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Warning issued to Irish 'dodgy box' owners following large-scale cyber attacks on everyday streaming devices

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'I'm really looking forward to the journey' – Former Ireland U21 midfielder James Furlong swaps Hull City for Slovenia

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Glenn Whelan at the helm for League One strugglers Wigan as FA Cup clash with Arsenal looms

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Conor McKeon: What's the purpose of our nation's big sports stadiums if not this?

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North America - LIVE - | Epstein files: Starmer tells MPs he will not 'walk away' amid calls for his resignation

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Fionnán Sheahan: Morgan McSweeney was the only Irishman to buy into the Mandelson myth – and he has paid the price

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: I'm in my 60s, separated and live rurally. I'm terrified of ageing alone and having no one to care for me

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Irish News - BREAKING - | Irish restaurants Forest Avenue and The Pullman earn first Michelin Stars at Michelin Awards 2026 in Dublin as 20 others retain stars

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Irish News -- Irishman detained by ICE in El Paso 'concentration camp' asks Taoiseach to raise case with Donald Trump

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Courts -- Canadian tourist beaten to death near O'Connell Street had head 'treated like a football', court hears

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Six Nations -- Tadhg Furlong back in full training as Andy Farrell calls Bryn Ward up to Ireland squad

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Irish News -- Post Viral Syndrome: What exactly is the condition that caused Mairead McGuinness to pull out of the Presidential election?

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Courts -- Insurer still 'actively pursuing' legal costs in injury case of tree-throwing champion and gardaí say 'inquiries ongoing'

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Rugby -- 'I was thinking, 'Christ, what am I going to do here?'' – inside the origin and legacy of Ireland's Call

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'When I was eight, my father took his own life... I can see now how dogs played such a crucial role growing up' – Dogs Trust director Guy Thompson on the power of pets

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Money -- Homeowners urged to switch mortgage providers, as Irish borrowers are particularly vulnerable to rate changes

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'My granny always said, "what's for you won't go by you "' – actor Lisa Dwan on finding love and getting married in her 40s

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How much will new windows and doors cost me if I get the new SEAI grant?

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GAA in land tax row over 'idle' Croke Park properties it says are integral to match days

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'I deserve to see abuser in court, but time is not on my side' – Rockwell survivor on desperate fight for justice

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News -- 'If you don't have a car, you're excluded' – Residents in Waterford city's old quarter push for dedicated community centre

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Health Features -- Living with epilepsy: Teachers would say 'she's such a good student, but she daydreams a lot'. In fact, I was having seizures

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Entertainment -- HBO Max streaming service to launch in Ireland next month

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Irish News -- How a former British ambassador fell in love with Ireland and found a new home in the university sector

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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: Squibs don't get damper than Ryan Tubridy on 'The Assembly Ireland'

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I'll lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election, says Micheál Martin

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John Mulligan: The Cork restaurateur, a $16m Miami mansion and the spectacular legal bust-up with her former romantic partner

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'A waste of my time' – Glen Hansard's brother decries council for twice refusing him permission to retain property extension

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The Michelin circus rolls into Dublin – from pre-ceremony pub crawls to new stars, here's what to expect...

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Tony Ward: What we witnessed on Thursday truly was Puke Rugby, Irish-style

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Dear Mary: I resent how my entitled daughters-in-law make a virtue out of being stay-at-home mums when my hard work is paying for their lives

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Britain -- Keir Starmer still in danger as Cork-born Morgan McSweeney resigns over Peter Mandelson appointment

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North America -- Jeffrey Epstein made his victims perform semi-clothed 'catwalk auditions', videos reveal

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Middle East -- Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity – and relatives in limbo

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

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Maeve McTaggart: Will Micheál Martin lead Fianna Fáil into the next election? He has to navigate Trump, by-elections and an EU presidency first

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Tanya Sweeney: Why can't women like Charli XCX be taken at face value when they say they don't want children?

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Ruth Medjber: Why I celebrated my 40th birthday two years early

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What victory for Thatcher-inspired Sanae Takaichi in snap election means for Japan

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Nick Gutteridge: How Corkman Morgan McSweeney went from master strategist to Keir Starmer's biggest liability

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

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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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International Soccer - Latest - | FAI in talks about Ireland playing June friendly against Canada in Montreal

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Talk of a two-tier Six Nations is premature – Irish rugby has always found a way to bounce back

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Other Sports -- Jutta Leerdam wins speed skating gold medal at Winter Olympics as fiancé Jake Paul cries in audience

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Beef -- Booking delays stretch to 10 days as factories hold firm on cattle prices

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Comment -- Slurry bans aren't 'calendar farming' – and pretending they are is failing farmers

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News -- Taoiseach says Bord Bia protest debate has "gone too far" as IFA continues to pressure chair

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News -- A decade chasing the Chinese beef market dream

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Forestry & Enviro -- 'Use it or lose it': Healy-Rae warns farmers on ash dieback compo deadline

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Irish News -- 'An electric scooter came out of nowhere and nearly crashed into our six-year-old' – south Dublin parents call for safety around school

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Dublin News -- North Dublin primary school unable to open autism classes despite 'massive' local demand

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Dublin News -- Construction of second Dublin BusConnects corridor moves closer as public briefings begin

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League of Ireland -- Marquee Dublin derby lacks goal drama as Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic's clash ends in a stalemate

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West Wicklow -- Wicklow GAA club's astro-turf dreams brought closer as €100,000 raised at lip-sync battle

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News -- Mayo has highest rate of dereliction in Ireland with over 2,700 properties listed

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Donegal driver arrested after being caught speeding twice in one hour

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Minister for Education agrees to meeting with Sligo gaelscoil as anger continues over its exclusion from building programme

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Man (30s) treated for injuries following violent assault in Westmeath bar

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News -- Dog chained up and neglected for years before rescue in Clare is looking for forever home

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News -- Joy on Mayo farm as ewe gives birth to five 'great lambs'

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Courts -- Sligo bar owner fined for 'permitting drunkeness on his premises' during 18th birthday party

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Tralee -- M&S finally gets a foothold in Kerry capital, 20 years after controversy rocked the town

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Wexford & District -- 'Pure luck' – How this Wexford woman reached 100 as she looks forward to returning to her garden when the rain stops

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Last-gasp City salvage title race | Carrick's credentials | Aviva opener fails to catch fire

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The Indo Daily: Epstein files - Keir Starmer on the brink, and Irish connections explored

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The Indo Daily: How Dunnes Stores won Ireland's shopping war

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Indo Sport podcast: Ireland's dark night in Paris | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

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Celebrity News -- Bad Bunny joined by Lady Gaga in star-studded Super Bowl half-time show

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Television -- Dreadful scripts, unbelievable characters and poor dialogue: Why hasn't RTÉ made a good drama since 'Love/Hate'?

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Love Undercover, Small Prophets and Fight Club

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Theatre & Arts -- 'My impulse is to go darker' - Tipperary writer's darkly comic 'Mother Bunker!' coming to Dublin stage

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Music -- Cork's Grammy award-winner Cian Ducrot: 'I had to deal with a lot of pretty intense things as a kid. So, now I am hyper-capable of dealing with intense situations'

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Celebrity -- 'Everyone loves Sean from Ireland,' says Simon Cowell of new boyband December 10

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Celebrity News -- Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton make surprise Super Bowl appearance amid romance rumours

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Be prepared for some Love Island-style lipsing this Valentine's with these six make-up innovations

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I've caught feelings for the guy I've been having a fling with. It's been mostly just sexual but I think we could be more. Should I risk telling him?

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Sex & Relationships -- 'I really couldn't process that the man that I had come to know was also this guy' – as Theresa Rowley's fairytale romance ends in cheating, we ask: is love OK?

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Homes -- Landmark period home in Wexford which was once a high-end boutique set to go under the hammer

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'Belfast's best-kept secret' aiming to go from 'legacy to luxury' hotel in multi-million-euro investment

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Land of the Volcanoes, alpine hikes and hot air ballooning – adios Costa Brava, hola Girona Pyrenees

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'After health and personal setbacks, I left my dream job for a five-month solo backpacking trip'

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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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World -- 'I wasn't expecting to be talking about it 10 months later' – six in-flight meals that actually tasted good

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Food News -- 'We've had the run of our lives' – iconic Co Waterford restaurant to close after 30 years

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Wexford man jailed for sexually assaulting his partner while she slept

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Anti-immigration activists to face trial over harassment of Garda

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Roofer denies knowing he was deliberately targeted by men in crash as damages claim thrown out

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Developer of former Crown Paints factory sues State for damages after spending €4.2m on site before riots

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US national pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering father (66) at Ballyfin Demesne hotel

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Man (31) charged with murder of Cork pensioner has case adjourned

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Senior officer used reasonable force when arresting ex Garda after 'extreme and dangerous' high-speed car chase

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Associate of Dundon-McCarthy gang who shot man dead in Limerick is jailed for 15 years

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Part settlement reached in Creeslough tragedy insurance case

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Woman (34) who helped dump man's body in quarry like 'piece of rubbish' is jailed for six years

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Woman arrested over €1.7m heroin haul in Carlow

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Escort accused of €737,000 'earnings' from Dublin brothels sent for trial

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Nurses begin industrial action at Naas General Hospital over 'unacceptable and unsafe staffing deficits'

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Former bodybuilder jailed for producing a hammer during theft of man's jacket

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Declan Lynch: In our wacky new world order, Pope Leo seems radically progressive

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'Eliminated': how the Washington Post laid me off from my dream job with a single word

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Rush to judge George Mitchell over Epstein files has echoes of a Soviet show trial

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Letters: Why Irish weather warnings are getting lost in translation

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Colin Murphy: Four key lessons as a new reality for climate politics dawns

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Emer O'Hanlon: All these years I've been getting my bra size wrong, but now Sydney Sweeney is here to bust some myths

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Keire Murphy: Rental reforms offer some hope for tenants like me, but the overriding feeling is confusion

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Shane Ross: Holly Cairns can ride the crest of a wave as voters seek a sea change

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Eoin O'Malley: What today's party leaders can learn from Garret FitzGerald's mistakes

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Sam McBride: Peter Mandelson's disgrace is deserved, but history will take a more nuanced view of his Northern Ireland role

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Sarah Breen: I used to run a mile from sport, but pickleball has been a gamechanger

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Máiría Cahill: If Catherine Connolly really wants to understand the North, she should invite unionists to the Áras for tea

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Colleen Murrell: Peter Mandelson was always like a buddha of quiet calm – even when a tabloid outed him as gay

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Catherine Prasifka: Has an AI society been developed or is Moltbook just a messy pastiche of human interactions?

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Kathy Donaghy: Don't be a 'Fafo' mum and bin those handbooks – you will just have to wing this parenting thing

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Business -- Business Week 6: Smurfit Westrock results, CSO data and Irish space lab launch

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Business -- Lidl bought more than €2bn of Irish goods and services last year

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Irish Business -- Border counties to lose key EU supports despite low incomes

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Business -- The most romantic county? Figures show counties where men splash out most and least on Valentine's Day

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Technology -- Review: Fujifilm Mini Evo Cinema evokes childhood in the 1970s and 1980s

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Irish Business -- Investors at troubled energy firm Solar 21 refused vote at creditors' meeting – despite receiving invite

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Irish Business -- UK gym chain David Lloyd Leisure says second refusal of permission for Swords leisure centre will cost 100 new jobs

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Irish Business -- Demand for J1 visas expected to hold steady – despite political turmoil

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Irish Business -- Building suppliers only planning enough material for 35,000 homes, industry survey finds

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Irish Business -- The Dutch are keen on innovation. Well, we can help with that

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Irish Business -- 'Ireland still risks losing up to €4bn in data centre investment despite lifting of moratorium,' says top industry player

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'How do I get a refund for a faulty car that I bought on finance?'

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: Bursting of the tech bubble will be different this time, but it'll be just as painful

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Technology -- Gina London: The quiet radicalism of doing AI slowly: Why rushing into change is the biggest risk for firms

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Camogie -- 'You learn more from defeat' – Cork's Laura Hayes is reset for new season after All-Ireland final loss to Galway

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Premier League -- 'It certainly won't go into the team talk' – Man United fan Frank Ilett's haircut challenge amuses Michael Carrick

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Rugby -- Myles Carroll hat-trick helps St Michael's to impressive Leinster Junior Cup win over Gonzaga

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GAA -- Pat Spillane: 'The caveman tactics of the past that operated in Gaelic football are now, like the Dodo, extinct'

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Sport -- 'It was a one in a thousand' – US skiing great Lindsey Vonn undergoes two operations after breaking leg in Olympics

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Ladies Football -- 'I got the President's award but it's for everybody' – Kilmacud Crokes' Ann Marie Kilkenny keeps up her club's proud work

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Gaelic Football -- 'Never took a backward step' – Cavan GAA pay tribute to Killian Brady after he calls time on 13-year career

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Premier League -- 'You have just killed one of the moments of the season' – Gary Neville is stinging in his criticism of VAR at Anfield

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Hurling -- 'He's wasting his time, he won't be going back on the frees!' – why Waterford haven't missed Stephen Bennett's shooting

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Premier League -- From Mo Salah to losing Anfield fear factor – the seven problems Liverpool are suffering from

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American Football -- Seahawks get the simple things right and waltz to second Super Bowl title

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Golf -- Work gets underway at Doonbeg for 'greatest ever' staging of the Irish Open

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Letters -- Letters: Scrap the three-day wait for abortion and let Irish women make their own medical decisions

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