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Ireland could contribute peacekeepers to Ukraine, says Taoiseach at joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky

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Politics - LIVE - | Volodymyr Zelensky says 'we greatly appreciate Ireland's generosity' as he visits President Connolly and prepares for Dáil address

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Applications open for new EU funded Master in AI courses

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'I couldn't praise them highly enough' – Martin O'Neill hails response of Celtic players before final game in charge

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Boyfriend of Louth crash victim Chloe Hipson was set to propose on Christmas Eve, mourners told

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Sarah Everard's mother 'still tormented' by murdered daughter's final hours

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Britain -- UK is closing loophole that grants cheap windfalls to Irish pension savers

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Rugby -- Rugby World Cup 2027 draw: A complete guide to Ireland's dream and nightmare scenarios ahead of Wednesday's draw

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Legal Advice -- 'Mam transferred the farm to me but her health has deteriorated and my siblings won't help out. Am I liable for her care? What are my options?'

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Health Features -- Having a narcissistic parent – how does it manifest, how will it affect you and what can you do about it?

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Theatre & Arts -- Moulin Rouge high-kicks the winter blues with a frenzy of glitzy glamour in this Christmas cracker

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News -- Meet the Leitrim woman who swapped living on Dublin's O'Connell Street for a 100-year-old farmhouse and a six hour daily commute

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Food Reviews -- 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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Courts -- Man has €1.5m in debt written off in return for €20,000 lump sum

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Britain - Breaking - | Holly Willoughby broke scooter rider's neck in London car crash, court hears

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Health -- 'We are the only country in the world not offering this' – doctor travelling to Spain to operate on Irish women forced to go abroad for incontinence surgery

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GAA -- Colm Keys: New image rights deal has opened financial doors of opportunity for GPA and players

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Courts -- Man jailed for role in 'reckless' feud-related drive-by shooting on house with children outside

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Weather -- Fifth wettest November on record for Ireland, but milder and sunnier than average, says Met Éireann climate report

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Comment -- Ksenia Samotiy: Times have changed and so have work parties, but part of me wants to experience the chaos of Christmas past

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Crime -- High-visibility policing to be rolled out to other large towns and cities as Dublin operation deemed a success

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Asia-Pacific -- Domestic helper hailed as hero after saving baby and elderly mother from Hong Kong fire – on her first day of the job

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Dublin News -- Life of a prison listener: 'I lost my friend to suicide and just wanted to give back'

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Money -- Government to exempt itself from having to sign up its own low-paid staff to auto-enrolment pension plan

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Irish News -- New 'get-tough' rules to target cigarette and tobacco allowance abuse at border come into effect next week

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Irish News -- Inflation to remain elevated for months

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TV News -- Joanne McNally records special message to Vogue Williams as she continues her time in jungle

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Irish News -- Renowned architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace dies aged 68

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Premier League -- Arne Slot hails Alexander Isak's 'important' first Liverpool Premier League goal

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Money - How to financially prepare for a breakup, according to money experts

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Proud of your tree-mendous Christmas decorations? Send us your photos

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When I heard the words pancreatic cancer, I thought 'game over' – but this year I walked the Camino

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Vogue Williams voted out of I'm a Celebrity jungle and calls out fellow campmates after elimination

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The millionaire, the Montauk yacht club meeting and the mystery of Martha Nolan's last hours

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The making of a matriarch: How Martina Burke went from fun-loving camogie girl to mother of a fundamentalist family

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'Love snuck up on me' – Katie Taylor on finding happiness with husband Sean McCavanagh and her new 'quiet' life in Connecticut

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Secret recordings and new witness in billionaire Luke Comer's explosive horse-doping claims

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Dear Mary: My 18-year-old daughter wants to dress up in sexy 'lingerie' like Taylor Swift for Christmas nights out and I worry for her reputation

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Paul Kimmage: Silence from Sport Ireland is deafening but it's not an old story and it's not going away

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'A woman took her top off at the Christmas party — that's when it all slotted into place': the women who came out as lesbian or bisexual later in life

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World News -- More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

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North America -- Trump invites Netanyahu to visit Washington after return to court

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North America -- FBI 'rudderless' with director Kash Patel 'in over his head', says scathing report

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Paul Williams: Latest crime stats are encouraging, but too many still feel unsafe in Dublin city centre

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Senan Molony: Catherine Connolly under the spotlight as Volodymyr Zelensky's visit poses first test of diplomacy

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Jeremy Warner: It's time to admit the truth – Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure

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The Irish Independent's View: Workplace envy infiltrates Drew Harris house debate, but it should have been disclosed sooner

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Kirsty Blake Knox: I had 'sequel fatigue' – until I heard about Macaulay Culkin's idea for a 'Home Alone' reboot

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David W Higgins: How Ireland's falling fertility rates could reshape future generations and put grandparenthood at risk

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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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Women's Sport -- Conor McKeon: Kellie Harrington's third act reboots a career we had wrapped up and tied a bow on

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Premier League -- Once unthinkable ... dropping Mohamed Salah could now save Liverpool's season

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Calf 'laundering' revealed as key herds attempted to evade slaughter ban

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Darragh McCullough: My farm needs migrants, but the country doesn't have the infrastructure to cope

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Factory quotes unchanged but mart prices move forward

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'There's no event like the Carrick Winter Fair. I've never experienced anything else close to it'

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Nephew wins out in High Court battle over Carlow bachelor farmer's will

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Dublin News -- 'People want the 26 back' - Chapelizod residents remain unhappy as NTA announce Route 80 changes

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Dublin News -- Residents in Phibsborough demand action on lead in water

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North & West Kerry -- 'Hugh Wallace was a gentleman' – Kerry man's tribute to celebrity architect

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Gardaí in Clare attending to two separate crashes on major commuter route

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Plans for new Galway primary school put forward for council approval

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Puppy left to die inside bin in Clare village gets happy ending

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'A true national treasure' – How Richie Kavanagh turned childhood sketches into a lifetime of laughter and song

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Up to 50 new homes in line for south Monaghan village in bid to take dozens of families off housing waiting list

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Navan commuters at 'breaking point' as bus reliability collapses, says Meath councillor

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Plans lodged for 54 homes on site of derelict 'Riverside Works' building in Bray

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Wicklow panel beater guilty of hit and run which left Wexford man seriously injured

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The Indo Daily: NIMBY or necessary? The South Dublin residents delaying MetroLink mega-project

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | An Irish NFL debut to remember | The GAA's great overachievers | F1 high drama

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Indo Sport podcast: Slot makes Salah call, the Parrott panenka, Martin O'Neill's never-ending honeymoon period | The Football Show

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Universal healthcare and income, but you can't consume one calorie over your quota... An American dystopia voiced by Denis O'Hare

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Joan, All The Empty Rooms and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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Europe -- Luciano Pavarotti's widow hits out after tenor 'ridiculed' by mayor's ice-rink stunt

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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: RTÉ's Christmas schedule shows a startling lack of imagination and ambition once again

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Celebrity News -- 'It's a nice way to bow out' – festive season sees panto legend leave the stage

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Celebrity News -- Country star Cliona Hagan on her 'chilled' marriage, the scariest part of her career so far and being a 'truck-driving woman'

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Fashion -- Irish designer Jonathan Anderson crowned Designer of the Year for third time

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Beauty -- Lash lift review: Can a semi-permanent treatment save my short and stubby eyelashes from fading into my face?

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Beauty -- Aimee Connolly: 'My birthday is Christmas Eve, so growing up Christmas was always this double-whammy, extra-special time'

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Celebrity News -- 'Feeling so incredibly lucky' – Aoibhín Garrihy announces pregnancy with fourth child

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Life -- 'Irish people love an underdog': How one small design business took on the giants selling counterfeits and won

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Europe -- What tourist taxes are charged in the UK and how much do they cost?

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about: Children's face masks – do they really need any form of skincare?

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Travel -- 'I'm a travel editor, here are 20 Christmas gifts I'd consider for travel lovers – priced from €6.99 to €280'

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Travel News -- Ryanair scraps Prime membership scheme – 'it cost more money than it generates'

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Hotel review: Inside Ireland's first Hoxton, with a reboot of Dublin's beloved Library Bar

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'We still have people asking if I was the one who wrote it' – can Tripadvisor reviews still make or break Irish businesses?

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John and Francis Brennan: 'I don't understand why you would go into business in this country anymore'

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Courts -- Yard manager sentenced for kicking worker with steel-toed boots

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Irish News - 06:30

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Politics -- New plan to fight back against 'weaponising' of objections to infrastructure projects

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Irish News -- More people taking out health insurance despite recent rises

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Irish News -- 'I have my pictures ready to go on the walls' – age-friendly housing scheme reopens after renovations

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Irish News -- Emily Hourican: Passionate, brave and outspoken, Hugh Wallace talked about emotion as candidly as he did about architecture

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Irish News -- Regulator wants RTÉ and TG4 to get more money from taxpayers

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Crime -- Over 100 frontline gardaí to be armed with Taser stun guns

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Courts -- Man caught with €300 of stolen perfume in Dublin Airport was 'going through a lot'

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Courts -- Concertgoer banned from 3Arena after kicking bouncer in groin, causing fall and broken wrist

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Health -- Explosion in weight-loss jab use expected as WHO backs the medication

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Letters: Would 'Muamma Gaddafi Park' be more to Sinn Féin's liking?

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Shira Ovide: Why Trump tariffs haven't completely put shoppers off Temu and Shein

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Fionnán Sheahan: Five questions for Micheál Martin's report on the Jim Gavin farce to answer

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The Irish Independent's View: Zelensky's Dublin visit is timely, as EU needs to stand by Ukraine ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​now more than ever

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Naoise Dolan: Aontú gives us an early Christmas gift with Winter Lights gripes. Peadar, you really shouldn't have!

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Shane Ross: How Simon Harris can escape the last-chance saloon

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Colin Murphy: MetroLink showdown exposes the missing connection in our public life

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Letters: Democracy is in danger when Trump can shrug off a murder

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Paul Kearns: From Herzog Park to the classroom, Irish Jews face a rising tide of hatred

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Sarah Breen: I'm ashamed to admit I'm skipping the 'Toy Show' — and I know exactly what I'm missing

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Declan Lynch: What a visit to the Stasi Museum made me realise about our Big Tech overlords

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The Sunday Independent's View: Managing immigration requires a delicate balance

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Caitriona Perry: No end in sight for violent rhetoric in US

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Willie O'Dea: Defence Forces' decline is a global embarrassment that must be reversed

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Eilis O'Hanlon: Sinn Féin's Bob Vylan invitation proves it still has the political instincts of a stroppy student

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Business -- Irish financial advisory firm opens new office in London

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Irish Business -- Windfarm developer claims companies failed to honour agreement on access

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World Business -- Luigi Mangione seeks to limit evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder trial

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World Business -- Manufacturing sector slows across Europe, US and Asia

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Business -- Crypto rout sees shares plunge in Quin-led investment company

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World Business -- UK wins zero tariff deal with US on drugs but will pay more for medicines

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World Business -- Head of Britain's fiscal watchdog resigns after early release of key budget details

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Money -- Inflation shoots above 3pc for the first time since 2023

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Commercial Property -- See inside landmark Tipperary public house situated in historic Cahir valued at €750,000

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Money -- Carbon tax blamed as petrol and diesel prices rise again at the pumps

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'What has gone wrong for small shops such as mine in Limerick, and can we recover?'

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Money -- What is a wealth corner and does your house have one?

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League of Ireland -- LOI director Mark Scanlon admits clubs taking control of league back from FAI could be 'natural' step

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League of Ireland - Live - | December's League of Ireland transfers: Former Bohemians skipper Keith Buckley looks to reignite career at Dundalk - 11:00

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Snooker -- Ronnie O'Sullivan returns to play at the UK Championship ahead of 50th birthday

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Premier League -- Thomas Frank cannot become the new lightning rod for Spurs fans as he walks the trickiest of tightropes

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Champions Cup -- Jacques Nienaber previews Leinster v Harlequins

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Champions Cup -- Dan Sheehan previews Leinster's opening Champions Cup clash with Harlequins

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Premier League -- Pep Guardiola feels no need to speak to Gianluigi Donnarumma about yellow cards

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Munster Rugby -- 'He's being assessed' – Munster hope to have Jack Crowley fit to face Bath after injury scare

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Hurling -- Dessie Hutchinson's hurt from losing Waterford place sharpened his 'edge' with Ballygunner

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Rugby -- 'I feel offended. I feel, jeez, people don't even know me, but they question my integrity' – Leinster's Jacques Nienaber

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Gaelic Football -- Hooter will bring an instant end to Gaelic football matches in 2026

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Soccer -- Taking long road to the top has yielded rich dividends for patient Jake O'Brien

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Munster Rugby -- 'Bath will come harder at us in that area' – Denis Leamy warns Munster must find scrum solutions

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