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'Great error of judgment': Regina Doherty says it's 'hard to accept' Ceann Comhairle's explanation over Sinn Féin photo call

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State buy 100 acres of land at Glen of the Downs in landmark move after year-long campaign

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Learner drivers on roads 'a direct threat to safety' as 12,179 people still without full licence in Wicklow

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French president Emmanuel Macron unveils voluntary military service plan for teenagers

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Irish News -- Employers warned of €50,000 fines and imprisonment for breaching new pension scheme rules

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Irish News -- Biggest public sector union Fórsa has gender pay gap over 21pc, report shows

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Health -- 'I felt exhausted and lethargic for no reason but the answer was in my Irish genes'

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United Rugby Championship -- Munster excited to get the 'big rig' Edwin Edogbo fired up again after his return from injury

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Money -- Cost-of-living pressures forcing families to take out loans this Christmas, while others are cutting back on spend

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Bill Linnane: I took my teenage son to the Shrek Experience in London and realised I'm Donkey, the annoying sidekick who tags along

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Home economics: 'Our father didn't leave a will and we can't agree on selling the house – what is the legal position on our dilemma?'

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Irish Business -- Kildare man to be hit with $900,000 judgment in Florida fraud case

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Politics -- Rising rents, RPZs and a 'lonely place' for landlords – what new RTB data tells us

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Courts -- Regulator Hiqa files High Court case to seek access to shocking nursing-home 'neglect' footage filmed for RTÉ exposé

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Irish News -- The late Manchán Magan, Cecelia Ahern and Andrew Porter among the winners at An Post Irish Book Awards

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Can Arne Slot save his job from the wreckage of Liverpool's season?

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Irish News -- 'It's a huge shock and a huge loss' – Body of beheaded stag found by staff in Dublin parklands after attack

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Business -- KFC says planning system is an obstacle to its €105m expansion in Ireland

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Irish News -- Women are being trapped in abusive situations as a result of the housing crisis, report finds

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Irish News -- 'Christmas Carol' star Emmet Kirwan says level of child homelessness shows 'moral failure' of Government

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Money -- Slowdown in number of home movers approved for a mortgage due to 'housing shortage'

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Irish News -- Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU last year, amid concern over late detection

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Life -- Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety

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Irish News -- Online fraud alert after man loses thousands of euro in scam by 'ghost' travel agent

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Irish News Video -- Irish U19 forced to sing Amhrán na bhFiann themselves as organisers play God Save the King by mistake

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North America - BREAKING - | Two US National Guard members shot near White House in Washington DC; suspect in custody

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Irish News -- Woman set on fire as she answered door in Clondalkin may not have been intended target

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Irish News -- Dublin woman forced to move house twice in a month as rent crisis worsens

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Irish News -- Explainer: What are the new rules around immigration set to be introduced?

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Olivia Petter: 'Cowardly, flaky, childish' – why we women are sick of men in their 30s

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Crime -- Inside the house of crime boss 'Fat' Andy Connors sold today by Cab for six figures

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Politics -- Tusla chief apologises for statement that said girl (10) allegedly assaulted in west Dublin had 'absconded'

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Courts -- Wicklow gardaí discover bank cards and Samsung tablet during search of home

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On the market: Four homes that offer a slice of Hamptons life, Dublin-style

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Gifts and business parcels shipped from Ireland to be hit with new UK customs duty

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Modern Morals: 'I'm in a new relationship and I like him, but an old flame reached out and I'm tempted to reply. Should I?'

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Interiors: From pottery to prints, buy local for a meaningful Christmas

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Adrian Weckler: The Dos and Don'ts of tech-themed gifts – presents which will either impress or distress

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Hotel review: Inside Ireland's first Hoxton, with rebooted Rí Rá and Library Bar

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Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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They were keepers of the 'Guinness Book of Records' – but the McWhirter twins had a much darker side

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They're highly educated but some are hugely controversial – how the 10 Burke siblings are making their way in the world

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Gráinne Seoige: Running in the general election is the biggest regret of my life

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'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

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A Tipperary stud owner made four wills in three years. Now a court row looms over which one is valid and who is set to inherit his €3m farm

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Victoria Mary Clarke on loneliness: 'I realised that I really don't want to spend the rest of my life just killing time until it's over'

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Asia-Pacific -- Hong Kong police arrest bosses of building firm over devastating fire as death toll climbs

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Asia-Pacific -- Jakarta becomes world's most populous city at 42 million

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North America -- FBI raids properties in terror probe after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

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Europe -- Swiss politicians question legality of gifts to Donald Trump including a Rolex watch and a gold bar

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Britain -- Jill Dando murder: British police probe new info on Serbian assassin as part of investigation

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Europe -- Russia is ready to 'fight until the last Ukrainian dies', says Putin

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Jim Geraghty: War is taking a heavy toll on Russia despite Putin's hubris

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter ought to realise promoting trends like smoking comes with a body count

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Frank Coughlan: Short-changed by ageist drive to a cashless society

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Tanya Sweeney: If having a boyfriend is no longer Insta cool, is it finally OK to be a happily single independent woman?

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The Irish Independent's View: Voters deserve unity of purpose, not Dáil shouting matches

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Letters: Seeing God when things are going well would be true measure of a miracle

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Irish News -- National Children's Hospital is to ditch half of its private rooms for consultants

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Gaelic Football -- 'Lads could very easily be at the beach instead' – Barcelona Gaels earning respect on their Leinster club journey

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Rugby -- 'I'd love to have a crack in the back-row' – Diarmuid Mangan ready to seize his opportunity for Leinster

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Ladies Football -- From Meath to Fermanagh – meet the six Irish women chasing AFLW glory in this weekend's grand final

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Ladies Football -- 'I am worried about the impact on ladies football' – Carla Rowe raises concerns about player drain to AFLW

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News -- Minister confirms three-year nitrates derogation proposal after 'sensitive' negotiations with Brussels

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Agri-business -- From counting sheep to crafting sleep – How this Galway farmer is using wool to help the world rest easier

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Farm Property -- 44ac North Cork tillage farm expected to make well over €15,000/ac

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Comment -- The next generation is eager to farm — but they can't access land

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News -- Solar farms should be moved from productive land to extensive areas – IFA

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Dublin News -- Dublin Airport warns of delays as taxi drivers to stage protest this evening

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News -- Man (51) turned to drugs after marriage break-up and job loss, court hears

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News -- Driver tried to use bogus no-claims certificates to get cheaper car insurance, court hears

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Protesters form 'guard of dishonour' at University of Galway conferring ceremony over its Israeli ties

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Kerry murder trial hears row arose between friends over driving to the pub

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News - Breaking - | Man (40s) dies in workplace accident at bus company in midlands

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Cork Luas project neglected under government's new transport plan, councillors say

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Four men admit arming themselves with bats and a wooden pole during vicious assault in Athlone

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Drogheda & South -- Scoping enquiry into disgraced surgeon Michael Shine welcomed by Louth politicians

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News -- Gardaí launch investigation following discovery of man's body at apartment complex in midlands town

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North & West Kerry -- 'Deep disappointment' in Kerry after county misses out on critical national gas project

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News -- Investigation underway in Limerick after hit-and-run involving cyclist and car

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News -- See inside the Kildare mansion with Tesla charging station, cinema and guest house on the market for €2.85m

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The Big Tech Show: From bullied kid to world's richest man — how Elon Musk made it

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Irish News -- The late Manchán Magan, Cecelia Ahern, and Andrew Porter among the winners at An Post Irish Book Awards

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Television -- Christmas TV preview: Monsters, madmen, spies and giant deer top the bill for festive viewing

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Graham Norton Show, Primal Fear and Train Dreams

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TV Reviews -- Stranger Things Season 5 review: Series looks tired as it heads toward the big showdown

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Book Reviews -- Patti Smith's beautifully elegant memoir is the work of a singular artist

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Celebrity News -- Irish actress and Celebrity Traitors player Ruth Codd reveals she has had second leg amputation

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Interiors -- Stuck for Christmas present ideas for moody teens and tricky mothers-in-law? We asked Ireland's personal shoppers for their trusty go-to gifts

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: Six beauty gift sets to put on your Christmas list

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Celebrity News -- Former Westlife star Brian McFadden to take part in Strictly Christmas Special

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Fashion News -- Leading Irish jewellery designer pays tribute to Paul Costelloe – 'A remarkable ambassador for Irish design'

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Irish influencer Madison Cawley had 275,000 social media followers at her peak – then she deleted everything

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Seek solace in this grand Cork manor with a gloried past

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Fix it up: A lost Georgian treasure in the Vale of Avoca

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Thatch it if you can in this traditional Donegal bolthole

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On the market: Four coastal homes in Cork and Kerry

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Pól Ó Conghaile: Three things I learned about travel from four Irish twentysomethings

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'Both ordinary and cinematic' — my love letter to 100 years of American motels

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John and Francis Brennan: 'I don't understand why you would go into business in this country anymore'

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How a 'total novice' in wellness holidays got on in a Swiss oasis that attracts guests like Roger Federer

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'Once we pass Carnsore Point, the seas churn. By 9pm the hull is thumping off three and four metre waves.' After a choppy ferry ride, Paul Whitington and son embrace Brittany

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Irish News -- Stronger checks urged for online Lotto accounts after researchers register multiple fake users

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Courts -- Mother of Niamh McNally says daughter 'would be alive today' if UHL did proper checks as she welcomes medical misadventure verdict

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Politics -- OPW legal fees expected to hit €1m over severely delayed children's science museum

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Irish News -- Small ferry sank off Kerry coast 28 minutes after it dropped 12 passengers at Skellig Michael, investigation finds

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Courts -- Jailed Enoch Burke must attend court via video link to hear judge's second judgment on contempt

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Irish News -- Dublin Marathon 2026 ballot breakdown: where have all the tickets gone?

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Irish News -- Angie Benhaffaf, mother to twins Hassan and Hussein, who were born conjoined, named Carer of the Year

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Irish News -- Gardaí issue renewed for missing Meath teen Benjamin Spot (14) after his bike is found

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Catherine Prasifka: Giving up pleasure and forcing your body to suffer is too high a price for thinness

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Letters: Accessibility of the UK's parliament puts Ireland's democracy to shame

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The Irish Independent's View: Tough choices on Ireland's population growth had to be addressed

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Will Leitch: How long until Thanksgiving turns into a Zoom event?

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Brain worms, a family curse and division among political elites – meet the Kennedys

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Tom Tugendhat: Placating Putin just convinces him of west's weakness

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The Irish Independent's View: Ireland must strike the right balance on immigration

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Sinead Ryan: In the age of AI, even the most tech-savvy parents are vulnerable to scammers

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Saoirse Hanley: I have been in the same room, even on the same couch, as the people I love and felt alone because we're scrolling our phones separately

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Adrian Weckler: The National Broadband plan is coming in under time and on budget - where did it all go right?

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New €750m 'Inspire fund' can turn ideas into economic activity

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Suzanne Crowe: Men's heart health is about more than drinking less or a Christmas gym gift

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Letters: Taoiseach doesn't seem to realise the Irish dream has turned into a nightmare

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Andreas Kluth: While rudderless Republicans argue, Donald Trump's shameless peace plan will condemn Ukraine

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Ksenia Samotiy: Noise around this delusional so-called 'peace plan' adds to trauma in Ukraine

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Britain -- JP Morgan to build massive new HQ in London's Canary Wharf

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Europe -- Italian bank chief investigated for alleged market manipulation

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Business -- High Court lifts suspension on €650m Dublin-Belfast rolling stock contract

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Britain -- Top official offers to resign after UK budget leak

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Business -- Nama has been a "success story", study of the agency says

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Commercial Property -- Coillte is offering an opportunity for tourist housing at Parnell's Avondale home

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Irish Business -- Revenues at Smyths Toys retail empire increase to €2.53bn

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World Business -- Germany wraps a security blanket tight around its traditional Christmas markets

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Business -- Poll shows most see judicial reviews as tactic to stall development

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Business -- Publican says €2m Talbot St deal part of plan for a 'mini Temple Bar'

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Technology -- Why Google may become the new AI king, with chips to rival Nvidia's

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Commercial Property -- Fancy a project on the Wild Atlantic Way? HSE is selling three properties in coastal locations

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Technology -- After 40 years in Ireland, Microsoft says it added €40bn to Irish economy since 2015 – and that's before corporate tax

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Soccer -- Nottingham Forest recall spirit of 1979 European Cup success with easy Europa League win over Malmo

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Soccer -- 'I'm in great fettle now' – Martin O'Neill savours 'terrific' final European triumph with Celtic

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League of Ireland -- 'I said to them 'it was a good game, you didn't give me anything easy'' – Troy Parrott praise for Shels after Euro battle

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Gaelic Football -- Louth in Ger Brennan's line of sight and Ulster set for early fireworks as provincial draws revealed

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League of Ireland -- 'If you hurt him, you'd be the most hated man in Ireland' – Shels marshal Troy Parrott threat but rue missed chance

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Soccer -- Martin O'Neill enjoys winning European farewell as Celtic come from behind to beat Feyenoord

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Soccer -- Crowd trouble mars Aston Villa win over Young Boys as Donyell Malen nets brace

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League of Ireland -- Shelbourne left with more regrets as Troy Parrott plays supporting role in AZ Alkmaar's victory

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Golf -- Fuzzy Zoeller, two-time Major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74

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Motor Sport -- 'The answer is no' – Oscar Piastri says he won't aid Lando Norris' title bid as McLaren seek to resist Max Verstappen surge

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Golf -- Lauren Walsh remains on course for LPGA Q-Series start after opening 71 in Spain

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Gaelic Football -- Lee Costello: Mud sticks and shows why ambitious and proud Tyrone are not pitch perfect with Healy Park

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Ulster Rugby -- Ulster v Benetton: Team news and TV details as Richie Murphy names strong side for URC return

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League of Ireland -- 'I don't want off-field issues to overshadow the excellent work being done' – New Dundalk owner hits back in latest row

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