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Key member of Kinahan cartel arrested in Spain in major blow to crime network

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Leicester City are relegated to League One, 10 years after their against-the-odds Premier League title triumph

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Irish News -- Son (45) charged with assaulting father who was found dead on Waterford farm is remanded in custody

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Celebrity -- RTÉ presenter Laura Fox marries long-term partner Brian Moran

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Irish News -- Garda suspended over 'Bikegate' controversy gets standing ovation at GRA conference

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Crime -- Inside 'Dubai Central' jail, the 'hell on earth' that Daniel Kinahan is likely being held in after his arrest

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Life -- 'I stood up to my workplace bully – everyone tells you not to, but fighting back was my therapy'

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GAA -- Martin Breheny: Dublin need to put in an emergency SOS call to Pat Gilroy – they need help on the sideline

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World News -- 'Europe's crediblity is at stake' – EU divided on suspension of Israel pact despite Irish and Spanish push for action

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Movie Reviews -- Michael review: Jacko biopic is an extravagant PR exercise of glossy reconstructions and horrible wigs

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Courts -- Man jailed for 12 months after assault on landlord who asked him to leave property

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Courts -- Meath house at centre of 20-year planning row has now been erased from landscape

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Irish News -- Meath house at centre of planning row now erased from landscape

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World News -- Inside 'Dubai Central' jail, the 'hell on earth' complex likely housing Daniel Kinahan

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Irish News -- 'I had €50,000 and an abandoned home' - How a Dublin man built his own house using the council's refurbishment scheme

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Videos -- WATCH: U.S. Navy opening fire on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship

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Colm Keys: All-Ireland champions dangle dangerously above vicious vortex of Munster mayhem

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Life -- 'If Joanne McNally wants my kidney she can have it – she grew our revenue by €100K in the first few months'

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News -- Hidden veg, local produce and the battle against chicken nuggets – Inside the Cork kitchen producing healthy school meals

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Health Features -- Neuroendocrine tumours: It's known as 'the quiet cancer' – I had no symptoms

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Fashion -- Kirsty Blake Knox: The new 'Devil Wears Prada' movie brings back memories of my less glamorous time as a Vogue intern

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Music -- 'They're one of those groups where ... everybody has bought into them because of their political stance': Kneecap's next steps

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Health & Wellbeing -- Everyone's talking about: Nasal strips – but do they really improve sleep quality and reduce snoring?

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Dermot Bannon on the homes of Joanne McNally, 'There were chairs that didn't fit. She sawed the legs off,' and Vogue Williams: 'People coming in and out all the time'

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Katriona O'Sullivan: 'A lot of my friends have had gastric sleeves. They're on Ozempic. They've had their face done, their arse done. If you look at the more educated woman, it's very different – it looks like wellness'

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Louise Duffy: 'I don't always have to be in front of a camera sharing. I don't just blast it all out there, which I think is why I haven't been cancelled'

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Dear Mary: My husband keeps telling me I have to lose weight before our holiday so he will look good

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'I dreamt I was looking for Killian... it was my brain's way of trying to understand what had happened' – jewellery designer Emily MacKeogh on fiance's death

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Luke O'Neill: With the number of redheads on the rise, are Irish people simply more evolved?

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Europe -- EU warns 'emergency stocks must be put to best use' as it lays out plan to deal with jet fuel crisis

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Europe -- Netanyahu would be arrested if he came to Hungary, says new leader

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Asia-Pacific -- Japan on alert for 'megaquake' after 7.7-magnitude tremor and tsunami warnings

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Britain -- X Factor finalist accused of attempted murder of influencer makes heart sign from dock

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David W Higgins: There was more to the fuel protests than diesel prices – liberalism had gone too far

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Ksenia Samotiy: My Wild Atlantic Way adventure educated me in a way I simply could not have imagined

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Brianna Parkins: Privileged white women in difficult marriages are my latest obsession – and a free lesson on why we should pay more attention to our finances

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Marc Champion: Logic demands a deal on Iran, but will Donald Trump's fantasies allow one?

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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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Birke Herzbruch: Civilians pay the highest price in Sudan's 'forgotten war'

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Life -- Frances Black: 'Meeting Brian was like winning the lottery, that he liked me, that he loved me'

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Courts -- 'We were left having to pay the full costs of their mistakes' – couple sue builders on RTÉ's 'Room to Improve' over water damage to their home

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Irish News -- Daniel Kinahan's final hours of freedom: How one of the world's most-wanted men was captured in Dubai

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Courts -- A family at war: Siblings accused of freezing out father who gave them €400m O'Callaghan Collection property empire

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Premier League -- Manager Liam Rosenior faces fan fury with X-rated chants as Chelsea suffer Brighton hammering

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Agriculture Minister hits back at 'divisive' Leo Varadkar for claiming farmers 'bring big costs on Ireland'

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John Downing: Leo Varadkar's divisive comments about urban and rural communities strike the wrong note

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New TB rules cause confusion at marts

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Meet the former dairy advisor from Cavan breeding bulls for Ireland's dairy-beef industry

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Death-threats, external agitators and political rows – Fall-out erupts following Rosslare fuel protest blockade

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Dublin -- 'It was a huge sacrifice, but it brought us closer together ' – couple on renovating vacant house in Dublin

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Dublin News -- Dublin's 14 Henrietta Street wins prestigious European heritage award

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North & West Kerry -- Michael Healy-Rae's son on the loss of special advisor role – 'It's a blow to lose a job I loved'

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Wexford & District -- Main Wexford road closed after truck bursts into flames

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Arklow -- Plans lodged in Wicklow for 99-home development with temporary creche on greenfield site

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Drogheda & South -- Town centre workers blamed for overcrowded parking at Louth train station

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Courts -- Dublin man who found Wicklow hotel master key card admits stealing €5,000 worth of jewellery

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Wexford & District -- Concerns new primary school on outskirts of Wexford will not be big enough – 'It should be triple that size'

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Courts -- 'Bad blood' between Kerry families leads to 'serious' violent disorder in front of young children

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News -- Wexford fire crews prevent spread of 'huge blaze' from former guesthouse to neighbouring homes

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North & West Kerry -- See photos of Kerry cyclists out to raise funds for local hall – 'Our numbers were definitely up'

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The Left Wing podcast: Leinster's European dilemma, Connacht's famous win and Munster's latest controversy

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Neville backlash, Munster Fallout, justice for Westmeath

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Indo GAA podcast: Westmeath shake up Leinster | Jim Gavin's third-tier idea | Down fly to Kerry for a challenge match?

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The Big Tech Show: AI music, bot farms and fraud — why we can't tell the difference and how one Irish company is fighting it

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TV Reviews -- 'Half Man' review: If you thought 'Baby Reindeer' was unsettling, wait until you see this – it's astonishing

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TV News -- 'It was Mel's second home, she loved it here' – Co Antrim husband of Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling pays tribute after her death

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Music News -- Oscar Blue on his double life as a singer-songwriter and social worker - and sharing his real name with a notorious crime gang

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Celebrity News -- 'It was really upsetting' – Vogue Williams reveals she suffered pregnancy loss twice

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Celebrity -- Musician D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles

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Beauty -- Triona McCarthy: Need a pep-tide in your step? Try these firming skin, hair and make-up wonders

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'We're no longer a pass-through place' - can a €7.5m Shackleton Experience breathe new life into this Irish town?

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Passing on the backpack baton from mum to son – how Interrailing has changed since my days of print maps and guide books

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Travel News -- 'The deal is done' – Waterford Airport to resume commercial flights next year after crucial EGM votes

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World -- 'Our packs became lighter, and our lives became fuller' – 10 travel tips for retirees on a golden gap year

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

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Politics -- Robert Watt moves to new €280,000 role to drive Dublin city rejuvenation as contract at Department of Health ends

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Politics -- Danny Healy-Rae replaced by fellow Kerry TD after his ousting from Agriculture Committee

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Courts -- Driver awarded €45k after coolant burst from pipe and burned foot shortly following car service

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Irish News -- Inflation could reach 6.7pc under 'severe scenario', says Government

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Irish News -- Clean-up operation ongoing after oil spill at Dublin Port

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Irish News -- Family warn of fake fundraising pages after deaths of Scarlett Faulkner and her brother Jason

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Crime -- Killer rapist back behind bars amid fears he remains a danger to women

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Irish News -- RTÉ outsourcing new Radio 1 jingles cost Irish artists income of up to €100,000 per year, representative groups say

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Tanya Sweeney: Here's what I want to say to Dan, the man who emailed to call me 'Bosco's fat love child' and talk about my 'chubby cankles'

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Jenny Maguire: In a world thirsty for bloody war, Ireland must protect the Triple Lock at all costs

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The Irish Independent's View: President Catherine Connolly's defence of United Nations is a timely intervention

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Danielle Pletka: How America became home to the relatives of foreign thugs

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Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou McDonald's courting of Official Ireland ends with fuel protests

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Declan Lynch: Kevin Bakhurst's €20,000 pay rise is another win for Department of Helping the Far Right

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The Sunday Independent's View: Census proves democracy can survive chaos

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Willie O'Dea: Fianna Fáil rebels are right — this Government is allergic to humanity

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Máiría Cahill: If only more men spoke as openly as Prince Harry, we would all be grateful for the upgrade

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A snapshot of the fledgling Free State, featuring a Monto madam, literary legends and two five-year-old Eamon de Valeras

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Brendan O'Connor: When it comes to trolling, Donald Trump is no match for Pope Leo

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Letters: Term limits for taoisigh could help to ground our leaders in reality

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Fr Michael Collins: Donald Trump's crass insults have given Pope Leo a greater platform to speak against tyranny

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Donal Fallon finds the historic figures of 100 years ago, including 'jack of all trades' Maud Gonne and Kitty Kiernan

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Shane Ross: Jim O'Callaghan's army gaffe has spared the Taoiseach from a changing of the guard

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Irish News -- Warning that electricity bills could jump by €150 this year

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Business -- Ireland's GMC sues Japan's Sumitomo in dispute over energy project

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World Business -- Deutsche Bank CEO says threat from Mythos AI will be assessed

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World Business -- Family behind Jack Daniel's backs sale to Irish Distillers owner

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Irish Business -- Irish firm linked to Pornhub will 'vigorously defend' claim user data was shared improperly

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Media -- Setback for RTÉ finances as Government stops pension 'raid'

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In The Workplace -- Bank of Ireland says bonuses on the line for staff who miss work-from-office days

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Money -- Huge numbers of households impacted by home-repair scams

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Technology -- Elon Musk summoned to Paris by French prosecutor in probe over alleged abuse images on X

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Business -- 'Irish savers won't buy overly complex savings schemes or be taxed on their losses' – IG managing director Michael Healy

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Business -- Oil rebounds to $95, stocks wobble after US-Iran ceasefire weekend wobbles

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Business -- William Hill owner Evoke confirms takeover approach from Bally's Intralot

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Asia-Pacific -- Humanoid robot beats human world record for half marathon in China

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Business -- The week ahead in business: ABF update, Irish Home Builders Association Summit and BNY investment scheme event

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Soccer -- Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham buys stake in cricket club Birmingham Phoenix

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Soccer -- Clubs reject chance to use VAR challenge system in Championship next season

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Other Sports -- Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove right in the hunt after Day 2 of French Sailing Grand Slam

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Gaelic Football -- Roscommon's Daire Cregg loses appeal for his red card against New York and will miss Mayo clash

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North America -- Why is MAGA blaming mayor Zohran Mamdani for the NY Mets' epic losing streak?

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Horse Racing -- The Lion In Winter to spearhead Aidan O'Brien's three-pronged attack on Newbury feature

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Gaelic Football -- Wexford boss John Hegarty vows to have a real cut at the Tailteann Cup following heavy loss to Louth

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Premier League -- Casemiro: Manchester United is the best team in England and top three in the world

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Premier League -- Hunter or the hunted? How the closest Premier League title races played out and who is likely to win it out

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Ulster Rugby -- Decimated Ulster add six players to injury list ahead of crucial derby clash with Munster

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United Rugby Championship -- 'I can't get drawn into this stuff' – Munster captain Tadhg Beirne won't comment on controversial Roger Randle situation

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Boxing -- Former world champion Lawrence Okolie fails doping test days before heavyweight fight

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