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Politics - LATEST - | 'I was trying to calm it down... you don't expect people to be taping you' – Bertie Ahern defends immigrant comments on viral video

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Galway hit stride in extra time to see of challenge of battling Wexford

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Courts -- Conviction for two Georgian men who attempted to evade immigration at Kerry Airport

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Middle East -- LIVE

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Courts -- Hospitality firm ordered to pay €10,000 for 'humiliating' remark about worker by company boss

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Irish News -- Batches of chicken products from several retailers recalled by FSAI over salmonella presence

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Courts -- Mel Sutcliffe asset firm attempted to 'weaponise' threat of legal costs over sale of Ballsbridge property, says judge

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North America -- Alex Murdaugh's convictions for murder of wife and son struck down by US court

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Britain -- 'My relationship with my mum is such a complicated thing. I'm annoyed at what she did' – man 'abducted' by mother at 11

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Golf -- 'Rory's got two options: he could sit at home or he could come out and play' – Pádraig Harrington on McIlroy's toenail woes

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Politics -- Energy market competition 'performing reasonably well' but regulator says Ireland has highest prices in Europe

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Technology -- LinkedIn planning to cut staff as tech industry layoffs continue

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News - 'She's taken it all in her stride' – Roscommon teen (18) with 12 months to live plans dream trip to LA

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Bill Linnane: I've turned my son into a voracious reader – he even does chores for books. So what's my secret?

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'Out in the dark with no lights': the Longford farmer keeping a 900‑year island tradition alive

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Máirín Ní Ghadhra: Dúshláin bhreise le sárú ag páirtithe an rialtais de bharr fhearg an phobail

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Six Nations -- 'The day that I was out of the leg brace on one side was the day I was getting surgery on the other knee'

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Parenting -- Empty weekend parenting – is this what busy families need to reset and recover?

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Europe -- Eurovision Song Contest gets off to a tense start, Israel qualifies for the final

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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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Europe -- Why Israel wasn't banned from Eurovision 2026 despite five country boycott

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North America -- Drug counsellor who delivered Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him jailed

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North America -- Trump appoints new ICE director to lead immigration crackdown after Noem chaos

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Oliver Callan: Pornhub should try sponsoring a bike shed if it wants to win the approval of official Ireland

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Lorraine Courtney: 'Stalled Dublin' will stay gridlocked until we stop dithering about public transport and bike lanes

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Kate Devlin: Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham or Angela Rayner – why the path to No 10 is not an easy one for likely challengers

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Sam Kiley: Vladimir Putin's claim that war is near an end betrays his desperation as Ukraine soldiers turn the dial on frontlines

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Tom Harris: UK prime minister Keir Starmer is deluded and has misunderstood the constitution

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee: Confident Xi Jinping on solid ground as he gets ready to welcome a Donald Trump weakened by missteps

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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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Hurling -- 'Strange' scenario sees prodigal son Brian Dowling trying to take down his native Kilkenny with Kildare

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'I'm not thinking about running away but I can't do the job on my own. I need us all to be on the same boat'

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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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Forestry & Enviro -- They were told to plant a pension. Then the storm came

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

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Dublin News -- Government 'perpetuating human rights violations' by delaying regeneration of Dublin flats

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Dublin -- 'It's so frustrating' – Dublin councillor campaigns against the 47 'ghost bus'

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Dublin -- 'Vulnerable children would have to travel 60km a day just to get to school' – a Dublin 15 parent on her 'crusade' for a special education school

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Dublin News -- 'I was a child at his mercy' – former student's allegations against Wexford teacher who is now principal in Dublin

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Courts -- Appeal date set for garda given road ban for driving dangerously while chasing illegal scramblers

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry community left furious after 'soul destroying' attack on its River Walk

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News -- Cork city councillors vote to strip George Mitchell of Freedom of the City – 'it should be revoked'

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Music News -- Beastie Boy's Mike D added to Beyond the Pale line-up as part of first tour since Adam Yauch's death

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News -- Young boy hospitalised after he was struck by a vehicle in Kildare

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News -- Ten abandoned kittens rescued in Drogheda after teenagers hear cries from plastic bag

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News -- Galway's Pálás Cinema in limbo after new operator pulls out of talks – 'It's time to cut it loose'

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News -- Homeowners left 'terrified' as gardaí hunt burglary gang behind daring broad daylight house raids in Midlands

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Wexford & District -- 'He's an absolute gentleman' – Dermot O'Leary adds to excitement at RNLI events in Wexford village

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Indo Sport podcast: Explainer – The racism allegation that has rocked ladies football

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Indo Sport podcast: The GAA Roundtable | Paidi Ó Sé's Westmeath summer | Roscommon's rise | Kilkenny in trouble

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Indo GAA podcast: Roscommon have no fear | Don't forget about Kerry's backs | Ulster final preview

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Money Talks: I made AI my financial therapist. Is it saving me any money?

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TV Reviews -- 'Rivals' season two: The very definition of wonderful TV escapism – full of rotters, scoundrels and, well, sex

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Theatre & Arts -- John Jobson: 'I have had a work returned to me because, in the buyer's opinion, it didn't match her curtains'

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Book Reviews -- Other People's Lives is Kathleen MacMahon's 'life of a woman who, when her children are eventually out from under her feet, might look for a second act'

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Entertainment -- Katseye announce Dublin gig on Wildworld tour

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TV Reviews -- 'Wrestling with Trump' review: Playful and disturbing look at how Trump lifted his bulldozer style from wrestling's playbook

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14 stylish wedding guest dresses for every budget

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Filming of Beatles biopic is going 'incredible', says Ringo actor Barry Keoghan

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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 News -- Samsung denies 'allegations of intentional misuse' over Dua Lipa photo used to sell TVs

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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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Parenting -- Pints & Ponytails: The Cork hairdresser teaching dads to style their daughters' hair

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Reviews -- Next-generation Audi Q3 is full of tech, comfort and luxury – and it looks stunning too

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Life -- Chloë finds a hobby: Bowling is supposed to be easy... I miss every single pin

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Health Features -- Ask The Doctor: I get frequent headaches at work. How do I know if it is eye strain or something more serious?

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Ireland -- 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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Travel News -- 'It turns out bits of it come from the 11th century' – hopes that Dublin's Bullitt hotel will eventually open in 2028

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World -- Family fun in Florida: After Orlando's theme parks, we headed to PCB for a completely different vibe

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

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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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Courts -- Young man who suffered brain injury from car crash settles High Court action for €1.1m

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Politics -- Justice Minister warned that more action needed to tackle online threats because AI is 'coming like an express train'

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Irish News -- Unions accept invitation to talks in bid to resolve ambulance workers dispute, but strike still planned for next week

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Courts -- Court gives go ahead for meeting for proposed €1.6bn sale of Permanent TSB to Austrian banking group

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Courts -- 'Daddy's choking mammy' – children ran screaming for help as father attacked wife, court hears

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Politics -- 'Demeaning and degrading' to send women away for three days, says Labour TD as Government to vote on abortion bill

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Politics -- Government faces calls to force social media platforms to turn off recommender algorithms

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Irish News -- Dara Calleary says 'loads of people' suggesting him as Fianna Fail's next leader

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Politics -- More than 200 fake websites targeted Irish residents with scams last year

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Irish News -- 'We haven't been listened to', says paramedic as workers in National Ambulance Service go on strike

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Irish News - 07:30

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Irish News -- Hairdresser, Kiwi O'Sullivan, behind Pints and Ponytails an evening for dads learning to do their daughter's hair

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Irish News -- Universities 'manipulating' the points system for prestige

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Politics -- Principals join chorus of voices accusing Irish universities of driving up CAO points

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John Downing: Keir Starmer has not totally rescued UK-Irish relations, but he's markedly improved things

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The timing of the coup against Starmer helps one candidate – here's how

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Celia Walden: Gen Z think being 10 minutes late to work is OK. I can't stand it

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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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Letters: Sarah Carey's column on bar mitzvahs should be required reading for misguided protesters

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The Irish Independent's View: Keir Starmer is out of danger for now, but the crisis is not over

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

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

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Ben Riley-Smith: Speech shows it's same old Keir Starmer, but with feeling

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

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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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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Dr Mireia Roca Cabau: 'I love surgery and building things, so I jumped at chance to set up a clinic'

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World Business -- Sterling fall means turmoil in Westminster rebounds on Irish exporters

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World Business -- Strait of Hormuz stand-off drives energy prices higher as Trump heads for China

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Irish Business -- Trump administration delays plan to suspend tariffs on beef imports

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Commercial Property -- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown property arm seeks developer of site for 1,150 homes

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In The Workplace -- Workplace Relations Commission rejects racial bias complaint against Google

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Irish Business -- DAA named as partner for new €6bn international airport in Vietnam

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Irish Business -- PTSB gets extension to send out takeover offer paperwork

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Technology -- Ireland's online safety boss leaves to become ComReg commissioner

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Technology -- EBay rejects $56bn takeover bid from smaller retailer GameStop

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Money -- Trading app Lightyear links up with Kraken to launch crypto platform in Ireland

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The Big Tech Show -- 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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Commercial Property -- Iran war and fuel protests trigger surprise slowdown in housebuilding

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World Business -- Stock markets resemble peak of dot-com bubble, warns Burry

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Soccer -- Identity of alleged Southampton spy revealed as Luke Ayling tells FA not to pursue Taylor Harwood-Bellis allegation

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Women's Sport -- Australian Football exploring feasibility of adding an Irish franchise to women's league

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Ladies Football - Exclusive - | Mayo's Hannah Reape cleared to play in opening All-Ireland rounds after Galway red card is rescinded - 18:45

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Ulster Rugby -- Stuart McCloskey to miss Challenge Cup final as Ulster's injury woes stack up

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Golf -- Jim Furyk promises to give Ryder Cup battle at Adare as JP McManus lines up hurling tickets for US skipper

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Munster Rugby -- Connacht prop Jack Aungier 'really excited' for future after signing two-year deal with Munster

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Premier League -- Man United hierarchy to tell Jim Ratcliffe he should appoint Michael Carrick as permanent boss

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Soccer -- Jose Mourinho to be named Real Madrid manager despite opposition of club legends

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Rugby -- Eddie Jones suspended by Japan and docked pay after abusing match officials

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Soccer -- New Southampton row as player accused of mocking rival's stammer

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Hurling -- John Kiely has no issue with player discipline despite successive red cards as Limerick prepare for Waterford

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Hurling -- 'Dublin had that extra bit about them' – Capital's hurlers take centre stage in Wexford for return of Saturday Game Live

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