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Courts - Breaking - | 'The family circus has to end' says judge as Enoch Burke's mother and sister to be jailed for contempt

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Celebrity -- Arthur Gourounlian: 'I always panicked that if I did something, I'd be deported back to Armenia'

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I don't own a house or have a pension. Would it be foolish to spend €20,000 of my savings on a new car?'

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Health Features - Ask The Doctor: I used to get heartburn after spicy foods and now it is after any food. Should I be worried?

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Irish News -- 'Quitting sport when I finished school is one of my biggest regrets,' says beauty entrepreneur Aimee Connolly

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Learning -- Chloë finds a hobby: My Gaeilge classmate laughs at me as I start throwing in English words

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Middle East - Live - | Explosions heard in Tehran as war with US and Israel enters a fifth day; most vulnerable will be prioritised in first Irish airlift from Middle East

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Richard Jolly: Liverpool's 'same old story' is depressing and may cost them Champions League

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From war to Wicklow: The refugee reshaping a rural town's cultural heartbeat

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Gardaí respond to reports of car driving the wrong way down M1 motorway for 10km

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New flagship store set to delight Harry Potter fans

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Irish News -- 'It's very stressful, I'm pregnant and we thought we'd finally be in our home' – prospective home buyers left in limbo

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Irish News -- Garda formally suspended over alleged 'racist or sexist' remarks to female colleague

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Six Nations -- 'There were times where I was fairly sure I wouldn't be playing for Ireland again' – Nick Timoney

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Theatre & Arts -- Popstar turned actor Kym Marsh: 'I was called fat on live television, which wouldn't happen now'

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Jobs -- This Working Life: 'I would love to see more girls go into plumbing and construction'

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Travel News -- I've visited hundreds of hotels – here are six simple ways Irish stays can make guests go 'ooh'

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Irish News - LATEST - | Suspect in murder of John George is shot dead in Spain

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Personal Finance -- Taoiseach plays down idea of Ukraine war-style tax cuts on fuel

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International Soccer -- 'I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart' – Carla Ward rues defeat as French deny Ireland famous win

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Ban overseas training – only the rich counties can afford it, making the gap wider

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Irish News -- Mother's campaign for 'Jax's Law' to recognise unborn children as victims in road traffic collisions

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Health -- 'I hadn't really heard of HPV, I definitely didn't know it could exist in your throat'

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Irish News -- Final episodes of 'Home of the Year' filmed with late Hugh Wallace pay tribute to the architect 'who touched so many hearts'

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Parenting -- 'It's not meant to be fancy dress': Parents say World Book Day has lost the plot

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Wicklow & District -- From antique restorers to retail pillars: Wicklow couple close cherished shop after 40 years

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry mother forced to choose which of her two children gets vital autism class place at local school

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Irish News -- The latest round of conflict in the Middle East has placed politics at another point of uncertainty

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Sport -- Frustrated Arne Slot rues shock 'setback' as Liverpool beaten by Wolves

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Sport -- The leading challengers as Lando Norris defends Formula One title

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TV Reviews -- 'Home of the Year' is enjoyable nonsense and reminds us how much we will miss Hugh Wallace in all his floral-shirted glory

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Seachtain -- Agóid ag an Dáil faoin ghéarchéim thithíochta sa Ghaeltacht

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Ladies Football -- 'All the main players are heading to Australia, I wish them all the best, but it's a frightening time for ladies football'

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'The boom shook everything' – Irish across Middle East 'trapped' as tensions escalate and flights grounded

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

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Consumers could face soaring fuel and energy costs but Taoiseach warns against 'price gouging' due to Middle East war

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Middle East -- US ramp up Iran strikes as conflict spreads to Lebanon

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Politics -- Most vulnerable will be prioritised in first Irish airlift from Middle East

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Middle East -- 'An apocalypse is unfolding here' – Tehran in flames as parents bury their children

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North America -- Experts warn Gulf states could run out of air-defence missiles

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Europe -- Saharan dust plume is to sweep into Europe this week

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North America -- New York governor hails 'another miracle on the Hudson' as both on board survive plane crash

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Catherine Prasifka: Pete Hegseth's war-speak is straight out of an incel handbook – to his ilk, loss of life is just part of the game

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Senan Molony: After Golfgate fallout, why is Government now backing Big Phil for another 'fierce big job' for Ireland?

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Mary Regan: If Coalition thought it was feeling the heat, war in Middle East will only fan flames

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I refused to tick 'yes' box on health insurance form for my mum's €77,000 hospital care

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Ellen Francis: Emmanuel Macron plans nuclear shield for Europe as threats mount

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Saoirse Hanley: Daffodil Day is a great reminder of how charitable people can be – and amidst so much chaos, it's important we stay that way

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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 -- Oisín Mullin's 'supreme athleticism' hailed as 14 Irish players look to new AFL season

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Rugby - Breaking - | Wales make three changes for Six Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin

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Beef -- Mart prices slide for bullocks as heifers bounce back, continental gains lead the way

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Farm Property -- 331ac West Cork hill farm with house and entitlements guided at €300,000

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Agri-business -- The Butcher's Daughter: how this Tipp woman turned her father's sausage recipe into a national brand

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Legal Advice -- 'Our young daughter was left part of the family farm and relatives want their share now, but we can't afford to buy them out'

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

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Dublin News -- Transport Security Force legislation to be progressed this year, says Minister

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Dublin News -- Rotunda Hospital will stay in city centre and submit new expanded planning application

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Wexford & District -- 'Hit like a tonne of bricks' – Stage 4 cancer patient among the 36 Wexford families hit with eviction notice

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Children in Cork at grave risk walking 'dangerous' road from their village to GAA pitch

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Tipperary gardaí seize devices in crackdown on illegal streaming services

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Talented Leitrim band set to feature in exciting new TG4 series

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Drogheda & South -- Warning issued after attempted break-in in Stamullen

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Enniscorthy -- Wexford firefighters join together to raise funds for rescue crew – 'The bond between our services means more than words'

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News -- Galway city hotel to add 20 new rooms as it expands into adjacent building

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News -- Cavan Gardaí probe house raids in Cootehill and Kilnaleck as raiders forced to flee empty-handed

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Bray -- Wicklow to get new restaurant as owners of historic home win planning battle

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Money Talks: Andrew Lynch on Homely, the rent-to-buy startup designed to help 'quirky' mortgage cases

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Hostages, sanctions and CIA coups: How the US and Iran became sworn enemies

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Indo GAA podcast: Galway the great entertainers | Goal-shy Armagh | Time for quarters, not halves?

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Monty Munford: How I lost £25,000 in crypto with one bad security decision

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Books -- Meet the debut Irish author whose book has just been chosen by Good Morning America

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Music News -- CMAT criticises Berlin Film Festival asking movies to 'stay out' of politics: 'It's cowardice'

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Theatre & Arts -- 'When it came to this topic, they just didn't have the words back then': Actor Ed McVey shines a new light on aspects of Ripley's character for a stage adaptation

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Entertainment -- From Word Wheel to Conundrum to Crossword, have you tried the Irish Independent puzzles?

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Movies -- A celebrity memoir like no other: Christina Applegate on her traumatic childhood, 'Anchorman' and battling MS

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Celebrity News -- David Beckham posts 'I love you' photo tribute for son Brooklyn's birthday, just weeks after social media outburst

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Fashion -- 'Everyone got a bit of trolling at different stages' – Holly Carpenter on Next Top Model

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Fashion -- The cardi comeback: How Paul Mescal, Harry Styles and Pedro Pascal sparked a cardigan craze

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Celebrity -- 2FM presenter Roz Purcell marries partner Zach Desmond in Dublin

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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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Home & Garden -- Diarmuid Gavin: Vigorous climber Clematis has a variety for all seasons

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Parenting -- Five ways science can boost your children's view of the world

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Interiors -- Operation renovation: 'Our ideas when we moved in were completely different from what we ended up doing'

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Travel News -- Fáilte Ireland's €10m marketing move: 'Taking one big holiday is not the anchor it once was'

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

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Irish News -- 'Price gouging' energy companies warned by Taoiseach

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Health -- Newborns to be screened for two more conditions as part of 'heel prick' test this year

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Politics -- Government to ban vape shop displays and limit flavours

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Courts -- Bike thief spent most of his life 'in jail'

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Courts -- Woman slashed ex's car tyres and showed up at his door with a knife

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Irish News -- RTÉ 'throwing away' landmark programmes, says staff member amid concerns over broadcaster's future

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Politics -- New bill would recognise unborn children as road crash victims after campaign by Wexford mother

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Politics -- Department of Finance to assess impact of war in Iran

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Courts -- Malahide couple deny Irish Rail claim they caused embankment collapse that disrupted Dart services

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Peter Frankopan: How Trump underestimated Iran's ability to survive and hit back

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Lorraine Courtney: Let's not mess up GP care by making it free – it's one of the only parts of the health system that works

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David Averre: Putin has learned from Chinese how to control his country with just the single flick of a switch

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Colin Freeman: Iranians have waited years for freedom – but no likely leader waits in wings and regime change will not be easy

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Owen Matthews: Why Putin will not benefit from Trump's attack on Iran

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David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion

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The Irish Independent's View: Concern grows over Donald Trump's apparent lack of an objective

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Letters: Changes to rental laws will force more of Ireland's young people to emigrate

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

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

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

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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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Letters: Don't forget the man behind 'The Courier' and his mission to confront Dublin's drugs crisis

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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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Money -- Stablecoins could disrupt Europe's banking system, ECB research shows

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World Business -- Stock market fall intensifies and oil prices spike as scale of war sinks in

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World Business -- UK's budget watchdog foresees weaker growth and AI jobs hit

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World News -- ChatGPT signs deal with US government after Trump blacklists 'leftwing nutjobs' Anthropic for blocking weapons use and mass surveillance

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Business -- Gabriel Makhlouf gets second term as governor of the Central Bank

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Technology -- Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the new cameraphone king with astonishing photos

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Business -- Philip Lane warns prolonged Iran war could trigger inflation spike

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Irish Business -- Businessmen want developer Greg Kavanagh to pay €1.8m for property firm involved in Meath land deal

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Business -- Cork restaurateur Patricia Toscano and ex-boyfriend to enter mediation over $16m Florida house sale

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Business -- Popeyes fast-food chain to enter 'vibrant' Irish market and plans to employ up to 500 staff

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World Business -- Oil and US borrowing costs up while shares fall as war clouds sentiment

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Irish News -- Thousands left stranded as Middle East flights to and from Dublin are cancelled

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Premier League -- 'You can't rule anything out' – Michael Carrick 'realistic' on potential Manchester United bid for title

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Premier League -- Miguel Delaney: The unusual trend that is now defining Arsenal and Man City's Premier League title race

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Premier League -- Wolves deal Liverpool huge blow with shock win after Mo Salah ends four-month wait for goal

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International Soccer -- French resistance undoes Ireland's bright start in World Cup qualifier

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International Soccer -- Ireland player ratings: Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan show their class before French turn tide

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Premier League -- Bournemouth and Brentford share points after stalemate on south coast

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Premier League -- Leeds pay penalty as Habib Diarra fires Sunderland to victory

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Premier League -- James Tarkowski and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall score in Everton home win over Burnley

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Hockey -- Niamh Carey and Caoimhe Perdue on target as Ireland women's hockey team reach last four in World Cup qualifiers

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Six Nations -- Jacob Stockdale in line for Ireland recall in Six Nations clash with Wales

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International Soccer -- As it happened: Ireland narrowly lose to France in 2027 World Cup qualifier

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Rugby -- St Mary's power past Terenure with second‑half surge to make Leinster Schools Senior Cup final

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