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President decides not to refer International Protection Bill to Supreme Court: 'The concerns remain'

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Consumer watchdog criticises Ryder Cup's high ticket prices as 'typical Irish'

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All tonight's U-20 football and hurling results and match reports

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Shea McDermott stars as Tyrone dismiss wasteful Donegal to set up final with Monaghan

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Killian Kearns' late goal brace sends Monaghan into the Ulster U-20 football final at the expense of Armagh

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Ruairí Kilcline makes his cameo count for Roscommon as they beat Galway to book Connacht U-20 final spot against Mayo

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Politics -- Race begins in Galway West and Dublin Central as by-elections get underway

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Irish Business -- Irish income taxes are below average and closer to US than many EU peers, OECD data shows

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Courts -- Enoch Burke in bid to stop a third disciplinary panel from considering his dismissal

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Hurling - John Mullane slams 'absolute nonsense' of September league final just to promote the game of hurling 'to a load of Yanks'

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Niamh O'Reilly: I'd love to be a 'three-hour-mum' like Emma Grede – but your average mother does not have a chief of staff

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Vogue Williams: 'I was on a hike with my sister in Howth recently and I said hi to three people, and none of them said hello back to me'

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'Thrill-seeking' disqualified driver (19) who led gardaí on high-speed chases jailed for two years

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Golf -- Ryder Cup tickets go on sale this Friday for Irish fans with prices set at €499 per day

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Money -- Ask a money coach: 'I lied to my boyfriend about how much I earn. How do I tell him?'

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World News -- Explainer: How will the EU's €90bn loan to Ukraine work?

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Far from the driver of Chelsea's decline, Liam Rosenior is mere collateral damage of the disastrous BlueCo era

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Courts -- Man in transatlantic custody battle threatened to push pregnant fiancee down stairs, court hears

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Irish News -- 'His final act on earth was to save five lives' – brother pays emotional tribute at funeral of teen killed in Cork road tragedy

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Music -- Dónal Lynch: 'To a certain kind of Gen Xer this was the equivalent of Trump posting the pic of himself as Jesus. It was a sacrilege'

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Politics -- Micheál Martin tells Fianna Fáil TDs 'no one is perfect' after leadership storm as he promotes backbenchers to lead new groups

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Parenting -- New dads open up about feeling isolated: 'You are planning around nap and meal times so it's hard to stay connected with people'

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Irish News -- Daniel-mania in Kildare as his mammy's jumper and wife's wedding dress take centre stage at new Newbridge Silverware exhibit

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Irish News -- 'Every life matters' – More than 100 people attend funeral of woman who died with no known relatives

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South Kerry -- Deputy Danny Healy-Rae hits back after committee loss – 'They got their pound of flesh but I am not going away'

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Irish News -- Government financial forecasts preparing for 'bad or worse' scenarios from Middle-East conflict

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World News -- Trump extends Iran ceasefire with Tehran regime 'seriously fractured'

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Irish News -- 'My life was made absolutely hell in the organisation' - Former Garda speaks out at Oireachtas committee

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Irish News -- 'We also want to free-up the planning system from an overconcentration on smaller developments,' says Taoiseach Micheál Martin

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Irish News -- Varadkar stands over comments on urban Ireland 'paying all the bills' but says it wasn't meant to be 'divisive'

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Mary Lou McDonald clashes with Jack Chambers after he admits Budget 'didn't give workers a break'

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Wicklow & District -- Sad end to search for Wicklow woman (53) missing for a month

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North America -- After a decade of fierce attacks on Obama's Iran deal –Trump now faces similar tradeoffs to get out of a war he started

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Life -- 'No Irish need apply': New research shows emigrants seeking a better life in England faced decades of discrimination

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Food & Drink -- Irish Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Mark O'Brien - 'After episode one came out, I was having conversations I'd never been able to have before'

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Business -- 'We believe we saved a lot of lives' – Tekenable CEO Nick Connors on building systems to battle crises from Covid to housing refugees

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Connacht Rugby -- Cian Tracey: How young prop idols Billy Bohan (20) and Sam Illo (25) are spearheading exciting new Connacht era

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Health Features -- Ask The Doctor: As a woman in my 30s, are there any health checks I should be getting now?

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Dermot Bannon on the homes of Joanne McNally, 'There were chairs that didn't fit. She sawed the legs off,' and Vogue Williams: 'People coming in and out all the time'

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'A lot of my friends have had gastric sleeves. They're on Ozempic. They've had their face done, their arse done. If you look at the more educated woman, it's very different – it looks like wellness'

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Louise Duffy: 'I don't always have to be in front of a camera sharing. I don't just blast it all out there, which I think is why I haven't been cancelled'

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Dear Mary: My husband keeps telling me I have to lose weight before our holiday so he will look good

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'I dreamt I was looking for Killian... it was my brain's way of trying to understand what had happened' – jewellery designer Emily MacKeogh on fiance's death

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Luke O'Neill: With the number of redheads on the rise, are Irish people simply more evolved?

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World News -- Chemical leak at West Virginia plant kills two people and hospitalises 19 others

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World News -- Leader of Russia's Communist Party warns country faces revolution due to faltering economy

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Middle East - LIVE - | EU to cut electricity taxes and relax state aid rules in bid to ease energy‑price shock

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Middle East -- Maira Butt: US and Israel killed all the moderate leaders, leaving Iran's hardliners in control

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Latin America -- Mexican gunman left AI photo of himself with Columbine killers at scene of shooting

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Fionnán Sheahan: Leo Varadkar's rural leprechaun economics fails to recognise special tax arrangements in urban areas

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Cónal Thomas: Modular units are latest housing gamble, but confusion over renter protections has alarm bells ringing

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Sinéad Ryan: With PTSB to be sold, a museum to hubris and greed at former Central Bank site would be fitting

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Catherine Prasifka: It is farcical for Christians to be more offended by a smashed crucifix than by senseless violence and mass murder

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Roderic O'Gorman: By paying fuel protesters' 'ransom' on carbon tax, the Government has set a dangerous precedent

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Saoirse Hanley: Ladies, if your man is willing to 'alpine divorce' you, make sure you don't take him back when you get down the mountain

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Business -- How Dubliner Eoin Tonge aims to supercharge Primark growth as split looms – with Coleen Rooney part of the drive

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Legal Advice -- 'Our son wants to build on our land, but the neighbours say there's a 1960s covenant banning construction'

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Life -- Frances Black: 'Meeting Brian was like winning the lottery, that he liked me, that he loved me'

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Leinster Rugby -- Blow for Leinster as Max Deegan banned for Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon

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Premier League -- Erling Haaland strike sends Man City top and Burnley back to the Championship

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Soccer -- Irish football's 'Wild Geese' aim to follow Troy Parrott's path to success and silverware in Europe

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Irish News - latest - | 'Urban economy generates most of the tax' – Leo Varadkar doubles down on comments about rural Ireland

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Farm Property -- 61-acres on edge of Wicklow Mountains guiding at €350,000 ahead of auction

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News -- Wexford residents vow to fight in the 'strongest possible terms' to stop proposed eight-turbine wind farm

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Politics -- Danny Healy-Rae replaced by fellow Kerry TD after his ousting from Agriculture Committee

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Dublin News -- Council admits it 'never should have purchased' ill-fated derelict Connaught Street houses

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Politics -- Robert Watt moves to new €280,000 role to drive Dublin city rejuvenation as contract at Department of Health ends

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Politics - EXCLUSIVE - | Leo Varadkar says he 'went too far' and apologises for urban v rural Ireland comments

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Courts -- 'Major concerns' for girl (16) who was allegedly dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street after going missing from State care

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Dublin News -- Dublin's 14 Henrietta Street wins prestigious European heritage award

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New plaque honours Galway soldier who died on peacekeeping mission – 'Recent months reminded us peace is uncertain'

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Work begins on new Clare town bus service set to run every 30 minutes

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News -- ATU Sligo's Architecture programme achieves full RIBA validation

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry town's historic cinema building could be converted into apartments

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Dundalk & North -- Brennan brothers launch luxurious new Louth glamping lodges

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Home birth reunion to take place at Drogheda's Cottage Hospital

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More than 20 'very vulnerable' people living on boats in Tipperary's Lough Derg

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Student (20) who scammed victim out of €2,000 in text messaging scam to pay back every penny or face 'going for a holiday at expense of the State'

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Relics of 'God's Influencer' attracts a huge crowd to Wexford – 'Young people can relate to him'

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Fiery debate in Limerick over recording of council meetings – 'if it's so boring, why did you run?'

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Indo Sport podcast: A Closer Look | Daniel Kinahan, boxing, the rise & fall

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Indo GAA podcast: Cork's redemption v Tipperary | Hogan and Bennett clash | Offaly's underage structures paying off?

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Money Talks: How Rosemary MacCabe and her husband are tackling $80k debt

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The Indo Daily: Daniel Kinahan's secret alias? How gardaí tracked 'Bon' linked to Irish murder plots

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TV News -- 'Home of the Year' finale: The late Hugh Wallace's last TV appearance was poignant – his warmth, wit and love for his work will be missed

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Music News -- Kneecap, Paloma Faith and Macklemore among 1,100 artists and workers urging Eurovision boycott over inclusion of Israel

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Theatre & Arts -- 'The Delirium Archive' review: Sci-fi play drenched in poisonous fog is a breath of fresh air

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Irish News -- 'A representation of our commitment to each other' – Kildare couple crowned winners of Home of the Year

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Celebrity News -- 'I had my reasons for keeping it quiet' – Vogue Williams opens up on pregnancy 'nerves' and says this will be her final baby

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Fashion -- Kirsty Blake Knox: The new 'Devil Wears Prada' movie brings back memories of my less glamorous time as a Vogue intern

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Celebrity -- RTÉ presenter Laura Fox marries long-term partner Brian Moran

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Celebrity News -- 'It was really upsetting' – Vogue Williams reveals she suffered pregnancy loss twice

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Home & Garden -- How to wake up your garden after winter – Kerrie Gardiner gives us her top tips

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Life -- Chloë finds a hobby: It seems my years of bombing up and down the pavement on roller blades have paid off

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Travel News -- Lufthansa to scrub 20,000 summer flights to save on fuel costs

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World -- Barbados: Sensational golf, a seaweed surprise, and beaches 'that belong to nobody'

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Politics -- Vaping is steadily increasing among the young, Dáil told, as controls debated in new public health Bill

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Politics -- Families of road crash victims 'in the dark' on investigations into deaths of loved ones

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Courts -- 'Middleman' involved in scheme that defrauded Trinity College hardship fund of over €500k is jailed

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Politics -- 'I would not rule anything out' – Taoiseach signals stamp duty relief for first‑time buyers under consideration

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Irish News -- School take-up of HPV vaccine falls as health officials say 'disinformation' to blame

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Courts -- Hospital apologises for standard of care provided to woman who died of heart failure after two admissions

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Politics -- 'What happens when we're gone' – Ageing parents caring for disabled children call for urgent action

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John Downing: Leo Varadkar's divisive comments about urban and rural communities strike the wrong note

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Marc Champion: Logic demands a deal on Iran, but will Donald Trump's fantasies allow one?

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Ksenia Samotiy: My Wild Atlantic Way adventure educated me in a way I simply could not have imagined

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Letters: Leo Varadkar should realise that the country would come to a halt if rural Ireland shut down

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David W Higgins: There was more to the fuel protests than diesel prices – liberalism had gone too far

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The Irish Independent's View: Hopes for peace hit by mixed messaging from White House

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Birke Herzbruch: Civilians pay the highest price in Sudan's 'forgotten war'

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Letters: Census 1926 publication offers an extraordinary window on to our past

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Tanya Sweeney: Here's what I want to say to Dan, the man who emailed to call me 'Bosco's fat love child' and talk about my 'chubby cankles'

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Jenny Maguire: In a world thirsty for bloody war, Ireland must protect the Triple Lock at all costs

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The Irish Independent's View: President Catherine Connolly's defence of United Nations is a timely intervention

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Danielle Pletka: How America became home to the relatives of foreign thugs

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Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou McDonald's courting of Official Ireland ends with fuel protests

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Declan Lynch: Kevin Bakhurst's €20,000 pay rise is another win for Department of Helping the Far Right

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The Sunday Independent's View: Census proves democracy can survive chaos

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Money -- Home-energy upgrade applications double amid crisis

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Media -- Musgrave becomes 'official supporter' of next year's Ryder Cup at Adare Manor

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Business -- Explainer: What is the Annual Progress Report, and what does it tell us about the state of Ireland's economy?

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Business -- Incoming PTSB owner plans to boost mortgage and SME lending, and eyes commercial real estate

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Technology -- Apple CEO Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers

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Business -- Inflation could average 4.6pc this year if Iran war continues

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Business -- Primark owner ABF reveals plan to split high street fashion chain from its food businesses

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Business -- HMRC withdraws petition against Whiskey & Wealth Club's UK arm

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Business -- Markets go back into decline as doubts grow over US-Iran ceasefire agreement

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World Business -- Dutch say EU could supply enough jet fuel to last five months

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Irish News -- Warning that electricity bills could jump by €150 this year

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Business -- Ireland's GMC sues Japan's Sumitomo in dispute over energy project

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World Business -- Deutsche Bank CEO says threat from Mythos AI will be assessed

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Money -- 'It's a tool, not a trophy' – what would money experts do if they received a windfall of €10,000?

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Cork dispatch Waterford with 21-point win to book their place in the Munster U-20 football final

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U-20 Hurling -- Senan Bolger's late double puts gloss on impressive win over Offaly as Dublin surge into Leinster U-20 semi-finals

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Kerry cruise to Munster U-20 decider with 19-point victory over disappointing Clare

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U-20 Hurling -- Laois progress to Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship quarters after holding off Meath in Trim

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Soccer -- 'He's had a couple of hamstring problems in the past' – Martin O'Neill torn starting Celtic winger James Forrest

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Women's Sport -- Jennifer Lehane to fight for medal in Brazil as Jude Gallagher forced to withdraw from Boxing World Cup

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Other Sports -- Dickson-Waddilove duo move top of Gold Fleet standings after day three of French Sailing Grand Slam

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Soccer -- The former players fighting to educate footballers on the dangers of fast cars

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Ladies Football -- 'Women and girls deserve sportswear built specifically for them' – Female-focused Gaelic games gear launched

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Other Sports -- 'He needs to put that phone down' – Phil Taylor urges Luke Littler to limit social media use and practice more

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Premier League -- Tottenham advertise for club psychologist to heal players' minds

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Premier League -- Chelsea part ways with head coach Liam Roseniorafter run of five straight Premier League defeats

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Snooker -- 'It was stuck under my bed in Ireland' – Ronnie O'Sullivan hails old cue after storming into World Championship last 16

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