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Myanmar's military junta pardons over 10,000 prisoners but no sign of Suu Kyi

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Trump says Iran war could last weeks; 22,000 Irish in war-stricken Gulf region with no evacuation plans in place

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Six Nations -- Six Nations trophy to be replaced after original damaged in fire on Irish roads

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News -- IFA ends protest at Bord Bia as review agreed

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Irish News -- Man (55) who died after saving children from the sea hailed as a 'hero', inquest hears

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World News -- Israel launches strikes on Beirut after Hezbollah fires missiles across border

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World News -- Hundreds of Rwandans await relocation after village decimated by severe flood

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Irish News -- Motor insurers will be forced to explain to policyholders why they are increasing premiums under a new code

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Videos -- 'The food environment is incredibly toxic at the moment' Professor Donal O'Shea on the explosion of supersize Easter treats this year.

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'In my early investing years, I was naive and impatient – a terrible combination for any long-term investor'

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Health -- Medical card holders refunded after being wrongly charged for blood tests by their GPs

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Moby: 'Had Sinéad O'Connor not become so famous, I'd say there's quite a good chance she'd still be alive'

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Jenny Maguire: Women around the world still face deep inequality, which is why we need action, not brunches, this International Women's Day

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Who is likely to take over in Iran, and what may happen next?

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TV Reviews -- 'Young Sherlock' review: Guy Ritchie's Prime Video reboot lacks originality but Cork actor Dónal Finn shines

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Golf -- Shane Lowry: 'The hardest thing about today is I've never won in front of my four-year-old, and she was there waiting for me'

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Why are the US and Israel at war with Iran, and why is Dubai being targeted?

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Irish families living in Middle East: 'We told our eight-year-old these planes were superheroes in the sky, that we were being protected'

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Analysis: The push from Saudi Arabia and Israel that convinced Trump to launch attack on Iran

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US Iran conflict: Travel disruption updates, and your rights if flights are cancelled or delayed

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Warning of surge in price of petrol, electricity and heating oil following US and Israel's attacks on Iran

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Britain -- Man arrested after Edinburgh stabbing incident which saw tower block sealed off

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Middle East -- 'You can't escape it': Chasing the constant thump of Iranian missiles slamming into Tel-Aviv

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Fionnán Sheahan: After riling Irish farmers, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon now has to get them back down the hill

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Bel Trew: Khamenei is dead, but future for the Iranian people is dangerously uncertain

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Ronan Scully: We must all do our bit to help families feed themselves in sub-Saharan Africa

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Tanya Sweeney: 'It's been 15 years since my mum died but the grief and unfairness of losing her has roared back to life'

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The Irish Independent's View: Welsh template has to be the goal for Irish language growth

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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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GAA -- Croke Park to review security after forced entry by anti-Allianz protesters to GAA Congress

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Basketball -- Ireland bounce back to beat Luxembourg in first win of EuroBasket campaign

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News -- Iran war snarls key global hub for fertiliser supplies

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Politics -- Minister makes garda complaint after 2,000 farmers protest outside his constituency office over Bord Bia row

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Irish News -- Charles Haughey recalled Dáil to save Larry Goodman, claims Ivan Yates in new documentary

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Dublin News -- Darndale school leavers urged to attend apprenticeship fair in Coolock

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Irish News -- Metrolink workers could be housed in pre-fabs, officials suggest

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Politics -- Darragh O'Brien drafts in state agencies to find solutions to traffic congestion in the capital

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Irish News -- Family at centre of protest deported back to South Africa

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Politics -- One in five TDs are landlords or received rental income last year, latest figures reveal

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Wexford pensioner jailed for 10 years for rape of teenage girl in 1994

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Arts course at University of Galway to be reformed but not scrapped, internal report reveals

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Man (52) who treated his wife and daughters like 'slaves' jailed for six-and-a-half years

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Katie Taylor named grand marshal of St Patrick's Day parade in US

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'I miss her every day' – Kerry husband remembers wife one year after her death

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Tributes pour in for late Clare firefighter – 'Truly someone who lifted everyone around him'

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Man (20s) arrested in Galway after €63k ketamine seizure

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Justine O'Mahony: Himself will never understand why I can't pack lightly

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Limerick festival brings alive medieval music and the art of the masquerade over five days

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The Left Wing: Ireland's next steps | Next level France | England panic – and Italy's opportunity

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Indo Sport podcast: Congress chaos | The protest & the fallout | Colm O'Rourke & Colm Keys

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Iran War - Irish nationals told to shelter in place as Trump's military push escalates

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this March, from Henrietta McKervey to Claire Douglas

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Movie News -- Sinners wins top prize at Actor Awards - as Jessie Buckley proves unbeatable

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TV Reviews -- 'DTF St Louis' review: David Harbour and Jason Bateman star in darkly comic tale of dating and death

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming choices: The Actor Awards, Rocky Balboa and Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I am no longer sexually attracted to my husband and usually drink a lot of wine to get in the mood for sex. Should I take my sister's advice and leave?

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Celebrity News -- Jonathan Ross explains why Graham Norton's chat show gets 'bigger' celebrity guests

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Celebrity News -- 'Petrifying': Celebrities share experiences of 'very scary' night in Dubai

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Celebrity -- 'The chats, the pit stops, the joy': Siobhan Lam on her favourite memories of Hugh Wallace

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Fashion News -- Orla Dempsey: Have Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez become the supervillains of couture?

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Recipes -- Healthy eating: 'A love of matcha may help improve sleep and reduce anxiety, according to neuroscientists'

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World -- Mex Factor: I took the plunge with a Cancun holiday – and a crystal clear cenote

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Travel News -- The 24 countries on Ireland's 'Do Not Travel' list – ignoring the advice will void your insurance

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An Irish family in India: 'You could live humbly here for a year for the price of four months' rent in Ireland'

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Hey pesto! Foodie delights and waterside cocktails on Italy's stunning Ligurian Coast and iconic Lake Como

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Hotel review: I stayed in the fairytale castle where Ryan Tubridy tied the knot

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Irish News -- Labour to bring forward bill to force Government to clarify if Rotunda will move to Connolly Hospital

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Courts -- Creditor seeks to bankrupt hotelier Paddy McKillen Jr over disputed debt of €2.1m

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Irish News -- Séamus Culleton's US lawyer says there are 'significant legal questions' about his case as court grants order preventing his deportation

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Irish News -- Cork family sleeping in hotel basement car park as Dubai battered by Iranian drones and missiles

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Weather -- Met Éireann forecasts 'good lot of dry weather' this week – and gives details of a 'north-west to south-east split'

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Irish News -- Women will 'carry the cost' of any delay to pay transparency rules, union warns Equality Minister Norma Foley

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Irish News -- Videos from Irish people in the Middle East

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Irish News -- What do fluent Irish speakers say about the best way to learn Irish? Fake it until you make it

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Irish News -- 'I'm confident, calm and more of a team player,' says Special Olympics athlete as he prepares for Ireland Summer Games

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Courts -- Community service for man who brandished 'realistic' imitation gun during feud

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Irish News -- Garda to face court after car chase involving girl on scooter who was suspected of selling drugs

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Conor Skehan: Ireland's policy decisions on weather should not be based on short-term reactions

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Shane Ross: Patrick O'Donovan scores an own goal with scorched-earth approach to football funding

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The Sunday Independent's view: Iran's future depends on Donald Trump's whims

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Ciara Kelly: It feels like I've been warding off a deep sadness since my beloved sister's death and I need a break. So, I'm signing off for a while

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Scott Lucas: Trump and Netanyahu have no limits — and no plan B

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Brenda Power: And the award for best performative outrage goes to... the liberal left

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Eoin O'Malley: Fine Gael never used to have a problem with criminals in the Dáil

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Dr David Coleman: It's OK for children to be anxious – as long as they have the tools to cope

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Demi Moore looks fantastic. But does she look like Demi Moore?

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Fionnán Sheahan: Echoes of Dev in Micheál and Simon's purity test to keep 'criminals' out of the Dáil – when it suits

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Brendan O'Connor: From Enoch Burke to e-scooters... what the State will be apologising for in 2050

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Ksenia Samotiy: My fellow Ukrainians were never ones for mucking in, but now I have seen them embrace it

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Colin Murphy: British Labour's descent to by-election humiliation started with Tony Blair's landslide

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Sarah Breen: My particular set of skills as a stay-at-home mam are worth so much more than €60,000 a year

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Declan Lynch: Garrison game of football has picked up some unlikely and unlikeable recruits

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Irish Business -- Imagine signs multi-million euro access deal with Open Eir

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World Business -- Oil jumps to $80 a barrel as Opec members move to boost supply amid war in Iran

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Irish Business -- Unions draw up PTSB sale response as bank remains tight-lipped

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: Despite billions in the bank, the Collisons are the least showy billionaire brothers you could imagine

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Money -- 'My 34-year-old son doesn't know how to take out health insurance'

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Business -- Infinite opportunities for ambitious Irish businesses in space tech

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Irish Business -- 'We're not a bloody charity' – How Irish business tycoons are poised to pounce on Ukraine's post-war profit potential

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Money -- My money: 'I have a state pension instead of a private pension – I lost a lot in the financial crash'

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Irish Business -- CEO 'sextortion' and online harassment the newest frontier for cyber threats

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Business -- Gina London: More than just trimmings... why creativity is a bona fide leadership advantage

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Irish Business -- AAB launches three-pronged consolidation drive on the Irish accountancy market

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Irish News -- Oisin Fanning's San Leon Energy agrees deal to lift winding-up threat

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Business -- Richard Curran: Be careful what you wish for: Stripe's PayPal ambition may be a lot trickier than Collisons had bargained for

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Six Nations -- Sam Costelow ruled out of Wales' Six Nations clash with Ireland

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Rugby -- Blackrock have edge on St Michael's to book Leinster School Senior Cup final berth

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Horse Racing -- 'We're feeling a lot safer than it looks on Sky News' – Trainer Johnny Murtagh on being stranded in Dubai amid air attacks

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International Soccer -- Séamus Coleman set for Everton return in welcome boost for Ireland ahead of World Cup play-off

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International Soccer -- 'To succeed, we have to match the Irish will to fight' – Czech legend Pavel Nedved backs his side ahead of World Cup playoff

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Premier League -- Aston Villa, Leeds and Sunderland unveil St Patrick's Day merchandise collections as Paul McGrath takes centre stage

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International Soccer -- 'I'm big on second chances' – Ireland boss Carla Ward defends spy scandal coach hiring following 12-month Fifa ban

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Premier League -- 'In other leagues I don't think there is so much emphasis on set-pieces' – Arne Slot finds no 'joy' in PL's 'new reality'

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Camogie -- Dublin camogie moving on up in Wexford after Down setback

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Gaelic Football -- 'Cillian did a full training session this morning, playing really well' – Mayo ace O'Connor edging close to comeback

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Rugby -- Decline in South African drug-testing casts cloud over World Cup wins

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Gaelic Football -- 'We're doing well enough in all facets of the game apart from kicking the f***ing thing over' – Kieran McGeeney

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