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Politics - LATEST - | Taoiseach Micheál Martin leaves door open for Ireland to join Trump's Board of Peace as McEntee says Government 'at one' on the issue

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The 350m food rule: How a leading chef in Waterford is redefining what 'local' really means

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Dozens of derelict sites in Meath as €880k in levies goes uncollected

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'It is outrageous' – former president Mary Robinson slams Trump's Board of Peace

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Shares in Bulmers owner C&C slump 10pc as it cuts profit forecast for the year

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Former Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley dies aged 61

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Crime -- Gerry Hutch: The Monk's €800k tax bill, a UK fraudster's ill-gotten Lamborghini and the day he chauffeured Mike Tyson

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council housing chair suggests 'encouraging people away from the city'

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Crime -- Teen boys arrested over alleged sex assault on girl later sent her video of incident via Snapchat

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'We've been dreaming about this since we were kids' – Cian Prendergast hoping for another battle with younger brother Sam

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Modern Morals: My friends want to buy a designer puppy but they are never home – it's so irresponsible, how do I get them to listen?

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Bel Trew: Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' is an absurd and worrying spectacle

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Bill Linnane: Why parent-teacher meetings are like the NCT or speed dating

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'I can't sing, I can't dance... but I can retain stuff' – Darragh Ennis of 'The Chase' on becoming a TV star, his new tour and the joke that made Bradley Walsh crack up

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Movie News -- 'Nervous, then over the moon': Jessie Buckley's family celebrate Oscar nomination in Kerry

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: O'Leary v Musk and the era of AI slop flooding our social media feeds

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Golf -- Irish golfing pals hit aces on same hole in 17 million to one fairytale

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GAA -- Conor McKeon: From glitzy events to a virtual meeting, what gives with downplayed Allianz leagues' launch in 2026?

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Analysis -- Mary Regan: Davos was a wake-up call for EU leaders on transatlantic change

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Irish News -- 'The stress and strain meant that I was always ill' – pensioner lived in fear of eviction after home sold

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Courts -- Ralph Riegel: How Bruna Fonseca was desperate to build new life, but manipulative ex-boyfriend lured her back and brutally murdered her

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North America -- Massive snow storm expected to hammer 33 states in US – with wind chills of minus 34C forecast

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News -- Survivors of Cork mother-and-baby home plead with State to CPO unmarked infant burial site

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News -- Outrage over illegal dumping of toxic paint containers in scenic area of Tipperary

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ruth Medjber's life stories: 'I was 17 and I thought he was the second coming. He was lovely and, of course, he was a different shade'

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Irish News -- Bullying of doctors is now a 'legacy' issue in children's hospitals, says senior medic

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Irish News -- President Connolly cancels today's engagements after husband falls ill

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Television -- Terrible TV: 'All's Fair' and 'Emily in Paris' show there's a big market for trash telly

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Music -- A melodic gift and a focus on female characters: Why there's more to Leonard Cohen than 'Hallelujah'

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Money -- 'Waiting a few weeks can save hundreds over a year': How to pay less for your gym membership

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Catherine Fegan: How child-killer who hid in plain sight at little Mason's funeral finally had her sinister veil lifted

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'Enoch Burke does not define what we are' – Life beyond the controversy at the most famous school in the country

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Alison Spittle: 'People are nicer to me. I get praise. It's weird to get praise for essentially injecting yourself with something'

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'He's a changed man' – meet the 'grim reaper' for Dermot Bannon's OTT home tastes

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Cork woman whose land is at centre of family dispute leaves estate valued at almost €9m

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Views overlooking Phoenix Park – but charity's €2m apartment block lies empty amid homelessness crisis

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Europe -- Danish prime minister vows not to hand over any territory in Greenland to the US

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Britain -- Husband to appear in UK court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife

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Britain -- Neighbours first reported concerns about 'house slave' in early 2000s, but 'nothing was ever done'

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North America -- 'Donald Trump was looking for ways to stay in power after Biden loss'

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Martina Devlin: Taxing Mexicans for sending money home is meanest example of Trump's undermining world order

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: I've silenced my smartphone apps – if someone really needs me, they can give me a call

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Sam Kiley: Volodymyr Zelensky at Davos – leader decries a 'lost' Europe too reliant on US in face of Russian aggression

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Steve Hendrix: After 75 years, world's longest-running soap still has listeners on the edge of their seats

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Theodore R Johnson: How Donald Trump's chokehold on control thins democracy in passive America

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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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Gaelic Football -- Ger Brennan names first competitive Dublin team with Comerford back as goalkeeper

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Hurling -- 'I don't think I was mentally ready' – Hurler James Madden on the long road from his 2016 Dublin debut

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Comment -- Who will be the last dairy farmer standing after price cuts?

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News -- Minister Heydon backs Bord Bia Chairman to remain in role

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Farm Property -- Coolmore seeking €1.475m or €19,000/ac for 78ac Kildare tillage farm

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Beef -- Why the next fortnight will shape the year on the farm

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Farm Property -- 'Valuable' 20-acre Carlow land expected to sell for up to €10,000 per acre

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Politics -- Parents of teen who died after inhaling deodorant calls for retailers to ban sale of aerosols to children under 16

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Dublin News -- 'It's now or never' – Dubliner shares weight loss journey in run up to wedding

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Inspirational Donegal mother to climb Vietnam's highest mountain in memory of son who died in tragic accident

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Louth childcare worker (33) given two-year sentence assisting organised crime group

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News -- From Leitrim barman to being recognised amongst the top hotel managers in North America

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Wexford & District -- 'My exam was literally a concert that you conduct' – Trailblazing Irish conductor on her roller coaster career

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News -- See inside five-bedroom period Waterford home in sought-after area on market for €650,000

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Why this Wicklow coach says secret to fitness success is cutting drama not carbs

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Cork town set for massive expansion as 302-home development gets the green light

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Former promising Dublin boxer pleads guilty to theft after fleeing taxi fare in Wicklow

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Limerick survivors call to ban 'barbaric' legal practice of giving perpetrators access to counselling notes

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The Indo Daily: 'Nazi Tinder' – The single, lonely Irish users looking to 'breed white'

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Indo Sport podcast: National Football League preview | Inevitable Kerry | The Ger Brennan Era | Tasty Division 2

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Parrott soars | No pep in Pep's step | Slot bemoans pesky low blocks

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Seachtain: Tubaisteach do na Gaeltachtaí: 'trálaer €20m ceangailte ag an ché formhór na bliana'

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: Now Big Tech is coming for our car radios. But this time we're ready for them

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Movies -- Chris Wasser: Another golden day for Ireland as Jessie Buckley's Oscar buzz is too loud to ignore

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Entertainment -- Harry Styles announces world tour with European gigs in London and Amsterdam

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Celebrity News -- Liz Hurley claims Hugh Grant's 'puppy dog eyes' persuaded her to sue paper

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Fashion -- A labour of glove: How Dublin-based Paula Rowan's designs became such a hit with the likes of Rihanna

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Louise McSharry: The best hydrating face masks to replenish dry skin

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Rebecca Ferguson phoned Tom Cruise after getting sick in Maldives: 'Can I get a helicopter?'

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Dónal Lynch on the Beckham feud: 'A scion turning on the firm? A hot American wife? A fight over a dress? Haven't we seen this somewhere before?'

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The Weekend Hitlist: what we want to see, do and buy

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Three Rieslings to try – including a bargain for curry night

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Pól Ó Conghaile: Why you'll forget travel lists, but remember the music you listened to on that trip

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Irish News -- 'That's my sister waving... the one wearing the maroon shirt' – Dublin's Filipino community's emotional welcome to new city at Portal

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Europe -- I'm an Irish mum who resisted a Eurocamp family holiday for years – but Bella Italia won me over

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Europe -- 10 luxury hotels in Lanzarote – a posh take on one of Ireland's favourite holiday islands

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Money -- Travelling alone? Fed up paying over the odds? Here's how to avoid the single supplement

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Irish News -- Skeletons, prosthetics and 'a lot of meat' – behind the scenes with the Dublin Airport baggage handlers

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Irish News -- IT and finance workers topped the salary scale for new hires with earnings of €80,000 last year

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Irish News -- Mother of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe pleads for answers at inquest into his death

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Irish News -- Families fear loved ones won't get last rites as Galway hospital cuts chaplain service

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Education -- CAO 2026: Your guide to all the points for all the courses

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Courts -- Uninsured biker 'was trying to fix up scrambler for his friend'

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Irish News -- 'Lord of the Dance' creator Michael Flatley can allegedly take control of company suing him over shows

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Courts -- Car valeter was hiding €2,000 in crime cash from Revenue, court hears

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Irish News -- Family feuds similar to Beckhams 'reflect private struggles happening quietly in many homes'

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Letters -- Letters: Donald Trump's Board of Peace is just the latest narcissistic move from the US president

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Irish News -- Mel Gibson's Braveheart bed is up for sale in Co Meath auction

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Sam Kiley: No boots on the ice at least, but biggest threat came in what Donald Trump did not say at Davos

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Lorraine Courtney: Is it any wonder people fall for AI relationships when skin and bone versions are now so terrifying?

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Deirdre Reynolds: Just like Prince Harry, Brooklyn Beckham's bombshells are strange attempt at achieving life of 'peace'

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Letters: Taxpayers deserve better scrutiny of public finances and wasteful spending

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Catherine Prasifka: Thanks to Donald Trump and his kind, the world feels like it is being run by a bunch of 12-year-olds

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Explainer: What does new plan for state-led childcare services mean for parents and providers?

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As EU leaders meet, what are their options in dealing with Trump?

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The Irish Independent's View: Trump's 'dialogue' at Davos rings hollow as Europe reaches breaking point

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Sophie White: All day and all night, the voice in my head whispers sweet 'you're nothing's. She doesn't just kick me when I'm down, but goes for the jugular

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Patient safety risks, bullying and doctors walking away – why old troubles cast shadow over new National Children's Hospital

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The Irish Independent's View: Europe cannot allow itself to be bullied as old alliances crumble

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Mary McCarthy: Why we shouldn't just leave teenagers to their own digital devices once they turn 16

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Saoirse Hanley: Sitting in a room full of people who were also weeping at Hamnet reminded me just how special the cinema experience can be

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Sinéad Ryan: If RTÉ is to find a foothold in a digital world, it needs to go back to its roots

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Does JD Vance have what it takes to assume MAGA throne?

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Technology -- Ireland's share option schemes are a turn-off for 96pc of SMEs, survey shows

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World Business -- SpaceX lines up banks to lead stock-market flotation

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Business -- Wexford-based Scurri records strongest year to date with 180m shipments processed in 2025

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Business -- At least €3.7m unaccounted for as liquidators appointed to investment firm

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Media -- Media regulator's legal bill soars as it faces challenges from social media

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Money -- 'Switching gas provider has saved us over €100 a month. All it involved was someone coming to the house to update the meter'

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Irish Business -- Relief lifts stocks in Dublin and across Europe, but nervy investors still eye risks

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Irish Business -- Avant owner Bankinter says Irish lending has hit €5bn, no interest in PTSB

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Business -- Markets stage a cautious advance as Donald Trump rules out attack on Greenland

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Philip Hughes: 'As a chef, I like the instant results you get in this business – I'm impatient'

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Money -- Property prices still rising, but pace slows as latest figures show signs of cooling in market

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Technology -- AI, the EU and an outspoken CEO – Intercom draws battle lines on how to survive

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Irish Business -- High Court allows X to appeal in Online Safety Code case

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Small Business -- Provisional liquidators appointed to Irish arm of footwear brand Russell and Bromley

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League of Ireland -- 'Significant' academy hires will be lasting legacy of 2026 League of Ireland season

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Soccer -- Evan Ferguson plays full game on return from injury as Roma beat Stuttgart in Europa League

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Soccer -- Forest hit with sucker punch after missed penalty as hopes of qualifying automatically hit in Braga defeat

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Soccer -- 'Trusty and Scales have been really, really great for me' – Martin O'Neill hails Ireland defender after Bologna draw

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Soccer -- Jadon Sancho on target as injury-hit Aston Villa guarantee Europa League top-eight finish with win over Fenerbahce

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Soccer -- Reo Hatate turns from hero to villain as ten-man Celtic give up two-goal lead to draw with Bologna in Europa League

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Ulster Rugby -- 'There is a clear vision in place' – Ulster confirm senior coaching staff have agreed new two-year deals

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Gaelic Football -- Division 1 NFL preview: Who actually wants to win the league? It might just suit Dublin or Mayo

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Cricket -- Recently graduated Ireland star on why there's no end in sight to his cricket education ahead of T20 World Cup

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Soccer -- Fifa president Gianni Infantino aims dig at British football fans in speech to world leaders

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Rugby -- St Andrew's set up Fr Godfrey Cup final clash with Wesley after narrow win over Castleknock

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Premier League -- 'That was very disrespectful' – Virgil van Dijk expresses his view on questioning of Arne Slot over Liverpool job

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Golf -- McIlroy and Hatton talk wines not fines as Molinari sets Dubai pace and Lowry makes solid start

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