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Latin America - LATEST - | 'We didn't know what this was' – Irish woman on hantavirus cruise ship describes shock at deaths of three passengers

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'Valerie's Law' stripping parents who kill partner of automatic guardianship rights goes to Cabinet

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Jake O'Brien on target as Everton dent Manchester City's title push to give Arsenal the initiative

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Ukraine and Russia announce separate ceasefires

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Crime -- 'Loophole' allowing thousands of drivers to escape penalty points could soon be closed

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Gaelic Football -- Kerry and Donegal to meet in first round of All-Ireland SFC in Killarney

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Middle East - LIVE - | Iran hits ships and UAE oil port in show of force after Trump orders Navy to open strait

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Jailed gangster Devon Hennessy installs security cage around front garden

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Chrissie Russell: I don't care if your dog is 'just being friendly' – I've run out of patience with bad dog owners and their out-of-control mutts

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CAP isn't supporting farmers — it's freezing them in time

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Irish News -- Man killed in Cavan tractor crash named locally, cyclist dies after hitting railings in Co Laois

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News -- Tipperary farmer permanently barred from former family lands sold to Maurice Regan

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: When my kids whine about small things it drives me mad. I stay calm but I want to scream. Do I lack empathy?

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Politics - latest - | Taoiseach says nuclear power should be examined as option for Ireland

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Courts -- Father-of-three refused bail after allegedly stabbing ex-partner's father during Finglas dispute

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Irish News -- Garda hospitalised after being knocked down by youth on e-bike in Dublin park

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Champions Cup -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Leo Cullen's 'Golden Cleric' act can't hide Leinster's mental fragility

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Irish News -- No prosecutions for ticket-touting rules breach in five years since law was introduced

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TV News -- 'Should I Marry a Murderer?': The incredible story of how one woman used a Red Bull can to help catch killer fiancé

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Money -- My Money: 'For my wedding, I have a photographer, a videographer and a content creator. It's expensive but I see the value in it'

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Irish News -- Crime World wins award for best news website relaunch at European Digital Media Awards 2026

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Food Reviews -- The supermarket protein bars taste test: 'These bars are highly processed and leave a lingering synthetic after-taste on the palate'

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Politics -- 'Who can be against cheap energy?' – Greens say Irish households missing out on savings as ministers drag feet on plug-in solar panels

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Dublin -- 'The home never felt safe, it was always his' – domestic violence survivor tells how how rehousing changed her life

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Irish News -- Emergency services carry out training exercise simulating Luas tram incident in Dublin

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Videos -- Family of Veronica Guerin launch Truth and Transparency event in her honour

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Videos -- Germany has over a million solar balconies, could Ireland follow suit and cut energy bills?

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Health Features - Early-onset Parkinson's: 'I felt trapped in a body that didn't feel like mine anymore'

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Money -- 'For people who are really good, it could be a six-figure job' – how do you become a financial planner and how much can you earn?

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Life -- Comedian Serena Terry: 'I was falling apart - then my daughter showed me TikTok and I laughed harder than I had in years'

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Irish News -- U2, Bob Geldof and Thin Lizzy – the £15 gig that divided opinion and shook the RDS

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Colm Keys: Limerick bring ferocity and class against Clare to lay down marker for summer ahead

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'It feels like a little van with a lot of heart' – we converted an old school bus into a beachside stay

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Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly: 'Bruce picks up on things; when my mam died last year he parked himself on top of me whenever I sat down'

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'We've successfully left the Áras, but we haven't successfully arrived here yet' – Michael D Higgins on the challenges of adjusting to life back in Galway

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Actress Leigh Arnold: 'Losing a child so suddenly, I felt like I was living hell on earth'

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Builder who boasted about work on 'Room to Improve' withdraws from mediation with couple in 'nightmare' extension project

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EXCLUSIVE - | How Dee Forbes' silence left a trail of confusion and controversy at RTÉ

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Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Two killed after car hits bystanders in Leipzig as driver arrested

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Britain -- LATEST

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Police seek UK trial for Madeleine McCann suspect

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World News -- latest

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Fionnán Sheahan: It's the economy, stupid, and whether the voters are feeling the benefits in their pockets

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Jenny Maguire: Cut out the shame and moralism – abortion is healthcare and delaying it harms vulnerable people

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Tanya Sweeney: In my next life, I want to come back as a dad so someone else can handle the invisible household load

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Jan Wolfe: As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures

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The Irish Independent's View: Spain's dogged focus on renewables a valuable lesson for Ireland in increasingly fuel-insecure world

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Letters: It's time the Government put taxpayers first when spending their money

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Courts -- Woman who lost trip case against Supermac's brings challenge over judge's All-Ireland tickets comment

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I started a pension in my early 40s. What do I need to do to catch up and have a comfortable retirement?'

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Interiors -- Self-build story: 'My health isn't great day-to-day so creating a home that feels calm, functional and peaceful was incredibly important'

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I'm sure the terrace will be packed all summer – but what a difference smiling service would have made'

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League of Ireland -- Stephen Bradley: 'There's no one that can tell me that kid – Victor Ozhianvuna – shouldn't be in the Ireland squad'

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League of Ireland -- Frustration again in derby thriller as Bohs and Shels lose more ground

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News -- Further fuel protests expected before the Budget, spokesmen say

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Farm Property -- €80,000-100,000 sought for 7.5ac Oldcastle parcel as smaller farms dominate market

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Farm Property -- Wexford roadside holding with farmyard sells for over €2.3m at auction

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Politics -- 'Vote left, transfer left': Sinn Féin's plea to voters in Dublin Central by-election

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Irish News -- 'A lot of people will be glad to see it brought back to life again': Sandymount's Martello tower on the market for €1.5m

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Irish News -- Homeowner tells of relief as 32-month 'nightmare' of living next door to squatters ends

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Politics -- 'I was selling Dublin': Dublin mayor Ray McAdam defends €5,900 business-class travel to California

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Irish Business -- Derelict Guinness warehouse in Dublin has become Ireland's biggest start-up campus

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Courts -- Derek 'Del Boy' Hutch allowed travel abroad for holiday while awaiting sentencing over crash that left woman seriously injured

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Dundalk & North -- Murder of Seamus Ludlow and Dundalk bombing recalled at Sinn Féin Ard Fhéis

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Sport -- Gaels mourne the passing of Meath GAA stalwart Mick O'Brien

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Wicklow woman caught throwing heroin out bedroom window avoids jail

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Group of Cork growers facing loss of allotment under housing plan appeal to council for new site

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As Communion costs soar, Wicklow charity shop offers dresses for €25

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Kerry bus stop program 'too slow' says councillor as children take 'dangerous' detours to avoid the elements

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Government accused of 'failing rural Ireland' as TD raises Tipperary regeneration concerns

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Wexford nurse receives parking fine while tending to dying patient

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TV's Don Conroy among 30 Wicklow artists to go incognito for intriguing Jack and Jill art sale

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Cork City Council issues 'warning letter' to drone firm querying planning status of its landing base

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Friday mailbag | LIV dies | An eye-watering World Cup | Rugby not moving the dial?

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Indo Politics: Cabinet divisions exposed, Airbnb register rows, and the fallout from the Jim Glennon scandal continues

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The Big Tech Show: Was Tim Cook good or bad for the world?

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The Indo Daily: Sean McGovern: The secret messages that brought down the Kinahans' inner circle

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Book News -- John Connolly: 'I had a long-standing animosity towards Irish fiction and Irish writing'

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this May from John Connolly to Matthew Hall

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Mint, A Private War and Small Things Like These

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Theatre & Arts -- Wicklow's iconic Sugarloaf landmark is focus of new art and poetry exhibition

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My friend won't leave her cheating husband and I feel complicit in her fake life. I want to drop the friendship

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Food & Drink -- Notions and necessities: From storywriting and art-making events to fashion pop-ups and new non-alcoholic beers, it's all here

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: 'Whether you're a guest, bride or groom, here are my top wedding tips, tricks and product picks'

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Fashion -- William Costelloe: 'It had to be right - dad was a hard man to please'

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Celebrity Features -- Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child: 'Baby Brooksbank due 2026!'

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I've been having an affair with a married man for years and just found out his wife is pregnant. I feel so betrayed

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Music -- Sara Bareilles: 'I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing. I started writing songs that I thought sounded like things on the radio. And then I got angry with myself'

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The Fab 50: Ireland's best places to stay in 2026, from a revamped motel and rainforest stay to a cabin that feels 'like a hug'

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'It was over 40C, which is too hot to bear' – more Irish families want to beat extreme heat on holidays, but can 'coolcations' really work?

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The best place in the world for a night out – my love letter to Belfast and its workman's club of craic

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It's the Algarve, but not as you know it - my trip beyond the beaches in sunny south Portugal

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London through a woman's lens – from Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo to the best restaurants run by female chefs

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Courts -- Sean McGovern raised eyes in court only when talk of 20-year-sentence discussed

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Irish News - LATEST - | Bank Holiday weekend crackdown: Gardaí arrest 123 people for driving under influence, more than 2,400 motorists caught speeding - 12:48

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Irish News -- Cyclist (50s) dies in Co Laois road incident

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Irish News -- Councillor slams 'sickening act' as dumped animal carcass is found by children outside community centre

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Irish News -- What are the main problems in Galway West ahead of the upcoming by-election?

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Politics -- Who are the Galway West by-election candidates?

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Irish News -- No prosecutions under 'ticket touting' legislation in five years as resale market continues to see high prices

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Politics -- Housing, gridlock and the never-ending Ring Road saga top the list of by-election conversations in Galway West

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Irish News -- 'Lady of the Lantern' – Nano Nagle's legacy still burns bright 250 years on from founding of Presentation Order

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Courts -- Judge says woman's refusal to pay for taxi after disputing fare was 'disgraceful behaviour'

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Irish News -- 'He could have killed me': Woman relives ordeal after violent patient wandered into her hospital room

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Irish News -- 'Fearless and caring': Family of Veronica Guerin announce event to mark 30th anniversary of journalist's murder

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Letters: Why the new Children's Hospital will not be our last planning debacle

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Sarah Breen: Let's raise a glass to the happy news that Catholic weddings are in decline

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The Sunday Independent's View: Character references have no place in a modern Irish court

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Lorcan Nyhan: How King Charles went back in time to undo the damage Trump has done to transatlantic relations

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Shane Ross: Guess how many marks out of 100 the RTÉ board that presided over the Tubridy scandal awarded itself

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Eoin O'Malley: Sinn Féin is looking in the wrong direction when it comes to potential coalition allies

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Kevin Cunningham's poll analysis: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will struggle to win back voters who have switched to Independent Ireland and Aontú

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Brendan O'Connor: Forget BAM — let's get Bansky to build the new National Children's Hospital

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Máiría Cahill: Santised story of Michael Jackson's life tells us a lot about what we choose not to see

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Eilis O'Hanlon: If we won't give Ukrainians weapons, the least we can do is offer a refuge

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Conor Skehan: I have seen how conflicts end and the biggest heroes always go unsung

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Luke O'Neill: If you're not one of the 1pc who can manage on five hours' sleep, here's how to supercharge your shuteye

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Sam McBride: When Micheál Martin's Shared Island initiative upsets more nationalists than unionists, you know it's working

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Sam Kiley: Why Donald Trump is now dealing with a more assertive, tougher Germany

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John Scally: After 49 days without broadband, I had enough. What happened to service?

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Commercial Property -- Former Wexford post office which is currently on the market goes sale agreed

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Business -- Gina London: Beware the off-hand remarks that could deal a deathblow to your leadership

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Irish News -- Revenue pursued people for €9m in inheritance tax after audits flagged non-compliance

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Politics -- Richard Curran: €750m fuel crisis package will be a drop in the Indian Ocean for Harris and co if Iran conflict isn't sorted soon

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Want to get the kids off social media? Nothing compares to middle-class peer review

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Irish Business -- Galetech boss Darren Sherry plans to produce aviation e-fuel at a €20m hub in Cavan

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Irish Business -- 'Concern' over PTSB board's lack of ethnic minorities expresed in US shareholder adviser report

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Technology -- 'There are things going on that may cause problems' – Vodafone warns of hit to FDI from Brussels protectionist tilt

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'Can an airline refuse to refund me if it changes the date of my flight?'

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Media -- Any Other Business: Pity the poor semi-stater on a 'wholly unfair' €318k a year

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Money -- Rent-a-Room 2.0? Why €14,000 tax break a year for 'cheap' modular homes is far from the no‑brainer it seems

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: Can you recommend some decent noise-cancelling headphones for less than €150?

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Money -- 'Couples often have more negotiating power when they are flexible' – 13 tips to save money with wedding suppliers

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Money -- Examinership, liquidation and your rights – here's everything you need to know

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Business -- Companies waiting months for decisions on licences from new maritime quango

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League of Ireland -- Derry leave it late to deny Galway victory with Kevin Dos Santos equaliser

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League of Ireland -- John Mahon rises to challenge to rescue point for Waterford

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Premier League -- Chelsea hit new low after Forest loss as Jesse Derry is conscious following clash of heads on first start for Blues

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Connacht Rugby -- Denis Buckley to leave Connacht after 17-year stint with province

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Soccer -- 'I'm just happy with how long I've lasted' – Ireland veteran Joe Murphy hangs up his gloves at 44

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U-20 Hurling -- Patrick Lacey stars as Kilkenny blow Offaly away to earn Leinster U-20 hurling semi-final berth

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Gaelic Football -- 'It should get everybody's full attention' – Kerry boss Jack O'Connor thinks All-Ireland draw takes from Munster final

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Munster Rugby -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Connacht and Munster set for high-stakes derby at Dexcom Stadium to transform turbulent seasons

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Snooker -- From 10-7 up to 12-10 down and back to one ahead: Wu Yize halts Shaun Murphy charge in tense Crucible session

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League of Ireland -- As it happened – League of Ireland: Bohs equalise late in Dublin derby and all the action from around the country

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Premier League -- Manchester United interested in signing midfielder Mateus Fernandes (21) from West Ham

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Leinster Rugby -- Robbie Henshaw ruled out as Leinster switch focus to URC play-off race

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Cycling -- France begins to dream as teenage prodigy Paul Seixas set to make Tour debut this July

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Gaelic Football -- 'I keep them very unhappy, that's mainly my job' – Kieran McGeeney on intense competition for places within Armagh

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