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Crime -- The businessman, the IRA bomber and the property deal: New searches carried out into unsolved 2009 murder of Liam Murray

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Former California mayor charged with acting as foreign agent for China

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Manhunt for Mountjoy prisoner who walked out of busy court after 'processing error'

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Rain in store this week, as temperatures to 'continue cool for mid-May' – Met Éireann

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Irish News -- Ambulance service hit by 24-hour strike today – but paramedics say they will leave pickets for emergency calls

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Legal Advice -- 'My wife wants me to give her the family home in the divorce – and keep paying all the bills'

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Irish News -- Forty years on, identity of man who washed up on Leitrim coast remains unknown – but one investigator believes mystery can be solved

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: Rossies' football output outsized but can they make mark beyond Connacht?

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Money -- 'I genuinely don't understand how people can spend over a grand on the day' – meet the parents resisting the urge to splurge on communion costs

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Health Features -- Bowel cancer at 22: 'They took us into a room and very gently broke the news to us that he was dying, it was just horrific'

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Irish News -- Hopes Irish women on hantavirus-hit ship can do six-week quarantine in their homes

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Commercial Property -- Iran war and fuel protests trigger surprise slowdown in housebuilding

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Politics -- Revealed: Government on track to collect bumper carbon tax revenue this year, even without further increases

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Irish News -- Self Aid at 40: How U2, Bob Geldof and Ireland's biggest stars tried to create jobs

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'Fancy having your bangers and mash cooked by a Michelin-star chef?'

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Courts -- High Court orders Christian Brothers to reveal membership details needed for lawsuits

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Marcus Rashford dilemma could shape Manchester United's summer transfer plans

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Britain -- Starmer's plea for more time ignored as calls for his resignation rise and aides quit

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News -- 'Your heart would be broken' – Waterford businesses owners devastated by Tycor inferno

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Irish News -- 'Can Erica be in it too?' – Rory McIlroy reveals how he and wife landed Devil Wears Prada 2 cameo

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Irish News -- 'Publicans have said they've never seen anything like this' – rising costs leave rural pubs facing 'existential threat' as energy crisis hits

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Interiors -- Our self-build story: 'Being refused planning twice was definitely a very large blip in our road'

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Analysis -- 'I say fair enough' – what happened when I asked Israelis about Ireland's Eurovision boycott

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News -- 'They leave school not able to read a menu' – Galway families warn dyslexic children are being failed

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Irish News -- Investigator believes 40-year Leitrim mystery can be solved

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Irish News -- Eavan was only 22, but five weeks after his diagnosis he was gone

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Irish News -- Rising costs leave rural pubs facing 'existential threat', publicans warn

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Irish News -- Health experts 'working with all concerned' after Hantavirus evacuation flight, says Taoiseach

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World News -- Trump says Iran ceasefire is 'on life support'

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TV Reviews -- 'Rivals' season two review: Thrusting buttocks and heaving bosoms as Jilly Cooper's escapist romp returns

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Courts -- American tourist accused of causing €46k worth of damage in Kerry town

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Courts -- Man (63) with no history of poor health died less than 24 hours after hip replacement at Blackrock Clinic, inquest told

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Courts -- 'No family should have to wait this long for justice' – sisters abused by cousin waive anonymity

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Soccer -- Matt Le Tissier interview: 'A few years ago people were trying to get me cancelled from jobs'

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Health Features -- Everyone's talking about: Laser therapy for skin – what are the risks and why is it suddenly so popular?

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Book News -- Why everyone should read the brilliant Douglas Adams book that left fans baffled

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Books -- 'Give Me Everything You've Got' review: Readers will either love or loathe this unsettling piece of work on toxic relationships

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Eurovision: Is the boycott over Israel the beginning of the end for the song contest?

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Liam Collins: How I survived for a week on the state pension of €299.30 - until I didn't

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Where Michelin chefs go to eat burgers in Ireland: 'I don't like when they have too many toppings – I don't think many people do'

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How Nathan McDonnell hid a tarnished reputation behind Tralee business circles – 'It was all smoke and mirrors with him'

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Emer O'Kelly: Choosing to have a baby in your 50s is monstrously selfish. And I should know

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John Mulligan: Chawke name was a symbol of success in pub game until siblings ended up in court

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Singer Tommy Fleming and wife Tina split after 20 years of marriage

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Middle East - LIVE - | Iran ceasefire 'on life support' after 'stupid proposal', says Trump – but here's why he is in an Iran trap of his making

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North America -- Trump hails Vance and Rubio White House a 'dream team' – but denies endorsement

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Europe -- Further sanctions on Russia by EU as front line fighting continues

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Britain -- Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir triumphs at prestigious book awards

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Europe -- 'We can't be wondering what the US will do' – Spain calls for creation of EU army

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David W Higgins: Who gets Ireland in the EU and US tech divorce?

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Ksenia Samotiy: Why we must not allow Russian culture to do political work on behalf of the Kremlin

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Brianna Parkins: 'Shops used to be a sanctuary. Now you're elbowed out of the way by 12-year-olds reaching over you to sample SPFs'

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John Bolton: Donald Trump is stuck in an Iran trap of his making – here's an escape plan

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A humiliated Donald Trump is about to be played again by China

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Europe -- I'm a master of 'broke travel' – here are 10 micro-trips that cost me €500 or less

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He cheated when I was pregnant – I found messages and pictures from her on his spare phone'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: Exceptional food, cracking staff – and a main course for €10

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Comment -- Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Golf -- Nobody expects 1,000-1 shot Pádraig Harrington to win the US PGA but he remains the ultimate competitor ahead of 88th Major

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Gaelic Football -- The rise of Kerry midfielder Mark O'Shea – 'It probably happened a bit fast'

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Sheep -- Factories struggle to push prices lower amid limited lamb numbers

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Beef -- Mounting pressure on finishers as quotes fall and uncertainty grows

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News -- The forestry option farmers value most: Not planting at all

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Beef -- 'Hammered': Continental cattle prices slide sharply in marts

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Gardaí await results of forensic examination into fatal house fire in Cavan house that claimed life of man (30s)

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Wicklow man who filmed himself sexually assaulting woman as she slept has been jailed for seven years

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Paramedics in Limerick and Kerry say pay crisis has left them 'no choice' but to strike

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Wicklow teacher 'ready to live in a tent' to keep daughter safe as Ukrainian supports wind-up

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Fearless RTÉ journalist Brendan O'Brien fondly remembered in Wicklow

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Residents of Kilkenny IPAS centre had to be temporarily relocated to another room due to 'severe mould' in bedroom

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Health Minister meets Clare residents hours away from emergency healthcare - 'You should be ashamed of yourself'

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Wexford woman pleads guilty to possession of a sub-machine gun in her home

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Donegal mother who lost son (8) highlights importance of grief cafes for bereaved parents

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Kerry community cancel Darkness Into Light event after Pieta House closure decision

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The Big Tech Show: How to save a fortune — beginners' guide to home solar, from pricing and grants to batteries and selling energy back to the grid

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The Indo Daily: 100 years of Fianna Fáil – the highs, the lows, the controversies

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Indo Sport podcast: PGA Preview | McIlroy's focus, Scheffler's standards and Rahm's burden

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | VAR saves Arsenal | Thrilling Roscommon | Killarney magic

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Theatre & Arts -- 'I will be petrified doing Les Mis in front of an Irish audience' – Killian Donnelly on bringing the iconic show home and his new friendship with Ryan Tubridy

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Wrestling with Trump, The Theory of Everything and Untold UK

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Music News -- Eurovision gives Israeli broadcaster formal warning over call for viewers to 'vote 10 times'

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Fashion -- The first Primark in New York City is open – but will they care for our famously low-cost clothing? I went to find out

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Celebrity -- Style, Irish stars and a bit of BBC bashing: Big moments from TV Baftas you might have missed

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Celebrity News -- Timothee Chalamet backed by opera star after his comments that no one 'cares' about ballet and opera any more

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Celebrity News -- Dua Lipa files $15m lawsuit against Samsung for using her image without permission

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Irish News -- 'When country people move to D4, their accent changes — they turn into Pat Kenny' – Comedian Rory O'Hanlon

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My daughter has cut all contact with me – her siblings agree she has changed since meeting her husband

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Health Features -- The speed, the merging, the overtaking: I overcame my fear of driving on the motorway – and so can you

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Food Reviews -- The supermarket corn flakes taste test: 'If you don't have a sweet tooth, these are perfect – but expensive'

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Our wild Atlantic adventure in Co Clare: 'It's not about one business – it's about Ballyvaughan'

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Our three-star hotel in Donegal: 'It's undeveloped. It's Ireland as you would imagine it if you were a foreigner'

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The Fab 50: Ireland's best places to stay in 2026, from a revamped motel and rainforest stay to a cabin that feels 'like a hug'

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Reviews -- Hotel Review: 'We're bringing life back to the building' – an Irish grand dame gets a €7m makeover

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Travel News -- Hibernia Line: New Irish ferry company to sail six days a week from Cork to France

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Irish News -- AI 'turns evil' and blackmails user 'after reading too much sci-fi'

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Courts -- Man had drugs in 'serious relapse'

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Courts -- Dangerous e-scooter rider nearly struck man using walking frame

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Courts -- Holidaymaker fined for breaking in-flight entertainment screen

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Irish News -- How Irish now work longer than British and Germans – and why it may not be good for our waistlines

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Irish News -- 'Reducing pressure on families' will be theme of Budget 2027, says Taoiseach

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Irish News -- Batches of 'cook in bag' whole chickens recalled from Tesco and Aldi over salmonella concern

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Courts -- Bray boxing club shooter claims Facebook photos of him holding gun swayed jury at trial

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Rachel Lerman: When billionaires take to the sky in their private jets, find a nuclear bunker

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Con Coughlin: Iran is on its knees and can't demand anything significant from Trump talks

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Adrianna Wrona: The beauty of being bilingual in Ireland, even when I have 'a bad English day'

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Tanya Sweeney: My 'baby' is now seven – what I wouldn't give for one more hour of the newborn phase

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The Irish Independent's View: Broader university learning experience will benefit students

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Fionnán Sheahan: Sniping at how Micheál Martin runs a diminished Fianna Fáil is still a trend

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Ivana Stradner: Vladimir Putin's victory parade shows a desperate, hollow regime with little to boast about

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Letters: Everyone is pointing to bike shed waste, but what about failed referendums?

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Eilis O'Hanlon: How can anyone ever honestly vouch for someone else's good character?

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Declan Lynch: Ranelagh today is all million-euro villas and fancy restaurants. The country people in bedsits have been replaced

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Brenda Power: It's 6am at the airport, and the middle-aged women beside me are popping open the prosecco

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Colin Murphy: There are two worrying trends in Ireland today that should alarm liberals

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Conor Skehan: What I learnt about coalition politics from the heart of government

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Brendan O'Connor: Civilisation ends with bike sheds, cruises and Nigel Farage

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Shane Ross: West's awake to Fine Gael win, but my money's on Soc Dems' Daniel in Dublin Central

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Irish Business -- Jewellery retailer Fields gets its sparkle back as the firm behind it returns to profit

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Irish Business -- Judge to rule Wednesday on challenge to PTSB shareholder voting process

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Irish Business -- Tax appeal cases against Revenue should remain private, Oireachtas committee insists

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Money -- No evidence of energy companies profiteering despite highest electricity prices in EU, regulator says

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Business -- Ireland's job market has stalled recruiters warn

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Money -- Irish shoppers buying fewer items as household budgets tighten

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Media -- Mediahuis joins news alliance working to shape fair use of journalism by AI

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Business -- The week ahead in business: Diageo set to open new brewery worth €300m in Newbridge

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Irish Business -- National Concert Hall to pay €460k for design of new pipe organ

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: I think trainers are inappropriate footwear in the office. Should I ban them?

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Money -- Michael Houghton: If I were to start at zero today, this is how I would build wealth in 2026 and beyond

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Irish News -- Homeowners rush to fix their mortgage rate ahead of expected spate of rises

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Business -- Sisk wins first contract to build National Cricket Centre in Dublin

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Business -- Early signs that corporate tax base may be broadening

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Technology -- Dubai fintech aims to set up in Dublin to enable expansion into EU market

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Six Nations -- 'I stand by what I say' – Stacey Flood will continue to walk the walk as Ireland build up to historic Six Nations match

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Golf -- Everything you need to know about the 2026 US PGA Championship – where it's on, the TV times, how many Irish players

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Gaelic Football -- Westmeath are 'not just going up to make up the numbers, we're going to bring the Delaney Cup back' – Ronan Wallace

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Premier League -- Marthy Tel mixes the sublime with ridiculous as Tottenham let it slip against Leeds with VAR to the fore again

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International Soccer -- Mohamed Belloumi and Joe Gelhardt send Hull City into Championship play-off final at Millwall's expense

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Golf -- PGA Tour chief promises DP World Tour will not go the way of LIV, allaying Rory McIlroy's fears

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Cricket -- Ex-India captain Rahul Dravid unveiled as the owner of new Dublin T20 franchise in European competition

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International Soccer -- Jaden Umeh withdraws from Ireland squad due to Benfica commitments as Heimir Hallgrimsson hopes to blood youngsters

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Hurling -- Limerick confident Aaron Gillane will be ready to face Waterford in Munster

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Premier League -- Xabi Alonso emerges as the top target for Chelsea – and the ex-Liverpool man could be open to the role

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Soccer -- 'It was so insane' – Auston Trusty confident Celtic can achieve 'magical' end to the season after Old Firm win

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Hurling -- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship permutations: could vulnerable Kilkenny be looking at a shock early exit?

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Premier League -- Ex-Gunner Gilberto Silva hails Arsenal's 'strong weapon' set-piece but doubts World Cup will feature such a trend

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Leinster Rugby -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Andy Farrell has a big decision to make on Sam Prendergast – should he be in Ireland's summer squad?

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