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More homes and businesses at risk as flood threat to peak this morning

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'I know the good people that we've got' – Andy Farrell backs Ireland to bounce back from French mauling

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Irish News -- Why Ireland lags behind the rest on contactless payments for public transport

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Irish News -- The immediate problem was to locate the armed men because they could have turned up in two hours time and shot somebody' - former Garda assistant commissioner Michael O'Sullivan on the hunt for the Regency Hotel gunmen

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Claire Byrne on leaving RTÉ: It felt like the organisation was wagging its finger at me, saying 'you've been a bad person - you need to have a pay cap to stop your gallop'

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'Do you know any poor people who moved to Monaco?' — Michael Flatley on cash, court cases and his 'Lord of the Dance' comeback

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The Eddie O'Sullivan interview: 'If I had it back, I would have stopped to smell the roses'

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'If you buy an old boat for €40,000 and think that you're going to get a permanent home... that's just not possible'

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Paul Kimmage: Our rowers were the best of us and they were treated disgracefully

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Britain -- Keir Starmer forced into U-turn on release of papers relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador

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North America -- Man sentenced to life for bid to assassinate Trump at golf club

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World News -- Norway police open investigation into ex-prime minister Jagland over Epstein files

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Middle East -- Israeli strikes kill at least 23 Palestinians in response to soldier's injury

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Ishaan Tharoor: Why using strong-arm tactics to prey on smaller nations will only weaken US in the long run

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The Irish Independent's View: Snub by X to Oireachtas Media Committee invitation is an insult to all of us

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Letters: Shame on all those hiding truth about Jeffrey Epstein and his political affiliations

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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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Courts - Latest - | Enoch Burke case: Two disciplinary panel members resign in major blow to efforts to resolve row over teacher's dismissal

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Irish News -- Landlord who tried to charge tenant for use of fridge and dining table issues judicial review proceedings over RTB decision

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I'm a single parent and I've just received an inheritance of €250k. Should I invest in property?'

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Rural Life -- 'I was a marketeer now I grow forty varieties of vegetables for top chefs and local homes'

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Rural Life -- Farming not attractive enough for young people, EU agriculture commissioner warns

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Dublin News -- Dublin schools on alert as orange rain warning prompts a number of early closures

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Irish News -- 'Grace's Law' to ban scramblers from all public places within weeks

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North & West Kerry -- 'A little bit of hope can be a huge thing' – Mother's love at the heart of son's recovery after life-changing accident

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Wall of sandbags erected along banks of the River Slaney in Enniscorthy as flooding fears increase

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Donegal boy (3) died after contracting Strep A during substantial outbreak of the illness, inquest hears

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News -- Garda hunt for gunman who fired into Longford home

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Dundalk & North -- 'Our teachers are working out of cupboards' – Funding snub leaves overcrowded Louth school at breaking point

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The Indo Daily: Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance – Chaos behind the curtain

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Max Boot: America needs to think carefully: it is alienating next potential superpower

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Rowing Ireland claims show sporting environments enable fear and harm to fester – the system must change

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Noah Feldman: ICE isn't just breaking the law, it is trying to rewrite it entirely

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Declan Power: Ireland must do more to spot looming threats and 'war-game' a response

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David W Higgins: Buying a house can feel like waiting in a long, snaking queue with no end in sight

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Catherine Thorbecke: From 'AI Jesus' to 'BuddhaBot', artificial intelligence is now being treated as a deity

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Mary McCarthy: Queen Camilla bolted – but the rest of us stayed for Champagne to toast the simply heavenly Jilly Cooper

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Senan Molony: Has Micheál Martin stemmed the tide on a leadership heave or are we in a phoney war?

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The Irish Independent's View: George Mitchell's peace legacy tainted by Epstein links

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The Irish Independent's View: Saint Brigid's bank holiday reminds us to honour the women who shape Ireland

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Letters: After the garda traffic ticket fiasco, I despair at the direction the force is taking

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Irish News -- Nearly 12pc of young people were unemployed in January

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Irish Business -- Kildare's WGNStar completes sale to US tech infrastructure giant ABM for €234m

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Business -- Westmeath estate with links to Lawrence of Arabia for sale in three lots

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Irish Business -- Cousin of Spanish king and director of Irish fintech held over link to massive drug seizure

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Irish News -- Wind farms provided a third of Ireland's electricity in record 2025 but 13pc went to waste

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Irish Business -- Foreign executives shouldn't lose valuable tax break, just for missing deadlines, says Department of Enterprise

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Money -- Dublin and Limerick have Ireland's highest disposable incomes

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GAA -- Pat Bennett faces old Wexford friends while Meath aim to kick on without AFLW stars – five storylines for the GAA weekend

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Six Nations -- Six Nations – France v Ireland: Why opener is on a Thursday night and all you need to know

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Horse Racing -- Philip Byrnes cleared by IHRB of any wrongdoing in controversial unseating by Redwood Queen at Wexford last May

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League of Ireland - Latest - | League of Ireland transfers: Fan favourite Will Jarvis returns to Shelbourne on a three-year deal - 15:15

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Hockey -- Irish hockey legend and two-time World Goalkeeper of the Year David Harte announces international retirement

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Golf -- 'I'm 29, and I feel tired already' - Scottie Scheffler inspired by 45-year-old Justin Rose after Farmers win

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Six Nations -- Ireland countdown to Six Nations opener at Stade de France with Rúaidhrí O'Connor, Cian Tracey & Sinéad Kissane

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