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Europe -- Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's lookalike ex-partners in bitter war of words

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Britain -- Murderer Iain Packer likely committed further sex crimes abroad, says survivor and a former detective

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Martina Devlin: From a one-man attack on a German sub in Bantry to Nazi parachutists disguised as nuns – the oral history of an Irish centenarian

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Mark Keenan: Martin Cahill, apples, democracy and the housing crisis

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Courts -- Dublin solicitor who was accused of sexual assault by son leaves almost €50m in his will

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Education -- Shorter school days and more breaks under review as Dáil committee pushes for 'holistic' Finnish model

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United Rugby Championship -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Start against Ulster gives Sam Prendergast a chance to rediscover his swagger

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International Soccer -- Ireland's Megan Connolly wary as 'pissed-off' Poles arrive gunning for revenge

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Tirlán moves to fix milk price until June amid warnings it still falls below costs

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When tractors don't go home: How last week's protest fits into six decades of farm anger

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News -- Driver arrested in Kildare was already serving two active driving disqualifications

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Fionnán Sheahan: Jim Gavin's 'sense of honour' doesn't extend to the truth, accountability or saying sorry

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Europe -- Emmanuel Macron leads charge to put guardrails on social media

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Premier League -- Manchester City confirm Bernardo Silva will leave at the end of the season

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