'Let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be' – new sexual allegations about Donald Trump in released missing Epstein files

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Louise McSharry: Tourists may still enjoy my city, but I miss the rare auld times of a stress-free Dublin

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Sarah Carey: Stupid taxes on small-time savers like me need to go if Simon Harris wants us to part with our cash

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John Downey: 'The Shortest History of Ireland' challenges many myths and folklore surrounding this nation's story

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Édaein O'Connell: Enough of the whispering – he's not my 73-year-old sugar daddy ... he's my actual dad

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Mary Ilyushina: Middle East war offers an opportunity for Russia, but also exposes Vladimir Putin's weakness

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John Downing: Why Germans may no longer be the hardest workers in Europe

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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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International Soccer -- 'It was just two moments' – Ireland will have to be better than against France but without Denise O'Sullivan

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News -- Calf prices double as farmers priced out of cattle rings with up to €1,000/hd

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News -- Iran conflict sends farmers worldwide rushing to secure critical fertilisers

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Agri-business -- Nearly 100 jobs to go as North Cork Creameries to cease milk processing – Great sadness in locality

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Forestry & Enviro -- More than 160 objections as council deems Tipperary biogas plant application invalid

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Comment -- If you're not there tomorrow, can your business cope?

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Dublin News -- 'Safety is paramount' – inside a cliff rescue training exercise with the Coast Guard

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League of Ireland -- Late call-up Sam Todd the difference-maker as Bohemians stay top with narrow win at Waterford

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'What am I sending my children into?' – Parents remain cautious as Kildare school deemed safe to reopen

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Visiting restrictions lifted at Tipperary University Hospital with exception of one ward

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Truck driver jailed for causing death of woman (76) in Westport car-park

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Body of Leitrim man Liam Farrell to be exhumed as part of renewed investigation

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President Catherine Connelly set to visit Donegal next week

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Dundalk & North -- Historict Dundalk Institute of Technology and Queens University Belfast partnership takes step forward

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News -- Cork sailor stranded on LNG tanker in the Gulf as Iran War rages – 'we're trying to keep spirits up'

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Commercial Property -- Wexford estate agents goes from strength to strength with new addition to the team

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News -- Offaly students launch soundwalk embracing nature and music at Clara Bog

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Courts -- Louth man hid €28,000 cannabis behind kitchen kickboards

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Indo Politics: International chaos, a political comeback and an eviction storm

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Joe goes to 'The Woodshed' | Countdown to Czechia | Do golfers get an easier ride?

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The Indo Daily: From Golf-gate to the UN – is Phil Hogan's return a political gamble?

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Indo Sport podcast: Carrick bubble burst | 'Unremarkable' Arsenal | Slot's stodgy Liverpool

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'I'd vote for Paudie if I could,' says Dancing with the Stars' contestant Tolu Makay of 'popular' Glitterball rival

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The last king of chat: Graham Norton and the battle to be on TV's most famous couch

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Irish News -- John Banville: 'There's something wonderfully comic about ageing – a certain dark comedy'

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Celebrity News -- Jessie Buckley says she is 'lover of cats' as Oscar hopeful clarifies earlier comments

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Celebrity Features -- Tanya Sweeney: Why women like Kelly Osbourne face harsher scrutiny after a 'dramatic transformation'

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Celebrity News - latest - | Britney Spears spotted driving 'erratically' before arrest, police say as more details emerge

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He threatened to ruin me financially and make our kids hate me'

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Celebrity News -- Britney Spears arrested for allegedly driving under the influence

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Recipes -- Kevin Dundon: 'These Irish flavours with a twist celebrate what we do best – good bread, great bacon and proper cheese'

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Europe -- I've worked on several volcanoes – Stromboli is hands down my favourite, and here's how you can visit

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Travel News -- Iran conflict: Friday's travel updates, and your rights if flights are cancelled or delayed

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Ireland -- Our wintry cabin getaway: 'It's hard to believe we're just two hours from Dublin'

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Travel News -- I've visited hundreds of hotels – here are six simple ways Irish stays can make guests go 'ooh'

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World -- Visiting our adult children in Australia: 'We joke about setting up a Daughters Down Under support group'

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Courts -- Reckless driver who overtook traffic had stolen clothes in car

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Courts -- Woman (19) accused of laundering proceeds of bank scam

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Irish News -- Why mystery carvings known as Sheela-na-gigs will be popping up all over Ireland in the days ahead

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Irish News -- Irish soldiers went to assistance of Ghana UN troops wounded in Lebanon attack

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Irish News -- Dublin businessman John Bosco Delaney leaves over €18m in his will

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Courts -- WRC chief alleged to have declared there would be no opportunities for officials who pushed for pay boost

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Politics -- Fake Labubus, 'dangerous' teddies and breakable blades among the 1000s of harmful products alerted to EU last year

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Irish News -- Natalie McNally murder accused 'beat and threatened ex-partner', trial told

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Courts -- Man avoids jail after 'ferocious assault' outside Conor McGregor's pub

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Politics -- 'Only the beginning of my unparliamentary language', Senator vows after expletive-laden speech due to 'sheer disillusionment'

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Irish News -- 'We've gone to family weddings and birthdays' – the Irish and Welsh rugby fans celebrating 50 years of friendship

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Letters: If Donald Trump is an admirer of Winston Churchill, he should heed the great leader's words on war

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Paul Williams: Shambles of Bikegate case highlights real concerns over gardaí's lack of judgment

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Mark Keenan: Despite overbidding, drunken submissions and FOMO, visible Online Bidding Platforms remain the fairest method of buying a home

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The Irish Independent's View: Consultation, not confrontation, is the best way forward on remote working

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Oliver Callan: Donald Trump's policy is peace through war, but reliant Ireland won't sacrifice a single tub of exported butter

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Stuti Mishra: Why Russia is the country poised to benefit most from the war on Iran

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Andreas Kluth: Donald Trump changes course – now it's Israel first and America second

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War in Gulf will disrupt vital US missile supplies we need to defend Ukraine against Russia – Zelensky

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Martina Devlin: One day, we'll look back in disbelief at how we pandered to tech giants at the expense of our children

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All roads lead to ruin – Taoiseach Micheál Martin faces impossible task in White House visit with volatile Donald Trump amid Iran tension

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As Iran fights back boots on ground are vital. But will they be American?

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Sophie White: On World Book Day, let me be your Book Doctor and prescribe a literary cure for every ailment

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Cónal Thomas: Coalition will feel the pressure over its resistance to one-off supports for rising energy costs

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The Irish Independent's View: Government must protect consumers as suppliers start pushing up oil prices

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Mary McCarthy: 'You look great for your age' – how a sharp rebuke to a compliment changed how I speak to women

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Getting a dodgy box to watch 'Game Of Thrones' isn't a 'cost of living' issue

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Irish News -- Majority of local residents support Dublin Airport growth, survey says

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Money -- The pros and cons of giving your children their inheritance while you're still alive

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: My electric car charger is very erratic, especially if I boil a kettle or take a shower

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Technology -- Big decrease in TV subscriptions as number using illegal dodgy boxes soars

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Irish Business -- 'You need to be resilient when you're working in this business – because the tough days will come'

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Money -- Households in Ireland pay most of the Vat on energy bills despite using less than industry

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Money -- Home economics: 'Will our family's property and cash inheritance impact two siblings' receipt of disability allowance?'

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Business -- Ryanair case the big driver as competition watchdog's legal costs soared 900pc

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Irish Business -- Eoin Tonge confirmed as new Primark chief executive

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Technology -- High Court refuses stay on investigation into complaints about Elon Musk's X

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Business -- Personal spending was up 3pc last year

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Business -- Revenue seize beer valued at €100,000 at Rosslare Europort

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Technology -- Evervault raises Series B round of $25m to expand its encryption tech

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: Wexford regeneration may have been enforced but they can make a Clare statement in Ennis

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Soccer -- 'Will I reach 2,000 games? Not if I want to stay married' – Nigel Clough on longevity and his dad ahead of Arsenal tie

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North America -- 'A Kim Jong Un level of insanity' – Donald Trump planning to build arena near White House for UFC fight on his birthday

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Horse Racing -- Wayne Bailey: No Ordinary Joe is a cracking each-way bet at Sandown, here's hoping he can boost the Cheltenham coffers

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Golf -- Shane Lowry finds water again en route to missing cut by a stroke at Bay Hill as Daniel Berger leads by five

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Six Nations -- 'We was resilient' – Andy Farrell 'delighted' to see Ireland find a way against 'dogged' Welsh

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Rugby -- 'It was pretty scrappy' – Caelan Doris honest as imperfect Ireland beat resilient Wales side in Dublin

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Soccer -- Liverpool blend golden past with bright future in cathartic win over Wolves to reach FA Cup quarter-finals

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League of Ireland -- Adam Brennan shines brightest as Shamrock Rovers see off unconvincing Derry on big night for Stephen Bradley

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Six Nations -- Ireland player ratings: Jack Conan leads from front as scrum struggles continue against Wales

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Six Nations -- Ireland survive Welsh dogfight under Friday night lights in Dublin to keep Triple Crown hopes alive

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League of Ireland -- Late Max Mata header punctures Shels comeback and secures points for Pat's after ding-dong affair at Tolka

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League of Ireland -- Alain Kizenga grabs winner as Bray Wanderers come from behind to beat Athlone Town

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