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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: Corrie star's 'Fair City' stint kicks off with some truly inept writing

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Irish News -- Girl (16) killed while walking dog in Navan hit-and-run named, as road death toll surges over weekend

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Evidence around unsolved murder of Glasgow man Alexander Blue under review

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Hula Hoops, Hobnobs and Hollywood: How host Alan Cumming stole the Bafta show

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Master plan for 120-acre Wexford site raises hopes of county developing 'centre of excellence' for sports and third-level education

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Up to 1,800 children in Tipperary and south east on 18-month waiting list for eye treatments

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Government criticised over Wicklow roads funding cut as cost of storm damage mounts

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Dentist faces sentencing for faking extractions and forging records in major HSE fraud

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Minister threatens to override councils on land rezoning in bid to speed up delivery of housing

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Fionnán Sheahan: Education Minister fails to master the art of using weasel words to blame an anonymous quango

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Food Reviews -- The supermarket Irish butter taste test: 'It had a lovely creamy texture and our tasters preferred it to Kerrygold'

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Health Features -- Trigeminal neuralgia: Unimaginable pain strikes without warning. It's like touching an electric fence to the power of 10

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ask Allison: I want my husband to have therapy like I did, but he thinks he's perfect and all our problems are my fault

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Twickenham can't be a false dawn – Triple Crown should be a launchpad for Andy Farrell's final act

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Money -- How much do film extras earn in Ireland and how regular is the work?

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Dublin News -- 'From socks and jocks to bombs and bullets' – a rare look behind walls of Cathal Brugha Barracks

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Politics -- Mary Regan: Fine Gael to fight for Galway West comeback – but faces tough challenges from left and right

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Money -- 'Irish banks rip-off young savers' – experts claim children's savings accounts are a marketing tool

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Europe -- 'A deal is a deal' – EU set for tariff showdown with Donald Trump as it insists he must honour 2025 agreement

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Food & Drink -- Restaurant owners, chefs and food staff on taking weight-loss drugs: 'When you work around food, it's hard not to graze all day'

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Gaelic Football -- 'There's idiots out there who love writing about me, they're infatuated by me. Stop asking me'

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Business -- Dear Vicki: As a jobseeker, should I rely on LinkedIn, or is it still all about who you know in Ireland?

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Irish News -- 'Every time the bell rings, I worry he's back' – mum tells how she is rebuilding her life after leaving abusive ex

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Irish News -- 'Sauna is the new pub' – how Scandi health trend is refreshing Ireland's coastal towns

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Gaelic Football -- Conor McKeon: Ger Brennan's Dublin neither good nor cute enough for below-strength Kerry

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News -- Spat at and on call 24/7 for part-time wages: Tipperary councillor shares realities of modern politics

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Videos -- What life is really like inside Cathal Brugha Army Barracks

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Irish News -- Are child savings accounts a rip-off?

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Europe -- Ukrainian refugee's emotional return to home city after four years in Ireland

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Videos -- 'It's actually an entire community coming together': Asian Cultures unite in Dublin for Lunar New Year

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Videos -- New laws will be drafted to urgently bolster the ability of the Defence Forces

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Movies -- Jessie Buckley wins Bafta Best Actress award for 'Hamnet' role – and a full list of winners

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Irish News -- Larry Murphy buried vehicles on land now being searched in missing-women investigation, new witness statement claims

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Irish News - LATEST - | Teenage girl killed in Meath hit-and-run on weekend of tragedies on Irish roads

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Tennis -- Turmoil at Dunboyne Tennis Club after expulsion of coaches and intervention by Gardaí

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Travel News -- Explainer: What is Aer Lingus's new rule regarding travel with passports to the UK?

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Recipes -- Healthy eating: 'Recently finished a course of antibiotics? A disrupted microbiome can benefit enormously from some tender loving care'

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Food & Drink -- Meet the Kildare woman who built a successful cake business from loss, love and handwritten family recipes

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Interior designer Suzie McAdam: 'We were filming and I was having a major wobble. Hugh took me aside and gave me a hug'

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Tanya Sweeney: 'We're living in the Peak A**hole Era and there's nothing anyone can do about it'

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Comedian Kevin McGahern: 'People think if you're on telly that you're making millions. No you're not. You've got to diversify'

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Donal Skehan's 'hungry gap' dishes – celeriac salad, roast chicken with wild garlic and a winter panna cotta

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Meet the home cooks going viral: 'I'm just a teacher, I live in a house in the country and I don't have any fancy notions'

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Operation renovation: 'We tried to level the floor in our bedroom ourselves using an electric whisk from the kitchen'

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Europe -- Catherine Fegan: 'Now we just say if the missiles hit us, they hit us' – Ukrainians reflect on four years in the shadow of war

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Europe -- Ukrainian woman arrested after police officer killed and dozens injured by homemade bomb in Lviv

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North America -- 'That will be a no thanks from us' – Greenland turns down Trump's bizarre hospital boat offer

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Ed Husain: Why it's time to take Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' seriously

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Ruth Medjber: Dublin's vibrant, craic-loving culture is now collapsing under weight of soulless hotels

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Tanya Sweeney: Looking for love in Dublin in 1995 was so much simpler – and terrifying – than modern dating

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Letters: Four years on, Ukraine and its people need our support more than ever

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The Irish Independent's View: Focus on ambulance response times must match resources

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Family -- 'He had a late-onset autism, when he was about four or five. He met most of his markers when he was a baby': Eamon Ryan on his son, Tommy

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Life -- Laura Woods: 'I have financial responsibilities like everyone else. Suddenly you're working full-time and then you're told that your services are no longer required'

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Life -- Copper Face Jacks turns 30: 'I met him, had a dance and a shift. I went back the next night, saw him, and thought, 'he's in Coppers two nights in a row – it's meant to be!'

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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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Six Nations -- 'We want to be at our best in 18 months' time' – Andy Farrell insists criticism didn't bother him as he targets the World Cup

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News -- EU should be ready to enact Mercosur deal despite resistance, trade chief says

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Dairy -- Why we're considering spending €12,000 to avoid one back‑breaking job

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Sheep -- How a focus on body condition pays off for Offaly organic sheep flock

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Farm Property -- 73ac prime Cork dairy farm hits the market at €1.4m

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News -- 'We are not going away until this is resolved' – IFA stands firm at packed Mayo meeting

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League of Ireland - Latest - | LOI transfers: Bohs bring in Zane Myers to bolster strong start to season

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Music News -- 'I can't even put it into words' – scramble for tickets to Foo Fighters surprise Dublin gig leaves fans 'so excited'

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Landlord in Meath jailed for trespassing and assault at his property rented to tenants

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Louth woman jailed for witness intimidation in case of alleged domestic assault

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News -- Galway councillor claims RSA messaging amounts to 'victim blaming' – 'Children are not killed because of a lack of high-vis vests'

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Homes -- Stylish Wexford bungalow in turn-key condition sells for €730,000

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League of Ireland -- 'No justification for actions that put lives at risk' – Co Louth rivals come out against 'vandalism' at Oriel Park

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Courts -- Wicklow pensioner avoids jail after crash that led to leg amputation

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News -- Three animals killed in Cork estate by 'speeding drivers' since January sparks urgent safety calls

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The Indo Daily: From reconciliation to rioting: The 'Love Ulster' rally 20 years on

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Indo Sport podcast: Post-match reaction – Ireland storm to record victory in Twickenham

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | GAA brand building, nasty Aviva reaction and Tiger's next chapter

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The Indo Daily: Nancy Guthrie abduction: Ransom notes, key evidence and armchair detectives

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'One day my husband and I went out to buy food for our dog and came back with another puppy!' – Gallery owner Denise Donnelly on the dogs in her life

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Celebrity -- Gallery: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal among galaxy of stars on Bafta red carpet

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My childhood friend's new house is decorated to look like my parents' home. Should I be flattered or weirded out?

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Celebrity Features -- 'I'd rather buy a kitchen than a wedding dress' – Dancing With The Stars judge Karen Byrne on her upcoming big day and how the show changed her life

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Beauty -- Trinny Woodall: 'My ex-husband's death was the traumatic thing that made me think, "I will live now and in the future, but I will not live in the past"'

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Losing weight with a jab? Avoid 'Ozempic face' and thinning hair with these beauty helpers

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Travel -- The Morocco that's not beach or city – a five-day trek to the highest point of north Africa, complete with 'Berber whiskey'

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World -- Visiting our adult children in Australia: 'We joke about setting up a Daughters Down Under support group'

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Travel -- 'I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel conflicted' - Irish parents on the true costs and savings of taking kids out of school for holidays

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Europe -- 'Everyone says hello, just like in Donegal' – I quit my career in finance to run cycling holidays in Spain

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: What Center Parcs plans next for Longford Forest – from a 'Forest Glider' to six-bed lodges

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Irish News -- Inquests into deaths of two men during Youghal Ironman event to open

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Irish News -- Fraud crimes up but violent offences fall, latest garda figures show

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Health -- 'If I took work home with me, I'd never sleep' – Meet the paramedic featuring in new frontline documentary

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Irish News -- Sally Rooney and Graham Norton top the list of novels most borrowed from Irish libraries

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Irish News -- Further rain forecast as Met Éireann warns of thundery showers

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Irish News -- Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation

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Irish News -- Flights to Dublin cancelled as Storm Hernando closes in on US east coast

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Irish News -- Tír na nÓg, Pony Kids, and Ulysses: Simone Rocha's major ode to Irish heritage at London Fashion Week

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Irish News -- Driving instructor watching a movie on his phone during lesson among 160 complaints made to RSA by learners

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Irish News -- Gardai seize scramblers, e-scooters and drugs worth €20,000 in series of raids targeting drug crime

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Irish News -- Woman (80s) killed in single-vehicle collision in Co Galway

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Colin Murphy: Rotunda plan would set Parnell Square's dysfunction in stone, but there is another way

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Louise McLoughlin: Dublin fertility expo is missing a crucial voice: donor-conceived people like me

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Letters: As the mother of a child who identifies as trans, I wish society could have a more open debate

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Bono's cliched protest songs are the lyrical equivalent of Tony Blair's Third Way

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Declan Lynch: Shinners shine when it comes to backing the bad guys

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Fionnán Sheahan: I was Catholic-shamed for going on TV with ashes on my forehead

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Sarah Breen: Defending the human circus that was 'America's Next Top Model' is a terrible look for Tyra Banks

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The Sunday Independent's view: Ministers' SNA excuses reflect a wider weakness

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Conor Skehan: Nightclub protest shows how Irish cities are dancing around the real issues

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Sam McBride: Former prince Andrew has done what no republican could manage to do to the British monarchy

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Luke O'Neill: Penis jabs and broccoli shots... inside the weirdest trends at the Winter Olympics

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Eoin O'Malley: Who could have predicted the Limerick mayoral power struggle? Me, for one

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Sarah Carey: People with mental illness need a safe place, they can't live on streets or in jail

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Edaein O'Connell: We Irish like to moan, especially about the rain, but let's talk the place up for returning expats

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John Downing: How Brussels used Vatican tactics to break 20-month political deadlock

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Irish Business -- Having trouble navigating ESG procurement in the EU? A practical export guide for Irish SMEs

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Technology -- Australian-listed recycling group Sims Ltd targets Irish data centre surge, investing nearly €4m in Dublin facility

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Money -- 'A lot of content creators stick their head in the sand about tax issues but it's really not that scary'

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Irish Business -- Richard Curran: Tánaiste puts cart before the horse as he shapes new savings and investment scheme

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'I can't charge my boss for taxi fare expenses because my driver won't give me any receipts'

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Money -- My Money: 'I grew up with seven siblings in a single-income household – that shaped my money mindset'

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Commercial Property -- Ireland's care home market 'ripe for acquisitions', says leading Belgian investor

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Irish Business -- Air traffic controllers to resume talks with employers amid pledge €310m cash-pile will not be paid as dividend to Government

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Europe -- Irish firms 'risk indirect support for Russia's war' as non-sanctioned exports soar, warns Ukrainian embassy

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Everyone's talking about tech sovereignty, so how does that affect Ireland?

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In The Workplace -- Gina London: Expertise doesn't always mean influence, so how do you develop executive presence?

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Money -- 'We now have money at the end of the month' – meet the Irish people who moved to Dubai to build a nest egg

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Money -- If I apply for a sabbatical will I still be able to take voluntary redundancy?

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Analysis -- John Burns: More uncertainty for Ireland as Donald Trump vows to impose even higher tariffs, despite ruling by US Supreme Court

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Irish Business -- One trader's recipe for success: "Buy uranium, and sell America"

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Six Nations -- Cian Tracey's Breakdown: Ireland scored five tries but these were the six moments that summed up their epic win

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Soccer -- Martin O'Neill: I got 'strange' explanation against Celtic's appeal for penalty

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Golf -- Mark Power falls well short of top-five finish in Kenya Open final round

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Ladies Football -- Cork continue fine run of form with victory over Kerry to go top of table

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Premier League -- Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze strike twice as Arsenal heap more misery on Tottenham

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Six Nations -- France go clear at top of Six Nations table with victory over Italy

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Gaelic Football -- Cavan dig deep to edge out Kildare as Paddy Lynch hits nine points for Breffni men

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Gaelic Football -- Gavin Devlin's Louth dig deep to secure first victory against Tyrone in 32 years

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Gaelic Football -- Donegal hold on for victory to leave Armagh in battle to avoid relegation

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Rugby -- Tony Ward: Thoroughbred wingers are giving the Ireland attack a whole new dimension

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Gaelic Football -- Dominic McEnhill leads way for Antrim as they cruise to victory over Leitrim despite late red card

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Hurling -- Two-goal salvo from Dean Ennis helps Westmeath hurlers maintain winning run in London

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Gaelic Football -- Eoin Cleary and Jamie Stack get Clare over the line in Laois thriller

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Soccer -- Celtic's title hopes take another blow as Hibernian strike late for victory

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Gaelic Football -- 'We're just happy to have him for as long as we have him' – Andy Moran hails Kobe McDonald (18) after stunning debut cameo

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