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Weather - LATEST - | Winter to bite hard as ice, frost and snow forecast; severe flooding disruption as two counties hit with last-minute rain warning

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More than €33m in money belonging to dead or missing patients has yet to be claimed from HSE, accounts show

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Irish flags, foreign food: TDs say busy shoppers can't trust what's on the shelf

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Charles Haughey's former yacht 'Celtic Mist' retires after 15 years monitoring Ireland's marine wildlife

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Second protest planned at Naas Hospital as nurses continue industrial action over 'unacceptable and unsafe staffing deficits'

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Grammy-nominated guitarist lauds 'simply superb' support after floods devastate Wicklow home

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Business -- Cork restaurateur's former boyfriend asks US court to let case linked to $16m Miami mansion sale go ahead

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Analysis -- Mary Regan: It's hard to see how Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch could pull off a shock win in Dublin Central by-election

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Irish News -- 'In the morning, it's one plane after another' – residents near Dublin Airport react to lifting of passenger cap

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Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Nations League visit of Israel an unwanted headache for Irish football

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Sex & Relationships -- Modern Morals: I've never had an orgasm – how do I tell my boyfriend I've been lying without wounding his pride?

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Money -- 'Dealing directly with hotels can be more cost-effective than third-party booking sites' – money experts reveal how they pay less for their holidays

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Sex & Relationships -- College sweethearts who actually went the distance – and what their stories reveal about making love last

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Radio -- 'Liveline' presenter Kieran Cuddihy reveals his 'Late Late' television ambitions

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Six Nations -- Cian Tracey: Former high kings of Ireland have to rise to latest challenge or be left flat

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Sex & Relationships -- My sexual awakening: 'I didn't have sex until I was 23 but I had the best first time'

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Life -- The e-scooter boom: Fast, convenient and everywhere – but are they more trouble than they're worth?

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Money -- Most people underestimate the value of a stay-at-home parent, new survey reveals

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Irish News -- Bertie Ahern calls for use of term 'New Ireland' rather than 'united Ireland' in any border poll discussions

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Money -- Home economics: We want to stay out of Fair Deal. Can I use my tax relief and my father's savings to pay for his nursing home?

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North America -- Girl (12) was shot in head after trying to lock door on school killer in British Columbia massacre

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Gaelic Football -- 'League matches were always very tetchy! It was full on' – Dublin and Monaghan seek first points during tough transition

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News -- Over $27,000 raised for Kilkenny man held by ICE for past five months

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'I saw the effects of a good education, something my mates didn't have. They drifted towards drugs, using heroin'

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North America -- Pam Bondi 'tracking search history' of politicians on Jeffrey Epstein files

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Videos -- New York lawyer back in court to chase Cork restaurateur over $16 million house sale

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Videos -- North County Dublin residents speaking about the increase in the passenger cap at Dublin Airport

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Videos -- Army chaplain who forgave attacker awarded distinguished service medal

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'It's our favourite pub in the world': Marcus Mumford on his band's impromptu O'Donoghue's gig and the Irish acts that inspire them

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Irish News - LATEST - | Irishman Seamus Culleton held by ICE was allegedly caught with 25 MDMA tablets before leaving Ireland

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News -- Wexford stunned by sudden passing of popular priest Fr Odhrán Furlong (54) – 'We're in a complete state of shock'

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Irish News -- Beauty entrepreneur Suzanne Jackson and Conor McGregor issued with compliance notices by consumer watchdog

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TV News -- Goodbye, Dawson: How James Van Der Beek became a generation's soulmate

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Family Features -- Bill Linnane: Why my solo trip without the wife and kids wasn't quite the heavenly break I'd envisaged

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Camogie -- 'You have a sort of a mindset' – camogie lessons fuel Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins on DWTS stage

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Irish News -- What's the meaning of Friday the 13th and why are we so afraid of it?

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Victorian six-bed on the Cork Riviera sits on just over half an acre and comes with chalet and apartment

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On the market: Four detached homes in Co Roscommon

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Landscaped living with premium views in a sought-after area of South Dublin

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A Gaeltacht home with decor and amenities designed to inspire grá

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'One man wanted a rug based on his wife's paintings': The thought and care behind Irish handmade rugs

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Analysis -- Meet Kim Ju Ae, probably the most dangerous 13-year-old in the world

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World News -- Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from Winter Olympics event for his 'helmet of remembrance'

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North America -- Fox News host calls for Savannah Guthrie to take a lie detector test about her kidnapped mother

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Europe -- Volodymyr Zelensky denies 'stupid idea' he will announce Ukrainian spring election and peace deal referendum on war anniversary

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North America -- Donald Trump agrees to end Minnesota ICE crackdown, says border tsar

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Mary Kenny: Kudos to female firefighters, but often it is in the public interest to discriminate based on age and gender

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Catherine Prasifka: If we really want to punch above our weight this St Patrick's Day, we should cancel White House visit

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Martina Devlin: Why Ireland should set up a sassy social media squad to combat Russian disinformation

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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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League of Ireland -- 'He was like our Guardian Angel. A shining light. It was never, ever about himself' – The life of Damien Byrne fondly remembered

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Beef -- Irish suckler farming leading the way in Europe – Doreen Corridan

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Sheep -- Why this year's scan has me more excited than ever for lambing 2026

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Farm Property -- €225,000 for 15ac Laois grass farm with derelict house

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Beef -- I've seen the evidence: Native barley, wheat and oats can power our livestock sector

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Crime -- 'I didn't want to know' – 'The Monk' actor Rex Ryan never asked Gerry Hutch about Regency Hotel attack

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Dublin News -- Highly toxic plant found washed up in second location as public warned to avoid touching

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Dublin News -- Lunar New Year: How to celebrate the Year of the Horse in Dublin

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HSE's carers 'Eircode lottery' a nightmare for Meath family

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Sligo man (39) who assaulted his sister during a row with his partner is given a suspended sentence

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News -- Cork prepares for hit pop-up shopping experience as French outlet selling lost packages arrives

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News -- Another historical discovery in Laois town as 18th century bell reappears: 'It's like lightning striking twice'

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Property owners to be asked to sell land to help reopen Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk

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'They have everything else inside the Pale, they don't need the Shannon' – Clare stands firm against proposed water pipeline

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First Dates Ireland: Galway girl searching for love sparks match with former Irish rugby player

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Prime site in coastal Wexford village with planning for four apartments to go under the hammer with a reserve price of €50,000

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The Indo Daily: Inside Rex Ryan's 'The Monk': Provocative theatre or dangerous platform?

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Indo Sport podcast: Live @ The Helix | Memory lane with Ian Madigan, Luke Fitzgerald and Eddie O'Sullivan

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Real Health: Vaping: The health risks we're only beginning to understand

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Just Between Us: 'What turns you on shapes you' – Porn, desire and sexual scripts with Cindy Gallop

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Sex, obsession, and a hint of BDSM, is Wuthering Heights suitable for teens? A mother and her 15-year-old daughter watch together

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Pat Stacey: RTÉ's near-invisible Winter Olympics coverage is an insult to viewers and our athletes

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Calm with Horses, Cooper & Fry and Eternity

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Books -- 'Life was hard enough with one Irish mammy. I didn't need another one': Paul Cullen's adoption experience laid bare

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Fashion News -- Orla Dempsey: Is Sydney Sweeney's campaign for her new lingerie line risque or just rage bait?

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'After 10 years of abuse he walked away – and left me with a lifetime of debt'

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Celebrity -- Tanya Sweeney: Did Gordon Ramsay cross a line when he 'stole' his future wife from his friend?

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This Castleknock family home comes with a blessed legacy – an Aga that may have fed Pope John Paul II in 1979

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'Visitors usually get a shock when we tell them when it was built' – Unique 'old world' Leitrim house sits on wooded hectare

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Fix it up: This old schoolhouse in Co Monaghan has true architectural merit

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Interiors -- The biggest selling Irish artists – and how to start investing

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

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Ireland -- 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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Ski -- Late dash to the slopes before the spring thaw? Austria's party capital is more family-friendly than you think...

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Ireland -- 'A warm welcome and unreal home-cooked breakfast' – 20 small stays you may not have heard of in Ireland

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: Here's what's happening next with wifi on Aer Lingus and Ryanair

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Irish News -- Ireland faces an Arctic blast over the next four days as temperatures set to plummet to -5C

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Irish News -- Alcohol intake by pregnant women in Ireland is quite low, new study says

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Irish News -- Indo Politics - Gerry Hutch's by-election strategy

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Irish News -- 'Leave no room for extremism and discord' – Clonskeagh mosque officially reopens after controversial nine-month closure

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Irish News - Breaking - | Driver testers to strike next week in row over vehicle insurance - 23:51

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Courts -- Woman claims she was falsely branded 'major criminal' and 'serious gouger' after relationship with garda discovered

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Courts -- Man charged over alleged right-wing plot to target Mosque claims he cannot get fair trial under Explosives Act

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Irish News -- 'I walked away and I wailed' – Woman on moment she dropped disabled adult daughter off at A&E with a suitcase

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Courts -- Man who strangled his father at five-star Ballyfin resort found not guilty by reason of insanity

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Courts -- New Dublin hotel seeks High Court injunction over nightclub noise it claims has forced it to close 31 bedrooms

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Courts -- Teacher who claimed garda broke her arm settles case

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Politics -- OPW must deliver building for new children's science centre by end of 2029, PAC told

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Crime -- Man throws petrol bomb through window of Limerick mosque as man inside escapes injury

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The Irish Independent's View: Refusal to name worst offenders of Troubles does disservice to victims

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Mary Regan: Government plays the long game on rent, pushing short-term pain in order to eventually gain

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David W Higgins: Self-driving cars on roads abroad, yet we in Ireland can't even tap banks cards to pay bus fare

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Sophie White: From my coffee pot to Nutella, these are the inanimate things that I'd marry if our love wasn't going to be made a mockery of

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Liam Collins: Don't fall for The Monk's 'ordinary decent criminal' sideshow in the Ambassador, it's simply cynical political theatre

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Sinead Ryan: Scandals, trials and dodgy dealings – why royal families have no place in 2026

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Letters: Opposition leaders, apart from one, need to realise they're in a pointless role

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Rowan Pelling: The Winter Olympics love rat and his slippery slope of infidelity and no cop-on to keep apology private

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Deirdre Reynolds: Roses are red, but singles feel blue come Valentine's Day

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Keire Murphy: Rental reforms offer some hope for tenants like me, but the overriding feeling is confusion

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Max Boot: How Donald Trump is doubling down on his contempt for world order

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Mary McCarthy: Primary school days should be longer to give children more time to flourish

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Teresa Costello: Children should be free to pursue absent parents for unpaid child maintenance when they turn 18

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Saoirse Hanley: I may not be a contender for the Winter Olympics, but my experiences with ice skating and skiing taught me a thing or two about life

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The Irish Independent's View: Rush for 'growth' has seen arguments in favour of Dublin Airport passenger cap brushed aside

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Irish Business -- FedEx Irish arm pays €50m dividend as revenues top €65m

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World Business -- UK orders review of 'Daily Mail' owner's proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media

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Irish Business -- 'Pure fear' – Growing concern among Irish business executives they will be frozen out of US as visa rejections increase

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Irish News -- New Wegovy weight-loss pill to be made in Ireland for markets outside US

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Irish Business -- Icon Plc share plunge wipes out $5bn as Irish firm says revenue may have been overstated in 2023 and 2024

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Business -- Dublin Airport slots can be reduced to ensure compliance with the passenger cap, says EU court advocate

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World Business -- US adds more jobs than expected in January

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Technology -- EU must simplify regulation to compete with US and China, says Ursula von der Leyen

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Europe -- Packaging giant Smurfit Westrock reports $31bn in sales for 2025

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Commercial Property -- Shed deals activity soared by 81pc in 2025

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Commercial Property -- Ballyogan site comes with permission for 49 apartments

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Irish Business -- O'Flynn Group and AIB partnership passes 'milestone' of 6,000 homes

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In The Workplace -- Fathers with young children working much less than in 2019, study finds

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Business -- Majority now use digital ID to access essential services, CSO says

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Money -- Are you on track to receive the full state pension? And what to do if you're not

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Analysis -- Simon Briggs: The IOC itself brought politics into sport – too late now to do a moral U-turn

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Britain -- Man Utd owner Jim Ratcliffe sorry for 'colonised' comments

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GAA -- Colm Keys: No Allianz motions as Congress settles on a modest agenda for change

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Soccer -- 'I was only playing for UCD a couple of months ago' – Hull's Cathal McCarthy 'dying to get on' for Chelsea FA Cup clash

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GAA -- Colm Begley believes Laois must consolidate Division Three status in absence of key players

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Six Nations -- 'It's not rotation' – Twickenham places up for grabs as Andy Farrell explains changes for Italy

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Gaelic Football -- Pat Spillane: I should have quit Kerry while I was ahead – and Dublin need to take heed of my cautionary tale

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League of Ireland -- Shelbourne defender Paddy Barrett: Our new lads needed to bring wellies instead of boots

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Cycling -- Wexford back on the Rás Tailteann map as stage three set to end in Enniscorthy

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Premier League -- Gunners extend lead at top but may rue Keane Lewis-Potter's equaliser as Keith Andrews' Brentford impress again

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Golf -- Double-bogey blues for careless Rory McIlroy as Shane Lowry puts on iron play exhibition at Pebble Beach

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Olympics -- Snoop Dogg watches on at Winter Olympics as Chloe Kim misses out on snowboard history

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Soccer -- 'If I'm not wanted, so be it' – Heimir Hallgrimsson remains positive on Ireland future but says that may change after play-off

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