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North America - LATEST - | Man shot dead by US federal agents in Minneapolis; officials appeal for calm amid unrest

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'We ran out of energy' – Arne Slot rues Liverpool's dramatic defeat to Bournemouth

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Cian McPhillips powers to victory at Indoor Grand Prix in Boston

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Joe Brolly: Unlike travelling bosses, Jimmy's winning matches

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Darragh Stakelum goal leads Tipperary to victory over Galway

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Farm organisations urge 'maximum vigilance' in response to first bluetongue case

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Your money questions: Can I combine my private pension and an investment into a new plan to lower tax?

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Rugby -- 'I started to notice the old neck was beginning to seize' – ex-Munster and Ireland prop John Hayes (52) on the pain he suffers

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: My new girlfriend is from another country and goes to church a lot, which is not my thing. Can we overcome all our cultural differences?

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Irish News -- 'Significant' delays mean up to €35m worth of apartments bought by taxpayer lie idle, as some families have offers rescinded

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Irish News -- France probes link between two baby deaths and milk formula as Irish-made products included in recall

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North America -- JD Vance's journey from 'Scots-Irish hillbilly' to embracing religion – and the Irish Catholic networking guru who played a key role

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Politics -- Mary Regan: Taoiseach is wise to avoid a scrap with Trump while his visit to the White House looms

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GAA - Live - | National Football and Hurling Leagues: Tipp face Galway as Donegal beat Dublin on opening night

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Courts -- Two men accused over €49,000 alleged vehicle‑theft scheme targeting DoneDeal sellers in multiple counties

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Crime -- 'Everyone is burying their heads in the sand' – Six years after his children were killed by their mother, Andrew McGinley still has questions

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Rugby -- 'Blood, sweat and tears have gone into this' – ancient elements of defiance will still guide Connacht in new home

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Irish News -- Dublin Airport warns passengers of disruption as US winter storm hits transatlantic flights

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Money -- 'Just calling up your provider to say you intend to switch usually gets you a discount': How to get the best deals on mobile, broadband and TV

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Health & Wellbeing -- Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy: How the skinny jab made thinness a status symbol – and 'could be worse than a crash diet'

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News -- Michael Healy-Rae 'absolutely' supports granting retention for log cabin homes built without permission

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Irish News -- 'I beg people, if they've got anything, look into your conscience and contact us' - James Nesbitt's tearful plea for help finding Disappeared

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Irish News -- MetroLink boss on his battle to bring the multi-billion euro project back from the brink

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Travel -- Inside the Go Ireland list: How we found 100 true-life treasures for your travels in 2026

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Entertainment - The Traitors: How Co Down strategist Rachel used skills from day job to take home the prize

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Technology -- Businessman John Purdy dies aged 63, just a day after completing business sale

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News -- Nine wallets and purses found inside Westmeath supermarket handed into gardaí

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South Kerry -- Kerry pub with more than a 250 year history shuts its doors for the final time

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: I'm paying €30 a month more than my neighbour for broadband – is it difficult to switch?

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Irish News -- 'A brilliant operator and a great character' – tributes to journalist Paddy Clancy who has died aged 82

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Champions League -- John Aldridge: Jurgen Klopp to Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso to Liverpool? Here's my verdict

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Ireland rugby star Aoife Wafer: 'It's a game I don't think I'll ever be over. Maybe if you ask me in 10 years. But, right now, it still hurts'

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Wellness or well-off? 'It could be a celebrity, an influencer or a medical doctor, but wellness culture is rooted in trying to sell a product'

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Saoirse Hanley: Sitting in a room full of people who were also weeping at Hamnet reminded me just how special the cinema experience can be

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Home help: How can I display pieces from my travels at home without them looking too souvenir-ish?

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Britain -- Trump hails UK troops as 'great and very brave' after Starmer signalled he should apologise for Nato remarks

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Europe -- More than a million without power after Russia launches vast attack on Ukraine as second day of talks end

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Politics -- Declan Power: If defence was a provocative weakness for Greenland, where does that leave Ireland?

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Britain -- Palestine Action hunger striker could die 'within days' after refusing water

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North America -- US releases new Defence Strategy as Trump heaps pressure on Europe over security matters

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Europe -- Ukraine, Russia and US begin talks on territory as Volodymyr Zelensky says peace deal 'nearly ready'

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Conor Skehan: Ireland's role in defending the Atlantic requires watchful eyes rather than warships

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Luke O'Neill: Look on the bright side — science shows happy thoughts can be good for your health

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Sarah Carey: Grok's creepy undressing feature was the final straw, but exodus of politicians from X was long overdue

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'She is 15, living in care and pregnant. She wrote to me politely, carefully, as if afraid of taking up too much space'

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Legal Advice -- 'I am my aunt's main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she's leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?'

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Health -- 'Just because you did it before and didn't die, doesn't mean you won't next time' – frontline doctor's 'chroming' warning as hospitalisations rise

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Crime -- Molly Martens posts her first social media photos since being freed

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Analysis -- Barry O'Halloran: You might think it's about drugs and oil – but Trump's Venezuela intervention is based on age-old policy

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First case of bluetongue found in Republic as virus reaches Wexford herd

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Bluetongue's arrival: The facts about the disease disrupting Europe

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Why Bord Bia's backing of its chairman leaves farmers out in the cold

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Who will be the last dairy farmer standing after price cuts?

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Dublin News -- Clontarf Road to be dug up again for €25m water main project just over a year since cycleway and other water works completed

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council housing chair suggests 'encouraging people away from the city'

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Wexford & District -- Renowned Wexford drama group returning to the National Opera House with evocative and powerful production

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News -- Extension of existing rock armour and creation of dune boardwalk part of coastal protection plan for Strandhill

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Relief in Cork town as 5kms of old pipes replaced by Uisce Éireann

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Man (20s) left neighbour in hospital and with 'blood pouring from his head in vicious glass bottle attack, court hears

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Limerick broadcaster Muireann O'Connell on new grief podcast, losing her dad and love for home

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Dundalk & North -- Rape and murder of Louth woman in Australia inspires One Million Stars display at DkIT

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Lifestyle -- Quaint farmhouse on the market in Co Sligo with a price tag of €279,000

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Wexford & District -- Wexford Pride announce partnership Trans Experience Film Festival – 'It is vital to support spaces that foster queer creativity'

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News -- Man (40s) accused of entering pub and vowing to cut manager's 'head off' with a chainsaw denied bail

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News -- Historic churches, castles, and cottages in Mayo to benefit from restoration funding

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Indo Politics: Trump's trade war averted for now and the government's new state-led childcare plan

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The Indo Daily: 'Nazi Tinder' – The single, lonely Irish users looking to 'breed white'

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Indo Sport podcast: National Football League preview | Inevitable Kerry | The Ger Brennan Era | Tasty Division 2

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Parrott soars | No pep in Pep's step | Slot bemoans pesky low blocks

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Television -- Rule the world: Why Take That and Robbie Williams have stood the test of time while others faded

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Michael McIntyre's Big Show, Apocalypse Now and The Big Fake

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Entertainment -- Worth getting up at 6.30am for — Brendan O'Connor reviews Harry Styles's new single Aperture

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Book Reviews -- Stephen King says it's 'the best crime fiction in 20 years,' but he's underselling this collection by Don Winslow

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Celebrity Features -- How Harry Styles has become a global superstar without breaking a sweat

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Celebrity News -- 'In this band you never know what's coming next – we're very open to Robbie returning' - Take That speak ahead of new Netflix documentary

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Celebrity News -- 'It's about her and her story' – Sophie Turner says she won't play Lara Croft as a 'sex bombshell' in new 'Tomb Raider' series

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Celebrity -- 'I can't sing, I can't dance... but I can retain stuff' – Darragh Ennis of 'The Chase' on becoming a TV star, his new tour and the joke that made Bradley Walsh crack up

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Irish News -- Fair City actor Gerard Jordan and partner expecting ninth child

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Climate Changemakers: 'Offshore windfarms should not be located in key marine habitats'

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Kevin Dundon's winter warmers: 'My ginger and garlic shoulder of lamb is hard to beat. A deeply savoury slow-cooked roast that fills the kitchen with warmth'

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How Dunnes Stores went from 'Better Value' to 'Simply Better' to win the grocery shopping wars

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Travel News -- Mediahuis Ireland journalists and contributors scoop multiple travel journalism awards

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Ireland -- Pól Ó Conghaile: Why you'll forget travel lists, but always remember the music you listened to on that trip

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Irish News -- 'That's my sister waving... the one wearing the maroon shirt' – Dublin's Filipino community's emotional welcome to new city at Portal

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World -- 26 holidays for 2026: Aer Lingus in Cancun, cool cabins in Cavan, a Greek island getaway and a new Galway five-star

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Europe -- I'm an Irish mum who resisted a Eurocamp family holiday for years – but Bella Italia won me over

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Irish News -- RTÉ forced to keep Allianz on show as GAA braced for protests on first weekend of National League season

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Politics -- Indo Politics - Ireland's tricky position in the middle of EU/US tensions

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Irish News -- Blocks of authority apartments sit empty despite housing crises

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Irish News -- 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Philip Doyle reveals how a car crash led to him finding love

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Courts -- How ex-couple in equestrian centre dispute got tangled up with 'Britain's Bernie Madoff'

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Irish News -- MetroLink boss Sean Sweeney on planning issues and how Trump has got in the way of the major infrastructure project

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Irish News -- Survivors' groups condemn 'crass' Troubles-themed US board game

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Courts -- Man 'knocked unconscious and robbed as he lay on city centre street', court hears

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Irish News -- RTÉ says contractual obligation means it must keep Allianz in title of its GAA highlights show

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Health -- 'We felt alone' – mother tells of weeks spent in foreign city for son's life-saving treatment

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Courts -- Intruder who made 'Illuminati' threat to homeowner handed community service order

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Courts -- Gardaí 'saw man handling cannabis through window', court hears

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Louise McSharry: Ordinary people fighting back against ICE's reign of terror? That's the America I still believe in

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Donal Fallon: From coal-throwing protests to acclaim, how 'The Plough and the Stars' stood test of time

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Declan Lynch: Elon Musk's excess baggage gives us a rare glimpse of Michael O'Leary as a hero

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Martina Devlin: Taxing Mexicans for sending money home is meanest example of Trump's undermining world order

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Sam Kiley: Volodymyr Zelensky at Davos – leader decries a 'lost' Europe too reliant on US in face of Russian aggression

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The Irish Independent's View: Trump's volatility has left Europe with one choice – lead or be led

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Mary Regan: Davos was a wake-up call for EU leaders on transatlantic change

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Steve Hendrix: After 75 years, world's longest-running soap still has listeners on the edge of their seats

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Bel Trew: Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' is an absurd and worrying spectacle

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: I've silenced my smartphone apps – if someone really needs me, they can give me a call

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Theodore R Johnson: How Donald Trump's chokehold on control thins democracy in passive America

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Letters: Donald Trump's Board of Peace is just the latest narcissistic move from the US president

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Ciaran Moran: Mercosur has become a zombie trade deal – it won't die and won't live either

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Sam Kiley: No boots on the ice at least, but biggest threat came in what Donald Trump did not say at Davos

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Lorraine Courtney: Is it any wonder people fall for AI relationships when skin and bone versions are now so terrifying?

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Business -- Shares in Bulmers-owner C&C slump 10pc as it cuts profit forecast for the year

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Irish Business -- Powerscourt Distillery to be sold to US investment firm with 'significant investment plans'

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World Business -- Insurance firm Beazley rejects £7.7bn Zurich takeover approach

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Irish Business -- Synge & Byrne outlets in Republic trade on as cafe chain in Northern Ireland shuts doors

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Irish Business -- Sell-out shows by Billie Eilish help 3Arena to €60m in box office takings

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Business -- Almost one in four has had their personal data leaked, new Eir research shows

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Technology -- Adrian Weckler: O'Leary v Musk and the era of AI slop flooding our social media feeds

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Money -- 'Waiting a few weeks can save hundreds over a year': How to pay less for your gym membership

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Business -- Airline profitability in 2026 will be boosted by low oil prices, says Avolon

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World Business -- Positive US economic data pushes back rate-cut expectations

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Technology -- Ireland's share option schemes are a turn-off for 96pc of SMEs, survey shows

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Money -- 'It's a quick win and can save you hundreds each year': How to switch home insurance providers and get a better deal

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World Business -- SpaceX lines up banks to lead stock-market flotation

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Business -- Wexford-based Scurri records strongest year to date with 180m shipments processed in 2025

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Business -- At least €3.7m unaccounted for as liquidators appointed to investment firm

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Gaelic Football -- Michael Langan points the way for Donegal as Ger Brennan's Dublin begin league campaign in defeat

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Hurling -- Last-gasp Mark Fanning free seals Wexford win over Antrim in Davy Fitzgerald's frustrating Model County return

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Hurling -- Derry no match for five-goal Kingdom in Division 2 mismatch at Celtic Park

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Ladies Football -- Kerry begin league title defence with victory over Dublin

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Hurling -- Meath earn revenge over London making up for the Exiles' last visit to Royal territory

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Premier League -- Manchester City find a solution for their Erling Haaland problem as win against Wolves ends horror week

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Gaelic Football -- Jack Flynn on fire as Royals get off to dream start against Derry

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Soccer -- In-form Alan Browne strikes again for promotion-chasing Middlesbrough

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Rugby -- Heartbreak for Ulster in Llanelli as Scarlets score last-gasp try

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Premier League -- Cristian Romero's last-minute goal rescues point for Tottenham at Burnley as Thomas Frank continues to feel heat from fans

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Hurling -- Carlow hurlers see off 14-man Down hitting two goals in five-minute blitz

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Rugby -- Watch: Australian rugby player fractures eye socket in training ground bust-up

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Premier League -- West Ham's survival bid gathers more pace with win over Sunderland

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