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The Irish Independent's View: Government must get a grip on health service expenditure

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Courts -- Man sexually abused as a boy in 1980s refuses to accept €20,000 brought to court by shopkeeper as token of remorse

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News -- Brazil nears its China beef quota in big shift to trade flow

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GAA -- Meet the Wexford veterinary student playing GAA in Poland – 'It gets the whole Irish community together'

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Dublin News -- Housing minister to meet Oliver Bond residents following outcry over scrapping of regeneration scheme

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Dublin News -- Waste compactors installed in Dublin's north inner city as bin bags to be banned for 110 more streets

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Irish News -- President Catherine Connolly welcomes opening of new home of Irish poetry at time 'cultural spaces are under severe pressure'

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North & West Kerry -- Kerry builder applies to develop houses to meet demand for family homes in seaside village

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Leitrim Arts Centre to host screening of documentary following Palestinian comedians touring Palestine and Israel

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News -- Cork students bound for China after winning the Mandarin-learning contest that is the Méihua Cup

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Celebrity News -- The Only Way is Essex star Jake Hall dies in Majorca aged 35

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An Irish Goodbye... from Brussels: 'I like that you can go to the Irish pub, even if a terrible pint of Guinness costs €9'

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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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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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Politics -- 'Addiction' and harmful content among seven concerns raised at Oireachtas committee on online safety

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Irish News -- Civil servants want a guarantee of stronger safeguards around use of AI in their work

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Courts -- Burglar who stole €2,000 from shop after disabling alarm gets suspended sentence

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Irish News -- Belfast-Dublin rail service to be improved by £550m cross-border investment

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Politics -- Labour complains to RTÉ over Galway West candidate's debate exclusion after poll boost

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Courts -- Son and daughter of publican Charlie Chawke brought 'embarrassment' on family with vicious and unprovoked assault on men at hotel, court told

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Courts -- Union lawyers say Aer Lingus flight attendant's sacking over alleged airborne stand-off over bathroom proven unfair by managers' testimony

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Courts -- Jury in Carlow rape trial discharged after members carried out internet research about case

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Catherine Belton: Rift in Russian power circles clear after Putin critic is released from psychiatric hospital

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Catherine Prasifka: JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit turned into a fantasy by online voyeurs

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Mary Kenny: Rise in Spiritualist weddings suggests not a descent into woo-woo but a continued search for meaning

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Tanya Sweeney: Selfie mirrors, goodie bags, chocolate fountains – Communion costs are out of control and so is the one-upmanship between parents

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Sophie White: 'Whether it's cherished family recipes lost or callous manufacturers changing a beloved crisp, food bereavement is real'

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David Blair: Trump has three options in the Gulf, and all of them are bad

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The Irish Independent's View: World breathes sigh of relief as peace talks back on the table

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America has a clear message for Donald Trump: Scrap the religious rhetoric

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Letters: News media's treatment of abortion question shows stark double standard

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Sam Kiley: Donald Trump's latest threat to 'blow away' Iran shows how few options he really has

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Lorraine Courtney: Nuclear fission would be a disaster if left in the hands of our Government – we need to push the EU on fusion

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Saoirse Hanley: The mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion services is cruel and patronisingly paternalistic

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John Downing: Ten years after Brexit, attitudes to the EU are similar north and south of the Border

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Peter Flanagan: Keir Starmer is under threat from Nigel Farage on the right and Zach Polanski on the left in tomorrow's elections

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Irish Business -- Green energy boss secures WRC orders for €75,000 in back-pay

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World Business -- EU bodies tentatively agree new AI rules including ban on 'nudifier apps'

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Irish Business -- US Department of Transport extends deadline for decision on retaliation over Dublin Airport passenger cap to June 5

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Commercial Property -- Killarney site has potential for substantial hotel development

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Irish Business -- Oil prices drop – but Ireland faces long wait for supplies to be fully restored

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World News -- The global scramble for ports

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Six Nations -- Scott Bemand hails 'mindset shift' in women's rugby teams

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Six Nations -- 'These two games are so important for us' – Aoife Dalton focusing on fine margins for home finish

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Munster Rugby -- 'I don't think his injury is long-term' – Jack Crowley and Tadhg Beirne expected to play for Munster again this season

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Gaelic Football -- Cork's late developer Luke Fahy making up for lost time and gunning for Munster glory

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Sport -- Fresh pressure on GAA as Dublin club revives Allianz issue

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Munster Rugby -- Clayton McMillan non-committal on his Munster future: 'Changes need to be made to give me confidence that I have the support'

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Soccer -- John McGinn on the double as Aston Villa power past Nottingham Forest into Europa final

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Golf -- Leona Maguire facing battle to make cut after shooting opening 76 in Americas Open

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Gaelic Football -- Evan Looney and Sean O'Brien in Kerry starting team to play Cork in Munster SFC final

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Champions League -- Miguel Delaney: Arsenal v PSG is a battle of contrasts, with a much deeper significance

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