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Courts - Breaking - | Criminals who dumped teenager Keane Mulready Woods' body parts across Dublin jailed for total of 12 years

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Celebrity News - Comedian Sil Fox: 'False sex assault claim wrecked my life. I lost all my work... it's affecting my mental health'

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Six Nations -- 'It takes a lot to break kids like that. But I've seen it affect people. The keyboard warriors need to cop on'

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Irish News - Breaking - | Gardaí launch search for missing women Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob at same location in Wicklow

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Man who repeatedly raped sister-in-law jailed for 12 years

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'They're doing this to tell us not to have big backroom teams' – Kieran McGeeney on Croke Park's latest amateur status moves

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Glenn Whelan moves on from caretaker Wigan role as club stalwart Gary Caldwell takes over for rescue mission

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Troy Parrott interview: Ireland striker on family, Mourinho, his future, and the belief that more memories like Budapest will come

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Health Features -- 'I managed to get from high cholesterol to normal in three months without medication – here's how I did it'

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Courts -- Solicitors in legal dispute after mistakenly paying almost €100,000 to estate of deceased client

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Food Reviews -- The vegetable soup supermarket taste test: 'With a nice simple list of real ingredients, this chunky soup is the closest to homemade'

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: I have social anxiety and find things like going into shops difficult. Should I push myself?

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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: Disney+ drama about tragic Kennedy relationship is a grinding bore

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Irish News -- 'We have no alternative' – family ordered to remove mobile home while renovating 100-year-old cottage in Tipperary planning dispute

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Courts -- Brother of woman allegedly killed by Irishman in Budapest says 'we want the truth'

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Courts -- Driver arrested 11 times in one year among hundreds of drink and drug driving repeat offenders

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Irish News -- 'If I don't get a grant, I'll be out of business' – garage owners tell of six-figure losses caused by recent flooding in Dublin

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Irish News -- Helen McEntee floats idea of Defence Forces boarding Russian oil tankers as 'deterrent'

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Six Nations -- Tony Ward: Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley deserve so much better than this online vilification

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Dublin News -- 'Spirit of the people makes it a special place' – Liberties locals pushing for Unesco World Heritage status

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Crime -- Former Army officer and businessman released from prison after sentence for raping teen boys

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Money -- Michael Houghton: Why deemed disposal matters less than you think

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World News -- FBI seeking DNA match from glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home as Savannah issues video update

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: Jim McGuinness reveals new Donegal defensive remedy while holes emerge in Mayo's kicking strategy

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Health & Wellbeing -- Galway boy (9) starts GoFundMe for autism charity that treated him 'with kindness and love'

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'Should I spend big money doing up our tired office, or does it actually matter?'

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Entertainment - BREAKING - | Vogue Williams announced as Dublin St Patrick's Parade Grand Marshal

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'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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Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ clash over request to see station's pay-scandal files

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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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'I can't help thinking this is the best first date I've ever had' – searching for love offline

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Exclusive - | Gary Lineker: 'What I remember from that period of my life was a recurring dream I would be carrying a little white coffin'

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Britain -- Andrew is not above the law, says top UK prosecutor as police investigate Epstein links

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Britain -- British Government pledges crackdown on social media platforms to protect children

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Europe -- EU envoy Kaja Kallas hits back at 'Europe-bashing' after Rubio speech offers olive branch

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World News -- Iran offers nuclear compromise to Donald Trump for first time as talks set to continue

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North America -- Steve Bannon discussed how to 'take down' Pope Francis with Jeffrey Epstein, files suggest

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Latin America -- Gonzalo Soto: Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to not send oil to Cuba will test her standing within Mexico's ruling party

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Fionnán Sheahan: Healy-Rae brothers discover there's a cost to power as they 'can't ride both horses'

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James Lawless: New healthcare places at third level will help transform brain drain into brain gain

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Suzanne Crowe: Placing architectural objections ahead of the interests of patients is obnoxious

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Tanya Sweeney: 'We're living in the Peak A**hole Era and there's nothing anyone can do about it'

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The Irish Independent's View: Get reckless repeat drunk drivers off our roads for good

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Letters: How Pancake Tuesday helps me keep memories of my beloved mother alive

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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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Crime -- The five men identified by the Kinahan gang's 'intelligence network' as being Regency gunmen and what became of them

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Irish News -- GP who failed to recognise critical condition of girl (10) who died from treatable illness is found guilty of poor performance

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Golf -- 'I don't see why I can't make it to the top again' – Anthony Kim enjoys massive world rankings jump after fairytale win in Adelaide

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News -- Majority of farmers believe providing herd TB history should be mandatory at point of sale, ESRI study finds

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News -- Ciaran Moran: Bovine TB – the €700m problem we can't fix until farmers themselves believe fixing it is possible

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Forestry & Enviro -- Urgent action is needed to save Wexford beach as erosion intensifies following recent storms

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Comment -- Eddie Punch: Irish agriculture is stuck in groupthink and farmers are paying the price

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Tillage -- Cheap imports, costly consequences: why Ireland must question Mercosur food

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Dublin News -- Survival of four trees in Dublin square could hold key to reviving native Irish elm, expert says

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Crime -- Gardaí investigate after teen shot in head and back in north Dublin

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News -- Wicklow road closures and N11/M11 night works to cause diversions this week

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Drogheda & South -- Staff member attacked at Louth hospital's Emergency Deparment

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News -- Planning permission granted for 28 new homes in Tipperary despite local objections

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Wicklow & District -- 'We are in a much better position now' — Wicklow school celebrates €13,000 raised through extraordinary community effort

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Courts -- Man verbally abused gardaí before refusing breath sample, court hears

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News -- Kilkenny care home which closed in 2022 to be converted into apartments despite local opposition

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News -- Midlands largest health and wellbeing event makes a return to Portlaoise

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Wexford & District -- Inspiring women hand over nearly €13,000 to Wexford Rape Crisis Centre – 'This is a game-changer for us'

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News -- Sligo Councillors insist ongoing difficulties of SNAs must be rectified

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Farm Property -- €600k for 46ac Galway farm with a derelict house

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The Indo Daily: Is The Monk bound for Dáil Éireann? And does he even want to be a politician?

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The Indo Daily: Killer dentist Colin Howell's daughter on learning her father murdered her mother

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Indo Sport podcast: Ireland survive serious Italy scare | Post-match reaction | Ireland 20-13 Italy | Six Nations 2026

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Ireland's Israel dilemma, BBC's Olympic cheerleading & Jim Ratcliffe's interview

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TV News -- 'Find your joy in dance' – Niamh Kavanagh latest celebrity to exit Dancing With The Stars

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'The IVF suggestion was dropped so casually. We were like, what the f**k?' – former 'Fair City' actor Aoibheann McCaul talks about her fertility journey

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Graham Norton has awkward exchange with Blur's Damon Albarn over chat show 'snub'

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New York City, murder, wealth and privilege make for truly gripping read in Edel Coffey's new thriller

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Celebrity News -- 'I didn't think a heart attack would happen to me at 46' – country music singer Michael English's 'shock' at health scare

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I feel ostracised in my prayer group and want to leave but I'm afraid of what people will say

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Food News -- Notions and necessities: From photo exhibitions to new theatre, true-crime experiences and dreamy retreats, it's all here

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Hair -- Triona McCarthy: Want to know how to get locks like Kendall Jenner? I've got the inside on the latest hair scents and balms

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Health & Wellbeing -- From the wilderness of the West to a thriving Wexford business – The remarkable story behind The Sweaty Horsebox sauna experience

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Recipes -- Healthy eating: 'Instead of sugar-coated white carbs on Pancake Tuesday, we're making tangy, badass kimchijeon'

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Three hotels in Tenerife: My tour took me north, south, to some delicious meals and a 'Burren by the sea'

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'I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel conflicted' - Irish parents on the true costs and savings of taking kids out of school for holidays

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Go Ireland: 100 places to eat, sleep, sip and explore in 2026, including 'the best-value hour I spent in a week'

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Ireland -- How the other half lives: Walking with wolfhounds and unfussy elegance of the Lodge at Ashford Castle

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Reviews -- Hotel review: 'We're a golf hotel', I'm told – but don't let that put you off this new coastal bolthole

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Travel News -- Aer Lingus announces new flights from Dublin Airport to Barbados – for two months only

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Irish News -- Ireland upgrades travel advice for Cuba to 'avoid non-essential travel'

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Irish News -- Man suffers minor injuries in overnight house fire in Cork

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Weather -- Rain to continue and sub-zero temperatures expected – as forecasters say best chance of a dry day is in the south

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Irish News -- 'I was crying, but knew I hadn't done anything wrong': Woman recalls arrest ordeal over fake allegations by her stalker

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Irish News -- 7-Day Weather Forecast: February 16-22

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Courts -- Proceedings due to get under way in Natalie McNally murder trial today

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Courts -- Man found with €450 of drugs was 'a spoke in bigger wheel of criminality', judge says

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Courts -- Intruder who jumped 'from garden to garden' thought he had 'threat on his life'

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Irish News -- €35 million in funding to support local climate action

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Irish News -- Father 'devastated' as sons with additional needs face uncertainty over school place and day services

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Education -- Over 1,100 new college places for healthcare courses to be available to students this year

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Eoin O'Malley: Just because they're conspiracy theorists doesn't mean they're crazy

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Bryan Dobson: Long-term effect of school closures must be among our pandemic lessons

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Brenda Power: If male murderers like the Canadian shooter are described as female, crime statistics are meaningless

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Brendan O'Connor: As tech titans boast about making humans obsolete, should we maybe talk about this AI thing?

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Sarah Breen: My true crime obsession could not survive Dublin's godforsaken serial killer exhibition

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Declan Lynch: Donald Trump and the Rev Ian Paisley — you could call them kindred spirits

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Shane Ross: Jim Ratcliffe has given two fingers to Machester United fans – and players

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'It's become urgent now': the Irish people returning home from the US in the shadow of Trump's immigration crackdown

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Letters: It's up to parents to protect children online, not wait for the Government to intervene

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Luke O'Neill: How to reduce your risk of developing the cancer that killed 'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek

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Máiría Cahill: The fall from grace of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and associates is entirely deserved

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Richard Curran: We got too comfortable with the ATM of corporate cash – it's time to bat for EU

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Letters: We must focus on dialogue and bridge-building, not boycotts, in Middle East

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Sarah Carey: Rookies in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael need to recognise stability is worth more than gold

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Western cohesion is the only thing that will test Putin's strategy of endurance and relentless grind

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In The Workplace -- Gina London: There's a St Valentine's Day gift that I hope you gave to yourself

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'A holiday platform had me pay via bank transfer. Have I been scammed?'

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Irish Business -- Ken Fisher: Job losses don't predict anything. Stocks priced it all long ago, and moved on

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Irish Business -- 'We are heading for a summer of chaos' – crisis looms at Irish airports over air traffic control issues

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Irish Business -- Fledgling start-ups tap into the vital 'three Cs' with Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme

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Irish News -- Leading bin collection company hikes charges again

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Business -- Richard Curran: EU re-classification of regions set to hit several counties hard. Could it be time for our own internal structural funds?

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Irish Business -- 'It's in good hands' – Former Global Shares boss Tim Houstoun retires from role in renamed JP Morgan Workplace Solutions... to invest in more Irish companies

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Irish Business -- Irish funds delivering €1bn to midsize firms – but focus must include growing start-ups

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Technology -- Steve Dempsey: Maybe social media bans can protect the children – and the adults too

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Money -- Dotcom deja vu: How to shield your finances from an AI stock crash, according to the experts

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Irish Business -- Icon PLC headcount plummets 1,800 in a year amid 'strong cost control'

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Irish Business -- Long-haul airlines circle Dublin Airport, waiting for passenger cap clearance

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Money -- My Money: 'I dodged the wedding tax by buying my bridal bouquet from a florist outside a graveyard'

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Irish Business -- Swedish-owned Cork engineering services firm Induchem eyes further Irish acquisitions after MAAS deal

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Ladies Football -- 'You could say we haven't played the big shots yet' – Cork manager Joe Carroll

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Six Nations -- The power ballad of Edwin Edogbo hits first international note after Cobh hero makes Ireland debut

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Horse Racing -- 'It's fun getting ready but it's a dread too' – Willie Mullins insists his team will be primed to peak at Cheltenham

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Australasia -- 'Behind the white outfits and traditions is a culture that's racist, misogynistic, homophobic', Australian tennis player says

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Even with their flaws Ireland can travel to Twickenham and win

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Gaelic Football -- Barry McNulty kicks six two-pointers as Leitrim roar back to see off London

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Six Nations -- England's nightmare 20 minutes will haunt them ahead of Ireland visit to Twickenham

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Golf -- Max Kennedy eyes DP World Tour promotion spot after runner-up finish

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Gaelic Football -- Tyrone star Darragh Canavan to miss month of league to travel to Australia

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Premier League -- 'We need some players back' – Mikel Arteta admits injuries a worry in Arsenal's bid for silverware

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Six Nations -- Steve Tandy calls for unity as Wales hammered by France in front of record low crowd

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Soccer -- 'Not great for my health' – Martin O'Neill after Celtic's comeback win at Kilmarnock

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Gaelic Football -- Darragh Canavan shines brightest with nine-point haul as Red Hand register their first league win

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