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Irish News -- Vulture fund debt firm offers €250 gift voucher to homeowners in mortgage arrears if they engage with it

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Wu Yize reveals mother's health struggles and huge sacrifices to become world snooker champion

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Politics -- Student loan write-off scheme being examined by Government to keep healthcare workers in Ireland after college

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Legal Advice -- 'My late husband's family are pressuring me to hand our farm back to them'

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'There's a bit of a buzz about being older': Liz McManus on ageing, life after politics and why she thinks Trump is a monster

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'Secrecy around money can damage trust quickly' – the unhealthy financial habits that can hurt relationships

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Long-running family dispute over Galway land settled by rental records and squatter's rights

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Gaelic Football -- Colm Keys: Kerry v Donegal already feels like a fixture with the capacity to shape All-Ireland race

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Middle East - LIVE - | South Korea to probe ship fire in Strait of Hormuz, Trump blames Iranian attack

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Irish News -- 'It's not really an enjoyable experience any more' – the 'vintage' shopping boom sending charity store prices soaring

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Champions League -- Miguel Delaney: Diego Simeone tries to get inside Arsenal's heads and raise the stakes

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Health & Wellbeing -- Everyone's talking about: Shakti mats – does lying on a bed of spikes really help relieve back pain and stress?

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Courts -- Father-of-seven rained 'blow after blow' on man in a 'sustained' assault

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Health -- 'No one prepares you for the identity shift becoming a mother brings' – mother of three on perinatal depression struggles

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Politics -- Who are the Dublin Central by-election candidates?

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Health -- Children with asthma going without vital medication because their parents can't afford it, new survey finds

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Irish News -- 'What matters is I finished it alive' – heart attack survivor who 'died' for four minutes on completing Dublin City Half Marathon

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Health Features -- When your child has an eating disorder: 'Get curious about how it is serving them – because I promise you it is'

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Dublin News -- Cinco de Mayo in Dublin: 'It's good to have a reason to celebrate, there's a community here who are really supportive'

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Life -- Wicklow pals ready for 10,000-mile rally adventure to Kazakhstan and back

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Irish News -- Jordan Adams completes day eight of 32-day fundraising run in Ireland

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Videos -- Family of Veronica Guerin launch Truth and Transparency event in her honour

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Irish News -- No prosecutions under 'ticket touting' legislation in five years as resale market continues to see high prices

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Irish News -- What are the main problems in Galway West ahead of the upcoming by-election?

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Life -- 'Mum left Kilkenny at 16, Dad left the West Bank at 14, and they met in London' – Hannah Khalil on her Irish-Palestinian heritage

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News -- Tipperary farmer permanently barred from former family lands sold to Maurice Regan

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Family -- Chrissie Russell: I don't care if your dog is 'just being friendly' – I've run out of patience with bad dog owners and their out-of-control mutts

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Leinster Rugby -- 'It hasn't been a straight road' – Gritty Leinster singing from same hymn sheet as they embrace battle on two fronts

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Books -- Keeping up with the Kardashians can be exhausting in this compelling peek into the lives of the world's most famous celebrity family

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Interiors -- Derval O'Rourke: 'If my house was burning down, I'd grab my coffee machine and the kids and hope the dog follows'

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Irish News -- How tiny Donegal community was torn apart in 1943 by horrors of far-distant war and a mysterious mine

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'We've successfully left the Áras, but we haven't successfully arrived here yet' – Michael D Higgins on the challenges of adjusting to life back in Galway

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Actress Leigh Arnold: 'Losing a child so suddenly, I felt like I was living hell on earth'

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Builder who boasted about work on 'Room to Improve' withdraws from mediation with couple in 'nightmare' extension project

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EXCLUSIVE - | How Dee Forbes' silence left a trail of confusion and controversy at RTÉ

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Sarah Carey: Do you believe the Rapture is coming? Millions of Americans do – and here's why that matters

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Middle East -- Iran will be 'blown off face of earth' if US ships attacked, Donald Trump warns

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Australasia -- Daughter of Bondi Beach victim describes hate she has received after mass shooting during Hanukkah celebrations last year

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Europe -- Woman 'cut off her bigamist husband's penis' as he took a nap

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Europe -- Mounting paranoia over Putin's safety sees staff banned from using mobile phones and surveillance systems installed in workers' homes

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Asia-Pacific -- 'Like a rat scurrying across the street' – China compares Taiwanese president to a rodent for evading its bid to thwart Africa visit

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Europe -- Kremlin threatens 'massive retaliation' on Kyiv if parade disrupted

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North America -- Off-campus 'dental visit' sparks new health fears about Trump

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David W Higgins: Irish house prices more than quadrupled during the 1970s oil crisis – and increases are likely this time around too

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Ksenia Samotiy: Phasing out Ukrainian refugee accommodation makes sense but let's also have compassion

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Brianna Parkins: The thing I like most about Ireland is that it preserves its heritage, but the new plan for Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is the latest symptom of beige-ification

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Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer: Troop cuts show limits of Nato's efforts to keep Trump on board

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Letters: What Pixar and Tennyson teach us about the urgency of climate responsibility

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' complicates search for a way out of war

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Courts -- Woman who lost trip case against Supermac's brings challenge over judge's All-Ireland tickets comment

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I started a pension in my early 40s. What do I need to do to catch up and have a comfortable retirement?'

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Interiors -- Self-build story: 'My health isn't great day-to-day so creating a home that feels calm, functional and peaceful was incredibly important'

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Food Reviews -- Lucinda O'Sullivan's restaurant review: 'I'm sure the terrace will be packed all summer – but what a difference smiling service would have made'

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Soccer -- Cesc Fabregas: 'Some people had time to plan their coaching career. Me, I didn't. I retired. All of a sudden I'm a coach'

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Gaelic Football -- Shock therapy, hooter-gate, 'Maurice Fitz-McCarron' – 8 great reasons why provincial championships are alive and kicking

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Tighter EU budget likely to fuel fresh fight over 'active farmer' definition

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Why profit per hour is becoming a bigger focus at the 86‑cow Newford Farm

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Sharp gains for lighter stores prompt margin concerns among agents

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Factory quotes hold firm as Northern demand counters UK beef price falls

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Beef animals make up majority of 5,500 missing and stolen cattle

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News -- Cork pensioners finally move into new house after devastating fire – 'we can make it a home again'

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North & West Kerry -- Developer that wants to demolish old cinema in Listowel has contract to purchase the site

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Bray -- Calls for extra school-time bus services as Wicklow students face overcrowding and long waits

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Other Sports -- Meet the Wexford athlete who used the London Marathon as perfect warm-up for Special Olympics summer games

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News -- See inside 1940s Galway property with sea views up for sale at €785k

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Row broke out in Kerry nightclub toilet over spilt drink

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Louth man had knives while on suspended sentence for serious assault

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Row erupts as Tipperary councillor claims others 'piggybacking' on road project

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Wexford barber who swapped cooking for cutting hair celebrates milestone anniversary

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Over 1,200 signatures for petition to fund 'essential' rail and bus services linking Athenry to Galway city

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Friday mailbag | LIV dies | An eye-watering World Cup | Rugby not moving the dial?

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Indo Politics: Cabinet divisions exposed, Airbnb register rows, and the fallout from the Jim Glennon scandal continues

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The Big Tech Show: Was Tim Cook good or bad for the world?

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The Indo Daily: Sean McGovern: The secret messages that brought down the Kinahans' inner circle

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Television -- Today's TV and streaming picks: Interior Design Masters, Jamie's Ultimate BBQ and Kingsman – The Golden Circle

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TV News -- 'Should I Marry a Murderer?': The incredible story of how one woman used a Red Bull can to help catch killer fiancé

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Irish News -- U2, Bob Geldof and Thin Lizzy – the £15 gig that divided opinion and shook the RDS

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Book News -- John Connolly: 'I had a long-standing animosity towards Irish fiction and Irish writing'

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Book Reviews -- Crime novels and thrillers to read this May from John Connolly to Matthew Hall

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Sex & Relationships -- Dear Mary: My friend won't leave her cheating husband and I feel complicit in her fake life. I want to drop the friendship

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Food & Drink -- Notions and necessities: From storywriting and art-making events to fashion pop-ups and new non-alcoholic beers, it's all here

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: 'Whether you're a guest, bride or groom, here are my top wedding tips, tricks and product picks'

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Fashion -- William Costelloe: 'It had to be right - dad was a hard man to please'

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Music -- Sara Bareilles: 'I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing. I started writing songs that I thought sounded like things on the radio. And then I got angry with myself'

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'Burned out, I quit my job to build cabins in the Irish woods – it's meant to feel like a warm hug'

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'It feels like a little van with a lot of heart' – we converted an old school bus into a beachside stay

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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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'It was over 40C, which is too hot to bear' – more Irish families want to beat extreme heat on holidays, but can 'coolcations' really work?

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The best place in the world for a night out – my love letter to Belfast and its workman's club of craic

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It's the Algarve, but not as you know it - my trip beyond the beaches in sunny south Portugal

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Courts -- Woman let account be used to launder crime proceeds

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Irish News -- Irish woman who shouted 'all Britons should die' convicted of race hate crime

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Irish News -- How college society is raising awareness of women's health – with a social twist

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Politics -- 'Valerie's Law' stripping parents who kill partner of automatic guardianship rights goes to Cabinet

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Irish News -- Voters in Dublin Central and Galway West bye-elections must register by Tuesday

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Irish News -- Man killed in Cavan tractor crash named locally, cyclist dies after hitting railings in Co Laois

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Irish News -- Crime World wins award for best news website relaunch at European Digital Media Awards 2026

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Irish News -- Emergency services carry out training exercise simulating Luas tram incident in Dublin

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Courts -- Father-of-three refused bail after allegedly stabbing ex-partner's father during Finglas dispute

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Irish News -- Dramatic scenes as emergency services carry out training simulation on the Luas Red Line

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Irish News -- Hundreds take part in anti-abortion rally in Dublin

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Politics - latest - | Taoiseach says nuclear power should be examined as option for Ireland - 15:23

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Fionnán Sheahan: It's the economy, stupid, and whether the voters are feeling the benefits in their pockets

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The Irish Independent's View: Spain's dogged focus on renewables a valuable lesson for Ireland in increasingly fuel-insecure world

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Declan Lynch: From a shocking miss to musical own goals, RTÉ loves to kick itself when it is down

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Fionnán Sheahan: Fianna Fáil's Rambo takes a hit as his military manoeuvres backfire

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Brenda Power: It would be a betrayal of voters to alter abortion law that saves up to 2,200 lives a year

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Colin Murphy: Class politics is blinding us to the strong case for modular homes

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Letters: Why the new Children's Hospital will not be our last planning debacle

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Sarah Breen: Let's raise a glass to the happy news that Catholic weddings are in decline

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The Sunday Independent's View: Character references have no place in a modern Irish court

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Lorcan Nyhan: How King Charles went back in time to undo the damage Trump has done to transatlantic relations

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Shane Ross: Guess how many marks out of 100 the RTÉ board that presided over the Tubridy scandal awarded itself

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Eoin O'Malley: Sinn Féin is looking in the wrong direction when it comes to potential coalition allies

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Kevin Cunningham's poll analysis: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will struggle to win back voters who have switched to Independent Ireland and Aontú

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Brendan O'Connor: Forget BAM — let's get Bansky to build the new National Children's Hospital

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Máiría Cahill: Santised story of Michael Jackson's life tells us a lot about what we choose not to see

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World Business -- Oil rises but stocks swing amid Strait of Hormuz confusion

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Technology -- Eir could face costly changes after EU push to exclude Huawei from telecoms infrastructure

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Money -- My Money: 'For my wedding, I have a photographer, a videographer and a content creator. It's expensive but I see the value in it'

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Small Business -- New era for Wexford hair salon after official launch following rebrand – 'It was always my dream'

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Small Business -- Award-winning Wexford restaurant to open second premises after double success at chef awards

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Business -- IDA boss Michael Lohan clocked up almost 60,000 air-miles last year

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Money -- 'For people who are really good, it could be a six-figure job' – how do you become a financial planner and how much can you earn?

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Business -- Ireland 'losing out' by not joining EU's unified patent court, expert warns

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Business -- The week ahead in business: Diageo and Flutter quarterly updates alongside Kenmare Resources AGM

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In The Workplace -- Dear Vicki: Should I set ambitious targets for my team, like Elon Musk does in Starlink and Tesla?

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Irish News -- 'Staggering' number of workers now enrolled in mandatory My Future Fund pension scheme

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Commercial Property -- Former Wexford post office which is currently on the market goes sale agreed

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Business -- Gina London: Beware the off-hand remarks that could deal a deathblow to your leadership

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Irish News -- Revenue pursued people for €9m in inheritance tax after audits flagged non-compliance

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Politics -- Richard Curran: €750m fuel crisis package will be a drop in the Indian Ocean for Harris and co if Iran conflict isn't sorted soon

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Snooker -- Wu Yize holds nerve in deciding frame to beat Shaun Murphy in Crucible classic and clinch World Championship title

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Premier League -- Jake O'Brien on target as Everton dent Manchester City's title push to give Arsenal the initiative

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League of Ireland -- Stephen Bradley: 'There's no one that can tell me that kid – Victor Ozhianvuna – shouldn't be in the Ireland squad'

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League of Ireland -- Stephen Bradley hails response as John McGovern bags two in Shamrock Rovers' routine win over Drogheda United

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League of Ireland -- Frustration again in derby thriller as Bohs and Shels lose more ground

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Soccer -- Hearts boost title hopes as victory over Rangers moves them three points clear of Celtic

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League of Ireland -- Bray Wanderers' woes continue in fruitless journey to Finn Harps

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League of Ireland -- Contentious penalty earns Sligo Rovers a point despite St Patrick's Athletic dominating for periods

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League of Ireland -- Kerry FC inflict back-to-back defeats on Cork City in statement victory for the Kingdom

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Hurling -- Seán O'Brien delivers as Wexford provide a Model display against Laois to reach Leinster U-20 hurling semis

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League of Ireland -- Derry leave it late to deny Galway victory with Kevin Dos Santos equaliser

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League of Ireland -- John Mahon rises to challenge to rescue point for Waterford

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Premier League -- Chelsea hit new low after Forest loss as Jesse Derry is conscious following clash of heads on first start for Blues

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Connacht Rugby -- Denis Buckley to leave Connacht after 17-year stint with province

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Soccer -- 'I'm just happy with how long I've lasted' – Ireland veteran Joe Murphy hangs up his gloves at 44

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