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Horse Racing -- Fairyhouse love affair can continue as Better Times Ahead has what it takes to land Irish Grand National

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Middle East - LATEST - | 'Tuesday will be power plant day and bridge day' – Donald Trump says US will target Iran's infrastructure this week

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Harris rejects requests to recall Dail over fuel cost crisis and says more cost-of-living measures would be 'foolish'

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'We showed grit to get over the line' – Richie Murphy praises his Ulster team after conquering Ospreys and Storm Dave

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President Catherine Connolly lays wreath at 1916 Rising ceremony

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See inside three-bed Wicklow cottage on the market for €240,000

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Irish News -- Public braced for global recession, poll shows, amid plea to recall Dáil over fuel crisis

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Irish News - EXCLUSIVE - | File sent to DPP after arrest of couple on suspicion of murder in 'Kerry Babies' case

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Television -- Dave Fanning: 'Would I have rather stayed doing The Movie Show? Yes. Would I rather have stayed on 2FM? Yes. Would I rather have done that programme on Radio 1? Yes'

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'I thought I was going to feel a million dollars. I thought I was going to be hopping into the bed with my husband' – Kathryn Thomas on HRT, Botox and the pursuit of youth

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Shane Ross: We're feeling the effects of Donald Trump's ruinous war, but his bubble will soon burst

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Hurling - Live - | Clare v Dublin: National Hurling League Division 1B final

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Irish News -- Here's the modular home you can put in your back garden – for €130,000, as providers see 400pc spike in calls

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My mother's will left more to my brothers even though I was her main carer. I'm angry and upset and it's making me unwell

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Business -- Why war on Iran could soon empty shelves worldwide of various foods, medicines and consumer goods

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Weather - latest - | Worst of Storm Dave weather has passed as thousands of homes without power; warning of potential flight disruption today

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Celebrity News -- Patrick Kielty's RTÉ future uncertain as star refuses to say if he will stay as 'Late Late Show' host

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Irish News -- Push for Ireland to introduce three more bank holidays in line with EU neighbours

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Irish News -- 'I told Michael Jackson, Irish women need my cosmetic products more than you' – cosmetic surgeon says star pocketed items from his D4 clinic

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Irish News -- 'We're bitter at what they made us go through': the father and sons who had to fight for an apology for their mother's undiagnosed terminal cancer

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Irish News -- Rory McIlroy can win second Masters and even go for a treble, says top sports psychologist

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Irish News -- State took €70m from estates of dead people after detecting overpayments

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Irish News -- Woman (80s) dies after being hit by bus in south Dublin

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Crime -- 'He deserved every day he served': Paedophile Pat Salmon (89) dies four months into three-year jail term

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Tennis -- John Greene: What does it take for Tennis Ireland to respond to unrest within its clubs?

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News -- Meet the Limerick photographer sharing snapshots of kindness between strangers – 'This is my way of connecting to people'

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Irish News Video -- Welfare officials recovered almost €70m from the estates of dead people over the last three years

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Irish News Video -- Modular homes - A look inside

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Life -- Behind the scenes with Kathryn Thomas

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Irish News Video -- Up to 19,000 derelict properties could be hit with new 7pc tax being introduced next year

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Videos -- Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien says 'supply is robust' but will have to continue to 'monitor every single day'

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My favourite room: 'The thought of being chosen for Home of the Year went from being a joke to being a great motivator' – Inside Finbarr Collins' Stoneybatter remodel

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Eilis O'Hanlon: 'The Late Late Show' had its time — and surely now that time is up

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Sarah Breen: I draw the line at US-style Easter baskets. In Ireland, Easter is more about misery and suffering

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Irish News -- Obituary: Rory O'Hanlon, the doctor who served as health minister under Haughey and ceann comhairle under Ahern

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'Life is too short to eat crap chocolate' – Nine famous faces share the Easter eggs they'll be tucking into this Sunday

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Saoirse Hanley: They say smart is the new sexy. But if popstars and supermodels are embracing their nerdier sides, what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'Imagine if all the women that had babies were feeling on top of the world rather than coming home a bit broken'

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How we ALL bought into looksmaxxing: There's nothing new about the extreme pursuit of physical perfection – just ask the contestants of The Swan

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Notions and necessities: From a sauna experience to the latest in shapewear and festival fun, it's all here

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Britain -- Three remanded over alleged arson on London Jewish group ambulances as new arrest made

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Europe -- Russian drones kill five in Ukrainian market

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Europe -- German men now need army's permission to leave country for more than three months

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World News -- Nasa spacecraft halfway to the Moon as crew send back first images of earth

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Eoin O'Malley: If Catherine Connolly were truly a president for all, her Council of State would look a lot different

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Máiría Cahill: It's beginning to feel a lot like Covid, so let's take light relief in wonky waxworks

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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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Celebrity News -- 'We have pitched it lower to allow market decide': Shane Ross on slashing price of family home by €900,000

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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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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My partner got really angry and hit me. They apologised a few days later but now keep telling me I just need to get over it'

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Paul Kimmage: How the Masters showed me golf as the ultimate bloodsport – compelling and brutal and cruel

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Conor McKeon: The truth is the Munster SHC is one of the purest cultural institutions of this poxed nation

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Gaelic Football -- Joe Brolly: Kerry were made to look like headless chickens by the latest work of Jimmy McGuinness' genius

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Farm Property -- Up to €540/ac paid for leasing ground as 'appetite for land shows no sign of being quenched'

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Irish News -- Waterford sheep farmer rent row moves to London as protesters occupy rare bookshop owned by duke

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Beef -- 'I wasn't a farmer when I inherited a 220ac farm – I had to learn everything from scratch

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Homes -- See inside restored Georgian rectory set on 55 acres in Kildare on sale for €3.25m

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Forestry & Enviro -- Film industry in rural Kilkenny village could be in jeopardy if eight-turbine wind farm gets the green light

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Irish News -- Brazilian student Johnny Santos (27), who was killed in collision with cement truck in Dublin, had been in Ireland only three weeks

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Dublin News -- Roving security team to tackle surge in anti-social behaviour in Dublin parks

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Crime -- 'Scrambler ban is no use if it can't be enforced,' say parents of Grace Lynch (16) after garda is convicted over pursuit of two riders

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Celebrity -- 'It's fun, colourful and will bring fans in' – Taylor Swift unveiled as latest addition to Dublin's National Wax Museum

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Dublin News -- Huntington's disease sufferer who claims condition can be mistaken for drunkenness cleared of keg theft

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Irish News -- MetroLink's €550k boss Seán Sweeney quits in fresh blow to transport project

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News -- Councillor wants every effort made to approve planning for McDonald's drive‑thru despite local objections

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North & West Kerry -- Listowel Writers' Week announce shortlist for prestigious poetry prize

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Meath-based ballet director responds to Chalamet and says dance 'is more popular than ever'

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Vigilant neighbour's sharp sense of smell results in cannabis growhouse raid at Wexford house

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200 year-old Wicklow estate on 42 acres heads to auction at €750,000

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Galway councillor hands out snacks and drinks on train calling for catering service to be restored

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Meet the Wexford family hosting a charity battle of the bands competition

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Teen-friendly space proposed in Mayo town featuring charging points and plug‑in music station

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Kildare man who has 'never even run a marathon' to tackle 60km Kerry Way Ultra for Down Syndrome

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Incoming DCU student president from Leitrim to lobby government on affordable beds using modular housing

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Indo Sport podcast: Brandel Chamblee's Masters preview | The Tiger cloud, Rory's outlook & his Augusta verdict

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The Indo Daily: 'Six-year hell' – Has the battle to find 'bad cops' in An Garda Síochána gone too far?

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Indo GAA: Aidan O'Shea - Muting social media, 2021 regrets and Kobe's wow moments

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Indo Sport podcast: Leinster's European pressure | Finn Russell's Irish weakness | Henry Pollock hype

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Irish News -- My husband died suddenly. One final task remained: to publish the book he'd spent 25 years of his life working on

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Movies -- 'Pierce Brosnan told me he was based in Malibu... I said I was stuck in Dublin' – David McSavage on working with Bond star

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Sam McBride: How 'contradiction in a suit' Roger Casement embodies today's Ireland

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Today's top TV and streaming picks: Secret Garden, Easter Parade and The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Get a little extra with your beauty buy with these collectable trinkets and limited-edition releases

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'My son has just been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. My husband also got tested and has ADHD. How will all this affect our relationship?'

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Celebrity News -- 'He kissed me right out of my shoes': Sharon Stone reveals 'best smoocher' in Hollywood

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Celebrity News -- Blake Lively moving ahead with case against 'It Ends with US' director Justin Baldoni

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George Hamilton on Michael Lyster: 'He was not in any way the kind of pushy media type. He didn't have that. He wasn't born with the ego gene'

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Brianna Parkins: 'I have my feelings about the Rose of Tralee, but I'd be heartbroken if it were to disappear'

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Motoring review: Hesitant about going fully electric? This roomy, tech-laden SUV is a good half-way point

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Auto advice: Five ways drivers can lower their fuel consumption as prices at the pumps continue to rise

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'When I travel, I'm not a 60-something grandmother with a free travel pass. I am the woman I've always been'

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Our family trip to India – an amazing holiday, but this country of extremes is not for everyone

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Hotel review: 'It lacks some in-house facilities, but is still one of my all-time favourites in Dublin – if not Ireland'

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Bonnie Ryan on life in New York: 'Four of our best friends from Ireland live beside us. It helps you feel at home'

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Aillwee Cave at 50: 'It was a shot into the unknown... people thought we were absolutely bananas'

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Wicklow friends overcome Middle East travel chaos to climb Kilimanjaro for charity

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Irish News -- Obituary: Michael Maughan, Irish businessman and fervent supporter of the arts

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Irish News -- Liam Collins: Photographic treasure trove took me back to the 'coarse, risky and ungracious' Dublin of the 1950s

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Politics -- 'I was named after my uncle, who was blown up by the IRA': Fine Gael's Dublin Central candidate Ray McAdam on his political journey

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Irish News -- Web Summit to fight influencer's claim that she was dropped from line-up in alleged breach of contract

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Irish News -- NCH reconsiders Alan Shatter fundraiser after saying it was not told about performance of October 7 play

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Irish News -- Nearly 100 EU citizens stripped of Irish residency for human trafficking, tax evasion and sexual assault

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Irish News -- Hospitals with lowest ratio of emergecy department consultants to patients revealed

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Brenda Power: Botox behind bars and no jail terms for financial crime — radical ways to shake up our broken prison system

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Bishop Brendan Leahy: When our leaders choose war over ending world hunger, we must speak out

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Letters: New moon mission reminds me of witnessing the first landing, and not in a good way

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The Sunday Independent's View: Having hope in humanity's future is a duty this Easter

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Caitríona Perry: Pam Bondi's sacking shows that loyalty to Donald Trump is rarely returned

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Declan Lynch: Tiger Woods' mugshot is the face of America 2026

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Luke O'Neill: The moon landings made me a scientist — now Artemis II can do the same for a new generation

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Sarah Carey: Insomnia is torture – but too often those seeking medical relief are shunned by doctors

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Senan Molony: Ireland faces major tourism hit as Trump's war means Americans won't travel abroad

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Suzanne Cahill: ln a world where the majority of dementia cases are in women, gender-sensitive research is vital

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John Scally: As Easters come and go, memory and faith keep me close to loved ones I have lost

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John Downing: Even Angela Merkel likes her frites, but don't mention hot-dog inflation to an Icelander

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'In zero gravity, it feels like you're covered in pixie dust' – astronaut on what Artemis II passengers are experiencing right now

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James Crisp: How Donald Trump's Iran war has lost him the support of Europe's far-right leaders

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Louise McSharry: I've no time for the 'not all men' brigade when sexual horror confronts us daily

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Business -- Earl of Mount Charles's consulting firm got €310,000 from Jack Daniels owner

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Irish Business -- 'If it weren't for Irish wind and solar, the hit to consumers from Iran war so far would have been far worse'

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North America -- Manna takes flight – the red carpet has been rolled out for Bobby Healy's drone delivery company in US city of Tulsa

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Commercial Property -- Michael Houghton: When I say I hate bidding wars for property – I really do mean it

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Irish Business -- Women account for most of exodus from Ireland's tech sector, with Trump's anti-DEI push and WFH curbs among factors blamed

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Money -- Gearóid O'Sullivan: Would you be happy to have details of your tax affairs p­araded in public?

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Irish Business -- Multi-million euro bid for landmark Killarney Brewing and Distilling site made by well-known cattle exporter and publican

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Money -- Hidden costs and travel alerts – how your holiday plans could be affected this summer

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Money -- 'A business that spends €90k opening and keeps €10k aside is already in trouble' – how much does it really cost to open a coffee shop in Ireland?

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Business -- Daryl Byrne: It's time for Ireland to launch a simple savings and investment account

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World Business -- US employers beat forecasts with creation of 178,000 jobs last month

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Money -- Home economics: 'Should I break my almost expired fixed rate mortgage contract and risk a penalty charge so I can lock in at a better rate?'

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Money -- Your money questions – 'How long will it take to sell our house and get a new mortgage so we can move?'

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Irish News -- 'Trust is being eroded' – consumers warned over websites openly selling 'high-quality' fake online reviews

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Irish News -- Public warned to 'ignore' scam email claiming to be from Garda Commissioner accusing them of serious crimes

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International Soccer -- Tommy Conlon: England and their media are reverting to old habits – the players are still burdened by the jersey

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Soccer -- Richard Jolly: Manchester City have exposed the flaws in Liverpool's system

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Rugby -- 'I was fed up, thinking, this might not be for me' – How Tommy O'Brien fought back from the brink of retirement to become a key player for Leinster and Ireland

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Champions Cup -- Bernard Jackman: The time has come for Leinster to start showing their real worth

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GAA -- Dermot Crowe: Despite their All-Ireland drought Cork have become the problem opposition for Limerick

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Gaelic Football -- Colm O'Rourke: Donegal showed Kerry that class can't work on its own but have they created a monster?

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Rugby -- Women's rugby needs separate structures – what we have now is a game that is deeply disconnected in how it operates

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Soccer -- Players' faith has flipped in football – a once unspoken topic is now a frequent feature of the English game

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Horse Racing -- How Rachael Blackmore's replacement has handled stepping into the shoes of a racing genius

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Rugby -- 'I know how to deal with the injuries now' – Battered and bruised but never broken, Aoife Wafer is ready to strike

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International Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Why Ireland's reliance on Séamus Coleman raises issues for Heimir Hallgrimsson

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