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Irish News -- Who really pays for Ireland? What the facts tell us about Leo Varadkar's rural-urban divide

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'Age should never be a barrier' – Retired Wexford principal on winning gold for Ireland in running

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Over 200 tyres illegally dumped on Mount Leinster had been 'deliberately rolled down the mountainside'

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'No need' for animal welfare committee in Tipperary, says council

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Engineers say large part of Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk 'will collapse in time'

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Are plumbers and electricians really the new millionaire class?

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Irish News -- Karma will sort Daniel Kinahan, says Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch as he gets ready for Dublin Central by-election campaign

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Courts -- Catherine Fegan: The sex offender, the character reference and the former TD who has now gone to ground

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Crime -- Decryption tech breakthrough that helped snare Kinahan may now take down his army of hitmen

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Gaelic Football -- Michael Verney: My day on the road with Leitrim's footballers paints a picture few others could relate to

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Irish News -- RTÉ sent 41 staff and contractors over to Czechia to cover World Cup play-off semi-final

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: I'm thinking about getting engaged to my partner this year. We've lived together for a few months but I'm worried I'm not experienced enough

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Irish News -- No panic over aviation fuel, even as airlines start reducing flights

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Courts -- Executive who secretly accessed emails must pay for €55,000 forensic investigation into his actions

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Irish News -- 'I've cried so much' – tenant hit with €400-a-month rent hike after rule change

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Analysis -- Fionnán Sheahan: Was President Catherine Connolly defending the Constitution or just virtue signalling on Immigration Bill?

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GAA -- 'He saved himself' – Michael Dennedy's journey of resilience and his passion for wheelchair hurling

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Health -- Eight HSE workers suffered serious injuries following violent incidents as more than 12,500 attacks reported

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Irish Business -- As Ryanair reinvented low-cost aviation, Michael Kearney served them finger food

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: A wounded Kilkenny means a wounded Leinster – and the widening gap to Munster is a big concern

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News -- A click away from addiction – Children as young as 13 ordering dangerous psychoactive substances online

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World News -- Scientists unearth evidence of 19-metre 'kraken-sized' octopuses as big as lorries

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Courts -- Kerry man deceived land registry by transferring site from neighbour's land to himself

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Politics -- House prices up almost 7pc since last year, with a €110k premium being paid for energy efficient homes

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Crime -- Robin Schiller: Remaining senior members of cartel who could take over running of crime organisation from Daniel Kinahan

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Irish News -- 'Margins are getting smaller and smaller' – Irish business owners on struggle to stay afloats as costs soar

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Videos -- Donald Trump hits back after Harry's impassioned Ukraine speech

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Videos -- Dangerous driver on 'scrambler-style' e-bike claimed that garda rammed him

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Irish News Video -- Nobody wants to exhume a family member, but we need to know what happened to our dad

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Irish News -- There were just 14 properties available nationwide to rent under Hap in March

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Irish News -- European Commission call on member states to slash power bills by cutting taxes and grid costs

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Irish News -- 'Don't marry all your boyfriends' – Patsy Kensit on love, faith and her Catholic Irish upbringing

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Courts -- Gambling addict principal who stole €100,000 from school has suspension confirmed by High Court

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Irish News -- 'It just seems bizarre' – council intervenes as public green where children play is fenced off without permission

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North & West Kerry -- 'I cried hard for an hour' – Kerry fish shop closes after 16 years amid tough times

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Home help: How do I preserve the character of a period property while making it feel like me?

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Donal Skehan's crave-worthy dishes: One-pan pizza, chicken parmesan and raspberry-and-white-chocolate blondies

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What to watch on TV and streaming today: Women's Six Nations Rugby, The Neighbourhood and Stranger Things – Tales From '85

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Enoch Burke disciplinary appeal ends in chaos as he is removed from hearing

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Middle East - LIVE - | Iran's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan, raising hopes for US peace talks

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Ideal Home Show interiors trends: Why we all crave escapism, nostalgia and going back to nature

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'We put ourselves in a Buy and Sell listing to get our Inchicore home'

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Home Economics: 'Can you show me the financial benefits of mortgage switching? Because I can't see them'

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The Kildare lodge with bright sunroom that comes with free concert tickets

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Red brick terrace in the Dublin 6 'cruffin zone' needs buttering up

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Traditional country manor with a Mew vibe in Kildare Town

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A cake-inspired armchair and other must haves for your home

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Britain -- Former UK Labour leader Ed Miliband emerging as top contender to replace embattled Keir Starmer

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North America -- Donald Trump wants to invite Vladimir Putin back into G20 fold at Miami summit

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World News -- Iran's foreign minister heads to Islamabad, raising hopes for fresh peace talks with US

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Middle East -- Lebanese journalist killed by Israeli strike was left under rubble for hours as troops fired at medics, say officials

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Europe -- Ukraine says it killed 12 Russian officers in drone swarm attack on FSB headquarters

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Britain -- BBC probe reveals Jeffrey Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats after UK police decided not to investigate him

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Édaein O'Connell: If you cut to the heart of the matter, the pub is still the parliament of the people

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Kathy Donaghy: The 1926 Census opened a window into the lives of the family members who shaped my own life

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Anthony Faiola: 'Lion' Pope finds his roar as Leo clashes with Trump and takes aim at 'masters of war'

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Richard Curran: Our own view of ourselves is confused – but Americans still want to live in Ireland

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Owen Matthews: Why Vladimir Putin's myth of invincibility is fading fast in Russia

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'I was innocent but treated like a killer — my best friend was murdered and I couldn't even attend her funeral,' says ex‑partner of Natalie McNally

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Twink faces new court battle to save €1.5m home as bank claims she failed to make monthly repayments

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Retired solicitor fends off debt firm's bid for possession of €800,000 Dublin home

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How Dubliner Eoin Tonge aims to supercharge Primark growth as split looms – with Coleen Rooney part of the drive

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Soccer -- Leeds and Chelsea meet again — 56 years on from English football's most brutal game

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News -- Key nitrogen fertiliser producer says 'toppy' prices have room to rise

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Farm Property -- Big money paid for Wexford farms as prices hit €27,000/ac

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Sheep -- A spring on the edge: Lambing through bad weather in west Connemara

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News -- How one 190-cow family farm turned milk into a thriving 7‑day‑a‑week business

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Dairy -- ICMSA urges government support for EU milk supply reduction scheme

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Dublin News -- Dublin City Council sets aside €10m for work on Wood Quay office HQ due for demolition

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Irish News -- Dublin City Half Marathon: everything you need to know from road closures, where to watch and the planned route

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Irish News -- John Fleming, man who died after being struck by bus at Dublin Airport, remembered as 'very talented and hugely respected man'

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Irish News -- Controversial €100m revamp of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre gets green light from council

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Irish News -- West Wood gym says it has seen 'huge improvement' after sending members warning about etiquette

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Entertainment -- How I became a busfluencer: 'I've had conversations with quirky characters, I've invented games and I've even rubbed shoulders with a former president'

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Courts -- Kerry man found guilty of death threats involving rifle and former partner

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West Wicklow -- Family of Wicklow girl (15) killed in crash propose 'Molly's Law' to harden sentences in fatal driving cases

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Donegal school with four pupils announces closure after enrolment drive gains just one new admission

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Wexford player wins €2,000 a month for five years in EuroDreams draw

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Two teens injured in single-vehicle Galway crash

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News -- Call for urgent action after illegal dumping reported near Ardee border

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News -- Galway man given 5pc chance of walking again will trek 4,500km from New York to Los Angeles for charity

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Bray -- Wicklow council confirms key N11/M11 junction will stay open under updated bus corridor plan

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Enniscorthy -- Scooters, bikes and wheelie bins found during clean up of a Wexford river

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West Wicklow -- Wicklow woman (26) 'absolutely thrilled' to make Screwfix Trade Apprentice final with €10,000 prize

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Ryder Cup ripoff | Joe's football comeback | A French Lions tour

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Indo Sport podcast: Bernie Collins in studio | A life in Formula 1, what makes and breaks race strategy, the future of the sport

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Indo Politics: Is Catherine Connolly trying to have her cake and eat it as presidential constraints tighten?

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The Indo Daily: Are Keir Starmer's days numbered as Mandelson scandal escalates?

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TV Reviews -- 'The Neighbourhood' review: Annoying contestants and piddling challenges – this 'Traitors' knock-off is a tedious watch

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Music -- In love with John Lennon and addicted to sedatives: Tragedy of Brian Epstein and his years with The Beatles

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Movies -- Fame was 'a bit of a shock to the system' – Colin Morgan on his rise to stardom, new movie and writing his first book

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Book Reviews -- 'Dirty Dancing' book review: How the Irish dancing cheating saga became a bit of a storm in a teacup

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TV Reviews -- Netflix documentary reveals grandiose, delusional and painful reality of wrestler Hulk Hogan's life

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Celebrity News -- 'What a musician, what an artist, she is' – Meryl Streep praises Lady Gaga's performance for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'

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Celebrity Features -- Claudia Winkleman is a brilliant TV presenter – so why has her chat show failed to catch fire?

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Louise McSharry: 'It shouldn't be shocking to see an older woman with a natural face'

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The great Zara rebrand: Can controversial designer John Galliano help elevate fast fashion to high fashion?

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Tanya Sweeney: Cameron Diaz has accepted ageing, wrinkles and all – it's a pity the rest of society hasn't

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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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Climate Changemakers: Meet Hometree – the Irish nature charity focusing on what we can do, not what has gone wrong

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Kevin Dundon: 'Easy to prepare and full of flavour, this is kind of food you can pack up and enjoy wherever the day takes you'

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New way to see coastline of Wicklow and Dublin as Sea Safari launches from Greystones

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An Irish Goodbye... from Berlin: 'My Irish humour gets me into a lot of trouble. The Germans can be quite literal'

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An all-female trek to Annapurna Base Camp: 'My sister-in-law and I joke we haven't seen this many helicopters since the 2006 Galway Races'

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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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'A baby-what?' – my family were babymoon sceptics, until I actually went and took one

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Irish News -- How a group of singing nuns on the Camino de Santiago moved a Dubs fans to give her life to God

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Courts -- Station prisoner struck garda in face during welfare check, court hears

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Irish News -- Sinn Fein calls for emergency mini‑budget to ease cost‑of‑living crisis

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Courts -- Man who stabbed English tourist in Temple Bar jailed

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Irish News -- Oasis guitarist Bonehead given 'behind-the-scenes' tour of Dublin Port

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Irish News -- Ryanair cuts one in ten planned flights on summer schedule from Dublin Airport due to passenger cap

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Health -- Hospitalisations from dog bites almost doubled over last two decades

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Courts -- Man returned to pub after knocking friend unconscious and putting him in the recovery position

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Katriona O'Sullivan: Why thousands of disadvantaged students watching a live stream from an Irish theatre really matters

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Letters: Building a new town on former Bord na Móna land would help ease housing crisis

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Tom Harris: Keir Starmer has now become the man he hates most – Boris Johnson

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The Irish Independent's View: Donald Trump needs this war to end, but he is running out of time

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Michael Birnbaum: Trump faces making concessions to Iran in order to end conflict

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Mary McCarthy: EU-wide social media age limit would be most welcome

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Martina Devlin: We must stop regarding people with mental health issues as weak – depression is not a character flaw

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Donal Fallon: 'The Ginger Man' shocked censors, critics and theatregoers, but it's time it was made into a film

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Senan Molony: EU presidency puts Coalition over a barrel in public pay talks

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The 1926 Census – a treasure trove for house history hunters that unveils long-lost tales from our cities

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'You wouldn't exist on the pension alone' – meet two of the growing number of older people delaying retirement

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Letters: Leo Varadkar must drop the bully-boy stance and learn some humility

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The Irish Independent's View: Fuel crisis underlines our need to focus on green energy

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Mary Kenny: British public don't want King Charles to visit Donald Trump, but more than PR is at stake

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Sophie White: I'm a Type A personality trapped in a Type B body – incurably ambitious but hopelessly disorganised

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Business -- Carlow's Rathwood under fire as Wexford woman had to wait weeks for refund

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Europe -- Lufthansa loses appeal in state aid dispute with Ryanair

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Technology -- Meta cuts nearly 8,000 jobs as it tells workers it's looking to be more efficient

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Jobs -- More than 60 jobs saved as HSE takes over Tipperary nursing home

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Irish Business -- Musgrave remains 'committed' to Donnybrook Fair after latest closure in upmarket grocery chain

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In The Workplace -- Dispute between suspended pilot and Aer Lingus to go to mediation

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Irish Business -- Bankinter books €12m Irish profit for the first three months of the year

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Business -- Housing targets under pressure as most developers build fewer than 50 units per year

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Money -- 'We saved €4,000' – how much could you keep in your pocket if you ditched the car for a year?

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World Business -- White House unveils measures aimed at limiting Chinese access to cutting-edge AI

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World Business -- US reclassifies marijuana to shore up industry

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Business -- Donal O'Donovan: Backlash against Leo Varadkar shows we would rather not hear awkward truths

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World Business -- Mark Carney says 'booze bans' can be lifted quickly after trade deal with US

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Business -- Irish energy-trading firm ElectroRoute to be sold by Mitsubishi

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Hurling -- John Mullane: Moral victories are of no value to Waterford or Tipperary now – this will be winner takes all

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Six Nations -- France v Ireland Six Nations preview: History the target as Scott Bemand's side seek to lift siege in Clermont

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Gaelic Football -- 'I've never seen energy like it, how passionate they are' – Paddy Tally on his latest post in 'stone mad' Mayo

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Horse Racing -- Wayne Bailey: Value the key as Solness takes on Jonbon in Celebration Chase at Sandown

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Premier League -- Richard Jolly: Decision on Alisson's future looms large on Arne Slot's Liverpool to-do list

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Gaelic Football - Live - | GAA Championships: All the football and hurling action from around the country as it happens - 02:30

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League of Ireland -- Wexford FC continue impressive home run with deserved win over Cobh Ramblers

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League of Ireland -- Watch: League of Ireland Matchday 13 review with Seán O'Connor and Aidan Fitzmaurice

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League of Ireland -- Derry relish Celtic Park debut as James Clarke goal knocks Rovers off top of table on historic night

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League of Ireland -- Last-gasp Dean McMenamy goal rescues point for Waterford against Galway

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Premier League -- Forest hit Sunderland for five at Stadium of Light to grab lifeline in relegation battle

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League of Ireland -- Conor Keeley's late Drogs winner – minutes after conceding penalty – adds to Shels woes after seven-goal Tolka thriller

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League of Ireland -- Bray Wanderers share the spoils with leaders Cork City in thrilling tie

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