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Fashion -- Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy's outfits on display in Newbridge as iconic costumes take fans behind the scenes of favourite films

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Crime - BREAKING - | Man (20s) arrested for attempting to kidnap toddler in Dublin city centre

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'It's a joke': Erik ten Hag lashes out at reports of mass Man United exodus this summer

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Mel C, Bonnie Tyler and Chasing Abbey to play dates at Leopardstown this summer

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Man who assaulted his grieving ex-partner on day their baby died in 'nasty, heartless attack' is jailed

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Politics - LATEST - | Fresh drive to buy up properties for asylum-seekers as up to 100 migrants on Mount St told no beds available

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Suzanne Breen: Serious questions must be asked after PSNI bought monster Creswell's ridiculous lie about murdered Katie Simpson

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Courts - Latest - | 'Remorse has never been seen' – Family hit out at drunk driver who caused death of broadcaster Paudie Palmer

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Business -- Comcast to wind down Irish telco Blueface, despite having invested €32m since takeover

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Irish News -- 'I love Kin' – Gary Neville praises Irish crime drama as show released on Netflix

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Irish News -- 'Nothing to do with my professional life' – how a 'nimby' developer is blocking 850 new homes

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Health -- 'My parents thought I was athletic and just slim – not realising I had an eating disorder' – woman battling anorexia half her life

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Courts -- Wicklow pensioner jailed for violent assault on his 97-year-old wife

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Courts -- Supreme Court to hear appeal by three accused of identifying Ana Kriegel murderers

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Sex & Relationships -- 'People hate happy women' – how Anne Hathaway's new film is igniting the age gap debate again

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Soccer -- Jamie Carragher interviews Jadon Sancho after having 'about eight pints' with Dortmund fans in 'Yellow Wall'

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Crime -- Dublin firefighter accused of Boston rape to face supreme court trial in US

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Politics -- Tánaiste launches attack on 'right-wing Tory press' with side-swipe at Boris Johnson in asylum row

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Politics -- 'I had to go without basics just to have money to pay the fee' – Immigrants hit out at 'exorbitant' annual residency card costs

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Irish News Video -- Michael Healy-Rae called out in the Dáil for taking €660k to house refugees while opposing government spending on immigration

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Irish News Video -- Dubliner Emmanuel Nkencho unveiled as a youth ambassador by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation

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Life -- 'It's like another voice living within your body,' says woman battling anorexia half her life

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Sport -- Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry celebrated winning the Zurich Classic with a little karaoke

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Irish News -- Government has built a 'big wall' to hide the truth, says Troubles victim

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Irish News -- Up to 50 asylum seekers turned away from Mount Street and left without accommodation hours after 'tent city' cleared

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Courts -- Turmoil for Rose of Tralee company as shareholder sues for repayment of €96,000 loan

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Premier League -- Caoimhín Kelleher 'better than David De Gea' and linked with exit as Liverpool already have replacement in mind

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Dublin News -- O'Connell Street tree 'badly burnt' during Dublin riots must be cut down

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Education -- 'We had no choice but to leave Ireland and now we're stuck' – meet the Irish teachers who want to return home but face 50pc pay cut

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Food Reviews -- The Glass Curtain review: 'Cashel Blue in my martini and jambons for starters – this buzzy Cork spot is pure class'

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'Trump saw that Ireland stepped up': former American Chamber CEO says White House return by the ex-president is no economic threat

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After years of delay, Europe's first 'smart city' prepares for its first residents

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'The workplace will look very different with AI – but we need to find a way to generate more power'

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Investors have realised the power of pensions to save the world

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Britain -- Channel crossings: Busiest day of the year so far sees 711 migrants arrive in UK despite Rwanda deportations plan

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World News -- Israel ignores Blinken's plea as it vows to push ahead with offensive in Rafah

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North America -- Joe Biden courts youth vote with move to reclassify marijuana

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Britain -- British royals release picture of Princess Charlotte to mark ninth birthday

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North America -- Protesters defy police orders to leave Los Angeles university campus after violent clashes with rival groups

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North America -- Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864

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Asia-Pacific -- Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people

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Mary McCarthy: We owed men of 'tent city' protection and dignity, but to our shame we provided neither

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Petula Dvorak: Time to review forgotten art of policing demonstrations

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Philip Ryan: Mount Street tent eviction part of Government's plan to shift immigration narrative from housing to law and order

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Ellen Coyne: I've changed seats, carriages and stops out of genuine fear of another passenger – but staff don't have that luxury

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Ishaan Tharoor: Joe Biden's Middle East peace plan cannot ignore the Palestinians

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Parenting -- 'Is it OK to incentivise my teenage daughter with money if she does well in her summer exams?'

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Crime -- Specialist gardaí on hunt for armed criminal involved in violent Border rampage: 'He's reckless... and consuming large amounts of cocaine'

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Health -- Are we all going to end up with the same face?

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Health Features -- Colorectal cancer: 'When I heard the diagnosis, I walked the beach for two days – I knew I needed space to get my head straight'

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Champions Cup -- Leinster vs Northampton: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Champions Cup semi-final

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Rugby -- Tears, tension and one blockbuster derby – the story of Croke Park's 15 rugby matches

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Connacht Rugby -- Connacht bring former Ulster hooker Adam McBurney in for next season

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Hurling -- 'Extend the championship, get rid of the league' – Clare's Shane O'Donnell has a solution to the season for hurling

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You want to retire and you have no obvious farm successor – what are your options?

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Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO

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Robin Talbot: Why we are not going to re-breed from heavier cows

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New-generation E vans up the ante for farmers with improved range

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Two key farm investment grant options drystock farmers should consider

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Dublin News -- Dublin Bus adds extra services due to Dart closures this weekend

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Dublin News -- Dublin's housing crisis is impacting 'two out of three' businesses

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Celebrations in Carlow as lotto winner makes trip home from Australia to collect winnings

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Temporary no-fly zone over Laois village due to 'civilian rocket launch'

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Wexford & District -- Wexford band of brothers help young broadcaster win national award – 'they didn't think there was a story in it'

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News -- Gardaí concerned for well-being of missing Cavan man (34)

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Courts -- Nurse in Kerry convicted of being drunk in charge of a vehicle after crash

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Tributes pour in for well-known former Wexford politician Michael D'Arcy

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North & West Kerry - Latest - | Edenburn House owner denies property is to be used to house Ukrainians

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Co Wexford's largest secondary school raises over €22,000 for new all purpose room

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Pupils of a rural Cork school are taking road safety improvement into their own hands

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Wicklow family surprise parents with 65th anniversary party at beloved local pub

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The Indo Daily: Successful jockey, convicted abuser and murder accused – the shocking story of Jonathan Creswell

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Immigration and deportation: Cad é 'Scéim Ruanda' na Breataine agus cén bhaint atá aige le hÉirinn?

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The Big Tech Show: The future of self-driving cars with the CEO of Provizio Barry Lunn

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The Throw-In Hurling Podcast: The green machine rolls on as Cork stare into the abyss

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TV Reviews -- The Tattooist of Auschwitz: The TV adaptation of the best-selling book is here but it's full of problems

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Celebrity News -- Al Porter responds to backlash at his slot in All Together Now line-up: 'I'm trying to do things right'

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Irish News -- Revelations on murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in new book by Irish Independent journalist

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Fashion -- 10 of the best: Plus size jeans whether you prefer straight, skinny or boyfriend fit

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Celebrity News -- 'I'm doing everything I've ever wanted' – Laura Fox ready to host Ireland's Fittest Family

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Family Features -- The complex mother-daughter dynamic: How to solve conflicts and heal your relationship

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Interiors -- Operation renovation: 'After years of squeezing past each other in a cramped kitchen, it's so lovely to feel the open space'

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Parenting -- 'It can take dads a little longer to get into caring for a baby – but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying'

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The Fab 50 – Ireland's 50 best places to stay for 2024

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Sustainable mountain tourism is flying high in the ski resort of Morzine

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Beat the heat: 10 'cool' European destinations to visit in summer 2024

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How to ace Los Angeles – studio tours, cherry-picking neighbourhoods and every conceivable type of cuisine

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It rained in Dubai when I was there to golf, but I still got out on the course. Here's why showers won't ruin your holiday

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'In Zagreb, it's different' - museums celebrate hangovers, illusions and broken relationships

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Irish News -- Just Transition body to be set up to ensure 'no-one left behind' in move in climate action measures

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Crime -- What would your death notice look like? RSA launches new road safety campaign

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Irish News -- Kiera Dignam follows late father's footsteps and joins Rock Against Homelessness line up

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Crime -- Man (40s) charged after gardaí recover suspected pipe bomb in Dublin

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Irish News -- Patients' dignity and privacy breached as inspectors find 19 people forced to lie on trolleys in corridor at UHL

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Crime -- BBC to contact tribunal over claims journalist was spied on by PSNI

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Irish News -- Guinness fan Usain Bolt says Ireland is a 'cold Jamaica and Jamaica is a hot Ireland'

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Weather -- Wet conditions continue as Met Éireann gives forecast for May Bank Holiday weekend

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Health -- Hobbit star Martin Freeman reveals why he has quit being a vegetarian after 38 years

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Irish News -- Teenager's emotional plea after latest deaths on dangerous road: 'It took my bubbly best friend'

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Anne-Marie Tomchak: Worst trend of the 1990s is back and has settled in to new home on social media

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Daniel Ruddock: If American football and Bruce Springsteen fans can drink in Croke Park seats, why can't rugby supporters?

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Will Simon Harris regret sticking by Helen McEntee as frustration grows over migration row?

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Ian O'Doherty: After months of teasing, Irish fans, 'the best in the world', deserve better from the FAI

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Letters: Could a united Ireland be the obvious solution to migration row with UK?

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Sinéad Ryan: Why Ireland should copy Venice by taxing tourists who want to visit

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Mary Kenny: No politician could have championed assisted dying legislation more than the dying Esther Rantzen

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Frances Fitzgerald: Security and justice should not be eroded by increasingly sinister culture wars

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Editorial: With lives at stake, British prime minister Rishi Sunak cannot slam the door on EU amid migration crisis

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Irish in Israel: 'The reaction at home is hard to stomach. I thought about burning my passport'

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Frank Coughlan: Old Ireland is gone, but you can catch a glimpse of it in our traditions

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US students view spreading Gaza protests as their 1968 moment

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John Downing: UCC study slays myths of the tragedy that framed first century of our State

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Ellen Coyne: Poisonous ideology is casting politicians as enemies of the people

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Fionnán Sheahan: Reports on RTÉ are last chance for Catherine Martin to save face on TV licence saga

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Irish Business -- IMRO partners with music tech company Audoo for accurate public performance royalties

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Commercial Property -- Value of 1970s-era offices falls 18pc in a year but retail assets revive

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Commercial Property -- Dublin industrial units for sale in two lots

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Commercial Property -- Loyola sells The Greedy Eagle in Glasthule for €4m

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Irish Business -- Microsoft inks power purchase deal backed by Donegal windfarm

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Business -- Navy vs Notre Dame: Analysis says US college football game was worth over €180m to Ireland

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Commercial Property -- BAM is selling Tesco investment in Cork city with 7.5pc initial return

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Commercial Property -- Paul McNeive: Sustainability is moving centre stage in property valuations

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Technology -- Latest slide takes bitcoin 22pc below the peaks that crypto hit in March

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Irish Business -- Revenue Commissioners lose their bid to hit nursing home millionaires with €760,000 tax bill

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Snooker -- Ronnie O'Sullivan's 'greatest bit of sportsmanship' during World Snooker Championship exit – but all not what it seems

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Soccer -- Bayern Munich suffer blow as former Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick commits to Austria

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Champions League -- Jadon Sancho speaks out on Manchester United future after 'getting his mojo back' with Borussia Dortmund

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Rugby -- Ireland women's team to take on Australia in Ravenhill

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Sport -- Today's Sport News in 90 Seconds - 2nd May

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Other Soccer -- 'Everything that's wrong in Irish grassroots football' – DDSL in Kennedy Cup row

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Premier League -- Why Dutch managers struggle in Premier League – but Arne Slot can buck trend at Liverpool

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Irish News -- Rio Ferdinand backs George Nkencho's family after hiring 'inspirational' brother

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Horse Racing -- Patrick Mullins: Gaelic Warrior can crush rivals and I'll be disappointed if I don't win finale on Port Joulain

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Rugby -- Saracens to take no more action as Billy Vunipola prepares for Bristol clash

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Horse Racing -- Punchestown Day 3 – Michael Verney: Lantry Lady can outrun her odds to chase home Teahupoo

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Golf -- Séamus Power a poster boy for €325k grant recipients

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Champions Cup -- 'We've had Lee come in with a big influence from rugby league' – Defensive sins of Saints firmly in past after Lee Radford's impact

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Gaelic Football -- It's always Mayo – the rival back to haunt Pádraic Joyce and Galway

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