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Irish News -- GP who failed to recognise critical condition of girl (10) who died from treatable illness is found guilty of poor performance

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Courts - Latest - | Enoch Burke case: Two disciplinary panel members resign in major blow to efforts to resolve row over teacher's dismissal

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Irish News -- Landlord who tried to charge tenant for use of fridge and dining table issues judicial review proceedings over RTB decision

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I'm a single parent and I've just received an inheritance of €250k. Should I invest in property?'

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Weather - LIVE - | Frantic race to install flood defences as three counties hit with Orange rain warnings and further nine counties with Yellow

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France vs Ireland referee: Who is Six Nations official Karl Dickson?

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Crash on N4 causes delays on approach to Dublin as breakdown blocks lane on M50

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Six Nations – France v Ireland: When is it, team news and where to watch the opening match of the championship

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'I am your First Minister, whether you like it or not': Michelle O'Neill and TUV politician clash at Stormont

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'We are your nearest EU neighbour' – ambassador urges Irish primary schools to adopt French in new language drive

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The five men identified by the Kinahan gang's 'intelligence network' as being Regency gunmen and what became of them

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Shane Phelan: Court faces tough task to unravel increasingly complex 'Lord of the Dance' dispute

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'The sex stopped – he said you're the problem, you have to sort it out'

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Irish Business -- Cousin of Spanish king and director of Irish fintech held over link to massive drug seizure

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'If every small town in Ireland had a place like this, the country would be a better place'

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Six Nations -- 'I'm proud I stuck in there and I stayed in the fight' – Stuart McCloskey ready for centre stage in Stade de France

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Health Features -- Stay Well: I went to the GP with jaw pain and was told I may have TMD. What is it and how can I fix it?

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Irish News -- 'I'm so proud, I want to give him the biggest hug' – Irish woman praises grandson's heroic 4km swim for help off Australia

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Money -- 'Unmarried couples are considered 'strangers' for tax purposes' – The financial joys of marriage, from pensions to property

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Irish News -- Government called on by property body to pause rent reforms to prevent landlord exodus

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Six Nations -- France v Ireland preview: Defence, discipline and dominance – how Ireland can cause a Six Nations shock

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Irish News -- Explainer: Why Ireland lags behind rest of world on contactless payments for public transport

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Sex & Relationships -- 11 fun and creative Valentine's Day gifts to enjoy together

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Crime -- 'There's always a danger this could happen again' – Hutch gang still leading players in drugs trade 10 years after Regency attack, says top detective

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Irish News -- After surviving pancreatic cancer in 'cold, mouldy flat', Dublin grandmother Therese Doyle raises concerns for the sick in substandard social housing

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Health Features -- Rejection sensitivity dysphoria – one of the hardest aspects of living with ADHD

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News -- Limerick community raises over €15k for local soccer legend after life-changing accident

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Crime -- US probe into Kinahan cartel 'remains active' four years since sanctions of gang leaders

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Soccer -- 'I needed to go somewhere I would be valued' – Andrew Omobamidele targets Ireland return as French lessons restore confidence

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Health -- New completion date for national children's hospital revealed – after 18 missed deadlines

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Six Nations -- Ireland countdown to Six Nations opener at Stade de France with Rúaidhrí O'Connor, Cian Tracey & Sinéad Kissane

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Irish News -- Standing ovation in Dáil chamber for retiring civil servant who oversaw Leinster House restoration

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Irish Business - 'It's not a licence to print money. I know plenty of poor bookies, who had a go and went broke'

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Cruise -- 'It isn't just for one type of traveller' – six of the biggest cruise holiday trends this year

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Celebrity -- Tanya Sweeney: 14-year-old Harper is now the Beckhams' frontline PR strategy – but at what cost?

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Irish News -- President Connolly to meet families of Bloody Sunday victims during Derry visit

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Claire Byrne on leaving RTÉ: It felt like the organisation was wagging its finger at me, saying 'you've been a bad person - you need to have a pay cap to stop your gallop'

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Katie Taylor: 'Married life is amazing. I love being married and we're just enjoying this time together. I don't know what's next for me but I am loving the season'

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'Do you know any poor people who moved to Monaco?' — Michael Flatley on cash, court cases and his 'Lord of the Dance' comeback

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The Eddie O'Sullivan interview: 'If I had it back, I would have stopped to smell the roses'

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'If you buy an old boat for €40,000 and think that you're going to get a permanent home... that's just not possible'

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Paul Kimmage: Our rowers were the best of us and they were treated disgracefully

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Britain -- Keir Starmer forced into U-turn on release of papers relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador

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North America -- Man sentenced to life for bid to assassinate Trump at golf club

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Middle East -- Israeli strikes kill at least 23 Palestinians in response to soldier's injury

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North America -- US TV host posts message to mother's kidnapper asking for proof 84-year-old woman is alive

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Music News -- Kanye West says car crash caused months-long psychotic episode and apologises for antisemitic comments

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Europe -- Cherub painted to resemble Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni removed from basilica in Rome

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North America -- Trump discusses Iran with Xi in attempt to further isolate Tehran

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Lorraine Courtney: Why Re-turn should reinvest its €50m surplus to clean up Dublin 'bomb site'

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Suzanne Crowe: Helping my daughter practise for driving test opened my eyes to awful behaviour on Irish roads

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Sophie White: I woke to find a random man peering in my bedroom door. I showed him around the house anyway – you never know who's a full cash buyer looking for a quick sale

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Ishaan Tharoor: Why using strong-arm tactics to prey on smaller nations will only weaken US in the long run

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The Irish Independent's View: Snub by X to Oireachtas Media Committee invitation is an insult to all of us

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Letters: Shame on all those hiding truth about Jeffrey Epstein and his political affiliations

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Camogie -- 'I think there's a pressure that comes with success, it's not all rosy' - Kilkenny camogie legend Grace Walsh opens up on Laochra Gael

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News -- Beef access unresolved as Australia and EU to meet to try and secure free trade deal

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Rural Life -- Farming not attractive enough for young people, EU agriculture commissioner warns

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Farm Property -- Meath farm market off to a flying start – over €30,000/ac achieved in private sale

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Tillage -- Want a better price for your grain? Start with this one job

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News -- Meet the Wicklow butcher turning TikTok followers into customers

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Irish News -- 'Major milestone' for MetroLink programme as two contracts go to tender

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Mid Kerry's Biddy Festival still a major hit as-age old traditions live long

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'Talk about an absolute farce' – Mayo councillor criticises Government over funding allocations for active travel projects

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Tipperary woman admits she 'foolishly' decided to drive while drunk and disqualified

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Public urged to have their say on new Tipperary parking charges – 'Don't leave it too late'

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Leitrim gardaí investigating after man armed with knife threatened staff during shop robbery

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Army officer (25) who died in training exercise in UK to be laid to rest in his native County Roscommon

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Calls for more affordable housing schemes in Wexford to meet demand – 'They are working, there is just not enough of them'

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Coastal Clare playground reopens to public following €240k accessibility investment

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Historic Louth castle could be set for long‑awaited restoration

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Meath schools to plant 800 native trees as part of biodiversity and wellbeing drive

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Seachtain: Dunmharú Shaun Duffy: Pobal beag Gaeltachta ina dhiaidh an ionsaí

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The Big Tech Show: Inside the system designed to keep you hooked

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Just Between Us: From bullets to bondage - A beginner's guide to sex toys with Shawna Scott

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Real Health: From Stigma to Science: Aimee Donnellan on Ozempic

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TV Reviews -- 'The Muppet Show' review: Sabrina Carpenter joins Kermit and pals in a sensational, Muppetational comeback show

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TV News -- How To Get To Heaven From Belfast premiere: 'The characters are like the Derry Girls 20 years on'

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Book Reviews -- Jason Bourne is back for another fun, twisty ride... but try to forget Matt Damon

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Theatre & Arts -- Prima Facie review: Technical glitch fails to spoil legal drama as Jodie Comer holds court at Dublin's Gaiety

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TV News -- 'It's not Bad Sisters': Susan Stanley on her very personal comedy show, having a baby solo and getting confused with Sharon Horgan

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: Sisters, The Man Who Would Be King and Ella McCay

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Fashion -- 'It was like getting engaged again, saying yes to the ring. I teared up both times! – The new rules for putting a ring on it

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My toddler throws huge tantrums when we're out – is it always a bad idea to give in?

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Thinking about retirement? Here are six signs you are ready for it

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I never planned to be a solo parent to three kids – but here's how I made it through the good and bad times

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Ireland -- Go Ireland: 100 places to eat, sleep, sip and explore in 2026, including 'the best-value hour I spent in a week'

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Travel News -- Who is Wendy Wu – and what is the 'Marks & Spencer of travel' she's bringing to Ireland?

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Step into Waterford's great estate: Inside Mount Congreve's new 'Gardens and grandeur' tour

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'Cows on a beach never fail to surprise me' – 10 walks you may not have heard of in Ireland

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Aer Lingus takes off to Cancún – what's the Mexican resort really like, and is it worth the 10-hour flight?

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Irish News -- 'Grace's Law' to ban scramblers from all public places within weeks

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Irish News -- 'You never want to pressure them' – Claudine Keane on son Robert playing with Shamrock Rovers Academy

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Irish News -- Why Ireland lags behind the rest on contactless payments for public transport

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Irish News -- The immediate problem was to locate the armed men because they could have turned up in two hours time and shot somebody' - former Garda assistant commissioner Michael O'Sullivan on the hunt for the Regency Hotel gunmen

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Courts -- Fisherman faces trial for failing to retain onboard catches of blue whiting and monkfish

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Irish News -- Monaghan granny recounts heroics of teen boy who swam for hours to save his family

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly arrives at Stormont for Northern Ireland visit

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Max Boot: America needs to think carefully: it is alienating next potential superpower

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Rowing Ireland claims show sporting environments enable fear and harm to fester – the system must change

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Noah Feldman: ICE isn't just breaking the law, it is trying to rewrite it entirely

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Declan Power: Ireland must do more to spot looming threats and 'war-game' a response

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David W Higgins: Buying a house can feel like waiting in a long, snaking queue with no end in sight

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Catherine Thorbecke: From 'AI Jesus' to 'BuddhaBot', artificial intelligence is now being treated as a deity

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Mary McCarthy: Queen Camilla bolted – but the rest of us stayed for Champagne to toast the simply heavenly Jilly Cooper

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Senan Molony: Has Micheál Martin stemmed the tide on a leadership heave or are we in a phoney war?

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The Irish Independent's View: George Mitchell's peace legacy tainted by Epstein links

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why we shouldn't demand political opinions from the likes of Sydney Sweeney

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David Blair: Iran's Ayatollah too blind to see nuclear deal is lifeline he needs

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Tanya Sweeney: As adults we've learned to talk about death sideways – but now my six-year-old is asking for details and hard evidence

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Jenny Maguire: I'm mired in existential dread of never being able to leave childhood bedroom and find my own home

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The Irish Independent's View: Saint Brigid's bank holiday reminds us to honour the women who shape Ireland

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Letters: After the garda traffic ticket fiasco, I despair at the direction the force is taking

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Commercial Property -- Irish retail warehouse investors are top performers in Irish property market

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Business -- Westmeath estate with links to Lawrence of Arabia for sale in three lots

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Irish Business -- There is no alternative to Israeli tech used by RTÉ news and sports, says Kevin Bakhurst

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Irish Business -- Multi-million international protection contract pushes up pre-tax profits at Red Cow Moran to €11.32m

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Irish Business -- Liquidators appointed to EuroGiant chain of discount stores following €6.5m losses

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Irish News -- Wind farms provided a third of Ireland's electricity in record 2025 but 13pc went to waste

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Irish Business -- Foreign executives shouldn't lose valuable tax break, just for missing deadlines, says Department of Enterprise

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Politics - LATEST - | Taoiseach criticises X for 'concerning' and 'disrespectful' decision not to appear in front of Dáil committee - 13:29

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Money -- Dublin and Limerick have Ireland's highest disposable incomes

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Aoife McDonnell: 'I had a nice, safe upbringing – my work with refugees has been an eye-opener'

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Personal Finance -- What new financial rules coming next month will mean for vulnerable customers and auto-renewal plans

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Letters -- Letters: Flood relief will never be delivered with 'permanent Government' calling shots

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Europe -- Elon Musk summoned to French hearing as X's Paris offices raided by police probing algorithms abuse

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Snooker -- Two-year-old snooker prodigy takes inspiration from Ronnie O'Sullivan

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Six Nations -- 'It can't be an excuse' – Garry Ringrose sees no problem switching from Leinster blitz to Ireland's defensive system

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GAA -- From penalties to extra-time heroics: Marist College's relentless journey towards elusive Brother Bosco glory

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Six Nations -- 'It's about inspiring the nation and getting them fully back' – Caelan Doris issues rallying cry

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League of Ireland -- 'The island cannot sustain two top level leagues' – Former Shels and Linfield ace Garry Haylock calls for All-Ireland merger

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Premier League -- Sam Dean: League Cup success can help Arsenal unlock winning formula for greater prizes

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League of Ireland -- Stephen Kenny calls on St Patrick's Athletic fans to embrace Aviva opening game against Bohemians

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Soccer -- Manchester City see off holders Newcastle to set up Carabao Cup final date with Arsenal

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Hurling -- Late points break Galway hearts to propel UL into all-Limerick Fitzgibbon Cup final

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League of Ireland - Latest - | League of Ireland transfers: Pádraig Amond signs new two-year deal with Waterford, as Drogheda sign Jago Godden on loan - 22:15

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Other Sports -- 'It feels like a full-circle moment' – former Irish snowboarder Seamus O'Connor on his new chapter at Winter Olympics

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