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Irish News Video -- 'It's unfair on chimps': Michael O'Leary responds to Elon Musk's online taunts

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Cork woman whose land is at centre of family dispute leaves estate valued at almost €9m

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Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

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Europe - latest - | One dead and dozens hurt in Barcelona train crash days after Andalusia collision killed 42

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World News -- Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe gets life in prison

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Europe -- Russians are weaponising the safety of Chernobyl nuclear plant – Zelensky says

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John Downing: Ireland is at the mercy of a bully until we get our defences in order

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Martin Breheny: Fresh thinking badly needed for leagues as competitions mark their 100th year

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New study raises questions over TB testing during Covid

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council to stop posting on X following Green Party motion

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Dublin News -- Historic Martello Tower in Donabate on the market for €375,000

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Dublin News -- Council hoping to tackle River Liffey pollution by resurfacing Portobello streets

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Politics -- Two councillors to battle for Green Party deputy leadership as nominations close

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Irish News -- Three people discharged from hospital and building to reopen following Trinity College Dublin chemical spill

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Dublin -- Minister challenges 'big brave men who shout at me on social media' as he defends Ireland's record on foreign aid

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South Kerry -- Kerry TD Michael Cahill 'apologies to families who have suffered tragedies' as he is convicted of dangerous driving

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News -- Appeal lodged over refusal of Clare wind farm that drew over 200 objections

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North & West Kerry -- Famous Kerry pub marks 70 years in existence – 'We were proper publicans'

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News -- 1916 Proclamation hangs again in Sligo's City Hall having gone 'missing' for 12 years

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News -- Fundraiser launched for Galway family rebuilding their home following fire

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News -- Donegal defective block homeowners send pleading letter to Minister over 'severe' delays in appeal process

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The Indo Daily Extra: Brooklyn Beckham goes nuclear as family feud explodes

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Movie Reviews -- The History of Sound review: Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor are on song in uneven romance that peaks too soon

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: Neven's English Food Tour, Queer Eye and The Road Dance

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Dónal Lynch on the Beckham feud: 'A scion turning on the firm? A hot American wife? A fight over a dress? Haven't we seen this somewhere before?'

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Europe -- I'm an Irish mum who resisted a Eurocamp family holiday for years – but Bella Italia won me over

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Irish News -- 'Sad and totally absurd': European and Irish politicians plan response to Trump's tariff threats

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Health -- How a common vaccine may also slow down the ageing process

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Irish News -- GAA warns Gaelic games in danger due to rural decline and urban overcrowding

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Courts -- Man made threat to 'knock garda's teeth out' as officers took him to hospital

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Irish News -- Medical Council report: Patient safety risk in Dublin's three children's hospitals over series of ongoing operational failures

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Courts -- Woman allegedly stole €2,500 worth of designer sunglasses from opticians in Liffey Valley

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Courts -- Passenger exposed himself and assaulted gardaí in traffic stop

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David W Higgins: Gold surge a global vote of no confidence in paper money, as Donald Trump turmoil grips

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Sam Kiley: Vladimir Putin must be rubbing his hands with glee at global upheaval caused by Donald Trump's antics

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The Irish Independent's View: State should support selfless carers instead of penalising them with back-taxes

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Tanya Sweeney: Gen X parents like to boast about their 'free-range' upbringing – so why do we coddle our own kids?

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The Irish Independent's View: Cosmetic procedure regulations have to be stringently enforced

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Saritha Rai: How China is taking command in AI hardware race

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Donal O'Donovan: Irish jobs now at serious risk as a trade war looks inevitable

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John Downing: Hamburg's phantom snowman slayer gets a frosty reception

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Brendan O'Connor: Why don't we deploy Enoch Burke's powers for the good of humanity?

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Business -- Newbridge Cutlery set to cease silver-plated production at Kildare factory

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Irish News -- Pressure on rival banks as second lender this year cuts its mortgage rates

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Champions League -- Dominic Solanke eases pressure on under-fire Tottenham boss Thomas Frank

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