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Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, inquiry finds

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International Soccer -- Miguel Delaney: The World Cup's magic is at risk and Fifa must consider this quick fix

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Politics - Latest - | RTÉ to outsource Lotto and Fair City in savings push as second redundancy round on way next year, Kevin Bakhurst tells TDs - 16:36

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Irish Business -- NTMA eyes up to €14bn of borrowing from bond market as debt prices settle

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Father-of-four fatally stabbed man outside his home in defence of his family and property, court hears

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World News - LATEST - | Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026

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Courts -- Woman falsely accused prison officer of sexual assault during escorted hospital visit

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Irish News -- 'I didn't do anything to the doors, Ted' – 'Father Jack' landlord is ordered to refund €891 of deposit to tenant over painting row

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Courts -- Councillor texted garda to 'sort' speeding ticket while at the same time calling for review of speed van locations, trial told

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'We have €113k and 10 years left on our mortgage. What's the quickest way to get rid of it?'

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Health -- Donor sperm from man who carried risk of passing on cancer sold to Ireland, but didn't result in pregnancies

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Irish News Video -- Kevin Bakhurst reveals the door is always open to Ryan Tubridy return - even though he wasn't invited to his wedding

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Life -- Chloë finds a hobby: Kickboxing

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Courts - Allison Morris: Gasps of disbelief at details of how Stakeknife was treated like a celebrity client with a licence to kill

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Irish News - LATEST - | Storm Bram: Status Yellow wind warning to come into effect overnight for three counties, as 2,500 remain without power

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John Downing: From 'fón póca' to 'burrito' – new Irish dictionary is a milestone in revival of our native language

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Saoirse Hanley: My boyfriend does most of the housework and it puts me to shame. Can I rebrand my laziness as some sort of feminist stance?

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Comment -- Deirdre Reynolds: When it comes to Christmas gifts, I'm with Roy Keane – they are only for kids

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Food & Drink -- 'Only when a storm has a colour warning will it deter us from using the BBQ' – Meet Ireland's year-round grilling fans who even barbecue their Christmas dinner

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Interiors -- Operation renovation: 'Our house is a love story between two cultures, Irish and Italian... a perfect blend'

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'I'm willing to spend any amount of money to keep this quiet': what JP McManus's son told pathologist over late wife's cocaine use, new court papers claim

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Richard Quirke, businessman and father-in-law to Rosanna Davison, leaves €54m in his will

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'I can't put it into words what it meant to see Keelan singing on the Toy Show' – mum's joy after son captures nation's hearts on TV

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'Our son would be 6 years old today': Parents welcome apology from HSE after terminating baby who did not have fatal foetal abnormality

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Johnny Sexton: 'I was very keen to reinvent myself. I was determined to prove that I could do it in another industry'

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Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: Like many things that are overhyped, Gloria Osteria's 'incomparable lemon pie' tastes like styrofoam

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World News -- Donald Trump tells Volodymyr Zelensky to accept peace deal because 'he's losing' the war

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Latin America -- Daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Venezuelan opposition leader's absence

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World News -- 19 killed as two four-storey buildings collapse in Morocco

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North America -- Release of Epstein files moves one step closer as Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury documents unsealed by US judge

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Middle East -- Hamas wants more pressure on Israel before moving to next phase of ceasefire

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Martina Devlin: Misguided advice on how to navigate moving back in with your parents won't solve the housing crisis

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Sinéad Ryan: Hoarding make-up is a risky business, so the ever-pristine Miriam O'Callaghan might be on to something

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Ireland's archaic rail services need a radical upgrade if the aim is to get more people on board

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Remembering the real Grace Gifford – artist, revolutionary and family rebel

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

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Leinster Rugby -- Harry Byrne set to start for Leinster against Leicester as Leo Cullen primes Rieko Ioane for midfield role

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Forestry & Enviro -- Scheme of up to €55m announced to help forest owners replant after devastating storms

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Tillage -- Turning point for tillage as demand for Irish grain surges

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Tillage -- Pilot sustainability assurance scheme in the pipeline for Irish grain

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Rural Life -- Cocaine cows: How cartels use livestock to smuggle drugs to Europe

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Beef -- Mouldy silage: how to spot the hidden risks to your herd

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Dublin News -- Vacant theatre on Capel Street explored as potential artist space in wake of The Complex eviction notice

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Dublin News -- Empty Belmayne playground without equipment labelled 'a travesty' by councillors

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Dublin -- 'Significant rise' in burglaries targeting the elderly in south Dublin, cautions councillor

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Dublin -- South Dublin councillors debate 'true meaning' of Christmas as they agree to festive crib

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Limerick's upgraded Aura Grove Island pool criticised over fees hike – 'it's out of reach for some'

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Sligo Councillor urges local authority to shield struggling tenants from further rent increases

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Jury in Kerry murder trial told to consider 'level of intoxication and intent' of the accused

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News - Breaking - | Light aircraft crash lands in Kilkenny while en-route to Waterford

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Judge bars duo accused over violent attack that left two brothers in hospital from midlands town

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News -- Man (30s) kicked female garda in the stomach

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Bray -- Two Wicklow mothers share hell of being forced to live in emergency accommodation – 'What's so scary is I can't feel secure'

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News -- Two Galway men killed in Fermanagh crash involving Bus Éireann coach named

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Courts -- Cork man charged with the theft of 42 cattle, worth an estimated €53k, remanded in custody

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Money Talks: The biggest financial fights of Christmas – and how to avoid them

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The Indo Daily: Stakeknife – The IRA double agent at the centre of a new £48m 'sobering report'

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Ed Sheeran sings The Pogues Fairytale of New York at Dublin's 3Arena gig

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Book News - latest - | Author Sophie Kinsella remembered as 'once in a lifetime author and friend' following death at 55

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Will Graham Norton's new ITV reality game show be the new 'Traitors'?

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: Parish, Finky and Saving Mum: Our Family Secret

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Movie News -- How the deliciously ridiculous Rolling Stones 'Steel Wheels' tour changed concerts for ever

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Fashion -- Black in fashion: Split the G in style in Guinness' clothing collaboration with Lazy Oaf

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Celebrity News -- Pamela Anderson confirms brief romance with Liam Neeson – and where they stand now

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Celebrity News -- Meghan Markle sends letter to estranged father after surgery

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Celebrity News -- Domhnall Gleeson to receive Oscar Wilde Award in LA for Irish contribution to Hollywood

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Parenting -- Is it cost, fear or availability – why are parents more reluctant to use babysitters these days?

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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Why not gift a beautiful indoor plant this Christmas

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Parenting -- 10 great books for children with dyslexia to read and enjoy

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Fitness -- Chloë finds a hobby: We learn the self-defence move Gigi Hadid used, but my elbows feel like they are going to come off my body

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World -- 'I'm a sea swimmer now!': My holiday in Lanzarote included an Irish-run swim camp

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Europe -- First Look: Inside Guinness's new London brewery – 'stouties', baby pints, and a tour with tasting flights

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Europe -- 'We've still got soul, not like a lot of bigger cities' – the surprising city accessible from four Irish airports

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Travel News -- Irish travellers told to prepare for 'Take-off Tuesday' as 'epic' Christmas period approaches

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Travel News -- Condé Nast Traveler lists Dublin as one of the world's best cities to spend Christmas

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Courts -- Man who collapsed with brain bleed days after A&E visit settles action for €1m

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Politics -- Drones posed no threat because Zelensky plane had already landed, says Taoiseach

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Irish News -- Busiest day for Christmas travel at Dublin Airport revealed as travellers reminded of changes to liquids rule

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Irish News -- Late release of MI5 Stakeknife files a 'significant failure', report says

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Irish News -- Infant boy in critical condition and three others hospitalised following crash in Co Louth

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Irish News -- Gardaí launch public consultation on body-worn cameras

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Irish News -- Widow of man murdered by the IRA reacts to Kenova report

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Irish News -- Judge says Enoch Burke 'has something to hide' in latest High Court ruling

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Max Boot: It's anti-EU and against DEI – Donald Trump's 'peace plan' could pass as a pamphlet penned by Putin

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Letters: People simply can't get on the property ladder if there is no ladder to climb

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Kirsty Blake Knox: Meghan Markle's estrangement from her father has taken another tragic turn

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Jason Willick: How political middle ground in the US evaporated with drug-boat bombings

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The Irish Independent's View: US security strategy rings alarm bells in Europe at a crucial time for Ukraine

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David W Higgins: Taxi drivers need to get over 'go-slow' protests and embrace fixed pricing

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why Ireland must invest in anti-drone systems at airports, on land and at sea

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Sophie White: A car swerved into the family space. A car that didn't contain a child. Surely this solo man wasn't about to abuse parent and child parking?

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Jenny Maguire: I am in a toxic relationship with my bus – it promises the world then blanks me, but I always come crawling back

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Will Leitch: World Cup 2026 draw was an embarrassing display, but US football fans should be dancing about their fixtures

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Fionnán Sheahan: Naivety of the glorified cheque-writers is having a bad impact on consumers

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Letters: RTÉ's boycott is unlikely to change Israel's actions, so what will it do next year?

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The Irish Independent's View: Disappearing property ladder leaves people locked out of and locked into the housing market

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Declan Lynch: With Donald Trump and 'Johnny' Infantino, football has fallen into the wrong hands

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Letters: Ending long sponsorship link with Allianz would be an own-goal for the GAA

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World Business -- Market starts to see Apple's AI hesitancy as a strength

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Business -- Christmas cargo fears as pilots to strike at Dublin-based ASL Airlines

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Media -- Irish Times sells last remaining radio stake to Daily Mail

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Business -- Elon Musk has now taken five sets of proceedings against Irish regulator

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Business -- DAA boss Kenny Jacobs will attend Oireachtas committee hearing

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Technology -- HSE offers €750 to victims of 2021 cyberattack which affected 90,000 people

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Business -- Cost of delivering a new apartment has risen significantly since 2021

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Business -- Revenues rose by 8pc at the RDS last year

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Irish News -- Shoppers in Ireland on course to break €3.9bn spending record set last Christmas

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Irish Business -- Use of AI by director of insolvent company in court proceedings criticised

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Irish Business -- Competition authority report finds increase in industry concentration

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Business -- Construction activity fell again in November

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Business -- 'Deemed disposal' rule is costing the Exchequer, warns Isme

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World Business -- Warren Buffett loses his investment manager to JPMorgan

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Premier League -- 'Is it a lot worse than what we know?' – Steven Gerrard questions whether Mo Salah fall-out at Liverpool reveals a deeper issue

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Women's Sport -- Caitríona Jennings: 'I couldn't survive without running – it's my constant'

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Premier League -- Saudi clubs to do 'whatever it takes' to sign Mohamed Salah as Liverpool impasse continues

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International Soccer -- Hosting 2026 World Cup to cost US cities upwards of $250m after 'worst deal in history'

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Women's Sport -- 'It's not fair on women to face basically biological men' – World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka gives view on transgender debate

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Champions League -- Mohamed Salah must take initiative for Liverpool reconciliation, suggests Arne Slot

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Rugby -- Cian Tracey: Pressure on Munster to deliver as they move big European nights to Cork after 23-year wait

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Rugby -- David Kelly: Fateful lives of Tommy O'Brien and Jordan Larmour remain on a wing and a prayer

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Hurling -- After conquering one Kilkenny dynasty, Jack O'Connor of St Martin's and Wexford is preparing to marry into another

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GAA -- Colm Keys: Clontarf motion will force GAA to ask is club game really valued?

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Champions League -- Real Madrid test offers Pep Guardiola timely chance to reassert himself against oldest enemy

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League of Ireland -- 'We'd be lying if we said we didn't get a bit jealous on Thursday nights' – Ross Tierney inspired by LOI Euro stars

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Soccer -- A long way from Paradise: Roma indicate they are ready to call time on Evan Ferguson loan ahead of Parkhead trip

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Champions League -- Chelsea's hopes of Champions League progress in peril after defeat by Atalanta

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