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Irish News -- Thousands turn out for day of festive racing at Leopardstown Christmas Festival

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Irish News -- Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly releases her first Christmas message

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International Soccer -- Kevin Palmer: Just as it was back in 2002, there are no winners in the SAIPAN movie

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TV critic Eilis O'Hanlon's picks for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Stephen's Day

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Miriam Donohoe: Why I uprooted myself from a comfortable life in Ireland at age 61 to volunteer in Uganda

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Lorraine Courtney: Why St Stephen's Day is the best part of the festive period

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Premier League -- Why is there only one Premier League game being played on St Stephen's Day this year?

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News -- Bord Bia to use 'prevailing culture' on farms to nail calf slaughter evaders

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Rural Life -- The steep price of deceit: What two divorce cases tell us about how the courts are dealing with marital breakdown on farms

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Comment -- Is it harsh to make my children work on Christmas morning?

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News -- Happy Tails: How amputee rescue dog Cassie found love and joy in Galway

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Petition to bring Waterford man with multiple sclerosis back from nursing home in Wexford

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A century of Christmases: 100-year-old Kerry woman reflects on times past

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Bray priest asks 'in all the razzamatazz of Christmas, where is Jesus?' as local church leaders offer festive thoughts

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News -- 'I will never get my life back or walk again unaided' – Wexford woman backs garda message to never drink and drive

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News -- Part of site in Cork set to host Ireland's largest solar farm subject of waste-management probe

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News -- See inside historic Galway farmhouse with 'outstanding' opportunity for transformation

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Dundalk & North -- Louth man Conor Hughes promises to Make Blackrock Great Again in St Stephen's Day charity fund-raiser

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The Indo Daily: The trouble with EuroMillions – Dolores McNamara's €115m win, 20 years on

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TV News -- 'By the time I was 16, I had met everybody you could meet in the world' – Jim Sheridan recalls life in a boarding house off Dublin's Sheriff Street

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Theatre & Arts -- Kenny McKendry: 'I feel I've captured him old and young in this portrait'

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Britain -- Russell Brand faces new rape and sex assault charge as first trial set to start

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Celebrity News -- Victoria Beckham shares 'tough' Christmas message after being blocked by son Brooklyn on Instagram

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Recipes -- From brunch waffles to banh mi, Donal Skehan's ideas for your leftover Christmas turkey and ham

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20 activities to blow off the Christmas cobwebs – from walks with pints to swims with saunas and games with strangers

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Pól Ó Conghaile: How does Dublin Airport's Drop & Go parking work, and is it worth the extra cost?

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How I blew away the winter cobwebs in freezing Tromso, where there's a warm welcome, and the delightful ritual of Kaffe og Kake

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Courts -- Sports camp ordered to pay €8,000 to teenager who was sent home after it became aware she had history of self-harm

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Courts -- Still no electronic tagging of prisoners despite 2007 law paving the way

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Irish News -- 2025 in focus: the moments our writers can't forget

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Irish News -- 'I'm cold to the bone but it's great fun' – swimmers enjoy Christmas dips all around the country

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Irish News -- Man dies after crash between car and e-scooter in Waterford on Christmas Day

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Irish News -- Babies Ronan, David and Croía – proud parents welcome Christmas bundles of joy across the country

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Irish News -- More than 500 sit-down dinners and 5,000 meals delivered – Knights of St Columbanus mark 101 years of feeding those in need at Christmas

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Crime -- 'Shocking and terrible thing' – One person critical as two taken to hospital after stabbing

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Irish News -- 'Pigs in blankets are repulsive and not an Irish tradition' – James Kavanagh gets 'brutally honest' about rating Christmas dinners

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Irish News -- The Indo Christmas Quiz 2025: Put yourself to the test with our bumper bonanza of questions

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Donal Fallon: The spirit of Dickens' classic lives on in those working towards a fairer society for all children

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Mary McCarthy: Why I'll be sailing home for Christmas from now on

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The Irish Independent's View: Justice for Sophie Toscan du Plantier remains as distant as ever, 29 years on

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Martina Devlin: Ireland's age of book-banning is over – in the US, it looks like it's ramping up

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The Irish Independent's View: Special education in fee-paying schools needs clarity

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Irish Business -- Operating profits at Blarney Woollen Mills Group increase by 14pc to €4.98m

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Business -- NTMA told it must publish data that proves prize-bond draw is actually random

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World Business -- US bars imports of foreign-made drones

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Business -- Irish Nationwide formally enters liquidation

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Business -- AMCS losses triple to €60m as it books costs linked to takeover

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Irish Business -- Lansdowne secures funding to pursue $100m claim against Government

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Business -- 'Always Remember' is crowned Christmas number 1 bestseller

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Business -- Housing at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum gets go-ahead

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Irish Business -- New tools developed to assess stress in retail and hospitality

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