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'I heard there was a 96th-minute penalty, I didn't need to ask who for' – Hearts taking 'us against everybody' approach into Celtic showdown

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Courts -- Agreement in 'Lord of the Dance' High Court case gives Michael Flatley 'complete control' of show

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

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South Kerry -- American tourist 'on dream holiday' who used knife to cause €47k of damage has no explanation

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Business -- Ryanair's Michael O'Leary says passengers want cheap flights not airport lounges, as he warns DAA over charges

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Rugby -- Springbok prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye, who faced Leinster last weekend, banned for 18 months following doping violation

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Irish News - BREAKING - | RTÉ in fresh payments scandal as broadcaster names star it mistakenly left out of top ten highest earners

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Adrian Weckler: With Ireland becoming Europe's AI hub, proper resourcing of regulators has entered 'pivotal' stage

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Owners blame firm's financial woes on campaigners opposing Shannon LNG

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Daniel McDonnell: After Czechia heartbreak, Ireland's summer fixtures are a hard sell, with squad now in the shade

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Sisters seek removal of Virgin Media's 'First Timers on the Frontline' footage showing brother lying dead on apartment floor

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

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Poll shows Sinn Féin-Soc Dem battle for Dublin Central by-election seat

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Food Reviews -- Restaurant review: 'It took me 12 months to get a table – and when I did I wanted to eat everything on the menu'

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Golf - Live - | 2026 PGA Championship – Day One: Rory McIlroy suffers disastrous finish as Shane Lowry gets challenge underway

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Other Sports -- 'It was a really hard time, probably the hardest few months of my career' – Fintan McCarthy on Irish rowing scandal

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

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News -- Tributes pour in for Tipperary camogie player who died in crash – 'Her talent and dedication shone through'

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

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Health & Wellbeing -- Liz Earle: At 62, I have a biological age of 39. Here's what I do

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Sex & Relationships -- The Divorce Diaries: 'If there's anything that will destroy an intimate relationship, it's IVF – it just made the whole thing so clinical'

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Politics -- State fund sees €6.7m return from firms linked to illegal West Bank settlements

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

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

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

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Entertainment -- Dónal Lynch: Somewhat ugly, moderately useless, but the old 'steamboat' Stephen's Green centre was part of the 90s wave of cultural pride

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

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Streeting has heralded the end of the Starmer premiership – but he's unlikely to win the crown

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Asia-Pacific -- LATEST

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I escaped Vladimir Putin in the belly of a dead cow

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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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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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Munster Rugby -- 'We'll need him' – Clayton McMillan hails Jack Crowley's return as Diarmuid Barron red card quashed

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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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Dublin -- Around 60,000 children starting primary school this year are eligible for free book bag at local library

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Entertainment -- Katseye announce Dublin gig on Wildworld tour

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Further drugs and cash seized in Donegal as part of operation targeting organised crime

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Limerick gardaí urge public to 'Go Purple' for domestic abuse victims – 'don't suffer in silence'

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Local Authority commits to funding to make more of Sligo's beaches wheelchair accessible

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Death of Cork jockey Michael O'Sullivan (24) after racing fall ruled 'accidental' at inquest

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Louth family 'living for thirty years with utter devastation' of teenager's disappearance

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News -- Cork drone restrictions being rolled back after authority receives over 650 public submissions

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News -- Galway city oats row escalates as councillor says taskforce promise is 'horse manure'

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Dundalk & North -- Lucky escape for Louth motorist as tree falls from school grounds on to bonnet of car

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

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Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs | Ireland's forgotten friendly, Dan's dentist trip, World Cup TV schedule

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Indo Sport podcast: The Football Show | Chaos in Scotland | Meltdown in Madrid | Mbappe v Bellingham

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

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Louise McSharry: How to master Emily Blunt's killer eyeliner in The Devil Wears Prada 2

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

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

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

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

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Politics -- '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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Weather -- Cool and unsettled weather for weekend and early next week, with rain each day – Met Éireann

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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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Irish News -- 'We finally have our freedom back' – says Irish couple as Bordeaux cruise lockdown ends after norovirus outbreak

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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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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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Courts -- Judge criticises barrister for 'torrent of litigation' against her former employer

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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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Business -- Average card payment almost €43 in Ireland last year

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Money -- Rising inflation will put further pressure on mortgage lending for first-time buyers

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Commercial Property -- Landmark offices on Dublin's Baggot St secure new tenant

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Small Business -- Majority of Irish family firms have no succession plans in place

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

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

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

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United Rugby Championship -- Edinburgh v Connacht – Team news, TV details and all you need to know as Westerners look to keep season alive

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United Rugby Championship -- Ulster v Glasgow Warriors – Team news, TV details and all you need to know as Richie Murphy rings the changes

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

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U-20 Gaelic Football -- Kerry U-20 manager's plea to GAA: 'Do the right thing, don't fix All-Ireland final for midweek'

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Premier League -- Arne Slot has 'every reason to believe' he will not be sacked and reveals plans underway for Liverpool's future

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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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International Soccer -- Dundee United's Will Ferry called up to Ireland camp in Spain ahead of Grenada friendly

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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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United Rugby Championship -- Munster in no rush to find tighthead cover as Oli Jager is given time to assess his future

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Golf -- Brian Keogh – PGA Preview: Rory McIlroy fit to step up in quest for seventh Major

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Gaelic Football -- GPA chief Tom Parsons wants fixed squads to give players security: 'You must protect those 35 players for 12 months'

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

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