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Irish News - Latest - | Larry Murphy 'being looked at again' after tip received that something was buried near his former home

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Cold‑case killer Noel Long mounts appeal against historic conviction for Nora Sheehan murder

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Brentford avoid FA Cup upset to set up last 16 clash with West Ham

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Ruth Negga and Rhiannon Giddens receive honorary doctorates from University of Limerick

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Serial child abuser Patrick Harte faces sentencing next month for assaults on eight boys as victim tells court 'nobody cared, nobody ever apologised'

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The 'cheating' accusations, secret filming, and curling scandal engulfing the Winter Olympics

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Weather - Breaking - | Met Éireann issues snow, wind and rain warnings for 12 counties with more flooding and disruption forecast

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Six Nations -- Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Why Andy Farrell has to take responsibility for his role in the great Irish out-half debate

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Book Reviews -- How Tucker Carlson cosied up to Donald Trump and became Hated by All The Right People

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Health Features -- 'I managed to get from high cholesterol to normal in three months without medication – here's how I did it'

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Opinion -- Emma Nolan: The Hoxton has misjudged Dubliners' anger over the proliferation of hotels and the loss of nightlife

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Celebrity News -- 'I didn't think a heart attack would happen to me at 46' – country music singer Michael English's 'shock' at health scare

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Food Reviews -- The vegetable soup supermarket taste test: 'With a nice simple list of real ingredients, this chunky soup is the closest to homemade'

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Celebrity -- Godfather star Robert Duvall dies aged 95

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Courts -- Michael Flatley in fresh High Court battle with ex-solicitor over Cork mansion files and alleged unpaid fees

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Courts -- Butcher (40) jailed for 13 years after sexually abusing three of partner's younger sisters

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Irish News -- 'We have no alternative' – family ordered to remove mobile home while renovating 100-year-old cottage in Tipperary planning dispute

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Politics -- Tánaiste Simon Harris hopes new savings strategy will be included in next budget

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TV Reviews -- Pat Stacey: Disney+ drama about tragic Kennedy relationship is a grinding bore

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Courts -- Criminals who dumped teenager Keane Mulready Woods' body parts across Dublin jailed for six years each

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Irish News -- Man (78) jailed for sexual assault of four-year-old granddaughter while reading her bedtime stories

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International Soccer -- Troy Parrott interview: 'I've done all my watching. The goosebumps are gone a little bit now'

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Six Nations -- Tony Ward: Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley deserve so much better than this online vilification

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Courts -- Man who killed 'intruder' put on 23‑hour lockup after 'punishment' attack in jail, court told

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South Kerry -- Centuries old Kerry hotel sold to American investment company

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Health & Wellbeing - Ask Allison: I have social anxiety and find things like going into shops difficult. Should I push myself?

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Courts -- Solicitors in legal dispute after mistakenly paying almost €100,000 to estate of deceased client

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Health -- 'The IVF suggestion was dropped so casually. We were like, what the f**k?' – former 'Fair City' actor Aoibheann McCaul talks about her fertility journey

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Dublin News -- 'Spirit of the people makes it a special place' – Liberties locals pushing for Unesco World Heritage status

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Celebrity News -- Comedian Sil Fox: 'False sex assault claim wrecked my life. I lost all my work... it's affecting my mental health'

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Europe -- Three hotels in Tenerife: My tour took me north, south, to some delicious meals and a 'Burren by the sea'

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'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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Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ clash over request to see station's pay-scandal files

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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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'I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel conflicted' - Irish parents on the true costs and savings of taking kids out of school for holidays

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'I can't help thinking this is the best first date I've ever had' – searching for love offline

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Exclusive - | Gary Lineker: 'What I remember from that period of my life was a recurring dream I would be carrying a little white coffin'

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Britain -- Andrew is not above the law, says top UK prosecutor as police investigate Epstein links

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Europe -- Mourners in Moscow mark two-year anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death

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Europe -- Terror charges for suspect in alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Vienna

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World News -- FBI seeking DNA match from glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home as Savannah issues video update

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Britain -- British Government pledges crackdown on social media platforms to protect children

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Europe -- EU envoy Kaja Kallas hits back at 'Europe-bashing' after Rubio speech offers olive branch

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World News -- Iran offers nuclear compromise to Donald Trump for first time as talks set to continue

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Fionnán Sheahan: Healy-Rae brothers discover there's a cost to power as they 'can't ride both horses'

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James Lawless: New healthcare places at third level will help transform brain drain into brain gain

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Suzanne Crowe: Placing architectural objections ahead of the interests of patients is obnoxious

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Tanya Sweeney: 'We're living in the Peak A**hole Era and there's nothing anyone can do about it'

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The Irish Independent's View: Get reckless repeat drunk drivers off our roads for good

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Letters: How Pancake Tuesday helps me keep memories of my beloved mother alive

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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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Crime -- The five men identified by the Kinahan gang's 'intelligence network' as being Regency gunmen and what became of them

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Irish News -- GP who failed to recognise critical condition of girl (10) who died from treatable illness is found guilty of poor performance

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Soccer - Breaking - | Michael Obafemi's World Cup hopes over as ankle injury ends his season

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Premier League -- Inside Dominik Szoboszlai's main-character energy season and the unavoidable comparison with a past Liverpool number 8

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Premier League -- Patrice Evra interview: I said to James Milner 'are you going to follow me to the toilet?'

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News -- Majority of farmers believe providing herd TB history should be mandatory at point of sale, ESRI study finds

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News -- Ciaran Moran: Bovine TB – the €700m problem we can't fix until farmers themselves believe fixing it is possible

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Forestry & Enviro -- Urgent action is needed to save Wexford beach as erosion intensifies following recent storms

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Comment -- Eddie Punch: Irish agriculture is stuck in groupthink and farmers are paying the price

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Tillage -- Cheap imports, costly consequences: why Ireland must question Mercosur food

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Irish News -- 'If I don't get a grant, I'll be out of business' – garage owners tell of six-figure losses caused by recent flooding in Dublin

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News -- New Lidl store in Donegal opens following relocation and employment of over 30 people

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Delight in rural Leitrim as over 900 properties to get broadband upgrade

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Meet the Louth mum and STEM educator behind 'The Code Lab'

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Cork and Kerry ambulance service sees 'shocking' 50 per cent rise in aborted calls

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News -- Wicklow road closures and N11/M11 night works to cause diversions this week

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Drogheda & South -- Staff member attacked at Louth hospital's Emergency Deparment

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News -- Planning permission granted for 28 new homes in Tipperary despite local objections

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Wicklow & District -- 'We are in a much better position now' — Wicklow school celebrates €13,000 raised through extraordinary community effort

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Courts -- Man verbally abused gardaí before refusing breath sample, court hears

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | GAA 'piggery' | Kim's magic LIV comeback | Will's first impression

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Indo Sport podcast: The Rugby Show | The toxic ten debate | Ireland's game plan vs Leinster's style

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The Indo Daily: Is The Monk bound for Dáil Éireann? And does he even want to be a politician?

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The Indo Daily: Killer dentist Colin Howell's daughter on learning her father murdered her mother

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TV News -- Israeli producer of hit TV series Tehran found dead in Athens hotel room

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Entertainment - BREAKING - | Vogue Williams announced as Dublin St Patrick's Parade Grand Marshal

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Books -- Daniel Sellers: 'I read Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans? when I was 12 or 13. I was outraged by the trick she played'

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TV News -- 'Find your joy in dance' – Niamh Kavanagh latest celebrity to exit Dancing With The Stars

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: I feel ostracised in my prayer group and want to leave but I'm afraid of what people will say

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Food News -- Notions and necessities: From photo exhibitions to new theatre, true-crime experiences and dreamy retreats, it's all here

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Hair -- Triona McCarthy: Want to know how to get locks like Kendall Jenner? I've got the inside on the latest hair scents and balms

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Health & Wellbeing -- From the wilderness of the West to a thriving Wexford business – The remarkable story behind The Sweaty Horsebox sauna experience

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Health & Wellbeing -- Galway boy (9) starts GoFundMe for autism charity that treated him 'with kindness and love'

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Recipes -- Healthy eating: 'Instead of sugar-coated white carbs on Pancake Tuesday, we're making tangy, badass kimchijeon'

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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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How the other half lives: Walking with wolfhounds and unfussy elegance of the Lodge at Ashford Castle

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Hotel review: 'We're a golf hotel', I'm told – but don't let that put you off this new coastal bolthole

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Irish News -- Explainer: Why are Irish citizens advised against travel to Cuba and what does it mean for my holiday or insurance?

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Irish News -- Man (63) jailed for eight years after he attacked wife with boiling water and claw hammer while she slept

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Courts -- Father says son jailed for drugs, theft and burglary spree 'never stood a chance with parents like us'

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Irish News -- Vogue Williams has been confirmed as the 2026 Grand Marshal of the Dublin St Patrick's Day parade

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Courts -- Canadian delivery driver caught with €716k of cannabis at Dublin Airport jailed for five years

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Courts -- Man who broke into house for shortcut after getting soaked in stream on golf course avoids jail

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Politics -- Sinn Féin to boycott White House events on St Patrick's Day

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Courts -- Man who repeatedly raped sister-in-law jailed for 12 years

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Politics -- No need for State apology over Troubles-era extradition policy, minister says

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Crime -- Former Army officer and businessman released from prison after sentence for raping teen boys

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Eilis O'Hanlon: God loves a trier, but ICE detainee Seamus Culleton took one chance too many

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Eoin O'Malley: Just because they're conspiracy theorists doesn't mean they're crazy

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Bryan Dobson: Long-term effect of school closures must be among our pandemic lessons

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Brenda Power: If male murderers like the Canadian shooter are described as female, crime statistics are meaningless

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Brendan O'Connor: As tech titans boast about making humans obsolete, should we maybe talk about this AI thing?

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Sarah Breen: My true crime obsession could not survive Dublin's godforsaken serial killer exhibition

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Declan Lynch: Donald Trump and the Rev Ian Paisley — you could call them kindred spirits

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Shane Ross: Jim Ratcliffe has given two fingers to Machester United fans – and players

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'It's become urgent now': the Irish people returning home from the US in the shadow of Trump's immigration crackdown

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Letters: It's up to parents to protect children online, not wait for the Government to intervene

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Luke O'Neill: How to reduce your risk of developing the cancer that killed 'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek

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Máiría Cahill: The fall from grace of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and associates is entirely deserved

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Richard Curran: We got too comfortable with the ATM of corporate cash – it's time to bat for EU

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Letters: We must focus on dialogue and bridge-building, not boycotts, in Middle East

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Sarah Carey: Rookies in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael need to recognise stability is worth more than gold

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Business -- Financial services body begins work on new SIA products

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Business -- The week ahead in business: former Italian prime minister gives speech at DCU, and a host of corporate results

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Money -- Michael Houghton: Why deemed disposal matters less than you think

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Media -- Any Other Business: How much do you think the Cabinet pays people to post on social media?

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In The Workplace -- Gina London: There's a St Valentine's Day gift that I hope you gave to yourself

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Money -- Your Questions Answered: 'A holiday platform had me pay via bank transfer. Have I been scammed?'

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Irish Business -- Ken Fisher: Job losses don't predict anything. Stocks priced it all long ago, and moved on

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Irish Business -- 'We are heading for a summer of chaos' – crisis looms at Irish airports over air traffic control issues

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Irish Business -- Fledgling start-ups tap into the vital 'three Cs' with Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme

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Irish News -- Leading bin collection company hikes charges again

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Business -- Richard Curran: EU re-classification of regions set to hit several counties hard. Could it be time for our own internal structural funds?

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Irish Business -- 'It's in good hands' – Former Global Shares boss Tim Houstoun retires from role in renamed JP Morgan Workplace Solutions... to invest in more Irish companies

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Irish Business -- Irish funds delivering €1bn to midsize firms – but focus must include growing start-ups

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Technology -- Steve Dempsey: Maybe social media bans can protect the children – and the adults too

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Money -- Dotcom deja vu: How to shield your finances from an AI stock crash, according to the experts

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Horse Racing -- 'This season is definitely better going to Cheltenham than it was for me last year,' says in-form jockey Jack Kennedy

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Rugby -- IRFU investigates 'cowardly' online racist abuse of Edwin Edogbo

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Gaelic Football -- Jim McGuinness content to play waiting game on Ballybofey for championship opener

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Gaelic Football -- Cork U-20 star lights it up while superb Pres Athenry goal in vain – Five GAA highlights from the schools' championships

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League of Ireland -- Dundalk agree deal to sell promising defender Vinnie Leonard to Norwich

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Six Nations -- Ireland report no fresh injuries ahead of Twickenham visit despite Garry Ringrose scare

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Golf -- 'I don't see why I can't make it to the top again' – Anthony Kim enjoys massive world rankings jump after fairytale win in Adelaide

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GAA -- 'They're doing this to tell us not to have big backroom teams' – Kieran McGeeney on Croke Park's latest amateur status moves

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Soccer -- Glenn Whelan moves on from caretaker Wigan role as club stalwart Gary Caldwell takes over for rescue mission

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Ladies Football -- Dublin ladies set for Championship dress rehearsal with Lillies coming to town

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Six Nations -- 'It takes a lot to break kids like that. But I've seen it affect people. The keyboard warriors need to cop on'

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