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Jim Gavin was sent solicitors’ letters by tenant seeking €3,300 rent refund, but they went unanswered
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Dublin city bookshop damaged in overnight arson attack
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‘Where did she go?’ – tourists’ disappointment as Dublin’s Molly Malone statue boarded up
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Dear Mary: My husband receives money from the company we both worked in and keeps every cent for himself in spite of my money struggles
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The 100 best hotels in Ireland for 2025 - from three-star thrillers to surprise luxury stays
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‘I never imagined I’d want to return to a small town – but a weekend in Wexford changed that’
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Gardaí arrest two men for suspected money laundering in two counties
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Gaelic Football
Galway GAA mourns death of 1956 All-Ireland winning footballer and United Nations official Frank Evers, aged 91
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International Soccer
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Ireland medics to assess Evan Ferguson’s injury as Will Ferry called up ahead of World Cup double-header
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GAA
St. Anne’s move closer to return to top-flight football with comfortable win over Ferns St. Aidan’s
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Soccer
Uefa reluctantly clears Milan and Barcelona to play domestic league matches abroad
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Sinn Féin’s Chris Andrews in ‘good spirits’ alongside 15 other Irish citizens after being detained by Israel on Gaza flotilla
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GAA
Wicklow Senior Football final 2025 player assessments: Carnew Emmets
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GAA
St. Martin’s produce closing surge to inflict further misery on neighbours St. Mary’s (Maudlintown)
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Stormzy among stars reading from Booker Prize novels shortlisted for 2025
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United Rugby Championship
‘Very frustrated’ – Stuart Lancaster and Connacht players irked by late notice of postponed URC clash with Scarlets
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Rosie Jones says wine bottle was thrown at her in ‘ableist’ attack on a train
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Celebrity News
Graham Norton sells his luxury slice of the Big Apple for a cool €4.5m
19:42
GAA
Long grabs crucial score for Ballyhogue as St. Anne's fall just short in LGFA Junior ‘A’ football final
19:30
Seachtain Podcast
Seachtain: Gael ar leith: Slán le Manchán Magan
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Technology
Amazon wins approval for satellite base in Cork
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Courts
Trial of second Kerry man accused of link to €32m crystal meth seizure adjourned for phone evidence to be examined
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Courts
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Ian ‘Mad Dog’ Maloney handed 10-year sentence for shooting up Dublin home
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Ladies Football
Ladies football and Camogie All-Stars ceremonies to take place on same night in Dublin, just a mile apart
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Lifestyle
Táin packed out for Turas fundraising concert with Stewart
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