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Irish News -- 'Secret is everything in moderation', says Ireland's oldest man as he celebrates 108th birthday

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Analysis -- Five areas to watch as the Government aims to win your vote in the Budget

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Golf -- Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin on honour of being named flagbearers at tonight's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

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Irish News Video -- Fans sing outside former home of Sinéad O'Connor on anniversary of her death

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Irish News Video -- Protest at Danish embassy in Dublin calling for anti-whaling activist's release

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Irish News -- 'I broke my jaw in an All-Ireland final and don't remember the first half' – Galway legend Sean Keeley on an epic win and why the Tribesmen can beat Armagh

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News - Breaking - | Former Fine Gael politician and TV presenter Frank Kilbride remanded in custody over €2.6m 'Dublin Jimmy' money laundering racket

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Irish News -- 'It was hideous,' says Sinéad O'Connor's brother as National Wax Museum pulls controversial waxwork of late singer

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Olympics -- 'I hope to keep Craig close to me for the next few days' – Irish flagbearer Sarah Lavin on an emotional Olympics

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Courts -- Teacher who assaulted autistic pupil and is 'not accepting the facts' to appeal against conviction

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Sex & Relationships -- Asking for a friend: 'I saw my friend kissing someone who wasn't their partner. Should I say something or keep quiet?

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Celebrity -- The 'Strictly Come Dancing' crisis: 'I cried every day' – what Irish contestants have said about their time on hit BBC show

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'Just harrowing': Grieving father seeks answers after Coast Guard couldn't help recover son's body at Cliffs of Moher

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'The worst thing did happen. I got sacked... But in the end it was a relief' – Ray Foley on losing his job and the journey to get it back

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Mary Coughlan: 'I couldn't give a shite. Bono never did anything for me — and I'm not afraid of him'

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'Beds hanging from the ceiling were the last straw' – landlord served invalid eviction notice on TD Violet-Anne Wynne

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Dear Mary: My husband hits and kicks my children. I'm frightened and don't know what to do to stop him

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Middle East -- One hundred Palestinian fighters killed in Khan Younis as battles with Israeli troops continue

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North America -- Mexican cartel kingpin 'El Mayo' and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in Texas

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North America -- Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris

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Health -- Common bacteria found in mouth can 'melt' certain cancers, scientists discover

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Europe -- 'Acts of hate' toward tourists 'will not be tolerated', warns Balearic Islands minister after protests

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Europe -- Ukraine says it hit Russian airfield in Crimea missile attack as campaign hots up

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Louise McSharry: We deserve more women in power, and the women in power deserve a lot better

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Billy Keane: The tight cousin doesn't own a pond for the wintering of geese. If he did, he'd charge them rent

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Editorial: Kamala Harris has shown Republicans and Donald Trump this is a fight, not a cakewalk

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Irish News -- Family 'lost everything' when Galway dream home was burnt to the ground after anti-migrant protests

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South Kerry -- Miracle escape for priest in Kerry crash – 'It was very frightening I told myself to stay calm'

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Rural Life -- Wild Atlantic woe – how tourist traffic is making life a misery for farmers near the Cliffs of Moher

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Irish News -- 'The day I found my Irish mum': Journalist Andrew Pierce on his epic search for his birth mother

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Minister u-turns on straw chopping scheme suspension, introducing €175/ha baling option

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Dublin News -- Lucky Dubliner scoops €500,000 in Prize Bond draw

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Dublin News -- New ramp opened at Dún Laoghaire Baths after wheelchair user compared it to 'a black ski slope'

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Dublin News -- Preserving James Joyce's House of the Dead is 'important for our cultural heritage'

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Wexford equestrian forced to withdraw from the Paris Olympics

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Galway trains for All-Ireland final now completely sold out

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Sinéad O'Connor fans gather as stunning memorial bench unveiled in Bray

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Galway couple who haven't missed a match since 1984 appeal for All-Ireland tickets

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Courts - BREAKING - | Garda found guilty of sexually assaulting woman in Wicklow garda station

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Organisers of cancelled Wild Roots Festival in Sligo say it was a loss maker and had no option but to pull the plug after major promoter pulled out

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'We are all so proud of her' – Meath boxing star inspiring Ireland's next generation of sporting stars ahead of Olympic debut

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Real Health podcast: 'Tanning is bad, it's skin damage' – Consultant Dermatologist Professor Nicola Ralph

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Television -- What to watch on TV and streaming today: Olympic fever, classic movies and we get 'Up For the Match'

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Life -- Kevin Twomey: 'I told my parents I was dropping out of college. Then I told them I was gay. My dad took the fact I was gay better'

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Irish News -- 'Home is where heart is' for boxer Kellie Harrington's family as Portland Row gears up for Olympics

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Irish News -- Housing for older citizens: 'I've seen friends get institutionalised in nursing homes... Here we think for ourselves'

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Courts -- State given more time to prepare case against two teenagers accused of stealing over €3,000 worth of clothing in burglaries

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Courts -- Violent offender who raped his former partner appeals conviction

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Courts -- Several High Court challenges initiated against tented accommodation for asylum seekers

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Courts -- Former student of US first lady Jill Biden caught importing drugs worth €330,000 at Dublin Airport

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Martina Devlin: Inheritance tax boost will woo squeezed middle, but may not be the fairest option

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Karen Attiah: First clean-up job for Kamala Harris is to sort out Joe Biden's toxic Gaza legacies

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Lee Hockstader: The Olympic torch arrives in Paris, lighting up political chaos in France

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Tanya Sweeney: With two younger brothers to fuss over, I was destined to be a victim of Eldest Daughter Syndrome

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Letters: Eamonn Casey allegations show why a male-dominated Catholic Church is a real problem

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Editorial: Our stellar line-up befits an Olympics that can inspire us all

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Editorial: Funding 'solution' for RTÉ leaves further ambiguity in its wake

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Mary McCarthy: Time to make life easier for those I love by injecting some niceties into my texts

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Myles Dungan: We can forgive Kamala Harris for not pursuing her possible family link to an odious Irish slave trader

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Roslyn Dee: Why does the price of food and drink at airports have to be sky high?

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Fionnán Sheahan: RTÉ crisis is a wasted opportunity and guess who now has to pick up the bill?

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Irish Business -- O'Callaghan family agrees deal to buy The Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge

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Technology -- Ask Adrian: Would a dodgy box solve my mother's problems with her TV provider?

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Irish Business -- Arts Council board to discuss Abbey governance report

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Technology -- Donald Trump, tariffs and tech overregulation: IDA boss Michael Lohan on the big challenges ahead

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Gaelic Football -- Conor McKeon's All-Ireland football final team ratings: how the Cork and Clare players stack up

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Other Soccer -- Ireland men's hockey team out to upset powerhouses Belgium – again – on their return to the Olympic stage

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League of Ireland -- Stephen Kenny: 'All those great Irish players who came through, is that going to be a thing of the past?'

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Soccer -- Adam Foley caps off Drogheda United's win over Waterford

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League of Ireland -- Dundalk silence Dalymount Roar with vital point against Bohemians

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Golf -- Conor Purcell takes the lead at Galgorm as Pádraig Harrington has eyes on Senior Open prize

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Olympics -- Team Ireland take to River Seine as Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin fly flag at rainy Olympic opening ceremony

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Gaelic Football -- Philly McMahon: Anyone who can call this All-Ireland final with certainty is likely full of s**t

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Olympics -- Paris Olympics Day One: Irish in action – What time, what channel and all you need to know

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Olympics -- Daniel Wiffen: I know that I'm faster than anyone else but I must do everything technically right

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Olympics -- Rowing preview: Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch kick off medal hunt on Saturday morning in Paris

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Olympics -- Australia hockey player chooses to have part of a finger amputated so he can compete at the Paris Olympics

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