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Tuesday, December 09, 2025 3:13 AM ET

Independent.ie - Top Stories

Weather - BREAKING - | Storm Bram: Met Éireann extends Status Orange warnings to entire country; dozens of flights cancelled at Dublin Airport; travel disruption for commuters

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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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Associates of drugs gang probed over Offaly petrol-bomb attack that killed boy (4) suspected of over a dozen firebombings

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LATEST - | 100 children abducted from school in Nigeria released - 07:57

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'My husband does what he is told' – Wexford great-grandmother reveals the secret behind her 50-year marriage

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Accused child sex offender extradited to Ireland after fleeing 2023 trial

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Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk St Patrick's Day reopening deadline 'extremely challenging'

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Row over parking in Tipperary as efforts to harmonise charges slammed as 'unfair'

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Irish Business -- Use of AI by director of insolvent company in court proceedings criticised

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Money -- 'In a lot of cases there isn't enough income there for both of them to start afresh'. Who gets the house in a divorce?

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Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: Mo Salah's struggle for form shows that no player remains truly untouchable

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: Díon brings unbeatable views, snazzy interiors and an upmarket menu (just make sure to preorder wines over €1,000!)

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Health Features -- Family estrangement is on the rise – why are so many of us going 'no contact' and what is the fallout?

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Legal Advice -- 'My new neighbours are complaining about normal farm work – what can I do?'

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News -- Investigation under way after man (50s) dies in swimming tragedy in midlands leisure centre

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Irish News -- 'The Spiritan order has a new parish – and that's the victims of abuse by their own people'

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Health -- Nursing homes at tipping point as wages rise and staff look for better work-life balance

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Politics -- Maeve McTaggart: What does Australia's social media 'ban' for under-16s mean – and should Ireland have one too?

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League of Ireland -- Busby Babes, Dublin riots and a 12-0 defeat – how LOI clubs have fared against English opponents in Europe

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Irish News -- 'No two calls are the same' – Drogheda SVP volunteers on the 'sacred privilege' of helping others

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Irish News -- Teachers cite unrealistic expectations of pupils' parents as key burnout cause

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Irish News -- Shoppers in Ireland on course to break €3.9bn spending record set last Christmas

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Health & Wellbeing -- 'I've been a foster mum to 27 children – my own mother inspired me to do so, her door was never closed to anyone'

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Irish News -- 'A happy-go-lucky little chap, anyone would be proud to have him' – community mourns Tadhg (4) and grand-aunt killed in firebomb attack

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Middle East -- US planning 'IRA-style' process for taking arms from Hamas

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Irish News -- Almost half of electricity used last month came from renewable sources, Eirgrid says

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Irish News Video -- 'Trevor would never give up on us, that powers us through this' - Michele Deely, sister of missing Trevor Deely

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Irish News Video -- Murder probe launched as boy (4) and woman killed fire attack on Offaly home

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Irish News Video -- Homes in Ireland sold once every 50 years, according to new report

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Videos -- It's a tragic loss of life

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Irish News -- Secret Government plans reveals the threat of rolling blackouts and six-month lockdowns if Irish subsea cables hit

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Caredoc rejects SIPTU claim it received HSE funding for 8pc staff pay rise as December strike looms

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Courts -- Serial rapist branded 'danger to society' as he's jailed for 'campaign of abuse' against half brother and two girls he babysat

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Family -- 'I'm always the one doing the lion's share': Why Christmas is more work for some than others and how to delegate this year

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: Hard case shouldn't make for bad law in handing the ball back

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Food & Drink -- Ballymaloe's Rory O'Connell: 'I want younger people to think that what I'm teaching them is worth learning'

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Health -- 'Cancer knows no borders' – how collaborative research north and south is unlocking discoveries in cancer fight

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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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Asia-Pacific -- Tsunami warning downgraded after magnitude-7.5 earthquake forces 90,000 to evacuate in Japan

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Africa -- Paramilitary drone strikes in Sudan kill at least 114 people, including 63 children, says WHO

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North America -- Trump fuelled death threats on my family, Marjorie Taylor Greene says

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World News -- European leaders report 'progress' after crisis talks on Ukraine's future

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

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

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

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

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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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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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Champions Cup -- 'They'll be keen to get revenge, it's a tough place to go' – Leinster coach Robin McBryde

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Premier League -- 'A disgrace' – Jamie Carragher hits out at Mo Salah over bombshell Liverpool interview

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Premier League -- Bruno Fernandes scores twice as Manchester United beat struggling Wolves to go sixth in Premier League

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News -- Bluetongue vaccination on the cards as Department steps up surveillance

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Rural Life -- 'If they hadn't room for me in Beaumont, I wouldn't be here' – how one ICU bed saved a new dad's life after a near-fatal heifer kick

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News -- Farmer wins legal battle to keep road through Monaghan farmyard private

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Tillage -- Nitrogen showdown: CAN v protected urea v liquid – which N-source wins in 2026?

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Beef -- Why this former contractor went organic as soon as he bought land

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Dublin News -- 'He grabbed me by the neck' – how a terrifying encounter led to LadyCab, a service that aims to make taxi travel safer for women

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Wicklow & District -- Historic house at Wicklow National Botanic Gardens to be restored alongside 53-acre expansion

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News -- Meet the Mayo mother-of-two who's using TikTok to grow her online gift shop

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News -- Plans to turn former Galway bakery into student accomodation refused

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News -- Green light for 45 new social homes in Tipperary with construction to begin next year

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News -- Man (20s) held as two gardaí are attacked when responding to public order incident in midlands housing estate

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry man recalls hard days digging the gravel that built Tralee – 'You'd be shovelling all day long'

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News -- Mayo coroner expresses disappointment over no-show of witnesses at inquest into man who died outside Westport pub

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News -- Christmas market in Cork many had wanted rescheduled cancelled outright due to Storm Bram

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Wexford & District -- Meet the uncle and niece prepared to drop everything this Christmas to save lives – 'I am happier at sea than on land'

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The Indo Daily: The murder of Connemara teen Siobhán Hynes, and her killer's fresh bid for freedom

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Salah v Slot | FIFA's farcical draw | Munster final drama

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Indo Sport podcast: Irish rugby's 'flatness' | Munster mauled | Leinster's lack of deception | The Rugby Show

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The Indo Daily Extra: Tadhg Farrell (4) died as he was babysat by grandaunt – updates on Offaly firebomb attack

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Entertainment -- Irish Oscar hopes pinned on Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley after Golden Globe nominations

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Entertainment -- Eurovision winner, Traitors star and Rose of Tralee – here are all the Dancing with the Stars contestants announced so far

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TV Reviews -- 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' review: Doctor Who goes missing in this lavish Disney-funded spin-off

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Joan, Carefree and Owning Manhattan

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Movie News -- Golden Globes 2026 nominations: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Maggie O'Farrell receive nods for Hamnet

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Music -- The wild days of Horslips: 'I looked over and there were two guys in balaclavas and AK-47s robbing the venue. I thought, we're going to die'

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Beauty test: Like many Irish women, I overplucked my eyebrows as a teenager. Can a brow serum make them bushy again?

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'It was just family and close friends' – Ryan Tubridy ties the knot with Dr Clare Kambamettu in 'beautiful' castle wedding

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Travel News -- Irish travellers told to prepare for 'Take-off Tuesday' as 'epic' Christmas period approaches

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Europe -- A perfect two-night mother and daughter trip as a Languedoc family tradition continues on

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Courts -- 'Indescribably vulnerable' drug user bought in bulk after double payment, court told

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Irish News -- Woman (80s) dies following crash involving car and pedestrian in Co Carlow

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Irish News -- Driver caught travelling 112kmh on 50kmh road in Dublin as gardaí arrest 118 people for driving under the influence last week

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Irish News -- 'With Storm Bram blowing, I will suffer out here' – teen activist staging sleep-out protest at Dáil over assessment of needs crisis

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Irish News -- Irish Independent wins three prizes at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards

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Irish News -- 'It was super special' – swimmer Ellen Walshe on making history as first Irish woman to win European Short Course title

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Irish News -- Flu surge risks ruining Christmas for families, with up to 1,500 hospitalised as new strain spreads rapidly

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Courts -- Judge commends 'bravery' of Willow Park abuse survivors who 'bared their souls' as ex-teacher is jailed

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Irish News -- Guinness opening £73m London brewery venue this week

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Courts -- Four men accused of waterboarding and branding man with word 'RAT' on his face dramatically change plea

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Crime -- Man arrested on suspicion of murder 20 years after Lisa Dorrian vanished on night out

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Letters: RTÉ's boycott is unlikely to change Israel's actions, so what will it do next year?

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The Irish Independent's View: Disappearing property ladder leaves people locked out of and locked into the housing market

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Declan Lynch: With Donald Trump and 'Johnny' Infantino, football has fallen into the wrong hands

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Letters: Ending long sponsorship link with Allianz would be an own-goal for the GAA

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Shane Ross: Ailing RTÉ has shown its moral backbone with boycott of Eurovision

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Jenny Maguire: I bear the scars of a healthcare system that fails trans people

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Sarah Breen: As I descend into middle age, even Spotify is putting years on me

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Singing 'Give Peace a Chance' is not a credible foreign policy for Ireland

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Mervyn O'Driscoll: The big differences in Ireland and Ukraine's fight against imperial neighbours

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Colin Murphy: Politics needs new rules for how we disagree – and there is no space for straw men

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Jack Chambers: I will push every process to the limit of what is legally possible to build the infrastructure we need

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Kevin Cunningham: Lack of a credible rival within Fine Gael may prove to be Simon Harris's salvation

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David Quinn: We might not realise it or admit it, but I suspect most of us are Zionists

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Máiría Cahill: Families of missing people like Sandra Collins endure a unique kind of grief

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Sam McBride: With Nigel Farage in Downing Street, a border poll could backfire badly

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Irish Business -- Landmark sale of Spirit AeroSystems in Belfast to Airbus and Boeing completed

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World Business -- CRH shares shoot to all-time high ahead of S&P 500 inclusion

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Business -- Private sector investment is critical for Irish infrastructure, says Ibec report

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Irish News -- Number of over-65s renting their homes has doubled since 2011, fuelling 'a ticking timebomb'

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Business -- The week ahead in business: Housing crisis and inflation are the focus as we edge closer to Christmas

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'My boss is planning a team-building exercise. Do days of artificial fun really work?'

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Business -- J&J to supply drug for Poolbeg Pharma cancer patient trial

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Irish Business -- North's ageing population indicates wealth gap will widen into the future

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'For many years, I carried a quiet guilt about being a landlord. Now my attitude has started to shift'

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Personal Finance -- Number of renters in their 60s doubles since Celtic Tiger crash

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Irish Business -- Agri-food exports on course to top €20bn for first time despite Trump effect

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Irish Business -- 'I still have the fire of Jaysus in me about this' – PhoneWatch boss Eoin Dunne on his never-ending quest for new customers

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'A retailer sold my sister a faulty phone and is refusing to give her a refund'

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Irish Business -- Businesses increasingly turn to crowdfunding as AI sucks up investors' money

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Champions Cup -- 'Unfortunately it's changed how everyone plays' – Ross Byrne blasts the way rugby is being refereed

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Soccer -- FA Cup third round draw in full: Arsenal handed away tie, Man Utd face Brighton as Tottenham get Aston Villa

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Premier League -- Arne Slot has 'no clue' if Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool

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Premier League -- Mo Salah dropped from Liverpool squad for Champions League clash against Inter Milan

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Champions Cup -- Munster's competitive debut at Pairc Uí Chaoimh heading for sell-out as Jack Crowley among doubts for Gloucester clash

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Premier League -- Thomas Frank reveals Tottenham dealing with Yves Bissouma's latest disciplinary issue after alleged use of nitrous oxide

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Gaelic Football -- Paul Murphy's 'hugely special' moment as junior and intermediate sides take centre stage – Five highlights from the club GAA weekend

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Premier League -- Jonny Evans steps down from Manchester United role after five months

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Rugby -- Ireland to take on New Zealand at Eden Park fortress in Nations Championship next July

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World News -- Woman who extorted ex-Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min for £153,000 in pregnancy scam is jailed

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Rugby -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Irish rugby will end 2025 with an uncertain future and the solutions can only come from within

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Champions Cup -- James Lowe returns for Leinster as Jordan Larmour misses Tigers clash

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