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Championship final day permutations: Who needs what for promotion and play-offs as Wrexham target glory?

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Horse Racing -- Wodhooh to continue winning run for Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy in Punchestown feature

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Irish News -- Builder who boasted about work on 'Room to Improve' withdraws from mediation with couple in 'nightmare' extension project

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Conor Skehan: I have seen how conflicts end and the biggest heroes always go unsung

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Rúaidhrí O'Connor: 'World-class' Harry Byrne trying to kick on and complete another Leinster redemption arc

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LOI Takeaways: Aaron Bolger's big night, Joey O'Brien's badly needed win and Patrick Hickey's crazy handball

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Irish News -- Patrick Kielty's contract renewal a bit on the 'Late Late' side as delays in RTÉ boss Kevin Bakhurst's pay bump talks hold up progress

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Fashion -- William Costelloe: 'It had to be right - dad was a hard man to please'

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Irish News -- 'It ended not on our victim statements, but on kind words about our abusive brother. It was absolutely horrific' – survivors hit out at court character references

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Courts -- Settlement reached in dispute between US multinational and unfairly dismissed Irish MD

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Gaelic Football -- From Wee despair to a giant leap in short time – How Dublin v Louth has become a battle of equals

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I've been having an affair with a married man for years and just found out his wife is pregnant. I feel so betrayed

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Money -- Homeowners planning to build modular cabins warned they may be 'badly exposed' on insurance cover

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Business -- 'It's Penneys, hun': Can the Irish retail giant conquer the US?

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Money -- Hikes to electricity, gas and bin charges as costs due to war in Iran start to hit home

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Money -- 'Couples often have more negotiating power when they are flexible' – 13 tips to save money with wedding suppliers

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Business -- Companies waiting months for decisions on licences from new maritime quango

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Irish News -- 'Weddings can be more than a tick-the-box exercise' – couples on why they chose alternative ceremonies

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: Limerick are in uncharted territory without dynamic duo Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane

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Life -- The truth about Ireland's Magdalene laundries: 'Women are still dying there. As late as 2024, I found death notices for women whose addresses were given as former laundries'

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Irish News -- Ambulance services could face disruption as 1,800 emergency staff prepare for strike action

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Irish Business -- Derelict Guinness warehouse in Dublin has become Ireland's biggest start-up campus

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Horse Racing -- Horse trainer Jim Bolger's legendary Kilkenny base is on the market for €4m

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Politics -- 'I was selling Dublin': Dublin mayor Ray McAdam defends €5,900 business-class travel to California

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Sport -- League of Ireland Preview - MD14

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Irish News -- RTÉ staff hit out at quality of outsourced programmes like 'Telly Bingo' and mass

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Irish News -- Sean McGovern: The secret messages that brought down the Kinahans' inner circle - The Indo Daily

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Irish News -- One in ten households cannot afford to warm home or pay energy bills – ESRI report

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Irish News -- Electric buses worth €38m "sit idle" for over 500 days with nowhere to charge them

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News -- 'Fair City' actor and former Leinster rugby player join the ranks of An Garda Siochána

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League of Ireland -- 'I visited my dad in the hospital, he was dying but he was giving out to me, 'you are supposed to be training tonight''

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Book Reviews -- From Sally Rooney to John Banville: A fascinating insight into some of our best literary minds

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Recipes -- Kevin Dundon: Stress-free recipes for your bank holiday BBQ – that also work for cooking indoors

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North & West Kerry -- Full circle moment for Kerry woman as she celebrates 60th birthday in same pub where she was born

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: Can you recommend some decent noise-cancelling headphones for less than €150?

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Recipes -- Donal Skehan's chicken winners – a comforting Francese, punchy sweet chilli and chilli and lemongrass delight

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Brit pop lands for Ireland's posh pads: Interior designer Zoe Willis is moving to Dublin

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The Wexford home with wood burning stoves, forged in local tradition and family holidays

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'I ended up living in my own archive project'

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Rathfarnham home offers work-life balance and room to entertain

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Bask in the Gorey glow with this well-equipped home on Tara Hill

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Fix it up: Portobello bill for a renovation beside the swans

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On the market: Four homes close to city centres

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Middle East -- Donald Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's latest proposal for talks to end war

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Britain -- Suspect tried to kill friend before going on to stab two Jewish men in London, court told

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Australasia -- Riots erupt in Australia over death of five-year-old girl as locals attack and hospitalise suspect

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North America -- Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note in jail cell, former fellow inmate claims

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Europe -- Zelensky announces reforms of army pay and contracts as peace talks stall and the military remains undermanned

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Middle East -- Two children among 17 killed by latest Israeli strikes in Lebanon

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Europe -- Suspect due in court over plot to kill Dutch princesses

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Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Emma Nolan: St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre was a huge part of my childhood – it deserves better than a soulless revamp

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Luke O'Neill: If you're not one of the 1pc who can manage on five hours' sleep, here's how to supercharge your shuteye

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Sam Kiley: Why Donald Trump is now dealing with a more assertive, tougher Germany

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Courts -- Woman who lost trip case against Supermac's brings challenge over judge's All-Ireland tickets comment

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I started a pension in my early 40s. What do I need to do to catch up and have a comfortable retirement?'

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Interiors -- Self-build story: 'My health isn't great day-to-day so creating a home that feels calm, functional and peaceful was incredibly important'

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I'm sure the terrace will be packed all summer – but what a difference smiling service would have made'

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Champions Cup -- Leinster v Toulon preview: Blues bidding to put ghosts of past to bed, but French giants look primed in semi-final

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News -- EU-Mercosur deal kicks in today: here are the changes – and what does it all mean for Ireland?

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Courts -- Kildare company fined €95,000 after employee fatally hit by articulated tractor and trailer

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News -- More than 2,000 sign petition urging State to buy 1,500 acres in Wicklow as auction nears

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Farm Property -- Wexford farmland with a derelict house sells for over €400,000 at online auction

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Comment -- Australian states are providing free electricity through renewables – why can't we?

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Dublin need a siege mentality for this Louth showdown – otherwise, this could be the end of an era

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News -- Researchers in Limerick spearheading major study into rising bowel cancer rates in young adults

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Wicklow & District -- Long-awaited Wicklow footpath upgrade gets approval for €150,000 in funding

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Sligo publican (38) jailed for sexually assaulting girl (16) who worked for him

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Kerry man handed suspended prison sentence for possession of child abuse imagery

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Two men in Wexford arrested and charged with trespass

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News -- Video shows bus in flames on M7 as schoolchildren escape fire

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry man has car stolen and torched yet fire service send bill – 'It makes you feel like trash'

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News -- Safety fears raised over proposed Galway gas plant

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Courts -- Cork man who revved car while garda was standing in front of it given prison sentence

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News -- Shannon Airport receives almost €2m in funding for safety and security infrastructure

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Friday mailbag | LIV dies | An eye-watering World Cup | Rugby not moving the dial?

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Indo Politics: Cabinet divisions exposed, Airbnb register rows, and the fallout from the Jim Glennon scandal continues

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The Big Tech Show: Was Tim Cook good or bad for the world?

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The Indo Daily: Sean McGovern: The secret messages that brought down the Kinahans' inner circle

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Movie News -- 'I was drinking a lot and I've always been able to drink a lot' – Tom Holland on why he quit alcohol

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Book Reviews -- Tensions rise as dysfunctional family navigates the loss of a father in brilliant new novel 'Into The Wreck'

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Music News -- Guitar played by Slash on Guns N' Roses tour sells for over £230,000

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Courts -- Libel case against guerilla artist Banksy 'a ruse to expose his identity', judge rules

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Health & Wellbeing -- Wicklow man (21) forced home by Iran war launches run club to promote Dubai-style social life

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Music -- Sara Bareilles: 'I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing. I started writing songs that I thought sounded like things on the radio. And then I got angry with myself'

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Money -- Home Economics: 'My late father was in care under Fair Deal but now my mum needs it too. What are the implications with the same home involved?'

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'It was over 40C, which is too hot to bear' – more Irish families want to beat extreme heat on holidays, but can 'coolcations' really work?

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The Fab 50: Ireland's best places to stay in 2026, from a revamped motel and rainforest stay to a cabin that feels 'like a hug'

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London through a woman's lens – from Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo to the best restaurants run by female chefs

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An Irish Goodbye... from Lisbon: 'Finding an apartment within my budget and desired location did take time and effort – I viewed close to 30 places'

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It's the Algarve, but not as you know it - my trip beyond the beaches in sunny south Portugal

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We found a 1960s motel on the Irish coast – now it's an adult-only, dog-friendly coastal stay

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Courts -- Former MMA fighter jailed for threat to cut ex-partner's throat

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Courts -- Checkpoint-dodger who swerved toward garda, hitting him in the arm, fined €300 and put off the road for two years

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Health -- HSE confirms 'file review' of Autism a Chara service has been launched

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Crime -- Man charged over car bomb attack outside Dunmurry police station

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Courts -- Man (22) appears in court charged in connection with Edenderry fatal fire

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Courts -- Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch allowed travel abroad for holiday while awaiting sentencing over crash that left woman seriously injured

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Courts -- Passenger awarded €215,000 after brain injury in crash involving uninsured driver in Westmeath

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Irish News -- Panda Waste to add 'surcharge' on bin collections as fall out from Middle East conflict continues

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Courts -- Judge criticises 'disturbing' character reference handed in for man who sexually abused younger half-sister

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Katriona O'Sullivan: I've been in care, and I have fostered children – watching my own family broken down by this system has been heartbreaking

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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Without real accountability, Russia risks repeating its darkest chapters

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The Irish Independent's View: Unflappable Iranian regime still there and unlikely to blink first

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Louise McSharry: RTÉ Radio 1's new jingles miss the point – it isn't just a radio station, it's an identity

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Ireland's population is up by a million since 2006, so why have garda numbers barely changed?

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Letters: AI cannot replace human literature, that's grounded solely in our creativity

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The Irish Independent's View: Let's not be fooled into thinking good fortune can last for ever

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Donal Fallon: It is Micheál Martin's duty as leader of Fianna Fáil to take greater initiative on a united Ireland

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Martina Devlin: If you're happy to give character references in court, you should be happy to stand over them in public

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Make no mistake – Vladimir Putin curtailing his World War II parade shows he is now afraid of Ukraine

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Mark Keenan: 'Racetrack rezoning' is back with a bang as the Land Development Agency continues to play with its low-hanging fruit

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Helen McEntee: Irish and British Governments have made real progress on legacy, but we both need to keep up the pace

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Letters: Play by the rules and you get punished, disrupt the country and reap the rewards

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The Irish Independent's View: Urgent action is needed after yet another dire warning on climate

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Sophie White: 'A local WhatsApp group had shared that a little boy had been found in Tesco whose mother was called Sophie'

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Business -- Electric vehicle sales surge by 110pc in Ireland amid fuel crisis

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Money -- 240,000 households to be hit with increase in electricity and gas prices

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Money -- Employers dropping staff bonuses due to 'compliance concerns', Irish Tax Institute claims

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Money -- Huge numbers using Help-to-Buy scheme to buy their first home

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Commercial Property -- Tearing down the walls to create a stylish open-plan home in Ranelagh

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Everything you need to know about installing solar panels in your home

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Money -- Motor insurers sign up to new code that means they will have to justify price rises

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Irish Business -- Flutter's FanDuel accused of 'aggressive retention tactics' to keep punters betting in US legal action

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Irish News -- Department of Finance has underestimated corporation tax receipts for 14 years in a row

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Money -- Home Economics: 'How do we go about getting a mortgage for a modular garden home?'

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Business -- Over 40,000 houses could be built this year, economists say

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Technology -- No written deal for donation to OpenAI, Elon Musk says in third day of testimony

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Money - LATEST - | Mortgage shake-up as buyers can borrow five times income - 06:30

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Six Nations -- Anna Caplice: The good, the bad and the ugly – what we've learned from Ireland's first three Women's Six Nations games

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Soccer -- Ten years on from Leicester City's Premier League triumph: From kings of England to League One relegation –where did it all go wrong?

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Gaelic Football -- 'It's extremely difficult this time of the year. I just need to turn to another chapter in my life' – Kildare's David Hyland

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Premier League -- 'One of my favourite games' – Liverpool challenge still the special one for Michael Carrick

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Rugby -- 'It's the biggest game of my life but we deserve to be here' – Jack Murphy his semi-final test with Ulster

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Ladies Football -- Tipperary's Sarah English wants to push on against Kingdom after Cork success

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Women's Sport -- 'They think I'll crack under pressure, but I thrive in it' – Eve McMahon balancing college exams with European Championships

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Hurling -- John Mullane: Clare have a great chance to make it five championship defeats in a row for under-strength Treaty

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Premier League -- Leeds on verge of survival after comfortable win over Burnley

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League of Ireland -- Mikie Rowe double does the trick as Wexford FC see off Finn Harps to earn fifth home win in a row

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League of Ireland -- Bohemians and Derry City left frustrated as spoils shared at Dalymount Park

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League of Ireland -- Two-goal hero Aaron Bolger stuns St Pat's with late equaliser for Galway United

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