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Simon Harris says Bertie Ahern caused hurt and harm with immigrant remarks and 'should reflect further'

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Taoiseach 'up for' talks on new public service pay agreement

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Irish News -- Slump in RTÉ radio listeners, but broadcaster says it was 'fully expected' after major shake-up

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Britain - breaking - | Wes Streeting resigns from Starmer's cabinet amid leadership challenge: 'It's clear you won't lead Labour into next general election'

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Crime -- Violent associate of The General arrested after major Dublin drugs bust

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Wexford man threatened to share intimate pictures of his former partner and to burn down her grandparents' home

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Limerick city's entry routes from Kerry direction the deadliest in the county, new RSA data reveals

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'Heroic' teenager who swam for hours to rescue stranded family off Australian coast afforded civic reception in Monaghan

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Man sentenced in Cork to prison for theft gets three more months as suspended sentence triggered

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Unusual fixer upper in Wicklow put on market at €195,000 complete with ruins of medieval castle

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News -- Six-month-old puppy rescued in Galway after three weeks of traffic dodging

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Courts -- Sligo father of four (36) filmed himself making a threat related to family feud

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Irish News -- ESRI finds majority of 25 year olds in Ireland experience discrimination

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Irish News -- Watch | 'Too many' immigrants coming in to Ireland, says former taoiseach Bertie Ahern

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Six Nations -- 'I've seen her name written on their wrists, and it's something they hold really close to their hearts' – Sam Monaghan

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Camogie -- 'You'd think they'd have learned from the skorts issue' – Tom Parsons takes issue with Camogie Association over fixture change

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'RTÉ can stay on their own' — Green candidate steps in as Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch boycotts 'Six One' debate

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PAC queries RTÉ's use of taxpayer money after it sent 41 staff to Czechia for World Cup semi-final

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'If I had my way we would pass a law on this' – Simon Harris says he 'won't change his mind' on social ban for under-16s

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Courts -- Entrepreneur Illann Power sues Garda Commissioner after being unsuccessfully prosecuted 12 times

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Health Features -- Stay Well: My mother has been diagnosed with vertigo. What is it and how is it treated?

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World News -- Turning the tide of war: Russia is stumbling on the battlefield

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Money -- Families facing more pain as inflation outpaces wage rises

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Money -- Who is Ireland's best broadband provider? We compare them for price, speed and quality

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Courts -- Court awards €2,000 to Kerry owners of German-speaking cockatoo who was lost in Wicklow

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Six Nations -- From Ashbourne to the Aviva: the Ireland women's rugby team have come a long way in 11 years

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Crime -- From PR boss to prison: How life of witness to Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan's murder fell apart

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Rethinking tourism in Kenmare: 'It will look like our younger people are here, and they're with us'

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Life -- Doomjobbing: How to stop yourself doing it and what to do instead

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Life -- Tanya Sweeney: Victoria's dedication to her diet is impressive – but she's missing out on amazing foodie pleasures

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If a child wants to give up on dance or guitar lessons should you let them, or make them continue?

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Netflix to start showing ads in Ireland

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Will pressure on state pension force millennials and younger generations to keep working into their 70s?

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Eurovision: Is the boycott over Israel the beginning of the end for the song contest?

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Liam Collins: How I survived for a week on the state pension of €299.30 - until I didn't

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Where Michelin chefs go to eat burgers in Ireland: 'I don't like when they have too many toppings – I don't think many people do'

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How Nathan McDonnell hid a tarnished reputation behind Tralee business circles – 'It was all smoke and mirrors with him'

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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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John Mulligan: Chawke name was a symbol of success in pub game until siblings ended up in court

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Singer Tommy Fleming and wife Tina split after 20 years of marriage

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Asia-Pacific -- LATEST

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Explainer: What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

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Middle East -- LIVE

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Trump desperate for deals in China to ease economic headache at home

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Britain -- LATEST

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John Downing: Of the three potential challengers, Andy Burnham has the best credentials for English-Irish ties

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Mary Regan: Bertie Ahern, the master of telling people what they want to hear, comes unstuck in age of social media

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Catherine Prasifka: New craze where AI rates people for attractiveness against strangers is a new low for the toxic sludge of the internet

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Patrick Lawlor: Peadar Tóibín and other politicians should end collections outside mass to protect separation of church and state

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Kieran Kelly: Paranoid Vladimir Putin paying a price as his Ukraine war is shrinking

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Sophie White: 'Nothing triggers a nervous breakdown faster than someone replying to a text with a single thumbs up'

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Money -- It's a hidden tax on women – the €250k levy that is mostly aimed at daughters

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Europe -- I'm a master of 'broke travel' – here are 10 micro-trips that cost me €500 or less

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Family Features -- The Divorce Diaries: 'He cheated when I was pregnant – I found messages and pictures from her on his spare phone'

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Premier League -- The Pitbull, top-class No 6 and local lad: 12 contenders to fill Manchester United's midfield hole

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Soccer -- 'It's disgusting': Hearts boss rages at Celtic VAR penalty call which keeps title race alive until Saturday

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Golf -- Watch: PGA Preview – Paul Kimmage meets Michael Bamberger

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Sheep -- If it's New Zealand lamb, just say it

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Beef -- 'Out in the dark with no lights': the Longford farmer keeping a 900‑year island tradition alive

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Farm Property -- Restored Georgian gem on 31ac near Naas for €1.6m

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Sheep -- Factories struggle to push prices lower amid limited lamb numbers

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Beef -- Mounting pressure on finishers as quotes fall and uncertainty grows

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Irish News -- 'Without our work she would have been homeless' – Irish diaspora support group aid 1,500 returning emigrants

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Entertainment -- Katseye announce Dublin gig on Wildworld tour

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Theatre & Arts -- John Jobson: 'I have had a work returned to me because, in the buyer's opinion, it didn't match her curtains'

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News -- 'I can't afford it, I am on the minimum wage' – Driver caught with no insurance months into three-year ban

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South Kerry -- Two Kerry homes petrol-bombed in 24 hours as gardaí fear gang feud escalation

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News -- 'Exceptionally dangerous' Louth junction leaves drivers merging blind onto 100kmh traffic

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Dúnmharú Natalie McNally: Fiosrúchán na gcor is na gcastaí

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Real Health podcast: How to be disciplined with Dr Dale Whelehan

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Sex moves, gag reflex & UTI's: Grace Alice O'Shea solves your most intimate bedroom issues

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The Indo Daily: Who shot Liam Murray four times as he slept? New searches take place in 17-year-old murder case

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Radio -- Declan Lynch: How to be Bill Nighy? Avoiding social media and books as the perfect restaurant companion

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TV Reviews -- Eilis O'Hanlon: Uncharted with Ray Goggins feels a bit like Top Gear with an Irish spin – fair play to ye, lads

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TV Reviews -- 'Good Omens' finale review: Fans deserved far better than this shambles of a farewell

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Book Reviews -- 'Our Deadly Summer' review: Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen move beyond Aisling to cosy crime and a dead body on a J1

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Movie Reviews -- Obsession review: Modern horror masterpiece has fun with 'be careful what you wish for' adage

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Holiday must-haves: Pack these essentials in your carry-on to get you from beach to cocktail bar

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Mary Kennedy: 'When I got back to Brittany after my dad's funeral, two days later, a letter from him arrived. It was so raw'

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50 best places to stay in Ireland 2026: 'Really comfortable accommodation, but equally you can come in and have a pint'

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Hotel Review: 'We're bringing life back to the building' – an Irish grand dame gets a €7m makeover

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Ireland -- 10 Center Parcs swaps in Ireland - family-friendly stays that are cheaper, cosier or comfier

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Ireland -- Secret stays, a shocking storm and 'the only room that Daniel Day-Lewis will request' in a Connemara hotel

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Travel News -- 'It turns out bits of it come from the 11th century' – hopes that Dublin's Bullitt hotel will eventually open in 2028

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Irish News -- Green candidate steps in as Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch boycotts 'Six One' debate

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Irish News -- Rising inflation likely to make lenders more cautious in giving mortgages to new homebuyers

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Irish News -- How garda and Interpol patience led to the capture of Kinahan confidant Sean McGovern

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Courts -- Dad of six ordered to vacate estate after alleged 15-second shovel attack on neighbours

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Health -- 'She would get her childhood back' – dad and daughter both awaiting life-saving kidney transplants

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Irish News -- Survey finds most 25-year-olds in Ireland feel like they experience discrimination

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Courts -- 'Beyond reckless' – judge fines dad who left child seat in car boot

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Sinéad Ryan: Why I no longer judge people on Ozempic, but am still concerned about body-image trends for young women

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Letters: RTÉ should do us a favour and stay away from all future Eurovision Song Contests

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Why Chinese president Xi Jinping is likely to rebuff any pleas for help from Donald Trump on Iran impasse

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What Trump and Xi will discuss during China visit – and what could go wrong

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Sam Kiley: Vladimir Putin's claim that war is near an end betrays his desperation as Ukraine soldiers turn the dial on frontlines

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The Irish Independent's View: Keir Starmer may yet be ditched, but problems still have to be dealt with

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Saoirse Hanley: Why should the main takeaway from a photo of a moment or a day be that my arms didn't look thin?

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee: Confident Xi Jinping on solid ground as he gets ready to welcome a Donald Trump weakened by missteps

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Tom Harris: UK prime minister Keir Starmer is deluded and has misunderstood the constitution

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Lorraine Courtney: 'Stalled Dublin' will stay gridlocked until we stop dithering about public transport and bike lanes

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Letters: Britain's political plight holds a lesson – beware of populist blame games

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Kate Devlin: Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham or Angela Rayner – why the path to No 10 is not an easy one for likely challengers

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Oliver Callan: Pornhub should try sponsoring a bike shed if it wants to win the approval of official Ireland

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John Downing: Keir Starmer has not totally rescued UK-Irish relations, but he's markedly improved things

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The timing of the coup against Starmer helps one candidate – here's how

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Irish Business -- Court clears way for PTSB vote on €1.6bn takeover by Austria's Bawag

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Irish Business -- Optometrists to sue State for €100m over rates paid for 'free eye tests'

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Commercial Property -- Two sites in coastal towns present a range of opportunities

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Irish News -- Over 400,000 public servants may be balloted on industrial action if pay-deal talks fail

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Money -- Credit union merger creates €274m entity as consolidation contines in sector

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Commercial Property -- Sites in Prosperous and Clonee will appeal to residential developers

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Technology -- Meta workers push back at use of 'mouse tracker' technology to monitor their moves

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Irish Business -- Ireland borrows €2bn while bond markets start to gang up on Britain

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Technology -- LinkedIn planning to cut staff as tech industry layoffs continue

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Money -- Property prices up again but rise is slowest in two years

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Money -- Mortgage rates tick up as ECB hike expected next month

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Money -- Industry group denies savings scheme is 'tax break for the rich', but wants no cap on accounts

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Money -- Eoin McGee answers: 'I'm earning €70,000 a year. How much should I be putting into my pension?'

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Golf -- 'It's totally fine' – Rory McIlroy dismisses 'toe-gate' and puts best foot forward ahead of US PGA

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Soccer -- A president a war, discipline breaking down, a €2bn debt – What is in Jose Mourinho's in-tray at Bernabeu?

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Gaelic Football -- 'There's not many people of my age in these jobs' – how Westmeath gambled on Mark McHugh (35) and hit the jackpot

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International Soccer -- 'We'll be saying decades of the Rosary' – Father's pride at Rory Finneran's first Ireland senior call-up

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U-20 Hurling -- Galway hit stride in extra time to see of challenge of battling Wexford

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U-20 Hurling -- Mark Sheedy the hero as Clare seal Munster U-20 title in shoot-out victory over Tipperary

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Premier League -- Man City keep title hopes alive despite resting key players in easy win over Palace

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Soccer -- Celtic set up Hearts title showdown after controversial penalty with last kick of game secures win over Motherwell

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Gaelic Football -- Kerry set up All-Ireland U-20 final against Tyrone after hitting Roscommon with three extra-time goals

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Champions Tyrone close in on U-20 hat-trick as Darragh Donaghy's goal sinks brave Kildare

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U-20 Hurling -- Patrick Lacey inspires Kilkenny to victory over Dublin and seals Leinster U-20 final berth

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Soccer -- Richard Jolly: Why Spygate 2.0 has left the EFL in an impossible position

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