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Thursday, March 19, 2026 3:40 PM ET

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Profits at Hot Box Sauna company almost triple to €928,000

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World Business -- Donald Trump waives US shipping restriction to boost fuel supply

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Irish News - LATEST - | Lawyer says Meath couple who built without permission 'are not criminals on the run and have been punished enough' as demolition proceeds

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Ireland will not ban greyhound racing, despite Welsh and Scottish votes, minister says

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CHI received €30,000 from concession holder for staff Christmas party in 'bizarre' decision, Oireachtas Committee hears

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League of Ireland previews: Team news, talking points and verdicts for Friday's Premier Division clashes

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Breaking - | Man charged with murder of Ukrainian father-of-one in Cork - 19:36

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Middle East -- LIVE

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Politics - From 'polite' pushback and 'pained smiles' to 'awkward' exchanges: how world media saw Taoiseach's encounter with Donald Trump

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International Soccer -- Three winners and three losers from Heimir Hallgrimsson's World Cup play-off squad

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Courts -- Leinster rugby player Alan Spicer (21) appears in court over alleged assault on woman at Copper Face Jacks nightclub

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'The first surprise at this rural former pub is the chic interior – the second is the menu'

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Comment -- Mary McCarthy: St Patrick's Day Epstein float was badly misjudged – I sense a growing cavalier attitude about what kids are exposed to

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United Rugby Championship -- Lockdowns, last-minute winners and the fall of a coach – Why it's never dull when Munster go to South Africa

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Irish Business -- Donal O'Donovan: Shades of the low-ball Irish Life sale should haunt PTSB

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Irish News -- Dublin 6 property fetches close to €7.5m guide price in one of year's biggest sales

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Irish News -- Rising energy prices: Limited measures expected – but Government rules out Russia-Ukraine crisis style support package

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Courts -- Natalie McNally suffered horrendous and savage beating, jury is told

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Irish News -- Nine meningitis B cases confirmed in Ireland; HSE says 'no evidence of increase or link' to Kent outbreak

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Courts -- Man who murdered Garda Colm Horkan appeals conviction arguing State psychiatric evidence contradicted legal insanity test

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International Soccer -- Heimir Hallgrimsson has no concerns about Séamus Coleman or Robbie Brady as Ireland squad for World Cup play-offs is confirmed

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Politics -- New bill would exempt childminders and other childcare providers from paying commercial rates

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Money -- Should parents discuss family finances with children? Therapists and money experts weigh in

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Analysis -- Analysis: Why 'embarrassing Hegseth' could be first political casualty of Trump's war

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Life -- Tanya Sweeney: Cindy Crawford's woo-woo morning routine couldn't be further from mine, but there's one part I might adopt

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Politics -- Flood warning system may take another 'five to 10 years' to complete, Oireachtas Committee hears

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Irish Business -- Ryanair founder's pet project, a restored 18th century village, back on the market for €20m

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Courts -- 'It was like a horror movie' – Wexford man jailed for violent robbery of two escorts

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Irish News -- 'We're being treated worse than the Kinahans' - couple at centre of Meath planning row hit out after council seize control of their home

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World News -- Explainer: How protected is Ireland against 'explosive' UK meningitis B outbreak among young people

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Irish News -- Tourists soak up the warm atmosphere at St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin

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North America -- Indo Politics: Taoiseach pulls off impossible feat of avoiding confrontation with Donald Trump

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Entertainment -- 'It's such a great honour and I love our country so much,' says Vogue Williams

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Dundalk & North - End of an era as family-run Louth newsagents closes after 75 years in business

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Health Features -- Stay Well: I can't shift weight from my legs and hips – could it be lipoedema?

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TV Reviews -- 'Imperfect Women' review: Soapy, trashy murder mystery is ponderously paced, plotted and acted

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Gaelic Football -- Frank Roche: The ups, downs and existential trauma of NFL's 'Super Sunday'

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Entertainment -- Olivia Dean moves Dublin shows to Marlay Park due to 'phenomenal demand'

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Life -- Stay active and reach out – how to adjust to living alone later in life

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Bigger extensions and bike sheds in the frame as planning rules set to be ripped up for home renovations

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Dubai's dark secrets — Irish expats on the truth behind the UAE's beachclub lifestyle

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Newstalk could have handled my switch to weekend show in a better way, says Pat Kenny

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Kinahans abandoned plans at 'last minute' to flee UAE hideout for sanctuary in Russia

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Brenda Power: When some of us are willing to pay €35 for an apple tart, can we really blame anyone else for our cost of living?

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Motherhood unfiltered: 'There was fear the entire time. It's probably the reason I don't think I'll have another child'

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Dear Mary: I've fallen for my fiancée's sister and am wracked with guilt. How do I get out of their lives with minimal hurt?

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Middle East -- Akhtar Makoii: With its security chief Larijani dead, Iran must now choose between negotiation and destruction

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Middle East -- Israeli strike kills third senior Iranian regime figure in just 24 hours

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World News -- Why Iran's 'drifting' mines in the Strait of Hormuz will be so difficult to clear

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Asia-Pacific -- Taiwan sounds alarm as mysterious fleet of Chinese boats sparks new fears over Beijing's invasion plans

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Britain -- Britain's House of Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion

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Britain -- LATEST

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Sophie White: From food shopping to taxes, make even the most boring of tasks more fun by getting yourself a BBNAF

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Donal Fallon: How Cillian Murphy's Phoenix Cinema could offer a blueprint for saving our beloved movie theatres

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Mark Henry: Ireland is one of the happiest countries in the world, but failing to clamp down on social media risks our future well-being

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Deirdre Reynolds: Don't send me a 13-minute voice note, unless you want an equally long one back

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Letters: We are no one's lapdogs, so it is time to join Spain in calling out attacks on Iran

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The Irish Independent's View: Amid the volatility of Iran war, contingency plans in Ireland are a must

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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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International Soccer -- Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson extends his FAI contract up to Euro 2028

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GAA -- Wexford on cusp of back-to-back promotions and Rebels must deliver – five GAA storylines to follow

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Beef -- Sucklers, dairy calves and tillage: It's all in the mix at this 320ac Offaly farm

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Dairy -- Milk price slide leaves UK dairy farmers on the brink

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News -- 'This will destroy Wexford for the next 50 years' – council calls on government to issue national guidelines on solar farms

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Farm Property -- €15,000/ac sought for 87ac organic tillage farm in Wexford

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Beef -- Robin Talbot: Why I'm happy with the cattle this spring, but less so with my fertiliser call

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Dublin News -- Dublin lotto player wakes up to €34k lotto win

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Irish News -- 'It's a way of giving back' – meet the cancer survivor who now volunteers by driving patients to chemotherapy

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Commercial Property -- Dublin's Nutgrove Shopping Centre on the market for €27.2m

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News -- Man (20s) seriously injured following crash in Clare

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Dundalk & North -- From Louth to Fifth Avenue: Tommy Smyth's 35 years as the voice of New York's St Patrick's Day parade

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Gorey -- See all the photos from the Tara Hill NS Confirmation day

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News -- Family of Galway teen 'blown away' after fundraiser for new wheelchair vehicle raises over €13k

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News -- Mayo farmer sexually assaulted teenager in caravan on farm

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Courts -- Cork teenager gets Probation Act after car damaged during family feud in supermarket car park

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Bray -- Construction to begin on 53 homes at major derelict site in north Wicklow

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Indo Sport podcast: Gaelic football panel | Ger Brennan wants some 'soul searching', Jim McGuinness 'not bothered', player of the league?

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Real Health: Are you getting enough fibre? The simple fix for better gut health

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Seachtain: The Irish Hitlers – Paddy, Bridget agus uncail Adolf

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Just Between Us: Am I dating a narcissist? Richard Hogan on the signs you shouldn't ignore

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Theatre & Arts -- Philip Flanagan: 'My mother, Sheelagh, studied dress design and was an actress with the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, and there were always artists and actors at home'

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Health Features -- 'Good things happen when we sweat': The surprising boost to health and longevity from using a sauna

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Movie Reviews -- La Grazia review: Sorrentino and Servillo serve up another delicious Italian feast

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'It's so funny to walk into a kimono shop in Tokyo and find everyone drinking whiskey and talking about Ireland' – The team fusing Celtic patterns and Japanese heritage

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Marty Morrissey: 'I miss my mum every day. She was a great woman, a mad rebel from Cork'

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The Old Hollywood inspiration behind Jessie Buckley's beautiful Chanel Oscars dress

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Horse Racing -- 'We're watching you... we're the kidnappers of Shergar': Broadcaster Derek Thompson on the chilling call he received over the legendary horse

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Mental Health -- Meet the best friends who are helping men in Wexford 'Man Up' to combat the stigma around mental health

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Health Features -- I thought why doesn't someone make adaptive clothing stylish and cute? Ted deserves to have cute pyjamas! So I did it myself

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Done Marrakech? Try Fes – Morocco's historic 'second city' and less-visited alternative

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Pól Ó Conghaile: I tried to find 10 decent-value short breaks in Ireland – here they are, from €50pp to five-star deals

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10 Center Parcs swaps in Ireland - family-friendly stays that are cheaper, cosier or comfier

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Travel News -- Emirates is flying near-empty jets to Dubai as busy Easter season approaches

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Europe -- 'I had no idea there was another city below my feet' – why underground Paris enchants me

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World -- I travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub, the Irishman who runs it, and a pint for €3.64

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Irish News -- Inquest hears police are investigating death of Irish soldier killed in live‑fire exercise in UK

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Courts -- Possible drugs in Noah Donohoe's system 'cannot be excluded' but no traces found, inquest hears

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Weather -- Met Éireann forecast sunny conditions as temperatures to hit 18 degrees

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Irish News -- Kneecap rapper: 'We are not antisemitic'

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Irish News -- Postcards from the past – messages of love, loss and home from Irish diaspora

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Courts -- Woman accused of breaching civil restraining order for allegedly harassing neighbours

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Courts -- Money laundering accused 'was caught with high-value items', court hears

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Irish News -- John Scally: Dolores Keane was the original Galway girl and a true giant of Irish music

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Health -- Meningitis hits second English university as students scramble to get vaccine

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Saoirse Hanley: Six years after Covid-19 forced me to leave New York with no idea what was coming next, I've made a nostalgic return to the city

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The Irish Independent's View: Taoiseach Micheál Martin finds the right tone in tricky corner with Donald Trump

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Ksenia Samotiy: How taking a first aid course eased my irrational fear of dying

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Max Boot: Why there's no easy fix for the US military's weakness in Iran

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Letters: With Iran war, 'you break it, you bought it' appears to be losing all meaning

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Fionnán Sheahan: Micheál Martin sticks to his script in Oval Office cameo role as Donald Trump goes full on Marx Brothers

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Lorraine Courtney: Young men are turning to the 'manosphere' because masculinity has been unfairly scrutinised and criticised – they just want to belong

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Mary Regan: Inside the Oval Office cauldron with Trump, where Micheál Martin came out with self-respect intact

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I don't begrudge the politicians off on their St Patrick's Day jollies

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David W Higgins: Why we need to stop worrying about price gouging in the fuel market

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Letters: Young men are once again paying the price for the hubris of elderly leaders

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The Irish Independent's View: Taoiseach must offer wise counsel when he meets Donald Trump in diplomatic minefield

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Mary Regan: Stakes are high as Taoiseach may have to duck and dive from testy Trump during St Patrick's Day meeting

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Memphis Barker: Trump has made the mother of all miscalculations on Iran war strategy

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The Irish Independent's View: Irish pubs' status is under threat as pint price hikes continue unabated

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Money -- High rate of property inflation is 'pricing young people out of the towns and villages they grew up in'

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Irish Business -- High Court asked to restrain racing tipster from publishing allegedly defamatory online articles

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World Business -- Oil and gas prices surge after Israeli attack on Iran field

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Business -- Two months of public consultation opens over €1bn Co Louth offshore windfarm

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Irish Business -- Amgen invested $407m in its Dún Laoghaire base over two years

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Commercial Property -- Greenway Hotels to sell its three-star Hotel Newport in Co Mayo

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Business -- SD Worx revenues hit €1.3bn as payroll firm processes 17pc of wages in Ireland

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Technology -- UK considers making labelling AI content mandatory to proetct consumers from deepfakes

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World Business -- Anthropic and US government set for legal battle over AI ban

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Technology -- New Central Bank programme teaches start-ups to navigate digital payments sector

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Commercial Property -- Grosvenor Square apartment complex offers wide range of prospects

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Small Business -- 'You never stop feeling like the underdog' – Founder of thriving Waterford deli on 10 years of new career

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Irish Business -- Irish jobs market is strong – but skills shortages persist in some sectors, recruiter warns

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International Soccer - Exclusive - | Johnny Kenny interview: 'To be able to give a World Cup qualification to the country would be the best moment of my career' 13:00

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Horse Racing -- Constitution Hill lined up for second flat outing next week at Kempton Park

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Ulster Rugby -- Major blow for Ulster as Ireland's 'Rising Star' Robert Baloucoune undergoes season-ending elbow surgery

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International Soccer -- 'The support from their fans will be great' – Petr Cech sees home comforts vital for Czechia ahead of Irish visit

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Premier League -- Oliver Brown: Chelsea's pitiful punishment cannot be swept aside – the game's integrity depends on it

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Soccer -- 'They are at a different level financially to us' – Robbie Keane on Ferencvaros's Europa League thumping

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Other Sports -- Gian van Veen pulls out of Premier League darts week seven in Dublin tonight after kidney stones diagnosis

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Champions League -- Galatasaray forward suffers gruesome thumb injury in Champions League clash with Liverpool

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Darts -- 'We need it back' – Josh Rock makes Killarney suggestion for EuroTour venue as PL darts returns to Dublin

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Champions League -- 'It says a lot about him' – Arne Slot hails Mo Salah mental strength after game-changing response to penalty miss

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Soccer -- Jeremy Wilson: Afcon chaos has completely undermined its credibility

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Golf -- Rory McIlroy enjoys 'freeing feeling' as he aims for back-to-back Masters victories

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Rugby -- 'Our ceiling is a lot higher now' – Scott Bemand wants his Irish side to be more ruthless

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