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This Clontarf home is 200 years old but radiates style and modernity

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Shane Ross: The establishment still can't lay a glove on the untouchable Michael Lowry

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News -- Coolmore company 'deeply sorry' after €100,000 fine for removing hedgerows

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Courts -- Tenant issues High Court proceedings against RTB after he is ordered to pay €20,000 arrears and vacate Dublin apartment

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Dublin News -- What's on in Dublin this St Patrick's weekend – from family fun events to late-night gigs and a coastal walk

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Crime -- Man (30s) due in court after man (50s) left in critical condition following metal bar assault in Dublin estate

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Dublin News -- Man remanded in custody over alleged Dublin park assault that left man in serious condition

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Meet the Wexford trad band going global – 'We were on Bondi Beach wondering how we got there'

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Wicklow people share earliest St Patrick's Day memories, celebration plans and weirdest parade sights

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South Kerry -- Oscar excitement grips Jessie Buckley's hometown as locals believe 'Sam's home, Oscar is on the way'

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Homes -- See inside former parochial house in Tipperary with asking price of €475,000

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News -- New harbour master and major upgrades planned for Aran Islands pier this tourist season

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Comment -- Fewer people are now reading for pleasure — just how worried should we be?

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Irish News -- 'I could do better paintings' — visitors to the National Gallery complained about nudity and too many religious artworks

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TV News -- Katelyn Cummins: 'I hate to be taking the spotlight from Mum on Mother's Day'

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Television -- Today's top TV and streaming picks: The 98th Academy Awards, I Swear and The Towering Inferno

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Irish News -- 'We've kept our emotions in check for so long, but they can't help coming to the surface' – Jessie Buckley's parents fly out for Oscars

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Reviews -- Motoring review: Have you ever seen yourself as a mam with a van? This vehicle may well answer a question you never knew you had

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The book club stay in a lighthouse: 'The howling wind and battering rain outside only made it feel more welcoming'

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Europe -- Butlins at 90: 'It may be missing the charm it once head, but we don't get in the least bit bored during a cold school holiday'

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Irish News -- National Lottery confirm latest millionaire jackpot winner's county

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Politics -- Taoiseach set to march in Philadelphia St Patrick's Day parade today

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Irish News -- Call for employers to be more flexible about staff working from home as commuting costs surge for motorists

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Politics -- New report on hot school meals scheme details high level of unhappiness among parents and schools

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Politics -- Mary Regan: Taoiseach taking it 'day by day' in US as Tuesday with Trump looms

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Irish News -- 'Deliverables still not delivered' on €13m University of Galway digital project

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Comment -- Eoin O'Malley: Jim O'Callaghan dares to do the obvious with new approach to immigration

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Irish News -- Obituary: Ronnie Delany, the Irish Olympic gold medallist and 'gentleman' who proved Irish people could compete at the highest levels on the world stage

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Barry O'Halloran: Donald Trump is learning too late that war is a two-way street

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The Sunday Independent's view: School lunch scheme needs a serious rethink

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Letters: The Government is giving its blessing to US actions in Iran with White House visit

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John Downing: As Gerry Adams tries to rebut old allegations, the ground rules are different this time

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The Irish Independent's View: On Mother's Day, we must remember women shoulder the heaviest burden in times of war

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Katriona O'Sullivan: There's a dark side to menopause and joking about symptoms might be doing more harm than good

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Suzanne Crowe: Mother's Day is an opportunity to honour the older women who laid the foundations for modern Ireland

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Sarah Carey: President Catherine Connolly is gambling with Irish livelihoods by wading into foreign affairs

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Media -- Any Other Business: Outrage stops at the Border when it comes to Cannes trip

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Money -- My Money: 'I once worked on an assembly line and I wrote songs about it. But they were terrible'

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Irish Business -- Councils identify enough land to build half-a-million new homes – but infrastructure worries remain

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Irish Business -- Fried chicken chain backed by Drake and Samuel L Jackson heading to Dublin's former Central Bank HQ

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Business -- Cathal Friel's EGT secures £7.5m in funding for wind energy expansion plan

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Business -- Glenveagh signals housing ramp-up with 2,750 homes planned for this year

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Money -- 'Plenty of scope for energy tax cuts', say experts as motorists head north of the Border for cheaper fuel

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Money -- Number of homeowners in mortgage arrears falls from high of 99,000 to 22,000

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Golf -- 'If I get itchy feet at home, maybe I'll add an event' – Rory McIlroy weighing up plans ahead of the Masters

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Rugby -- Ireland U-20s secure Triple Crown with seven-try demolition of Scotland

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Gaelic Football -- Ronan Wallace's late scoring spree gives Westmeath breathing space against Limerick

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Gaelic Football -- Pat Havern hits 1-10 against Sligo as dazzling Down secure promotion to Division 2

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Soccer -- Watch: Troy Parrott produces moment of magic as he inspires AZ Alkmaar to victory

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Gaelic Football -- Wexford hold off Clare fightback in thrilling promotion battle

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Gaelic Football -- Ryan Donohue snatches dramatic late win for Cavan and sends Offaly down to Division 3

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Premier League -- Bruno Fernandes hits milestone as Manchester United boost Champions League hopes with Villa victory

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Hurling -- Déise boss Peter Queally left frustrated as Waterford relegated following defeat to Tipperary

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Gaelic Football -- Four-star Antrim make light work of Waterford in Dungarvan with 19-point success

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GAA -- Roscommon's Fiona Tully and Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy take top handball honours at All-Ireland 4-Wall Senior Singles

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Motor Sport -- 'It's going to come back to bite them on the arse' – Max Verstappen brands new F1 regulations a 'joke'

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