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'Strong progress' – Manchester United release first quarter financial results amid club 'transformation'

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Travel News -- Trump Gold Card: US visas for $1 million as travellers brace for new social media checks

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Courts - Breaking - | Retired Army Sergeant found guilty of murdering his friend in Kerry

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Courts - BREAKING - | Man appears in court on charges linked to planned terrorist attack on Galway mosque by 'Irish Defence Army'

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Harry Byrne gets nod as All Blacks star Rieko Ioane set for first Leinster start in clash with Leicester

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Police hunt underway for four suspects after over 600 artefacts stolen from museum collection

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My Future Fund security checks being reviewed as some employers locked out

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Personal Finance -- Irish businessman who had thousands in mortgage savings stolen from Revolut account told he's 'not entitled to reimbursement'

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Business -- Inflation at its highest level since February 2024

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Irish News -- Funeral details announced for Tadhg Farrell (4) killed in Offaly petrol bomb attack

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Soccer -- 'We want to wait for him' – Roma boss warns Evan Ferguson he must improve amid reports of loan being cut short

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Crime -- Cocaine-dealing GAA receptionist released from prison three weeks into two-year sentence

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'This burger by a two-star Michelin chef tastes as close to perfect as I've ever had – and it's coming to Dublin'

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Courts -- Immigration critic Edward White jailed for sexually assaulting girl (9) intends to appeal sentence

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Life -- Former RTÉ star Niamh Devine was attacked by two men while travelling in Asia in 2018 – now she's helping others deal with their trauma

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Technology -- Five ways bank scammers get your cash — and how to protect yourself

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Money -- What I spend on Christmas: 'I would imagine that my total will be about €2,000 and the majority of my budget will be on my own kids'

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life: 'I have over 400,000 TikTok followers now... if I do a collab I often buy new things for the school'

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Dublin News -- I went to a Christmas pop-up shop in Dublin selling misplaced packages and this is what was in my mystery parcels

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Family Features -- My six-year-old has asked Santa for a Nintendo Switch – but what if I don't want them to have one?

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Politics -- From the Lotto to Marty Morrissey's words with Bakhurst over BBC links – what we learnt from RTÉ at media committee

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Irish News -- Overall immigration numbers drop, but asylum applications are up 40pc, ESRI finds

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Family Features -- Darragh McCullough: 'After a decade of IVF cycles, miscarriages, hopes raised and dashed, we're celebrating our first Christmas with baby Grace'

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Irish News -- Northern Standard to cease publication in Monaghan after nearly 200 years

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Soccer -- Conor McKeon: The worst £10m Liverpool never spent and the rise of Oliver Glasner's Palace

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Sport -- Shelbourne V Crystal Palace preview

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Celebrity - Tanya Sweeney: Simon Cowell's Netflix show is about finding new talent – but he's out of date already

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Europe -- 'I've been on more than 50 budget family holidays – here are my top tips'

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Life -- The five rules of regifting at Christmas – how to pull it off without getting caught red-handed

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Celebrity News -- Liam Neeson chased bear in his dressing gown on a 'lost romantic week' with Pamela Anderson

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Fashion -- The best party season fashion finds from M&S, Tesco and Dunnes that won't break the bank

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: I'm a beauty obsessive – here are the five products on my Christmas wish list

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

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

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

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

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

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Late Late Toy Show review: Kielty enters the arena with a look on his face that says exactly what we're all thinking – he's the right man for the job

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

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North America -- US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

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Europe -- Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate

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World News -- Donald Trump sets Christmas deadline for Ukraine to accept peace deal

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Europe -- As Putin's army closes in, some Ukrainians are refusing to leave their homes

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Middle East -- Anti-Hamas group inside Gaza vows to fight on after leader killed

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Europe -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy describes 'mushy, soggy baguettes' in memoir on his 20-day jail 'hell'

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Catherine Prasifka: Why are there no safe areas for children to socialise online?

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Anne-Marie Walsh: 'Uberisation' of Irish taxis could deliver lower fares – but there are no guarantees

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Sophie White: It's almost Christmas and my husband and I are at each other's throats. But if we're arguing at least it means we're not Quiet Divorcing

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Ellen Francis: At crucial time for Ukraine, US now sees Europe, not Russia, as Public Enemy No 1

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Donal Fallon: Thirty years on from Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize, his legacy is still illuminating great Irish poetry

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The Irish Independent's View: Coalition spending too much of its time managing self-inflicted crises

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Entertainment -- Twink: 'The man for that job was either Oliver Callan or Al Porter but they wouldn't have the balls to give it to him'

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Courts -- 'I object, I object, I object': Residents protest over unauthorised extension to Sutton home they say looks more like 'an airport hangar'

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Golf -- 'One wants €45k for a week despite being 93km away' – Teeing up a rental windfall from the Ryder Cup? Here's how to set a realistic price

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

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Camogie -- Camogie Association appoint former HubSpot director Karen Dessain-Gelinet as new CEO

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News -- Heydon 'sure' Mercosur deal will be discussed at Cabinet before government decision

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Beef -- Cubicles, a robot scraper and a straw breeder: How this 90-cow Cavan suckler farmer streamlined her enterprise

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Dairy -- Peter Hynes: Are politicians helping or hindering the bluetongue response?

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Farm Property -- Cork 40ac farm with 'immaculate house' new to a very strong local market

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Beef -- Fewer cattle and sheep numbers will be challenge for marts – Quinn

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Dublin News - LATEST - | Luas Green line not operating this morning due to power outage on the line

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

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

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

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League of Ireland -- 'I read about a chap in Gaza going to look for food and wondering if his family would still be alive... that's pressure'

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We did the 12 dips of Christmas in one day up the Dart line from Greystones to Howth

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From Leinster glory to love story – St Martin's star man Jack O'Connor to follow up Leinster win with wedding

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Closure of popular Tipperary bar and restaurant 'The Hi-B' sign of times for dwindling Christmas pub scene

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Cavan man living with cerebral palsy left 'sick with worry' in facing race against time to secure vital round the clock care

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Laois woman who had open heart surgery graduates as Patient Champion

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Courts -- Cork woman who signed false GAA cheques worth almost €28,000 to escape conviction

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Courts -- Wicklow man jailed after slinging racist abuse at gardaí after Circle K theft

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News -- Buyer wanted to bring Galway nightclub back to life as price slashed on property

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New Ross -- Women of Wexford gather together to mark Orange the World as 65,000 domestic abuse incidents are reported to Gardaí in 2024

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News -- Lights, camera, hiring! Film in Limerick seeks casts and crew ahead of major 2026 TV boom

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Just Between Us: The orgasm gap exposed – Sex Education's Alix Fox on toys, technique and talking honestly

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Real Health podcast: The sleep science episode with Professor Andrew Coogan

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Seachtain: Cé mhéad teaghlach atá ag tógáil clann le Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht?

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The Indo Daily: 'Ireland's taking the piss' – European frustrations at Ireland's weak security?

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Celebrity News -- 'Playing Electric Picnic was the highlight of the year for me. And then Steve Earle topped that' – Mundy on a year to remember

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TV Reviews -- 'Man vs Baby' review: A predictable festive offering from Netflix, but Rowan Atkinson still carries it

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Music -- Neil McCormick: How 'Wish You Were Here' almost ruined Pink Floyd – yet it remains their masterpiece

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster, Psycho and Simon Cowell: The Next Act

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Celebrity News -- Bots behind online discourse claiming Taylor Swift's latest album promoted Nazi ideology

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

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Celebrity News -- From first dance to pony friends: More details from Ryan Tubridy and Dr Clare Kambamettu's Connemara wedding

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

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

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Ireland -- John and Francis Brennan: 'I don't understand why you would go into business in this country anymore'

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Travel News -- US plans to ask all tourists – including from Ireland – to share five years of social media history

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Irish News -- Gardaí release update on Offaly petrol-bomb attack that killed boy

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Irish News -- RTE Director General Kevin Bakhurst outlines the savings made with staff reduction plan

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Health -- 'They feared their little boy was going to die' – Child (8) waits nearly two hours for ambulance after suffering 'horrific' injury

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Irish News -- Fraud victim who had €10,000 stolen from Revolut account told he's 'not entitled to reimbursement'

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Irish News -- I went to Christmas pop-up shop in Dublin selling misplaced packages and this is what was in my mystery parcels

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Courts -- Special-needs assistant who laundered €2,000 through account can't remember if she gave bank details to others, court hears

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Politics -- Childcare fees set to reduce as new income limits to be introduced

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Irish News -- 'Authoritarian' US visa plan to vet social media threatens Irish business and World Cup fans

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Irish News -- Subtle social media tactics 'promote alcohol to young people', report warns

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Courts -- Uninsured driver was rushing to rescue distressed cat, court hears

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Politics -- Record funding allocated for students in financial difficulty

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Health -- 'Take more time to talk to us,' women urge in new survey on maternity care

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Irish News -- ESRI release report into migration trends

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

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

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

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The Irish Independent's View: Questions and dark memories linger after latest Troubles reports

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Suzanne Crowe: Extra charges for pharmacy blister packs will hit the most vulnerable in our communities

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

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Letters: Can we have more letters to Santa, please, and less of the digital interference

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Irish Business -- The Fidelis Partnership transfers European headquarters to Dublin as it targets growth

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Technology -- Epson's home projector is a handsome gadget that creates a sense of occasion

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Business -- Guinness's Liberties offshoot a 'Petri dish' for innovation and start-ups

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Irish Business -- Operating profits at expanding Wright Group down 65pc to €3.18m

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World Business -- US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates but warns inflation remains high

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Technology -- Intel and AMD accused of failing to block chips in Russian missiles

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Technology -- AI could lead us to extinction within 100 years, warns leading expert in field

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Courts -- Veteran exec found out she was being demoted in company newsletter, tribunal hears

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Business -- Green shoots in apartment building, as planning permissions rise

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Business -- Christine Lagarde thinks ECB will lift growth forecasts

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Business -- Fraud fears drive resurgence in cash payments and traditional face-to-face transactions

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World Business -- Germany to approve record €52bn spending on defence

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Business -- Cost of Christmas climbs to €1,792 for Irish families, as data reveals amounts spent on groceries, gifts and nights out

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Ladies Football -- Support from AP McCoy, 38 houses and a 15-year-old corner-back – St Ergnat's fairytale journey to All-Ireland ladies final

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Champions Cup -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Taming Tigers would put Harry Byrne firmly in frame to be major player in 2026

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Soccer -- Daniel McDonnell: Arsenal angle adds depth to Stephen Bradley's win-or-bust reunion with Breidablik

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League of Ireland -- Shelbourne v Crystal Palace preview: Reds to savour facing Premier League opponents but there will be a tinge of regret

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Champions League -- Erling Haaland penalty seals impressive Man City comeback to pile pressure on Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso

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Champions League -- Newcastle concede late equaliser to draw at Bayer Leverkusen after see-saw Champions League battle

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Champions League -- Noni Madueke on the double as Arsenal ease past Club Brugge to march on towards Champions League knockouts

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Premier League -- Jamie Carragher apologises to Mo Salah but no Anfield farewell on Saturday as Liverpool try to protect transfer fee

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League of Ireland -- 'He needed it I think' – Palace boss reveals he gave Paddy McCarthy extra day off after Ireland's Hungary miracle

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Irish News -- Cork honours Rebel hurling legend Patrick 'Hoggie' Horgan (37) for his 'unwavering dedication to excellence'

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Olympics -- 'We're trying to find a consensus' – IOC president Kirsty Coventry says 'very clear decision' to protect female sport on way

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Soccer -- 'Never say never, but at the moment I'm very happy here' – Robbie Keane reflects on being linked to Celtic

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Rugby -- 'I don't want to make it too much of a habit' – Alex Nankivell happy to remain on centre stage and avoid 'anxiety' of wing role

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Other Sports -- 'No one can get in my head' – Luke Littler sends mind games warning as World Darts Championship defence looms

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