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Catherine Fegan: How child-killer who hid in plain sight at little Mason's funeral finally had her sinister veil lifted

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Muireann O'Connell hosting new Rip.ie podcast Parting Words

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Venezuela's new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

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Little appetite among RTÉ staff to back motion of no confidence in DG Kevin Bakhurst

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League of Ireland - Exclusive - | James McClean finalising transfer to Derry City after reaching agreement with Wrexham to facilitate return home

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Celebrity -- Alison Spittle: 'People are nicer to me. I get praise. It's weird to get praise for essentially injecting yourself with something'

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Irish News -- Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

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Opinion -- Luke O'Neill: Robert F Kennedy Jr got it wrong on autism and paracetamol — is he right about the food pyramid?

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Premier League -- The inside story on Manchester United's search for a new permanent manager – the big names in the frame

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Crime -- Garda who avoided jail for assault on wife now faces being sacked from the force as victim feels 'let down' by justice system

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Money -- 'Some households have saved over €800 a year': How switching energy supplier can lead to huge savings

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Women's Sport -- 'I've never loved anything as much as boxing, I just wish I had more time' – from a New York boardroom to an Irish boxing ring

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Business -- RTÉ's loss is Ires Reit's gain as CFO Mari Hurley makes shrewd move

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Irish News -- 'I nearly ran over David McCullagh this week,' Claire Byrne says as she relishes airwaves battle with RTÉ

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South Kerry -- 'I spent seven years terrified of prison' – Seán Binder looking forward to 'real life' after Greek legal saga

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Politics -- 'The child abuse images are a step too far for humanity' – the Irish politicians deleting their X accounts over 'vile' Grok app

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Hurling -- Loughrea given a boost as Cullen Killeen is cleared to play All-Ireland senior hurling club final

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Analysis -- From the Ceann Comhairle to Cabinet ministers, what are Irish politicians' paid?

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Irish News -- No link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and disability in children, review finds

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Irish News -- Explainer: What is the NSSO, why were some TDs overpaid and how much do they owe?

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North America -- An ill wind will blow from Trump's fixation with Greenland if he fails to heed the warnings of an Arctic in crisis

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Hurling -- Waterford kingpins Ballygunner primed for recognition second national title would bring

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Europe -- Richard Curran: Unpredictable nature of business with Trump's America sees Ireland and EU counterparts turn attention to China

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World News Video -- White House Press Secretary slams Irish journalist as 'left-wing hack'

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Irish News -- Tenant renting luxury D4 apartment in dispute with landlord over 'nick' to 15-year-old Roche Bobois dining table

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Irish News -- Housing construction plummets, with only 16,400 new homes started last year

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Irish News -- Enoch Burke addresses the media as he arrives at Wilson's Hospital School

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Irish News Video -- Our family is forever broken - Mason O'Connell-Conway's mother speaks outside court

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Kerry woman takes up role in 127-year-old family business – 'I'm the fifth generation and I love it'

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Irish News -- Irish fishing industry faces 'economic Armageddon' as new EU quota cuts threaten thousands of jobs

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Celebrity News -- Influencer Eric Roberts on 'sharenting', the 'insanity' of Grok and his next routine on 'Dancing with the Stars'

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Music -- Masters of the pop video: The film directors who sprinkled ­Hollywood magic in the MTV era

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Book Reviews -- Self-regarding memoir by Salman Rushdie's wife shines a light on the tragic start to their married life

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Interiors -- Home help: 'Bold colour isn't the enemy of heritage' – how to bring a contemporary edge to a Victorian home

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Doctor and influencer wife's luxury Ailesbury Road home goes sale agreed

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Revenue told Government not to tell public about lucrative tax loophole

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'I'm getting married in 2027. So that's a great come around' – Eoin McGee on the injury that changed his life, finding new love and his latest financial advice book

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Michelle Doherty on the end of her relationship: It is the most terrifying decision. But I just kept thinking, this is not a relationship, this is not how I want my life to be'

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Caitríona Perry: If Donald Trump takes Greenland, Ireland has an enormous decision to make

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Ministers approve bumper salary hikes for top bosses, including one of more than 50pc

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50 ways to wellness: From retreats to greenways and yoga to cacao ceremonies, start your 2026 with feelgood activities happening in every county in Ireland

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Europe -- Zelensky says peace deal with Russia could be signed at Davos next week

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Europe -- Ukrainian children 'at risk of freezing' as energy system is battered by Russian drone and missile strikes

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Middle East -- Iran's streets fall silent after mass killings as US warns of consequences

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North America -- US citizen sues after federal agents refused to let him go despite seeing passport

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Europe -- US senators try to 'lower temperature' with visit to Copenhagen

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North America -- Venezuela to have orderly move to free elections, Machado says

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Sarah Carey: It's simple, we can have a united Ireland or a neutral one, but we can't have both

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Édaein O'Connell: All-Ireland, Young Scientist and Golden Globe wins – it's a tough cross to bear being from the Kingdom

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Shane Dempsey: State's top 10 infrastructure projects for 2026 – with Government's reputation on the line

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The Irish Independent's View: The mess of Iraq, Libya and Syria hangs over Iran intervention

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Letters: The X cesspit and its latest Grok nudity trend exposes darkness of human mindset

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Donal Fallon: Why was 1,000 years of history at Wood Quay dug up for a building with a lifespan of less than half-a-century?

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Champions Cup - Exclusive - | 'I've got to perform first for Munster' – no England regrets for Dan Kelly as he targets an Ireland cap

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Premier League -- 'A bit of a circus act' – Roy Keane questions decision making from Manchester United's owners after Michael Carrick appointment

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News -- Cross-border research project aims to tackle bovine TB

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Comment -- John Downing: As politicians learnt from the Nine Frozen Arses in 1966, ignore rural Ireland at your peril – and Mercosur is just another example

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News -- Judge tells farmer €1.5m in debt 'the price of milk won't come into it' during divorce hearing

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Beef -- How this Cavan auctioneer went from selling a football jersey for €400 to €22,000 heifers

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Farm Property -- €20,000/ac guide for 40ac Naas farm in prime location

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Dublin News -- The Complex arts centre shuts down as crunch talks with council and Government fail

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council has over 50 accounts on X, and pays for some

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council still in the dark on 2026 tenant-in-situ funding

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Dublin -- A database for dog poo: local authority considers DNA swabbing to crack down on dog fouling

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Irish News -- Gardaí investigate spate of early morning assaults in north Dublin village

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'The taxpayer pays for you to sit at home scratching yourself' –Judge blasts young father for abusing gardaí

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Behind the walls that shaped Ireland: New exhibition traces the State's asylum legacy – 'It is jaw-dropping'

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A Michelin-endorsed West Cork haven for foodies to be sold as owners say 'it's time to move on'

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'Drinkers still get change out of a fiver' – Galway pub introduces new 370ml glass in response to 'disaster' Diageo price hike

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News -- Dublin family members plead guilty to crime spree across the West

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Lifestyle -- 'I've never been as nervous in my life' – Wicklow actor on his Hollywood debut which will premiere at Sundance Festival

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Courts -- Sligo driver (60) fined for not having an NCT or tax on his car

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Wexford & District -- 350 runners and walkers turn out in force for annual Wexford road race at Ferrycarrig

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Lifestyle -- Kerry soprano singer living her opera dream ahead of Siamsa show – 'This is what I've wanted all my life'

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The Indo Daily: The disturbing last days of Mason O'Connell Conway (4), as Tegan McGhee named as killer

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The Left Wing: All Blacks in crisis, Scott Robertson departs and how Ruaidhri O'Connor got the story

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Hat-trick Parrott | Head Coach Carrick | The curious case of Xabi Alonso

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Real Health podcast: How much fibre you need with dietitian Lorraine Cooney

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Gladiators, Sleepless in Seattle and The Making of Stranger Things 5

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Book Reviews -- The flaws of George Orwell and his reputation as the 'cool' rock star of literature

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Celebrity Features -- 'Impossibly glamorous, completely down-to-earth and totally unbothered' – Maura Higgins, Ballymahon bombshell, takes Hollywood

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Celebrity News -- 'The whole no sex on TV is a big staple for my dad,' says Jack Keating of his 'Love Island' stint

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Celebrity Features -- Dominic West's 'love quad' – why actor's latest remarks about his relationship regrets are causing a stir

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Beauty -- Beauty test: They're minimally invasive and require little downtime, but how big a difference can microneedling and bioneeding really make to my skin?

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Life -- Covid-19 survivor Barra Fitzgibbon: 'They called me 'soldier' – the only one to wake up among the 60 ICU patients they had treated over the previous 12 days'

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Comfort food: Create a French classic feast with Kevin Dundon's chicken cordon bleu roast and a side of some cheesy potatoes

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Climate Changemakers: Three new eco reads that combine stark reality with strong solutions

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'I'm not a group person, but I tried an escorted tour in Vietnam – surprising connections were made'

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I'm an Irish mum who resisted a Eurocamp family holiday for years – but Bella Italia won me over

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Dublin Airport handled record 36.4 million passengers in 2025, says DAA

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Irish News -- 'Small changes, applied consistently, really do add up' – how switchers can save up to €7,000 over a year by grabbing the best deals

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Courts -- Teen who drove a dirt bike on grass was 'a menace' to nearby pedestrians

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Irish News -- The young Catholics - Just what is making young people go back to church?

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Irish News -- Switching Saturday - Charlie Weston and Sinead Ryan discuss switching energy providers

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Irish News -- Views overlooking the Phoenix Park – but housing charity's €2m apartment block lies empty in homeless crisis

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Irish News -- Elon Musk calls Michael O'Leary an 'utter idiot' as row over Starlink Wi-Fi deepens

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Politics -- EU Presidency will take 'eye off the ball domestically' but is a 'powerful position', Bertie Ahern says

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Irish News -- Then and now: How RTÉ's leadership has changed in the years since payments scandal

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Irish News -- Murder accused sent text to ex-girlfriend saying he was in 'hell' and she made him look like 'trash', trial hears

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Politics -- Taoiseach says there should be 'absolute enforcement' of the law for social media platforms in relation to inappropriate images of children

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Catherine Prasifka: Internet has evolved from an empathy machine to an echo chamber where weird men use AI to undress women

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Marc Champion: Record numbers of executions in Iran tell the real story of how Khamenei moved to full totalitarian power

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Frank Coughlan: US has always been the school hard chaw – it simply suited Europe to look the other way

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Jim Geraghty: Why Donald Trump should love Denmark, an unexpected 'MAGAland'

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Letters: Podcaster Joe Rogan's stance on ICE shooting should be taken with a pinch of salt

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The Irish Independent's View: Advances in technology cannot override the boundaries of right and wrong

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John Walshe: Can Hildegarde Naughton's education overhaul match the impact of the 1993 revamp?

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Mary Kenny: Why Mary McAleese is wrong about lack of consent in baptising babies – sure, infants can't consent to anything

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Chris Matthews: Democrats betting on a turnaround for 'chaotic' Trump, with mid-term elections set to tip the balance in their favour

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Sophie White: It's kill or be killed when it comes to e-scooters - so, fellow pedestrians, use my defence tactics to match their aggression

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Letters: Downward trend in cards being sent at Christmas is worrying for the most isolated and lonely

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Deirdre Reynolds: Dress code at glittering awards seems to be turning into an 'undress' code for women

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Suzanne Crowe: When it comes to healthcare, half of the population pays twice – surely it's time for a rethink?

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Lorraine Courtney: More politicians should follow Simon Harris to Substack and ditch performative bear pit of X

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Criticising 'Room to Improve' because of the housing crisis is like complaining about 'MasterChef' due to world hunger

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Commercial Property -- Up to €4bn in commercial property deals likely this year

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Money -- Go off the beaten track and book early to make your holiday funds for summer 2026 go further

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Money -- Your money questions: I have life insurance from work but do I also need to take out a personal policy?

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Politics - latest - | X refuses to appear before Oireachtas Media Committee over Grok 'nudification' scandal in 'deeply concerning' move - 17:38

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Technology -- X platform suffers global outage as efforts to stop Grok undressing people continue

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World Business -- Tech stocks lift Wall Street and safe havens wane as fears of escalation in Iran ease

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Business -- Revenue warns firms of January 30 payroll deadline

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Irish News -- Housing construction plummets, with only 16,400 new homes started last year

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Coming to a country near you – fines for dodgy box users

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Business -- Big-name investors could see millions wiped out after East Coast Bakehouse examinership

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Courts -- DAA expected to file affidavit today in boardroom rift with Kenny Jacobs

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Business -- Pre-tax losses recorded at the Park Hotel Kenmare after an €18m investment in the property

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Business -- Pop stars boost Aviva Stadium profits to €3.73m in six months

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Champions Cup -- Clayton McMillan happy to see Castres call on their big guns for Thomond Park showdown

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Horse Racing -- Veteran Appreciate It can roll back the years to defend Thurles crown

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Boxing -- Sarah Cunningham who traded New York board rooms to Inchicore boxing ring

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Premier League -- 'Antoine Semenyo was lost, his fire was gone' – Coach who revived Man City's new star man reveals his story

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Basketball -- 'We definitely have a chip on our shoulder' – Tralee Warriors' Eoin Quigley eager to upset odds in National Cup final

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American Football -- Divisional Round preview: Defence will be key as NFL reaches its last-eight stage

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Hurling -- 'We've people from Spain, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia and Portugal' – inclusivity driving Loughrea's push for All-Ireland glory

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Horse Racing -- Wayne Bailey: Drop in weight puts Richmond Lake into the mix at a nice price in Haydock

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Gaelic Football -- Kerry frustrations have been to Dingle's benefit, insists Paul Geaney as he eyes club glory

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Ladies Football -- Michele Mann hails 'exciting' new rules as Offaly head into new season with optimism

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Soccer -- 'I'm convinced one of my players is going to win the Ballon d'Or' – Joey Ndo on coaching kids, Afcon and the LOI

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