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Horse Racing - Live - | Cheltenham Day Three: Meetmebythesea wins Jack Richards Novices' Chase

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Breaking - | Ireland dealt late injury blow as Tommy O'Brien named in starting line-up for Triple Crown showdown with Scotland - 14:57

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'Horrifying' situation sees convicted sex offenders among criminals free to work as paramedics

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Craig David to headline new Wicklow music festival at Bray Wanderers grounds

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UK pottery firm Denby poised to enter administration

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Women with dense breasts at higher risk of cancer, says health watchdog

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Politics - New immigration strategy 'must benefit Irish people', ministers told

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Weather - LATEST - | Met Éireann issues snow-ice weather warnings for 11 counties, as separate wind and rain warnings remain in place

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Two drug gang bosses on Ozempic while serving time in prison

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The Divorce Diaries: 'I found bottles of gin in her car – she'd been drink-driving with the kids'

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'This is the best food I've eaten in Dublin in a while, but the location is a problem'

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Business -- 'I've lived in a flat all my married life, I raised my family there. They're all well-adjusted. We love it'

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Irish Business -- John Mulligan: So much for the 'Middle East' of renewables, energy security in Ireland is still a joke

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Irish News -- Shock in community as boy (3) dies after being hit by vehicle in underground car park

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Athletics -- 'It was destiny' – the late Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany on his epic run in Melbourne to win 1500m

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Money -- Revenue urges taxpayers to claim back money they are owed via MyAccount

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Irish Business -- Ryanair co‑founder's children share untold family story behind airline's meteoric rise

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Dublin News -- DCC raises fire safety concerns for new apartments after Housing Minister waters down standards

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Six Nations -- Scotland skipper Sione Tuipulotu coming to Dublin with a chip on his shoulder – and that's when he's most dangerous

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Travel News -- Pól Ó Conghaile: Would I be mad to book a trip to Australia or Asia now? What's the latest Middle East travel advice?

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Politics -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to attend two-day summit in Cork alongside Taoiseach

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Health & Wellbeing -- Stay Well: Should I get the shingles vaccine?

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Movie News -- The Best Actress race: Jessie Buckley is the hot favourite, but who could spoil her shot at Oscar glory?

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Health -- Patients to get tax relief for consulting pharmacists about common conditions

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World News -- "We have very good news on the war front... Iran is being absolutely decimated," says US President Donald Trump

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Entertainment -- Cillian Murphy says he will 'never experience' a role like Peaky Blinders again

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Entertainment -- Review: new Apple MacBook Neo is a steal at €699

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Parenting -- A sea of grey, navy and black: My problem with clothes shopping with my boys as a mum of two

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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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Movie News -- Playing a Blinder – Cillian Murphy praises 'gratifying' experience of hit show as much-anticipated film premieres

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TV Reviews -- 'Scarpetta' review: An unwieldy mess – and likely to annoy the hell out Patricia Cornwell fans

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'Vincent Browne told me to take a gap year abroad': Ray D'Arcy on his 'public humiliation' over losing his job at RTÉ

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Paul Kimmage: A convicted doper playing in the AIL and a curious testing regime raise some serious questions

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Ivor Fitzpatrick, media-shy solicitor to Ireland's elite, leaves €45m estate – but no will

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Burkes behind bars: What Enoch's mother and sister can expect from overcrowded prison

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'He didn't realise. It was too late by the time he caught it': Risteárd Cooper on the death of his brother from prostate cancer

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'I didn't mean to cause upset,' farmer in 'Bikegate' case told gardaí

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Middle East - LIVE - | Iran will 'avenge the blood of its martyrs' and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, new Supreme Leader says in first address since death of father

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Britain -- Triple murderer accused of Ian Huntley murder appears in court

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Britain -- Inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

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Britain -- Keir Starmer was repeatedly warned about Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein, new files show

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Comment -- Allister Heath: Donald Trump risks snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in conflict with Iran

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Latin America -- Chile's new right-wing president Kast to bring country into closer alignment with Trump

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North America -- Security tightened in Boston before St Patrick's Day parade

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Senan Molony: Michael Lowry claims vindication after DPP decision, but 'Doncaster deal' dig remains on Dáil record

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Mary Kenny: Is the death penalty appropriate for crimes like those committed by Ian Huntley?

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Dónal Lynch: Finally, a gasp goes up and there is a small thunderclap of camera shutters – for the Dodder Kingfisher

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Sophie White: It's not as toxic as the manosphere, but the mamosphere is rife with mummymaxxers peddling a narrative of motherhood that I find unrecognisable

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Family -- 'He had a late-onset autism, when he was about four or five. He met most of his markers when he was a baby': Eamon Ryan on his son, Tommy

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Life -- Laura Woods: 'I have financial responsibilities like everyone else. Suddenly you're working full-time and then you're told that your services are no longer required'

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Life -- Copper Face Jacks turns 30: 'I met him, had a dance and a shift. I went back the next night, saw him, and thought, 'he's in Coppers two nights in a row – it's meant to be!'

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'The sex stopped – he said you're the problem, you have to sort it out'

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Horse Racing - Cheltenham 2026: Day Three cards, top tips, TV details and all you need to know

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International Soccer -- Preston back Robbie Brady to return in time for World Cup playoff as Czechia sweat over fitness of key players

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Six Nations -- Zander Fagerson returns as Scotland make three changes for Six Nations showdown with Ireland

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Farm Property -- Investors now account for up to 70pc of land buyers as prices rise again

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News -- Farmers urged to have say on post-2027 CAP before March 20 deadline

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Farm Property -- 57ac Kilkenny farm with 'massive potential' makes €160k above its reserve

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News -- An Taisce seeks judicial review of new Nitrates Action Programme

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News -- The rewilding cash grab driving farmers off the land

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Dublin -- Parts of proposed greenway between Cornelscourt and Cherrywood removed over safety concerns

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Dublin -- 'My front wall has a huge crack because of the roots' – Dublin homeowner in four‑year battle with council over tree

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'Failure is total freedom' – Al Porter on rebuilding his life and career after hitting rock bottom

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Mother's heartbreak as daughter (11) paralysed following scoliosis surgery – 'I miss her and she's right there'

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Wexford man who head-butted woman and slapped child in the face is spared jail

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New crossing points go live on north Wicklow dual carriageway

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Two women apply for restraining orders against each other in Wexford

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How five years of campaigning transformed north Wicklow's biggest school hub

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Greyhounds found 'in very good conditions' after video of dogs in Limerick shed sparks welfare concerns

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Judge commends mother's bravery as Tusla secures full care order for siblings

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Sligo man found with large meat cleaver in his backpack told gardaí he had it for his protection

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Driver pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving of well-known doctor in south Mayo

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Big Tech Show: Are Anthropic really AI's good guys? Measuring ethics in a time of chaos

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Real Health: Fear less – understanding anxiety and taking back control

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Just Between Us: The quiet reason couples stop having sex and how to fix it, with psychosexual therapist Aoife Drury

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The Indo Daily: What does Donald Trump have in store for Micheál Martin and Ireland on St Patrick's Day?

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Music News -- Irish band The Scratch: 'Our jaws were on the ground meeting Paul McCartney'

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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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Book Reviews -- Nuanced, messy and complicated: 'The Truth About Ruby Cooper' shows Liz Nugent at the top of her game

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Beauty -- Louise McSharry: How to double cleanse your face

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Celebrity Features -- 'I clearly wasn't sober when I married this clown.' Liza Minnelli on David Gest in her popping flashbulb of a memoir

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Fashion -- If You Only hotlist: Fashion rising from the flames, bougie bottled cocktails and celebrating Irish main streets

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Celebrity -- Doireann Garrihy: 'I did drama and theatre studies in Trinity and often just didn't feel smart enough for the theory of it'

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Travel News -- I've visited hundreds of hotels – here are six simple ways Irish stays can make guests go 'ooh'

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'It's a very 'country' kind of town, but it has everything' – how did Gorey get such a glow?

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75 years since The Quiet Man – my pilgrimage to the places portrayed in the classic movie

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I've worked on several volcanoes – Stromboli is hands down my favourite, and here's how you can visit

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Irish News -- New migration strategy 'must benefit Irish people', ministers told

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Irish News -- Flood-hit communities living in 'fear and helplessness', research finds

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Irish News -- Revenue urges taxpayers to claim back tax they are owed via MyAccount

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Irish News -- AI will become doctors' secret weapon under plan for technology in hospitals

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Courts -- 'Stupid' young man avoids conviction for €1,000 of cannabis

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Irish News - breaking - | Man arrested in relation to the 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy (27) 22:47

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Irish News -- Kneecap star among speakers at major event highlighting Irish-language career opportunities for young people

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Irish News -- MEP Barry Andrews goes against party and says attack on Iran a breach of international law

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Irish News -- 'Go all in against cancer' – charity appeal as countdown to Daffodil Day gets underway

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Irish News -- Health Minister 'disappointed' at lack of workers on site of €2.2bn Children's Hospital

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John Downing: Michael Lowry managed to show some restraint while hitting back at his accusers, begrudgers and naysayers

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Catherine Prasifka: When it comes to regulating of Big Tech, Ireland is nowhere to be seen – we're not even at the table

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Letters: Targeted relief on fuel tax is possible and could help prevent economic threats

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Tabitha Monahan: Independents 4 Change, the party of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, goes out with a whimper

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I keep an envelope of emergency cash at home – and so should you

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Natasha Leake: 'Where the hell is JD Vance?' Donald Trump's right-hand man appears to be missing in action

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Peter Flanagan: Someone shouts 'potatoes' at me during a comedy gig – it's something the Irish living in Britain have become used to

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The Irish Independent's View: Dicing with disaster in the Gulf has to end

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David W Higgins: Why the Government should not cave to pressure for subsidies on cost of fuel despite spiralling prices

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Kirsty Blake Knox: A third of Gen Z men think women should 'obey' their husbands – new survey makes for depressing reading

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John Scally: Them and us – Ireland v Britain at Cheltenham is a story that runs deep with historical emotion

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Mary Regan: Connolly's comments, an awkward St Patrick's Day and a clamour for cost-of-living supports – how Iran war is shaking up Coalition

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Max Boot: Why Russia and China are the countries winning the US-Iran war

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The Irish Independent's View: Iran delivers Donald Trump a slap in the face in what could turn into forever war

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Petrol, pensions, mortgages and food: All the ways the Middle East conflict will hit you in the pocket

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Money -- Fair Deal: 10 myths and misconceptions about nursing home support

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Commercial Property -- Barings backs Newkey's Kilmartin centre in Tyrrelstown

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Irish Business -- Dublin-based oil explorer San Leon awarded €16m in damages in dispute over Palantir shares

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Commercial Property -- Permit for 131 new homes on Carlow holding

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Irish Business -- Up to 1,000 firms a week will be targeted for involuntary strike-off for not filing returns

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Business -- Revenue tax restriction catches fewer high earners

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In The Workplace -- Just 1,733 Irish apply as Italians dominate competition for permament EU jobs

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Irish Business -- Ireland to release oil reserves as part of wider move to keep lid on prices

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Technology -- Revolut secures UK banking licence after years long wait

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Business -- Ireland's richest 10pc are earning 10 times more than the poorest decile

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Money -- Growing risk ECB interest rate rise will be bigger and sooner than expected

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Small Business -- Softworks marks major expansion with new Wicklow office opening

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Champions League -- Pep Guardiola: Man City have 'not much' chance against Real but will always try

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Six Nations -- Even the Welsh are laughing as England's hubris comes back to bite them once again

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Leinster Rugby -- Jamie Osborne: 'I'm hungry to push myself on and make sure I'm involved in the big games'

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Horse Racing -- Patrick Mullins: Incredible specimen Fact To File should be the toughest horse to beat this week

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International Soccer -- Stephen Kenny hails 'brilliant' David McGoldrick amid speculation of shock Ireland recall for play-off

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Golf -- PGA Tour chief's plans to change format could see introduction of promotion and relegation

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Gaelic Football -- 'It was like turning the Titanic slowly' – how a reluctant supersub became Dublin's matador

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Horse Racing -- Michael Verney: Declan Queally's racism claims cast a dark cloud over the Cheltenham Festival

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Champions League -- Brilliant Bodo/Glimt's Champions League dream continues with thrashing of Sporting Lisbon in last-16 first leg

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Golf -- 'The drugs are working wonders' – Rory McIlroy optimistic on recovery but will make late call on Players participation

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Champions League -- PSG flex their muscles as late Chelsea errors show Liam Rosenior has still to find the right formula

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Champions League -- Man City have no answer as superb Federico Valverde first-half hat-trick puts Real Madrid in control

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