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Courts -- Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full-force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

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Bukayo Sako signs new five-year deal to become Arsenal's best-paid player

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How the Henry Pollock factor could help England bounce back against Ireland

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Six Nations - latest - | 'Horrible to see that in this day and age' – Johnny Sexton reacts to online racial abuse of new Ireland star Edwin Edogbo

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Irish News -- Gerry Hutch makes stage debut in Rex Ryan's 'The Monk', as show confirms six-night run is sold out

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Comment -- Sinead Ryan: We don't need another inflationary state savings scheme – just overhaul the punitive tax measures on investments

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Life -- 'Don't let them push your buttons' – Irish experts on how to deal with the everyday Trumps in your life

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International Soccer -- 'Empty gesture' and 'catastrophic consequences': Why ex-FAI CEO Bernard O'Byrne believes Ireland must play Israel

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Politics -- Explainer: Why was permission for a critical care unit at the Rotunda rejected?

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Ireland -- 20 perfect pubs you may not have heard of in Ireland: 'If you get the snug, guard it with your life...'

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Politics -- 'We will do everything we can in Grace's memory' – minister says total ban on scramblers will be introduced 'within weeks'

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Family -- Cutting ties with family: Why Brooklyn Beckham's story mirrors my own

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World News -- Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

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Irish News Video -- Are there too many vape shops in Galway?

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Irish News -- Vogue Williams to lead 2026 St Patrick's Day parade as Grand Marshal

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Irish News -- Rain and wind warning issued for nine counties

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Home & Garden -- Operation renovation: 'We tried to level the floor in our bedroom ourselves using an electric whisk from the kitchen'

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Health Features -- 'I was 39 when diagnosed with the same cancer as James Van Der Beek – I had no risk factors and no family history'

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about: Co-dependent relationships. What are they and how do I know if I'm in one?

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Dearbhla Mescal: 'I was at the centre court in Wimbledon one Sunday – it was my first outing as Paul's plus one – and the following Sunday I was in an oncology ward'

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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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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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Irish News - LATEST - | Court has granted temporary order preventing Séamus Culleton's deportation from US for 10 days, says lawyer

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Europe -- Poison, an air crash, a fall from a window – how Putin's rivals met mysterious ends

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Europe -- 'US president is committed to your success', Marco Rubio tells Viktor Orban ahead of looming April election

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North America -- Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy and inspired a generation

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Europe -- 'Hell and back': mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot recounts her ordeal as memoir is released

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Matthew Brookner: MAGA's bid to 'save' Europe will backfire until the US gets its own house in order on basic freedoms

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David W Higgins: Morgan McSweeney's legacy is starting an open and honest conversation about immigration

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why the IOC was wrong to ban Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from Olympics

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Letters: As the world gets more dangerous, Ireland must seek closer ties with EU

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The Irish Independent's View: Backing of Hungary's Viktor Orban by Marco Rubio has rattled many in Brussels

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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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Martin Breheny: Kieran McGeeney has provoked debate with his 'pure piggery' line but it's about the wrong thing

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Former Clare star Tony Griffin heads back west to work with Brian Lohan's Banner hurlers

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Golf -- 'I may not be able to do role of US captain justice' – Tiger Woods still weighing up Ryder Cup call for Adare

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Irish News -- Revealed: How to find out whether the HSE is holding money belonging to your deceased or missing relative

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News -- IFA turns to farmer pressure as bid to remove Murrin fails politically

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Beef -- Irish beef exported to Poland and sold in Portugal: What's really going on?

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Forestry & Enviro -- Concern over heavy-duty hedge cutting as season nears ends

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Dublin News -- 'They are the very fabric of our city' – from Grafton Street flower sellers to urban horse culture

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Dublin News -- Northside Dublin takes centre stage in dark comedy debut at DIFF

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Irish News -- Families with working children at home could face council rent rises

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Dublin News -- Portrait of a changing city: new book captures Dublin at its best and worst

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James Nesbitt's passionate public appeal to find last four missing bodies of the Disappeared

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Happy update on stray dog who gave birth in Clare driveway as adoptions open for her six puppies

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Sligo woman arrested two days in a row for being intoxicated

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Cork Senator seeks clarity on pausing of SNA allocation review – 'We need full transparency'

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'Appalling' waiting lists for Sligo children to access critical services

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News -- Nurse in Donegal who facilitated transfer of €37,000 in criminal proceeds given community service

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News -- Man 'acted in concert' with wife to steal over €2,000 of cosmetics from midlands pharmacy

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News -- Cork town's long-awaited new garda station takes a step closer to realisation with sod-turning date

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Courts -- Wicklow man accused of making false allegation against migrant changes legal team

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New Ross -- Kilkenny GAA club set to honour hurling legend Eddie Keher with bronze statue

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The Indo Daily: How ICE detainee Seamus Culleton went from "perfect victim" to public scrutiny

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Indo Sport podcast: From Wicklow to the NFL | Life with the Green Bay Packers | Daniel Whelan in studio

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Indo GAA podcast: 'Piggery' as a compliment | Bang average Dublin | Fundraisers & 'poo in the park'

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The Big Tech Show: Stranded in the wild – when your EV breaks down

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Television -- Anderson Cooper leaving '60 Minutes' show in latest high profile exit from CBS News

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Movie News -- Robert Duvall made the smallest parts unforgettable – just look at 'Apocalypse Now'

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TV Reviews -- 'Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World' review: Powerful series revisits Japan's earthquake and tsunami tragedy

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Music News -- Philip King: 'Sinéad O'Connor disappears into the music. It's humbling to hear her sing a song you wrote'

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Entertainment -- 'Taxi Driver' at 50 – how Martin Scorsese turned New York into the coolest, scum-ridden hellhole on earth

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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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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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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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Recipes -- French crepe maker in Wicklow shares perfect pancake secrets for Pancake Tuesday

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Irish News -- Explainer: Why are Irish citizens advised against travel to Cuba and what does it mean for my holiday or insurance?

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

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Courts -- Engineer caught with €350k worth of cannabis told gardai he was acting as drug courier and was due to be paid €1,000 for job

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Irish News -- Spend on new public transport versus road projects still above 2:1, minister says

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Politics -- Denial of permission for new critical care unit at Rotunda Hospital was 'wrong decision', Taoiseach tells Dáil

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Health -- Doctors call for sale of tobacco to be banned as smoking kills 100 people a week

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Courts -- Man who tried to kiss his sister and pull back bed covers pleads guilty to sexual assault

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Irish News -- Couples who are waiting for a 'marriage of convenience' interview must postpone their weddings

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Courts -- Teacher denies causing death of American mum in hotel crash during 'special' trip to Ireland

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Crime -- Man with no links to Ireland was given Irish passport after falsely claiming to be son of murdered woman

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

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

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John Deane-O'Keeffe: What 7,000 days of not drinking has taught me about alcohol addiction

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Colin Murphy: What one family's troubling experience tells us about the cycle of prison and psychosis

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Lucinda O'Sullivan: No appetite for small fry like Ireland as 'Michelin man' bursts our foodie bubble

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Eilis O'Hanlon: God loves a trier, but ICE detainee Seamus Culleton took one chance too many

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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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Technology -- DoneDeal partners with ChatGPT in bid to boost car sales by using AI app

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Irish Business -- Private equity is trending towards fewer but bigger deals in Ireland

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Business -- Icon remains vulnerable as it starts out on long road to regain trust of investors

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World Business -- EU pushes lower-carbon 'green steel' as industrial driver

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Business -- Commercial construction prices rose by 1pc in second half of last year

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Business -- Seven in 10 Irish workers now use AI on the job, says Indeed

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Irish News -- Irish watchdog launches 'large-scale' inquiry into X and Grok AI tool over alleged child abuse material

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Technology -- Courts free WhatsApp and Meta to challenge €12m levy

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World Business -- YouTuber Logan Paul sets a new world record by selling Pokemon card for $16.5m

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Business -- New arena and hotel proposal for Leopardstown following deal to build 800 homes on land

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Technology -- X suffers major outage weeks after similar collapse

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

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Money -- Price of pancake ingredients has risen by a third

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Commercial Property -- Former Wexford pub in need of extensive refurbishment is on the market for €70,000

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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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Six Nations -- Henry Pollock to make full debut as England team named for Six Nations clash with Ireland

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Horse Racing -- Paul Nolan hoping his Thedeviluno can avoid Willie Mullins' good 'Doctor' at Cheltenham Festival

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Premier League -- Igor Tudor says 'no time to find excuses' as he aims to halt Tottenham slump

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Premier League -- Michael Carrick in frame for Man United job but club will not make knee-jerk decision

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International Soccer -- Ireland women's boss Carla Ward reveals FAI boss David Courell will address Israel furore

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Cricket -- Ireland out of T20 World Cup after wash-out in Sri Lanka

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Six Nations -- Henry Arundell free to face Ireland after escaping ban for sending off in England's defeat to Scotland

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Soccer - Exclusive - | Gary Lineker: 'They said his chances of survival were between 10 and 20pc. Everything stops when you hear the word leukaemia' 13:00

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International Soccer -- Carla Ward welcomes back Courtney Brosnan as she names Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers against France and Netherlands

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Ladies Football -- Knockmore LGFA 'extremely excited' as Joe Brolly is appointed ladies team manager in Mayo

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Champions League -- Miguel Delaney: Jose Mourinho aced the audition – now the dress rehearsal for his Real Madrid return

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Tennis -- Coco Gauff on US: 'People shouldn't be dying in the streets just for existing'

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Motor Sport -- 'Tell my Dad I'm OK' – Richard Hammond's daughter in heavy Formula E crash

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Other Sports -- 'Extremely stupid' ski jumper disqualified from Olympics over boots

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League of Ireland -- Derry City would 'warmly welcome' All-island League or Cup, but 'happy' to remain in League of Ireland

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