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Travel News -- Hibernia Line: New Irish ferry company to sail six days a week from Cork to France

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Irish News -- Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan objects to show being used in place of Eurovision and RTÉ's 'antisemitic' boycott

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Money -- Call for increase in payout fund for those with Prize Bonds

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Irish Business -- Jewellery retailer Fields gets its sparkle back as the firm behind it returns to profit

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Irish Business -- National Concert Hall to pay €460k for design of new pipe organ

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Soccer -- Michael O'Neill to stick with Northern Ireland after turning down Blackburn Rovers post

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Yo-yoing between Leinster and Joe McDonagh level does nothing for likes of Kildare – format must change

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Hurling -- Kilkenny's Jordan Molloy suffers suspected cruciate ligament injury, but Adrian Mullen could be back for Kildare clash

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Golf -- 'Feels like the rug was pulled from under their feet' – Rory McIlroy says he knew before LIV players about Saudi funding

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Rugby -- Leinster and Ulster appointed English referees to oversee respective European finals in Bilbao

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International Soccer -- 'I want to show I can play at that level' – Rory Finneran (18) aims for senior Ireland bow in Spain

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Connacht Rugby -- Kildare native Gerard Mullen to join Connacht as backs coach ahead of next season

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Golf -- Grand slam to the trunk slam: Rory McIlroy 'locked in' to avoid repeat of post-Masters malaise

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Leinster Rugby -- Paddy McCarthy among big contingent of returning players for Leinster's end-of-season push

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League of Ireland -- 'I never applied for Irish citizenship and it's something I really regretted. I don't want to go anywhere else now'

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