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Middle East - Live - | US Senate blocks bid to halt Trump's Iran war; first commercial flight back from Middle East arrives in Dublin

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I don't own a house or have a pension. Would it be foolish to spend €20,000 of my savings on a new car?'

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Celtic close in on Hearts at top of table after Benjamin Nygren hits winner at Aberdeen

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Stunning last-gasp strike from super-sub William Osula sees 10-man Newcastle down Man United on Tyneside

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Bukayo Saka's first-half goal enough for Arsneal to grind out win at Brighton and go seven clear at top

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Elliot Anderson puts serious dent in Man City's title hopes as Forest come from behind twice to snatch draw

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Courts -- Friends of teen who drowned in Grand Canal could not untie lifebuoy as they tried to rescue him, inquest hears

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Courts -- Former state agency CEO told gardaí he was being 'blackmailed' by sitting senator

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Six Nations -- Nick Timoney set for first Six Nations start as Andy Farrell rings the changes again for Wales clash

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Celebrity -- Arthur Gourounlian: 'I always panicked that if I did something, I'd be deported back to Armenia'

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Irish News -- Kildare primary school sends 400 children home indefinitely over building safety concerns

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Movie Reviews -- The Bride! review: Jessie Buckley let down by shoddy writing and toneless direction in ugly, irritating film

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Courts -- Man accused of Kerry man Mike Gaine's murder appears in court via video link

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Irish News -- 'It's very stressful, I'm pregnant and we thought we'd finally be in our home' – prospective home buyers left in limbo

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Politics -- 'A brazen rip-off in plain sight' – Woman (94) sees home heating bill jump €400 in a week, Dáil hears

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Irish News -- Cork and Kerry unite to host jersey day for brave teen who lost both legs in farm accident

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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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News -- Judge slams 'bully and a coward' who subjected his wife to 19 years of 'violent depravity'

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Dublin News -- UCD students stage protest calling for change after circulation of intimate image of student

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Six Nations -- 'We'll sit down with the IRFU in the near future' – Andy Farrell hopes to resolve future after Six Nations

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Courts -- Bus driver who seriously injured e-scooter rider when he ran red light in his car avoids losing licence

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Money -- Central Bank paid out €1.2m for old Irish money in the last two years

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Irish News -- 'Price gouging' energy companies warned by Taoiseach

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Irish News -- Mother's campaign for 'Jax's Law' to recognise unborn children as victims in road traffic collisions

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Sport -- Frustrated Arne Slot rues shock 'setback' as Liverpool beaten by Wolves

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Sport -- The leading challengers as Lando Norris defends Formula One title

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News - Ryder Cup bednight crunch in Limerick region – is it ready to host the expected 280,000 fans?

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Health Features -- Ask The Doctor: I used to get heartburn after spicy foods and now it is after any food. Should I be worried?

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International Soccer -- 'I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart' – Carla Ward rues defeat as French deny Ireland famous win

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'The boom shook everything' – Irish across Middle East 'trapped' as tensions escalate and flights grounded

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Why are the US and Israel at war with Iran, and why is Dubai being targeted?

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Consumers could face soaring fuel and energy costs but Taoiseach warns against 'price gouging' due to Middle East war

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Middle East -- US ramp up Iran strikes as conflict spreads to Lebanon

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Britain -- BREAKING

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Middle East -- 'An apocalypse is unfolding here' – Tehran in flames as parents bury their children

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North America -- Experts warn Gulf states could run out of air-defence missiles

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Europe -- Saharan dust plume is to sweep into Europe this week

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Catherine Prasifka: Pete Hegseth's war-speak is straight out of an incel handbook – to his ilk, loss of life is just part of the game

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Deirdre Reynolds: Why it's time we joined the modern world and allowed dogs on public transport

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Senan Molony: After Golfgate fallout, why is Government now backing Big Phil for another 'fierce big job' for Ireland?

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Mary Regan: If Coalition thought it was feeling the heat, war in Middle East will only fan flames

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I refused to tick 'yes' box on health insurance form for my mum's €77,000 hospital care

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Ellen Francis: Emmanuel Macron plans nuclear shield for Europe as threats mount

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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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Golf -- 'Speaking to people over the last few days, it's like someone had passed away' - Upbeat Lowry ready to move on after Cognizant collapse

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Golf -- 'No one player is bigger than the team' – Rory McIlroy warns Jon Rahm on Ryder Cup participation

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News -- 'A farmer might go to the NCT centre to have their car tested, and buy a few cattle in the mart'

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Beef -- Mart prices slide for bullocks as heifers bounce back, continental gains lead the way

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Farm Property -- 331ac West Cork hill farm with house and entitlements guided at €300,000

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Agri-business -- The Butcher's Daughter: how this Tipp woman turned her father's sausage recipe into a national brand

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Legal Advice -- 'Our young daughter was left part of the family farm and relatives want their share now, but we can't afford to buy them out'

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Dublin News -- Hoxton hotel noise dispute with Yamamori nightclub due back before High Court

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Courts -- Malahide couple deny Irish Rail claim they caused embankment collapse that disrupted Dart services

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Dublin News -- Transport Security Force legislation to be progressed this year, says Minister

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Dublin News -- Rotunda Hospital will stay in city centre and submit new expanded planning application

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Kerry charity worker savagely beaten says he 'still feels unsafe' as his attacker pleads for forgiveness

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Plans lodged for 26-home development in Meath village

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News -- 'Huge confusion' in Cork town after pedestrian crossing was moved, councillor says

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New Ross -- Popular Wexford pub reopens under new management

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West Wicklow -- From war to Wicklow: The refugee reshaping a rural town's cultural heartbeat

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News -- Local authority to commence compulsory acquisition of Central Hotel site in Cork town

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News -- Gardaí respond to reports of car driving the wrong way down M1 motorway for 10km

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Wexford & District -- 'Hit like a tonne of bricks' – Stage 4 cancer patient among the 36 Wexford families hit with eviction notice

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News -- Children in Cork at grave risk walking 'dangerous' road from their village to GAA pitch

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Indo Sport podcast: Farrell's 'World Cup' selection | Stockdale's last chance | Prendergast's next step

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Indo Sport podcast: Davy Russell's 'Disneyland' Cheltenham memories | Michael Verney's 2026 Festival Preview

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Seachtain: An ghéarchéim thithíochta ag dul in olcas sa Ghaeltacht

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Money Talks: Andrew Lynch on Homely, the rent-to-buy startup designed to help 'quirky' mortgage cases

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Book Reviews -- From MILFs to momfluencers – what does it mean to be a bad mother?

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Music News -- Forbidden Fruit Festival announces day-by-day line-up

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Games -- Resident Evil Requiem review: The monster nothing can kill

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TV Reviews -- 'Hostage' review: Gripping portrait of missing photographer who seemed addicted to danger

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: The first words, over a shot of shiny, marching androids, were "A new army is being readied". Not designed to induce a warm feeling

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Celebrity News -- David Beckham posts 'I love you' photo tribute for son Brooklyn's birthday, just weeks after social media outburst

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Fashion -- 'Everyone got a bit of trolling at different stages' – Holly Carpenter on Next Top Model

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Fashion -- The cardi comeback: How Paul Mescal, Harry Styles and Pedro Pascal sparked a cardigan craze

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Celebrity -- 2FM presenter Roz Purcell marries partner Zach Desmond in Dublin

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I am no longer sexually attracted to my husband and usually drink a lot of wine to get in the mood for sex. Should I take my sister's advice and leave?

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'It's not meant to be fancy dress': Parents say World Book Day has lost the plot

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'I hadn't really heard of HPV, I definitely didn't know it could exist in your throat'

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Chloë finds a hobby: My Gaeilge classmate laughs at me as I start throwing in English words

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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Vigorous climber Clematis has a variety for all seasons

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Parenting -- Five ways science can boost your children's view of the world

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Travel News -- Fáilte Ireland's €10m marketing move: 'Taking one big holiday is not the anchor it once was'

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Travel News -- The 24 countries on Ireland's 'Do Not Travel' list – ignoring the advice will void your insurance

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Reviews -- Hotel review: I stayed in the fairytale castle where Ryan Tubridy tied the knot

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Irish News -- One county has second-wettest winter on record as Met Éireann releases report on 'mild and wet' period

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Politics -- €450m worth of wind energy 'wasted' last year due to pressures on the grid

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Irish News -- Primary school principal's warning after pupil is groomed by Snapchat predator posing as child

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Weather -- More dry days ahead – but Met Éireann says unsettled weather will return next week

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Irish News -- 'Quitting sport when I finished school is one of my biggest regrets,' says beauty entrepreneur Aimee Connolly

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Politics -- Most vulnerable will be prioritised in first Irish airlift from Middle East

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Courts -- Screwdriver-wielding robber ordered shopper to buy groceries, court hears

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Irish News -- The latest round of conflict in the Middle East has placed politics at another point of uncertainty

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Irish News -- Garda formally suspended over alleged 'racist or sexist' remarks to female colleague

18 hours ago

Andrew Osborn: Russian hardliners urge Kremlin to distance itself from 'monster' Trump

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Peter Frankopan: How Trump underestimated Iran's ability to survive and hit back

1 day ago

Lorraine Courtney: Let's not mess up GP care by making it free – it's one of the only parts of the health system that works

1 day ago

David Averre: Putin has learned from Chinese how to control his country with just the single flick of a switch

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Colin Freeman: Iranians have waited years for freedom – but no likely leader waits in wings and regime change will not be easy

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Owen Matthews: Why Putin will not benefit from Trump's attack on Iran

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David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion

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The Irish Independent's View: Concern grows over Donald Trump's apparent lack of an objective

1 day ago

Letters: Changes to rental laws will force more of Ireland's young people to emigrate

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Who is likely to take over in Iran, and what may happen next?

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Jenny Maguire: Women around the world still face deep inequality, which is why we need action, not brunches, this International Women's Day

2 days ago

Ronan Scully: We must all do our bit to help families feed themselves in sub-Saharan Africa

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The Irish Independent's View: Welsh template has to be the goal for Irish language growth

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Tanya Sweeney: 'It's been 15 years since my mum died but the grief and unfairness of losing her has roared back to life'

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Letters: Don't forget the man behind 'The Courier' and his mission to confront Dublin's drugs crisis

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World Business -- Traders want losses during outage at Chicago Mercantile Exchange made good

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World Business -- Apple hikes prices as it adds faster processors to MacBooks

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Business -- US airlines 'exaggerating' impact of potential passenger cap ruling, says Aer Lingus

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Irish Business -- Ryanair suspects online agent was involved in scheme to bypass secure booking system, court told

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Business -- Growth in the services sector now slowest in six months, AIB says

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Personal Finance -- Taoiseach plays down idea of Ukraine war-style tax cuts on fuel

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Money -- Stablecoins could disrupt Europe's banking system, ECB research shows

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World Business -- Stock market fall intensifies and oil prices spike as scale of war sinks in

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World Business -- UK's budget watchdog foresees weaker growth and AI jobs hit

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Politics -- Department of Finance to assess impact of war in Iran

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World News -- ChatGPT signs deal with US government after Trump blacklists 'leftwing nutjobs' Anthropic for blocking weapons use and mass surveillance

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Business -- Gabriel Makhlouf gets second term as governor of the Central Bank

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Technology -- Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the new cameraphone king with astonishing photos

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Business -- Philip Lane warns prolonged Iran war could trigger inflation spike

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The Big Tech Show -- Monty Munford: How I lost £25,000 in crypto with one bad security decision

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Six Nations -- Meet the Welsh: The former gymnast, the American football player and the Leeds-born back-row who thought his dream was over

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Premier League -- Harry Maguire set to appeal 15-month suspended sentence handed down for incident in Greece

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Golf -- 'My hope is Jon is available for that team' - Ryder Cup skipper Luke Donald crossing fingers Rahm will be at Adare Manor

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Horse Racing -- Paul Nolan has high hopes as he sends his biggest team to Cheltenham

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Hockey -- Ireland close out perfect pool stage with easy win over Poland to set up semi-final date in World Cup qualifiers

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Rugby -- Castleknock cruise to Leinster Schools Vinnie Murray Senior Cup title with victory over Presentation College

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Rugby -- Gráinne McElwain: Ná bí ag súil le haon rud éasca i gcoinne na Breataine Bige

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Golf -- Luke Donald to captain Europe's Ryder Cup hat-trick bid at Adare Manor in 2027

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Soccer -- Manchester United youngster Jack Fletcher apologises after being banned for homophobic slur

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Rugby -- Seán Edogbo promoted to Munster senior squad with two-year deal

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Ladies Football -- When the credits roll on Gaelic4Mothers&Others the players are still laughing – and having a ball

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