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Dublin News -- Bin 'scavengers' in search of Re-turn bottles are leaving Dublin 'like a bomb site', says council chief Richard Shakespeare

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Ciaran Frawley among senior players to join Ireland XV as squad finalised for Friday's England clash at Thomond

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750 landowners in compulsory purchase process for DART+ South West route

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Enniscorthy river rescue crew allegedly reported to gardai by council official for carrying out evacuations during floods

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'We will be back... in a few years' – Commissioner Roger Goodell pours cold water on quick Ireland return for NFL

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Paul Kimmage: Niall O'Carroll's performance at Rowing Ireland's Oireachtas appearance left us shaking our heads

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Irish News -- Fair Deal reform: families to get extra six months to repay care costs after resident's death

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Legal Advice -- Am I liable if a tenant's cattle cause a road accident?

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Six Nations -- 'He is back to being himself' – Andy Farrell expects Jacob Stockdale to shine as Tadhg Furlong won't be risked in France

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Irish News - live - | 'The rain has nowhere to go' – more flooding fears amid 'worst case scenario' as eight counties under weather warning with rivers at risk

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Catherine Gray: I beat booze and cigarettes, then the 'little' addictions I never expected took over

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'Something has to leave my wardrobe before something new can enter it' – how to turn your clutter into cash on Vinted

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about: Stem cell beauty treatments – what do they involve and do they work?

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I say I don't have a sweet tooth but I'd walk to Cork for this chocolate mousse alone'

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Politics -- Sinn Féin standing over Pearse Doherty's comments linking cost-of-living payments to Ukraine support

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Irish News -- Witness heard 'high-pitched scream' on night Noah Donohoe went missing, inquest hears

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Irish News -- Penalty points, speeding and drink driving – latest statistics reveal why Irish roads are becoming more deadly

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North America -- Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in US congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

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Business -- Van Morrison's production company hits another high note with cash funds of €20.8m

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: The decorated Dublin players coming under pressure to retain their places in Ger Brennan's squad

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Analysis -- Senan Molony: Has Micheál Martin stemmed the tide on a leadership heave or are we in a phoney war?

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Interiors -- Our self-build story: 'Living there showed us what we didn't want. We wanted light, space and views. We wanted to look out at fields, not parked cars'

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News -- Terrified woman tells of having to flee country and start new life abroad following 'savage' golf club attack by ex-partner

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Health Features -- Prostate cancer: I had a medical to renew my driver's licence and discovered I had cancer

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Arklow -- How an awakening market brought two Wicklow property agents together

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Gorey -- Planning granted for six apartments at former monastery in Wexford

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Irish News -- From calamari to prime beef burgers – how much TDs and senators will fork out after Dáil bar and restaurant price hikes

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Irish News Video -- Micheál Martin visits flood-hit Enniscorthy as he warns climate change leading to more severe weather events

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Irish News Video -- Dublin City Council's senior engineer talks about Tolka River and its history

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Irish News -- The State of the Parties: Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks Poll

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Irish News -- Lawyer Paul Tweed cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein after he failed to take his legal advice

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Entertainment -- MELANIA REVIEW: 'It's very, very dull'

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Comment -- Darragh McCullough: I was at breaking point on the farm – so I did something I thought I'd never do to save my sanity

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TV News -- Inside the explosive finale of 'The Night Manager' – shocking deaths, unanswered questions and what comes next

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'I fell in love with conducting – and it is so important for women to be visible in the orchestra pit'

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Catherine Thorbecke: From 'AI Jesus' to 'BuddhaBot', artificial intelligence is now being treated as a deity

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Mary McCarthy: Queen Camilla bolted – but the rest of us stayed for Champagne to toast the simply heavenly Jilly Cooper

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Claire Byrne on leaving RTÉ: It felt like the organisation was wagging its finger at me, saying 'you've been a bad person - you need to have a pay cap to stop your gallop'

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Katie Taylor: 'Married life is amazing. I love being married and we're just enjoying this time together. I don't know what's next for me but I am loving the season'

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'Do you know any poor people who moved to Monaco?' — Michael Flatley on cash, court cases and his 'Lord of the Dance' comeback

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The Eddie O'Sullivan interview: 'If I had it back, I would have stopped to smell the roses'

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'If you buy an old boat for €40,000 and think that you're going to get a permanent home... that's just not possible'

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Middle East -- Injured Palestinians leave Gaza for treatment as Rafah crossing reopens under heavy restrictions

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Middle East -- Iran and US to resume nuclear programme talks in Istanbul in bid to de-escalate tensions

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Britain -- Sarah Ferguson's charity says it will close days after Epstein files released

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Europe - LATEST - | Norwegian princess's son faces trial on rape and assault charges

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Europe -- New €2 fee for tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain in Rome

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Music News -- Kanye West says car crash caused months-long psychotic episode and apologises for antisemitic comments

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David W Higgins: Buying a house can feel like waiting in a long, snaking queue with no end in sight

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why we shouldn't demand political opinions from the likes of Sydney Sweeney

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The Irish Independent's View: George Mitchell's peace legacy tainted by Epstein links

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Declan Power: Ireland must do more to spot looming threats and 'war-game' a response

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David Blair: Iran's Ayatollah too blind to see nuclear deal is lifeline he needs

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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Beef -- Bluetongue uncertainty knocks weanling prices as mart trade softens

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News -- Prime cuts for the Dáil: Oireachtas issues €1.1m tender for Leinster House meat

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News -- Cattle and horse kicks among leading cause of serious facial injuries on Irish farms

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News -- Bluetongue travel restrictions for breeding cattle to remain in place

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Weather -- 'We need to limit the ability to take judicial reviews' — residents 'furious' with legal challenges that leave homes vulnerable to flooding

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Dublin News -- 'It's more than just a haircut' – 1,000 people on waiting list for salon where prices start at €96

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Irish News -- Dublin's top illegal parking blackspot revealed as almost 43,000 vehicles clamped across capital last year

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Crime - BREAKING - | Man found dead and two women injured in north Dublin as gardaí launch investigation

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Politics -- Dublin TD questions enforcement of scrambler laws after Grace Lynch's death

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'Its adding life back into the centre of the village' – 19th century Longford building reborn as modern café and bistro

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Council criticised after years of only two properties featuring on Wicklow derelict sites register

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News -- Galway man (20s) arrested and €370k in assets frozen during garda crackdown on organised crime

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Wexford & District -- From India, Mexico and Ghana to Wexford – Meet the iconic girl guides group celebrating 80 years

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News -- 'Justice should never be served up to someone as a privilege, justice is a right'- former garda reflects on case which saw ex-husband get suspended jail term

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Drogheda & South -- Louth Senator highlights scourge of scrambler bikes – 'Parents should not buy them for their child'

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South Kerry -- Kerry farmer welcomes 'one in a million' lamb quintuplets – 'We definitely got a big surprise'

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News -- Hopes engagement can bring vacant Dunnes Stores site in Tipperary back into use

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West Wicklow -- Second new Lidl store gets planning permission for west Wicklow

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News -- County wide Laois commuter survey goes live to inform transport planning

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The Big Tech Show: Spies, lies and Irish cybersecurity with Professor Richard Aldrich

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The Indo Daily: Melania: The Movie – We saw it, so you don't have to...

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Indo Sport podcast: Six Nations 2026 preview | Live @ The Helix | Can Ireland overcome ominous France opener?

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The Indo Daily: 'One strong punch' – Trinity law graduate gets six-year sentence for killing Limerick student after Greek trial

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Book Reviews -- Dazzling debut on suspected 'honour killing' explores immigration, trying to fit in and America's promiscuous ways

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Health & Wellbeing -- Dear Mary: My wife's sisters use our house like it is their own home at the weekends and I feel pushed out and like I don't matter

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: These face and body elixirs rock – much like model Bella Hadid in The Beauty

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: My boyfriend doesn't want to tell his homophobic landlord he is gay so I can't come over or stay the night. Why won't he look for somewhere else to live?

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Celebrity News -- Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

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Makeup -- Louise McSharry: There are plenty of courses out there to help you master your own make-up

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Celebrity News -- Brooklyn Beckham posts loved-up pictures with Nicola Peltz after family feud

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Ireland -- 'Cows on a beach never fail to surprise me' – 10 walks you may not have heard of in Ireland

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Travel News -- My solo travel company: 'The best part is bringing solo travellers together and seeing them enjoy a holiday as a group'

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Ireland -- From post-war refuge to eco retreat: A Wicklow farm's story of legacy and renewal

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Go Ireland: 100 places to eat, sleep, sip and explore in 2026, including 'the best-value hour I spent in a week'

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Aer Lingus takes off to Cancún – what's the Mexican resort really like, and is it worth the 10-hour flight?

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Barry Egan's honest guide to a cruise ship holiday with the kids: 'I am very Irish, very pale-skinned and, already, very sunburned'

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Crime -- Bail laws to be strengthened to prevent ­witness intimidation by criminal gangs

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Politics -- Ireland granted family reunification to just 669 relatives of international protection applicants last year

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Courts -- Loiterer banned from airport for a year unless he has flight ticket

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Irish News -- Climate expert warns Ireland faces fines of up to €26bn after three more data centres approved

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Irish News -- Man (80s) hospitalised for serious injuries after being hit by car in Co Longford

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Irish News -- Pope Leo apologises to abuse survivor David Ryan during private audience in Vatican

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Irish News -- Queen's University Belfast latest to sever ties with George Mitchell over Epstein links

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Courts -- Scale of money laundering through Irish banks by crime gangs laid bare in CAB case

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Irish News -- Health group pleads for action after report showing new surge in underage drinking

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Irish News -- Mother and daughter (4) found safe and well as search stood down in Dublin

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The Irish Independent's View: Saint Brigid's bank holiday reminds us to honour the women who shape Ireland

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Letters: After the garda traffic ticket fiasco, I despair at the direction the force is taking

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Fionnán Sheahan: Lawmakers break the law then claim they don't have power to say sorry as catch‑22 leaves Kerins without an apology

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Barry O'Halloran: If Donald Trump sends America in to Iran, don't expect it to be a short sharp shock

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Shane Ross: Politicians flex their mussels in search of a flooding scapegoat

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Sarah Breen: If you want a realistic sex scene, go for 'The Snapper' instead of 'Heated Rivalry'

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David Quinn: Painting Saint Brigid as a kind of fifth-century Catherine Connolly is an insult to her memory

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Colin Murphy: Is America now a fascist state? Here are the people who beg to differ

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Letters: Jessie Buckley just hamming it up as 'Hamnet' fails to justify hype

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Eoin O'Malley: New laws won't change anything if gardaí are reluctant to pursue scrambler drivers

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Brendan O'Connor: Nothing about these floods shocked us — apart from how long we'll have to wait for a solution

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Tom McCaughren: When the pint men picketed pubs over a one-penny rise in the price of porter

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Chris Wasser: Melania's film is an insipid mess, with no soul, no heart – and a no-show from the public

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The Sunday Independent's view: Flood response demands serious action, not just 'joined-up thinking'

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Fionnán Sheahan: Unlike our leaders, Trump doesn't blame the weather when things go wrong

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Business -- Steep rise in cost inflation for Irish manufacturers in January

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World Business -- Pressure mounts on Palantir as scepticism grows over Big Tech

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: 'Should the boss have their own office or sit out in the open with the rest of the staff?'

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Business -- Kingspan wins historic state support for €280m Kyiv factory

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Money -- Michael Houghton: 'My grocery bill during a recent trip to New Zealand was far more expensive than in Ireland'

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World Business -- Speculators blamed as 'safe haven' gold trade gets wild

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Irish News -- Hairdressers preparing price hikes as rising costs squeeze margins

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Money -- My Money: 'There's no such thing as good value in property anymore – unless it was seized by CAB'

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Business -- Ireland turns down EU loans for Covid recovery

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World Business -- The week ahead: ECB discusses monetary policy for the first time in 2026

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Irish News -- Two thirds of health insurance customers never bother switching provider despite regular price hikes, study reveals

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Media -- Any Other Business: Was that really Denis O'Brien admitting he's an anarchist?

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Technology -- Enterprise Ireland pumps €1m into Galway-based med tech firm Bluedrop Medical in strategy to attract more investors

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Business -- Adrian Weckler: Backlash against big tech after Grok blow-up nudges Ireland ever closer to under‑16 social media ban

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Rugby World Cup -- Ireland handed testing 2027 World Cup schedule as topping the pool is vital for progression

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Premier League -- Premier League clubs spend around £400m in winter transfer window – the third highest January total

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Premier League -- The next Virgil van Dijk? What Liverpool can expect from new signing Jeremy Jacquet – and why fans should be excited

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Six Nations -- Jacob Stockdale makes Six Nations return as Andy Farrell shakes things up for opening clash against France

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Six Nations -- 'It's tragic, it puts things into perspective' – Dan Sheehan on Uini Atonio

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Soccer -- Rome away from home – Megan Connolly talks life at Lazio, VAR, Italian rivalries and Evan Ferguson

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Ladies Football -- Ciara Smyth and Emma Duggan inspire Meath to 13-point victory over Dublin – 'It was a huge team effort'

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Hurling -- 'People saying to us to get out of Munster is for me b******s. It's to win Munster' – Waterford legend Dan Shanahan

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Soccer -- People think we're the most exciting side in Europe – Mikel Arteta

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Six Nations -- Paris 1996 revisited: Ireland's darkest hour was the one before the dawn of new era

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Ladies Football -- Bríd McMaugh magic lifts Waterford against reigning league champions Kerry

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Horse Racing -- 'The queues for the coffee stands outranked those around the alcohol vendors and the on-track bookmakers'

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Soccer -- Irish transfer news: Johnny Kenny eyes promotion after sealing loan move to Bolton; Sammie Szmodics swaps Ipswich for Derby

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