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Technology -- From Samsung and Xiaomi to Apple – the five best superphones on the market right now, and the finest folding phones too

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Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has 'no interest in body positivity'

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The Indo Daily: 'Pizzagate', hot-tub pics, and angry walkouts: Inside the Clintons' Epstein deposition

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Life -- How to master the art of saying no without explaining yourself

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Courts -- Friends of teen who drowned in Grand Canal could not untie lifebuoy as they tried to rescue him, inquest hears

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Irish News -- Relief as first Irish flight from Dubai since Middle East crisis touches down

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We need to make home advantage count – Shelbourne's Kerr McInroy

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US and Ecuador launch joint military operation against drug cartels and 'narco-terrorism'

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'They could have elevated a moderate to appease Trump, but they didn't' – Mojtaba Khamenei, ayatollah's hardliner son, to take over Iranian regime

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'He's getting better and better' – James Ryan's good form augurs well but he warns Ireland 'can't be complacent'

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Money -- Oil and petrol retailers accused of taking advantage of Iran crisis to 'gouge their customers'

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Courts -- Grind students turned away from Burke family home as arrest and jailing of mother and daughter Martina and Ammi 'imminent'

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Irish News -- Landlord firm that issued 36 eviction notices in one estate has been involved in multiple RTB disputes

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He threatened to ruin me financially and make our kids hate me'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'Around this part of town, restaurants tend not to have PR companies – this is word-of-mouth territory'

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Celebrity Features -- Tanya Sweeney: Why women like Kelly Osbourne face harsher scrutiny after a 'dramatic transformation'

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Andy Farrell has used this Six Nations to build a deeper squad while rebooting his team

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Health & Wellbeing -- Stay Well: I have gum disease even though I floss and brush regularly. Why is this and what can I do to get rid of it?

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Politics -- 'A shakedown, not an evacuation' – anger at €800 cost for seat on Government's charter flight from Middle East

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Money -- Chefs and food writers share their Lidl and Aldi favourites – from bargain wines to affordable steaks

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Hurling -- Shaken and stirred ... 10 reasons why sparks can fly when hurling rivals Kilkenny and Galway collide

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Irish News -- Gen Z more likely to engage with faith than millennials, new religious trends report shows

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Ireland -- Our wintry cabin getaway: 'It's hard to believe we're just two hours from Dublin'

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Crime -- Criminal heavily involved in vicious Dublin feud may have shot teenager in case of mistaken identity

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Irish News -- 'Obsession can be quite dangerous' – Olympian Colin Jackson on his battle with body dysmorphia, and coming out as gay

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Theatre & Arts -- Aisling Bonner: Like Jessie Buckley, my love for musical societies was inherited from my parents who met doing The John Player Tops of the Town

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Family Features -- Our 11-year-old has ADHD and gets overwhelmed and aggressive at times – what can we do to help him?

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News -- GoFundMe launched to save Clare post office after robbery – 'It shows how special it is'

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Irish News -- 'We've gone to family weddings and birthdays' – the Irish and Welsh rugby fans celebrating 50 years of friendship

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Pattern of late Liverpool drama proves Reds are wasting time under Arne Slot

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

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

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

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Music News -- Sonique: 'I didn't want to write a song about rejection. I wanted to write about how powerful love feels, even when it's one-sided'

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Middle East -- Emotional scenes in Dublin as first flight brings Irish people home from Middle East warzone; US Senate blocks bid to halt Trump's Iran war

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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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Britain -- Town hit by squirrels stashing acorns inside car engines

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Life -- 12 Mother's Day gifts under €65: Irish mums share their top picks for thoughtful presents

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Celebrity News -- 'I hate this so much' – Nicola Coughlan says talk about her body and size is boring

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Sophie White: On World Book Day, let me be your Book Doctor and prescribe a literary cure for every ailment

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Today's top TV and streaming picks: Crufts 2026, Misery and Vladimir

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

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North America -- Iran war spreads across the world as US warns: 'We have only just begun'

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Britain -- Three men arrested in the UK suspected of spying for China

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Britain -- Nottingham killer headbutted and punched police officer two years before fatal stabbing, inquiry hears

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Europe -- Vladimir Putin says Russia will consider ending natural gas sales to Europe

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Britain -- Man with 'fascination' for Nazis had more than 600 weapons in his home, police say

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Britain -- Reporter denies asking private investigator to make 'corrupt payments' for Epstein records

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: I speak only Irish to my daughter, so why is she not guaranteed a place in our local Gaelscoil?

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Donal Fallon: Wagering on war – dystopia is already here when crypto-gamblers are profiting from death

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Cónal Thomas: Coalition will feel the pressure over its resistance to one-off supports for rising energy costs

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Frederick W Kagan: Four years in, data shows Ukraine is holding its own in war with Russia

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The Irish Independent's View: Government must protect consumers as suppliers start pushing up oil prices

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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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Gaelic Football -- Pat Spillane: I looked at Lionel Messi, it was like looking at David Clifford

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Golf -- 'It was two bad holes, two bad swings' – Rory McIlroy tells Shane Lowry to forget Cognizant Classic meltdown

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Six Nations -- France's incredible rugby talent factory has become the envy of the world game

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News -- 'A farmer might go to the NCT centre to have their car tested, and buy a few cattle in the mart'

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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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Dublin News -- Hoxton hotel noise dispute with Yamamori nightclub due back before High Court

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Dublin News -- UCD students stage protest calling for change after circulation of intimate image of student

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

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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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Kerry charity worker savagely beaten says he 'still feels unsafe' as his attacker pleads for forgiveness

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Plans lodged for 26-home development in Meath village

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News -- 'Huge confusion' in Cork town after pedestrian crossing was moved, councillor says

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New Ross -- Popular Wexford pub reopens under new management

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Ladies Football -- When the credits roll on Gaelic4Mothers&Others the players are still laughing – and having a ball

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

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News -- Local authority to commence compulsory acquisition of Central Hotel site in Cork town

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

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

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'It's not just women of a certain age that come to our shows': Former Nualas stars Sue Collins and Anne Gildea

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Indo Sport podcast: Farrell's 'World Cup' selection | Stockdale's last chance | Prendergast's next step

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Indo Sport podcast: Davy Russell's 'Disneyland' Cheltenham memories | Michael Verney's 2026 Festival Preview

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Movie News -- Dónal Lynch: Now He-Man, the original looksmaxxer, gets the Barbie treatment

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: The victims of Rip-Off Ireland had for once caught perpetrators in the act

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Movie Reviews -- Báite review: Irish-language murder mystery set in the 1970s does the talented Magan family proud

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Theatre & Arts -- Chris Wasser: Poor was far and away the best Irish play of 2025, and it's now back for a second spin

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Fashion -- The 2026 wedding guest dressing rules: Our fashion expert gives the lowdown on what to wear so you don't upstage the bride... or groom

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: Why we all should be using a clarifying shampoo – and five of the best on the market

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

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Travel News -- 'The biggest shutdown we've seen since Covid' - airline and travel industries scramble with fallout from Middle East conflict

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Irish News -- Emotional scenes in Dublin Airport as the first commercial flight back from Middle East to Dublin landed

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Courts -- Former state agency CEO told gardaí he was being 'blackmailed' by sitting senator

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Health -- New 'one-stop' queue for children in mental distress will help them avoid Camhs 'black hole', health committee hears

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Irish News -- Kildare primary school sends 400 children home indefinitely over building safety concerns

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Courts -- 'We're cutting you up, we're killing you' – women jailed for knife attack on grandmother

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Courts -- Bus driver who seriously injured e-scooter rider when he ran red light in his car avoids losing licence

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Courts -- Man who harassed ex-girlfriend and threatened to share intimate images is jailed for three years

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Irish News -- Cork and Kerry unite to host jersey day for brave teen who lost both legs in farm accident

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Politics -- Assessment of need reforms 'tinkering around the edges' of crisis with thousands of children still on waiting list, committee hears

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Politics - latest - | 'Highly unlikely' short-term energy credits will be used to counter price rises amid Middle East war, minister says - 16:01

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

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Corrinne Hasson: Caring for children affects women more, and a change is needed

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The Irish Independent's View: If Donald Trump can't find a way out of his war on Iran, the world will pay a heavy price

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

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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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Andrew Osborn: Russian hardliners urge Kremlin to distance itself from 'monster' Trump

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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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Commercial Property -- Deals done for most Dundalk Business Park sites

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World Business -- US private sector added jobs in February in sign of stabilisation

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Business -- US gets its new 15pc 'global tariff' ready, but Europe holds off on trade deal

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Irish Business -- Government current spending up by 7pc so far this year – faster than predicted in Budget 2026

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Money -- Central Bank paid out €1.2m for old Irish money in the last two years

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In The Workplace -- AIB's Colin Hunt and other top bank executives get another round of massive pay hikes

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Business -- Cairn Homes reports revenue close to €1bn last year as it targets 6,000 new homes for 2027

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Business -- AIB launches €1bn share buyback after €2.2bn profit

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Small Business -- Retail boost for the south east as new shops set to open in Carlow and Kilkenny

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

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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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Irish Business -- Spanish royal Francisco de Borbon says he 'never intended' to be director of controversial Irish firm

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World Business -- Traders want losses during outage at Chicago Mercantile Exchange made good

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World Business -- Apple hikes prices as it adds faster processors to MacBooks

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Business -- US airlines 'exaggerating' impact of potential passenger cap ruling, says Aer Lingus

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Soccer -- Celtic close in on Hearts at top of table after Benjamin Nygren hits winner at Aberdeen

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Golf -- 'Speaking to people over the last few days, it's like someone had passed away' - Upbeat Lowry ready to move on after Cognizant collapse

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Premier League -- Stunning last-gasp strike from super-sub William Osula sees 10-man Newcastle down Man United on Tyneside

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Premier League -- Bukayo Saka's first-half goal enough for Arsneal to grind out win at Brighton and go seven clear at top

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Premier League -- Elliot Anderson puts serious dent in Man City's title hopes as Forest come from behind twice to snatch draw

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Premier League -- Joao Pedro hits hat-trick as Chelsea win on road and close gap on fourth-placed Aston Villa to three points

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Premier League -- Crysencio Summerville strikes again after Bernd Leno error gives Hammers Premier League lifeline

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Golf -- 'No one player is bigger than the team' – Rory McIlroy warns Jon Rahm on Ryder Cup participation

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Six Nations -- Michael Sadlier: From absolute zero to seven-up – what a difference a year makes for Ulster's impact on Andy Farrell's squad

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Golf -- James Corrigan: Come on, Tiger Woods, it's time to answer America's Ryder Cup call at Adare

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Six Nations -- Meet the Welsh: The former gymnast, the American football player and the Leeds-born back-row who thought his dream was over

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Premier League -- Harry Maguire set to appeal 15-month suspended sentence handed down for incident in Greece

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