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Higher Education Minister confronted with frustration over unresolved core issues year after year

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Crime -- Revealed: Find the garda staffing levels in your area as frontline numbers fall by nearly 600 and one in 10 stations left unmanned

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Comment -- What 28 days inside Bord Bia taught us — and why it worked

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Life -- 'We had to get to know each other again' – Catherine Carr on being separated from her sister at 11 and 'messy' sibling relationships

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Jack Carty poised for pivotal role in final weeks with Connacht as out-half looks to sign off in style

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Urgent appeal for blood donations as supplies 'at critical level'

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Scott Mills 'stepping back' from role as MS Society UK ambassador

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Irish News - Live - | Fuel protest: Long delays on major routes as road blocks continue; Government took in extra €6m in excise duties last month

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Irish News -- ICE deports woman convicted of stealing two hams and cosmetics back to Ireland over expired visa

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Legal Advice -- 'I think my brother-in-law cheated us out of our share of the family farm'

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Crime -- How gangland target James 'Nellie' Walsh has been living a secret life in Scotland

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Golf - Breaking - | Shane Lowry to lead off Irish challenge at the Masters with Rory McIlroy out mid-morning as tee-times revealed

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Brianna Parkins: The wedding invite was addressed to me alone – because I'm not married to my partner. 'No ring, no bring?' No thanks!

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Business -- Government took in an extra €6m in excise duties last month

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World News -- Gallery: Nasa releases images of earthset taken by crew on Artemis moon mission

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Irish News -- Man arrested by gardaí investigating attempted murder of Charles Dooher released without charge

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Life -- Living with agoraphobia: 'At my worst, I couldn't step outside my front door – I felt trapped'

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Irish News -- The turbulent life and lonely death of Dubliner Violet Gibson who tried to assassinate Italian dictator Mussolini

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Entertainment - Breaking - | Wireless Festival cancelled as headliner Kanye West banned from entering the UK over antisemitic comments

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Comment -- Geraldine Herbert: Eight quick fixes that could be rolled out this year to ease congestion

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Drogheda & South -- Gardaí warn parents after 13-year-old in Meath caught riding e-scooter eratically on main street

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World News -- From Vat cuts to price caps: How our European neighbours, Australia, and New Zealand are tackling the energy crisis

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News -- Dreaded Laois to Dublin work commute: 'If I don't leave at 5.30am then it's chaos'

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Irish News -- Long delays on major routes as convoy of tractors and trucks forms on Dublin's O'Connell Street

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Irish News Video -- Frontline gardaí down 5pc since 2020 as vacant stations hit record high

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Videos -- Four in five veteran teachers say they could not afford to enter the profession today

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World News -- At least 13 people killed, 7 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

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Food Reviews - Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'This old family favourite now hosts a spectacular glass-box restaurant nestled in neo subtropical gardens'

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Six Nations -- 'I'm jealous of the girls' – former rugby star Hannah Tyrrell says playing Six Nations match at the Aviva Stadium will be a 'really special' moment

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about: Vitamin A and C supplements – will they give me youthful, glowing skin?

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'Life is too short to eat crap chocolate' – Nine famous faces share the Easter eggs they'll be tucking into this Sunday

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Brianna Parkins: 'I have my feelings about the Rose of Tralee, but I'd be heartbroken if it were to disappear'

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Saoirse Hanley: They say smart is the new sexy. But if popstars and supermodels are embracing their nerdier sides, what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'Imagine if all the women that had babies were feeling on top of the world rather than coming home a bit broken'

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How we ALL bought into looksmaxxing: There's nothing new about the extreme pursuit of physical perfection – just ask the contestants of The Swan

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Notions and necessities: From a sauna experience to the latest in shapewear and festival fun, it's all here

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Middle East -- Donald Trump threatens to 'take out Iran in one night' as ceasefire rejected

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Europe -- French train driver killed and 16 injured after crash with military truck at level crossing

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Europe -- 'I am at your service': Hungary's Viktor Orban offers to help Putin 'in any way' in leaked phone call

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Europe -- Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal in drone attack on Black Sea

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Tim Stanley: How this reckless religious war is underpinned by flawed theology

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why I have softened my stance on our many weather whingers

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Gabe Fleisher: Donald Trump could learn a thing or two from US president who served the shortest term

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Paul Williams: Scrutiny of garda staffing resources shows changing landscape of policing in Ireland

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Vladimir Kara-Murza: US should talk to democrats in Russia, not Putin's lapdogs

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

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Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

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Conor McKeon: Shane Lowry gets an early reminder of the sublime and the ridiculous nature of Augusta National

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GAA -- Colm Keys: The GAA disciplinary issue – just as Ger Brennan is condemned by a rule, Michael Murphy is liberated by one

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Premier League -- 'He knows the DNA of the club' – Man United's Bryan Mbuemo backs Michael Carrick and talks up ex-boss Keith Andrews

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News -- Anger boils over as soaring diesel prices rip through rural economy

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Beef -- Ireland's beef squeeze: Smaller steaks, higher prices and shifting habits

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Beef -- Top quality bullock/heifer base price hits €6.75/kg

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Comment -- Darragh McCullough: The spring job that doesn't pay — but brings thousands to the farm

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Dublin News -- Roving security team to tackle surge in anti-social behaviour in Dublin parks

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Courts -- Rowdy holidaymakers missed flight over drunkenness in Dublin Airport

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Irish News -- Liam Collins: Photographic treasure trove took me back to the 'coarse, risky and ungracious' Dublin of the 1950s

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Kerry GAA club bar up for lease as Danny Leane calls time – 'It's a tough trade to be in now'

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Gardaí launch probe into 'suspicious' discovery of woman's (50s) body in Cavan town

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Fuel protestors travel to Galway city as part of nationwide demonstrations

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Clare gardaí investigate spate of burglaries as seven break-ins reported in one morning

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'Chronic underinvestment' and unsustainable workloads driving teachers from the profession, says general secretary of the TUI

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Other Sports -- Sligo Rowing Club prepares to host first major regatta since 2017

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Arklow -- Wicklow ex-teacher (89) convicted of sexual assault dies in Moroccan beach complex

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Drogheda & South -- Louth Gardaí investigate suspected arson attack on car in Drogheda

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South Kerry -- Old tradition of Kerry pilgrimage upheld by large crowd of climbers on Good Friday

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News -- Footbridge plans approved for Tipperary despite local concerns over anti-social behaviour

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The Left Wing: Leinster's weird win | Munster's systems failure | Quarter-final crackers

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Indo Sport podcast: Leinster's attack starts to click | Munster wilt in the wind | Connacht's six in a row

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Indo GAA podcast: Surgery needed for Cork after the Limerick defeat? | Big Munster calls | Player of the league?

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Indo Sport podcast: Alan Shipnuck on writing the Rory book | Delving into the McIlroy/Woods relationship

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Artemis II astronauts break space distance record and even hazy images can't diminish the immensity of the achievement

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Music News -- Celine Dion announces six extra dates for Paris comeback concerts

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TV Reviews -- 'The Comeback', Season 3, review: Lisa Kudrow returns to predict Hollywood's impending doom

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Movie News -- Sydney Sweeney should be next James Bond, not a Bond girl, says director of 'The Housemaid'

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Irish News -- 'I told Michael Jackson, Irish women need my cosmetic products more than you' – cosmetic surgeon says star pocketed items from his D4 clinic

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Beauty -- 'I thought I was going to feel a million dollars. I thought I was going to be hopping into the bed with my husband' – Kathryn Thomas on HRT, Botox and the pursuit of youth

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My mother's will left more to my brothers even though I was her main carer. I'm angry and upset and it's making me unwell

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Get a little extra with your beauty buy with these collectable trinkets and limited-edition releases

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My son has just been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. My husband also got tested and has ADHD. How will all this affect our relationship?'

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Celebrity News -- 'He kissed me right out of my shoes': Sharon Stone reveals 'best smoocher' in Hollywood

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Travel -- 'When I travel, I'm not a 60-something grandmother with a free travel pass. I am the woman I've always been'

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Travel News -- 'Tankering' and 'demand destruction' – how Asian airlines are trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel

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Malta: 'Where solo-travellers and stag parties co-exist, and Michelin meals sit alongside 60-cent pastries'

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Hotel review: 'It lacks some in-house facilities, but is still one of my all-time favourites in Dublin – if not Ireland'

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Our family trip to India – an amazing holiday, but this country of extremes is not for everyone

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Education -- Minister vows to reduce class sizes in bid to forestall industrial action by primary teachers

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Irish News -- Dissident republican Easter parade held in Derry

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Courts -- Woman frightened by shouting intruder in garden who gardaí searched and found knife

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Irish News -- Booking match tickets and train seats online needs to be more age-friendly, says leading doctor

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Education -- INTO backs ballots for industrial action over delayed pay and smaller class sizes

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Crime -- For Killeshandra, Co Cavan, the loss of a local garda station has been a severe blow to sense of community safety

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Irish News -- 'The HSE take for granted that family members will care for disabled adults when we're gone' – ageing carers decry lack of supports

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Letters: Pay for MetroLink experts now, or pay a lot more for failures down the line

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Aid agencies warn south Lebanon could be 'the new Gaza'

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Suzanne Crowe: Ireland should compete with Canada and Australia for skilled healthcare workers uprooted by Iran war

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The Irish Independent's View: Reality bites for Education Minister on budgeting issues

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Overburdened teachers are walking away from the profession – but there is a mechanism that could turn it around

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Fionnán Sheahan: The Dáil reform dorks are coming after your TD – beware of geeks bearing grift

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Max Boot: Pete Hegseth has spent so much time on culture wars, it's no wonder he knows nothing about real wars

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Letters: Insomnia sufferers know the health risks – we need solutions, not lectures

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Akhtar Makoii: How Donald Trump and his 'regime change' is turning Iran into a full military dictatorship

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Sarah Breen: I draw the line at US-style Easter baskets. In Ireland, Easter is more about misery and suffering

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Kevin Cunningham: Fears over cost of living grow, but Sinn Féin has failed to capitalise so far

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Colin Murphy: When the next pandemic arrives, we must pay more attention to dissenting voices

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Fionnán Sheahan: Double by-election in May more fraught with danger for McDonald than Martin

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Sam McBride: How 'contradiction in a suit' Roger Casement embodies today's Ireland

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Brendan O'Connor: Thanks, U2, for reminding us that there's more to life than Trump

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Technology -- Take-up of AI 'is outpacing firms' ability to manage change'

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World Business -- US economy slows, hitting job numbers

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Technology -- Review: Apple's new MacBook Air M5 is still the best laptop – but only just

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Irish News -- Watchdog considers mandatory AI‑labelling rules as number of deepfake scam ads surge

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Money -- More than 10,000 homebuyers approved for funding under shared-equity scheme

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Business -- US lawsuit against FanDuel and gambling rivals is thrown out

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Business -- Porterhouse takes revenue hit after sale of brewery to Conor McGregor

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Business -- The week ahead in business: Exchequer returns, figures on credit unions, and inflation data

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Money -- 'For me, the goal is to build a pension fund of €1m in today's terms' – 10 money experts share their retirement goals

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North America -- Adrian Weckler: Manna takes flight – the red carpet has been rolled out for Bobby Healy's drone delivery company in US city of Tulsa

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'Annual performance reviews are disrupting my business. What could I do instead?'

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Money -- David Kitt: 'It's taken eight years to find a ­stable renting situation and it's not good for your mental health'

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Irish News -- 'Every day I thought about ending my life,' says migrant worker who was paid €1.61 an hour at a Louth restaurant

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Media -- Number of television licences sold this year falls by a further 12pc

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Soccer -- Celtic host Hearts on final day as Scotland's title-chasing trio learn run-in

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International Soccer -- Carla Ward calls up LOI stars Maria Reynolds and Aoibheann Clancy for Ireland's World Cup qualifying double-header

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Champions Cup -- Sale Sharks player facing three-month ban for biting could miss quarter-final against Leinster

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Horse Racing -- Rachael Blackmore to become a 'Grand National Legend' at Aintree ceremony

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Golf -- 'It felt like the end of an era' – John Daly, Hooters and a wild Masters tradition

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GAA -- Pat Spillane: The aura of invincibility that was starting to grow around Kerry is now slipping

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League of Ireland -- 'It's insane and sad really' – James McClean takes aim at standard of LOI pitches after Derry City's draw in Sligo

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Premier League - Latest - | Harry Maguire signs one-year Manchester United contract extension as squad trains at Carton House in Kildare - 13:38

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League of Ireland -- 'You think about your mortality, about not being here. My son is only 13; he'll soon turn 14 and so on. It's scary'

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Soccer -- Joey Barton denies assault over golf club incident that left man with serious injury

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Premier League -- Former Arsenal midfielder and Welsh captain Aaron Ramsey (35) calls time on his football career

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Australasia -- 'Leave my family alone' – former Olympic cyclist's anger at media portrayal following wife's death in Australia

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Soccer -- MLS club try to shut down rumours about Colombia star James Rodriguez having a fatal muscle-wasting condition

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Golf -- 'What I find tricky is that my depth perception is really weird' – Tom McKibbin pinching himself as Masters dream comes true

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Champions League -- Watch: Mikel Arteta's plan to stop Arsenal's season from disintegrating? Pens!

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