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Life -- James Kavanagh: 'I regret not having a strict exercise regime. I'm a messy millennial and grew up partying and not really caring. I want to become buff'

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Politics -- Transport minister 'taken aback' by driving ban for garda pursuing illegal scramblers as GRA issues statement

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Irish News - latest - | Emergency responders at scene of serious Dublin city centre accident as Luas services disrupted

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Irish News -- 'Motor neurone disease had never crossed my mind, but in that moment I was told, my life changed forever'

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Politics -- 'I don't think so' – Bertie Ahern says he can't see Gerry Hutch winning Dublin Central seat

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Irish News -- Former minister, Ceann Comhairle and dad of 'Father Ted' star – the life and times of Rory O'Hanlon

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Rugby -- Cian Tracey: Munster must ensure Challenge Cup clash isn't a sign of things to come

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North & West Kerry -- Fear for Kerry river and its drinking water – 'I believe it's just completely unsafe for consumption'

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Business -- Man suing Cork restaurateur Patricia Toscano urges Florida court to consider amended complaint after case dismissed

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Irish News Video -- 'I was taken aback by that,' Minister for Transport says in reaction to reports that a garda was given a road ban for driving dangerously while chasing illegal scramblers in Dublin

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Videos -- No appeal to postpone holidays, says Minister for Energy Daragh O'Brien

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Videos -- Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien says 'supply is robust' but will have to continue to 'monitor every single day'

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Irish News Video -- Bertie Ahern says Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has no chance of winning Dublin Central by-election

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Irish Business -- This Working Life with Laura Lynch: 'I went into Bank of Ireland thinking I would stay five years – it's been nearly 20'

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My 10-year-old son watched porn at a friend's house – but I have no idea how to talk to him about it

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Music News -- Jewish leaders criticise UK music festival for booking Kanye West

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask The Doctor: My teenager is always tired – is this normal or should she have some tests?

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'This has financially ruined us' – couple claim they have to demolish €141,000 home extension following dispute with builder

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Dear Mary: I have become a carer for my wife who is ill and we are no longer intimate. Is it ever alright to pay for sex?

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'I was sure there was someone in that grave': Fresh dig at land linked to Larry Murphy

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Pat Spillane: The time when Michael Lyster saved my bacon – my career as a Sunday Game analyst could have been over

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My favourite room: 'We had no grand ambition to be a globally traded brand' – inside Voya skincare founders Mark and Kira Walton's seaside home

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Britain -- 'Go get your own oil' – Trump hits out at UK in tirade over Strait of Hormuz

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World News -- Sugar the surfing dog, first canine inducted into Surfers' Hall of Fame, dies

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North America -- NASA's first crewed moon return in over half a century kicks off today

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World News -- Swiss finance minister sues for defamation over Grok-created post

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SEAI chief: Criticism of retrofitting misses the point – upgrading your home is about better health, more predictable bills and greater national energy security

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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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The Irish Independent's View: Simon Harris's feel-good savings plan lacks the fine print

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Letters: Tánaiste demonstrates how he's more than happy to take one for the team

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Catherine Prasifka: HBO's Harry Potter feels far too dark – it's supposed to be for children, after all

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Darragh McManus: How fitting that the mischievous and brilliant Flann O'Brien died on April Fool's Day

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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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International Soccer -- Frustration once again as Ireland fire blanks in North Macedonia stalemate

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Jim McGuinness is not a genius – Kerry's sloppiness rather than Donegal tactics were decisive in final

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International Soccer -- Lamine Yamal speaks out about 'intolerable' Islamophobic chants at Spain v Egypt friendly

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GAA - Exclusive - | Croke Park to host Manchester United and Leeds in August pre-season friendly

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Teagasc warns of €2.6bn future CAP budget gap with Western regions most exposed

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Court backs State on agriculture emissions: no need for 'guaranteed' outcomes

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Fonterra agrees to change 100% grass-fed butter label after greenpeace lawsuit

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EU resists French request to pause carbon border tax on fertilisers

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'It's like walking into a fridge' – council tenants in south Dublin protest due to health concerns from 'extreme mould'

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Convert Dublin's derelict buildings into homes for essential workers, Lord Mayor says

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Plans for 10 padel courts denied due to MetroLink project

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'Absolutely scandalous' – judge decries attempt by man and up to 30 supporters to 'invade' High Court office

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Garda to appeal road ban for dangerous driving over scrambler chase in Dublin

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News - LATEST - | 'Such a tragic loss of life' – Brothers who drowned off Clare's west coast named locally

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News - Teenager charged with murder of man in Tipperary

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Wexford & District -- Cutting-edge virtual reality used by Wexford charity to show what life with autism is like

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News -- Charity concert in Leitrim raises over €2,000 for cancer support services

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News -- New Donegal Advanced Nurse Practitioner aims to ensure patients access high quality care in county

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Courts -- Late-night tipples bring Kerry elder to court

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News -- Kildare residents 'deserve to know when turning on the tap will stop being a guessing game'

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News -- Family of Leitrim man Liam Farrell continue fight for answers six years on: 'It's a living nightmare'

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Small Business -- End of an era as beloved Wicklow school supplies shop closes after 35 years

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Television -- 'This is something people struggle to talk about' – new BBC drama 'Babies' explores the grief of pregnancy loss

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Celebrity -- Megan Thee Stallion hospitalised after falling ill during Moulin Rouge performance on Broadway

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Aillwee Cave at 50: 'It was a shot into the unknown... people thought we were absolutely bananas'

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Fitness -- Chloë finds a hobby: On my fourth repetition, my abs give way and I flop to the mat

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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: A celebration of Northern Ireland's greatest gardens

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Europe -- 30 years ago, six men started an annual trip – they didn't realise it would become a lifeline

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Travel News -- Aer Lingus adds free Starlink wifi to first plane, promising speeds 'as fast as, or quicker' than home

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Hotel review: A country house stay to rule them all – with spa suites and 'very posh cheese on toast'

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Knock flying high at 40: 'It's the best airport in the world. It's a different kind of vibe'

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Politics -- New dedicated taskforce to focus on future growth of Cork to be signed off by Cabinet

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Health -- Health insurers increase prices and slash cover benefits with extra bill of up to €6,000 for some hip replacements

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Courts -- Uninsured driver who 'missed the bus' is spared jail

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Courts -- Man given community service over €3,500 cocaine seizure at his home

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Politics -- Labour calls out Government over 'leadership vacuum' on migration after by-election candidate 'left shaken' by abuse

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Politics -- EU energy chief says work from home, drive less and build renewables as he warns of Iran war fallout

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Irish News -- Late buses and trains behind majority of passenger complaints about public transport services

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Irish News -- Attack on police station a 'sad attempt' by dissident republicans to make themselves relevant, PSNI says

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Irish News -- Former Ceann Comhairle Rory O'Hanlon dies aged 92

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Letters: Students deserve better as exam fees are reintroduced at the worst possible time

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David W Higgins: To keep driving affordable, we need to embrace cheap Chinese electric cars

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Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: There's just one rule of Special Forces fight club – and Donald Trump has broken it

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Ksenia Samotiy: For a long time, the US has been a benchmark – but 'The Pitt' is a sobering look at its issues beneath the surface

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Tanya Sweeney: My €200 16-week blowdry was transformational – then I was seduced by the prospect of self-improvement

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'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 stakes for US Republicans

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James C Reynolds: 'US has no military way out of conflict and Iran has better cards to play'

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Con Coughlin: Americans are in proxy war against Russia, whether they like it or not

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Letters: Putting US soldiers on the ground in Iran will only turn public against Donald Trump

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Jenny Maguire: Watching 'Saturday Night Live UK' makes me jealous that Irish comedians are not given a similar platform to shine on

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Fionnán Sheahan: Remind me what Big Jim O'Callaghan has done to justify becoming FF leader?

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The Irish Independent's View: The right housing plans look beyond bricks and mortar

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Shane Ross: Property predators are swooping for prey as I look to sell my country pile

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Colin Murphy: When the care system works, lives that looked hopeless are changed for the better

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Brenda Power: Getting rid of the elusive dodgy-box man will be easier said than done

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Business -- Revenue collected €1.5m last year due to whistleblower reports

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World Business -- Price of a gallon of petrol tops $4 in US, highest since 2022

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Irish Business -- Revenues up 14pc at Chill Insurance to over €41m

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Business -- Apple reveals it paid almost €20bn in corporate tax last year

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Irish News -- Tánaiste looks to scrap mandatory eight-year tax on Irish investment funds in Budget

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Business -- Willie Walsh named new CEO of Indian airline IndiGo

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Irish Business -- Nearly one in five Irish workers now paid using Wicklow firm's software

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Money -- Cost of average motor insurance premiums up by €100 in last three years despite reforms

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Technology -- Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Niall Horan among investors in €500m funding round for fitness company Whoop

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Business -- Dublin is short of 34,300 student accommodation places, says report

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Money -- ECB chief economist Lane warns of long-term implications of Middle East conflict

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Jobs -- New Wicklow recruitment office to help candidates 'build careers closer to home'

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Business -- AirNav gets court approval to free up €310m on its books

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Golf -- Tiger Woods to 'seek treatment' after pleading not guilty to DUI charge

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Hurling -- 'It is gas when you're not involved ... other priorities start popping up' – Limerick's Cian Lynch on being a dad of twins

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Hurling -- Michael Verney: Regenerate or repeat – the Clare dilemma for Brian Lohan and his backroom team

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Gaelic Football -- 'We've given people in Louth something to follow' – Sam Mulroy insists beating Tyrone and Derry has added to momentum

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Golf -- Beth Coulter hopes to emulate Rory McIlroy at Augusta National Women's Amateur

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Six Nations -- No Johnny Sexton involvement with Six Nations prep for the Irish women

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Champions Cup -- What kind of threat do Edinburgh pose to Leinster? Jacques Nienaber insists: 'They are here for a reason'

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International Soccer -- 'Ask him. It's his decision what to do' – Heimir Hallgrimsson to leave international future up to Séamus Coleman

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International Soccer -- Czechs earn World Cup spot, beating Danes on penalties, as Italy miss out for third finals in a row

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International Soccer -- England suffer defeat to Japan in final game before naming World Cup squad

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Soccer -- 'I think he's an incredible role model' – Jayson Molumby praise for veteran Séamus Coleman on tough night in Dublin

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International Soccer -- Seán O'Connor: Irish support from Prague stays true, but Uefa please don't put us through this misery again

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