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American tourist accused of causing €46k worth of damage in Kerry town

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Irish News -- Michael McDowell denies MetroLink objections were tied to his Dublin property interests

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Dublin News -- 'It's such an iconic place' – protest held against plans to redevelop Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

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Bail refused for Wicklow man accused of lunging at another man with knife

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Bollard installed in front of wall in Cork town to protect cars from damage

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Wexford man who is already jailed received a further sentence for theft and drug offences

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Irish stars shine bright on the red carpet at Bafta TV Awards

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Courts -- Four men remanded in custody over alleged plot to attack mosque in Galway

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Colin Murphy: There are two worrying trends in Ireland today that should alarm liberals

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Conor Skehan: What I learnt about coalition politics from the heart of government

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Shane Ross: West's awake to Fine Gael win, but my money's on Soc Dems' Daniel in Dublin Central

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Holly Cairns: It's my duty as a legislator to listen when women say they feel like criminals

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Emer O'Kelly: Choosing to have a baby in your 50s is monstrously selfish. And I should know

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Sam McBride: While migrants once poured out of Ireland, they now pour in. They know this is a great place to live

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Letters: RTÉ is the engineer of its own decline — to benefit of others

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Irish News -- Cork City FC quits X/Twitter due to 'discriminatory and abusive language'

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Premier League -- 'It was the right thing to do' – ref and VAR praised for disallowing West Ham goal against Arsenal

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United Rugby Championship -- Thaakir Abrahams to depart Munster for Bulls as province eyes non-Irish qualified prop

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Soccer -- Johnny Kenny blow as in-form Bolton striker to miss Ireland games for surgery on injured knee

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