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Trump and Putin agree 30-day Ukraine ceasefire with pause on attacks on energy infrastructure
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Martin Breheny: Lower-ranked counties will be walked over unless they shout louder
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The Indo Daily: Dear America – 12 things we need to tell you about Conor McGregor
20:24
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Trump and Putin agree 30-day Ukraine ceasefire with pause on attacks on energy infrastructure
20:22
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‘This is just the beginning’ – says Netanyahu as he defends the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza
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Former Wexford footballer jailed for five years for raping and sexually assaulting young woman
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‘This is just the beginning’ – says Netanyahu as he defends the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza
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‘Bitter’ legal row begins between Web Summit’s Paddy Cosgrave and former directors
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Dublin man (49) died of infection after dog licked broken skin on his leg, inquest hears
International Soccer
Daniel McDonnell: Does it really matter if Ireland lose their Nations League play-off to Bulgaria?
Politics
Conor McGregor responds to criticism over Trump visit as Tánaiste says fighter represents ‘the very worst of toxic masculinity’
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Kilkenny city break: ‘That this is a city dedicated to arts and crafts is evident at every hand’s turn’
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Explainer: the difference between amazon.ie and amazon.co.uk to Irish shoppers
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Everyone’s talking about: ASMR – but what is it and does it actually reduce stress?
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Ksenia Samotiy: When ‘facts’ are just ammunition for outrage, the only winners are the likes of Trump and Orban
Courts
Matriarch of ‘industrious’ serial compo-claim family avoids jail
Irish News
Stephen Nolan thrown out of café after confrontation with owner over online post mocking obese people
Courts
Man died of water intoxication after drinking excessive amounts following hospital procedure, court hears
Hurling
Hurling quarter-finals still have Saturday billing as more GAA+ controversy looms
Farming
From milking 1,000 cows to producing power for 52,000 homes – Ireland’s largest dairy farm goes solar
Irish News
Bin services for over 130,000 customers set to be hit by two-day strike next month
Irish News
Mum of driver who caused life-changing injuries to GP says ‘one mistake’ ruined lives
Analysis
Fionnán Sheahan: After all our blarney and kissing up to Donald Trump, ‘The Far From Quiet Man’ Conor McGregor gets into the Oval Octagon
Music News
‘I am devastated’ – Fontaines D.C. cancel South American gigs as lead singer suffers health issue
Irish News
‘What’s going on isn’t human’ – Irish-based surgeon told his sister’s four children killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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Kirsty Blake Knox: Does Mel Robbins’ viral Let Them theory actually work?
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‘After eight months sober, the cunning addiction returned – now I’m six years clean and have my own business’
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Micheál Martin criticised for ‘cowardly’ approach to Trump
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Conor McGregor criticises Irish Government during speech at the White House
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‘It’s put me off getting solar panels, that was our next step.’ - Clive Ryan
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Damage shown on Tesla cars in Belfast dealership
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‘It was scandalous that Conor McGregor was set up to represent the Irish people’ - Paul Murphy
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Former Wexford footballer jailed for five years for raping and sexually assaulting young woman
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Analysis
Fionnán Sheahan: After all our blarney and kissing up to Donald Trump, ‘The Far From Quiet Man’ Conor McGregor gets into the Oval Octagon
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Mum of driver who caused life-changing injuries to GP says ‘one mistake’ ruined lives
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‘After eight months sober, the cunning addiction returned – now I’m six years clean and have my own business’
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Kim Bielenberg: The pub that has a different price for locals and blow-ins… and other quirky solutions to the crisis
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Appearance of missing head of King George V statue at Kneecap gig sparks Australian police inquiry
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Erin King on the Six Nations and her viral lift: ‘There’s so much more coming for this team. We’re going to surprise people’
TV Reviews
Eilis O’Hanlon on TV: ‘Lockdown Kids: Five Years On’ shows us that the schools should never have been closed
International Soccer
‘My family straight away were buzzing. They couldn’t stop smiling’ – James Abankwah on the loan road to verge of senior Ireland debut
Six Nations
Rúaidhrí O’Connor: How Ireland players rated in a disappointing Six Nations campaign
Best of the weekend
Johnny McEvoy on the death of his beloved wife: ‘I never said goodbye. She didn’t either. She was going. She wouldn’t do any more chemo’
‘Me and Lottie have very different views’ – Jennifer Zamparelli on why she quit her popular parenting podcast
The great house rental: ‘Showhomes’ from RTÉ programmes are being let for thousands of euro a week on Airbnb
Ellen Coyne: Burke family’s bid for stardom in US falls flat as they exhaust their 15 minutes of fame
‘The call I always dreaded came on St Patrick’s Day: Melanie’s gone’ – Norma-Jean O’Reilly on losing her sister to drug addiction
Micheál Martin shows ‘self-soothing’ behaviours and classic stress responses as Donald Trump takes control, says body language expert
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Trump and Putin agree 30-day Ukraine ceasefire with pause on attacks on energy infrastructure
Britain
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Real possibility that Lucy Letby’s convictions may be overturned, former hospital bosses say
Britain
Man guilty of burglary over theft of €5m golden toilet from palace
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‘This is just the beginning’ – says Netanyahu as he defends the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza
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‘We have a very good chance’ – Trump to speak with Putin as US looks to secure 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
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Fionnán Sheahan: After all our blarney and kissing up to Donald Trump, ‘The Far From Quiet Man’ Conor McGregor gets into the Oval Octagon
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Tabitha Monahan: Taoiseach returns from tricky Washington trip to find that trouble awaits him at home
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Paul Williams: Falling garda numbers and morale come at a time when theft, violence and anti-social behaviour are all on the rise
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Max Boot: Donald Trump is helping America’s enemies by ending the promotion of democracy abroad
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Kirsty Blake Knox: Does Mel Robbins’ viral Let Them theory actually work?
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Ksenia Samotiy: When ‘facts’ are just ammunition for outrage, the only winners are the likes of Trump and Orban
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‘The call I always dreaded came on St Patrick’s Day: Melanie’s gone’ – Norma-Jean O’Reilly on losing her sister to drug addiction
Irish News
The great house rental: ‘Showhomes’ from RTÉ programmes are being let for thousands of euro a week on Airbnb
Irish News
Enoch Burke’s family spent thousands on online ads, with Facebook acting as their 21st-century pulpit
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Johnny McEvoy on the death of his beloved wife: ‘I never said goodbye. She didn’t either. She was going. She wouldn’t do any more chemo’
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Daniel McDonnell: Does it really matter if Ireland lose their Nations League play-off to Bulgaria?
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Hurling quarter-finals still have Saturday billing as more GAA+ controversy looms
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Ireland No 8 Jack Conan signs new deal with Leinster
Hurling
John Mullane: I must admit I’ve been guilty of diving in the past, but some of the antics were cringeworthy
International Soccer
‘My family straight away were buzzing. They couldn’t stop smiling’ – James Abankwah on the loan road to verge of senior Ireland debut
International Soccer
Ireland to play Senegal and Luxembourg as June friendlies are confirmed
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Why caution is key with early sowing
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Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: I don’t think any farmer truly forgets the trauma of a bad calving experience
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Steaks could hit €50 as restaurants count cost of beef boom
Farming
From milking 1,000 cows to producing power for 52,000 homes – Ireland’s largest dairy farm goes solar
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Mayo cattle dealer loses case against solicitor over alleged legal failings in mart credit dispute
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Dublin News
Dublin City Council to develop affordable rental apartments at derelict site in Cabra
Dublin News
New sculpture unveiled to honour victims of abuse
Dublin News
Dublin City Council mobilises over 400 staff for St Patrick’s Day clean-up in city
Rugby
Former Leinster star Rocky Elsom sentenced to two years and fined €280,000 but escapes visit to jail
Health & Wellbeing
‘After eight months sober, the cunning addiction returned – now I’m six years clean and have my own business’
Irish News
St Patrick’s Day parades enjoy near-record attendances with fine weather and strong tourist influx
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Kerry pensioner (86) caused life-changing injuries to cyclist, court hears
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Rescue 116 and local volunteers save three fishermen as boat sinks in Wicklow
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‘Every contribution makes a difference’ – Fundraiser to rebuild Galway school ‘decimated’ by Storm Éowyn
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‘Schitt’s Creek comes to Galway!’ – Hollywood star Eugene Levy enjoys St Patrick’s Day celebrations
News
Tipperary fire service and gardaí twice called to scene of house and caravan blaze
North & West Kerry
Shannon LNG granted planning – ‘It’s a victory for common sense over ideological dogma’
News
Gardaí investigate after Limerick residents find home ‘ransacked’ on returning from day out
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Wexford council official defends traffic warden from ‘nasty’ commentary after incident with Kilkenny team bus
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Wexford school earmarked for closure could be transformed into facility for children with special needs
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Missing Louth schoolboy Kyran Durnin among 227 children ‘known to state care’ to die since 2014
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‘I am devastated’ – Fontaines D.C. cancel South American gigs as lead singer suffers health issue
Theatre & Arts
Artist Paul Hughes: ‘I’m not going to wait for opportunities to come to me. I need to go out and get it. I’m 58, I have a finite life’
TV Reviews
Eilis O’Hanlon on TV: ‘Lockdown Kids: Five Years On’ shows us that the schools should never have been closed
Movie News
Release date announced for Happy Gilmore 2 – starring Rory McIlroy
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Misneach review: ‘Cumas’ offers a shaming look at how disabled people are being denied work
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Knowing your attachment style could improve your relationships – here’s how
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Meghan Markle whips up some green waffles to celebrate St Patrick’s Day
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Olympian Jack Woolley gets engaged hours after RTÉ Dancing with the Stars final
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Drag queen The Vivienne died after taking ketamine, family says
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Dear Mary: I’m worried about having sex with my new partner as I suffer with premature ejaculation
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‘After eight months sober, the cunning addiction returned – now I’m six years clean and have my own business’
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Everyone’s talking about: ASMR – but what is it and does it actually reduce stress?
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‘As family carers, we’re constantly fighting for help, so we’re always in a high cortisol state – peer support is invaluable’
Comment
Kirsty Blake Knox: Does Mel Robbins’ viral Let Them theory actually work?
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How to make your own yoghurt – it’s a lot easier than you might think
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Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: China Tang in Monkstown serves up haute Asian cuisine in a setting stylish enough for James Bond
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After 33 years I made new core memories in Donegal’s Bundoran
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‘Time waits for no one, so with my boys now five and eight and my parents in their mid-70s, I booked a multigenerational break’
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Kilkenny city break: ‘That this is a city dedicated to arts and crafts is evident at every hand’s turn’
Europe
It may have taken me nearly 24 hours to get to Mallorca, but here’s why it was worth every second
Ski
‘See that light in the valley? That’s where we’re sleeping’ – skipping the crowded slopes to go ski touring in Italy
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Meet the Irish families taking multigenerational breaks – ‘the kids loved running between the houses to granny and grandad’
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Irish News
Gardaí catch driver travelling 178kmh in 80kmh zone in Co Monaghan over St Patrick’s bank holiday weekend
16:36
Courts
Matriarch of ‘industrious’ serial compo-claim family avoids jail
16:09
Courts
No compensation for care assistant sexually assaulted by Rotunda porter who was kept on staff despite findings
16:04
Irish News
Stephen Nolan thrown out of café after confrontation with owner over online post mocking obese people
15:26
Irish News
More than 2,000 medical scientists join health service work-to-rule
14:48
Irish News
Bin services for over 130,000 customers set to be hit by two-day strike next month
14:48
Irish News
TD puts forward new bill addressing ‘outrageous’ legal grey area over external wall insulation
14:40
Irish News
‘What’s going on isn’t human’ – Irish-based surgeon told his sister’s four children killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
14:36
Courts
Judge approves €15k settlement for child ‘mistreated by staff in RTÉ Primetime expose crèche’
13:57
Irish News
Mum of driver who caused life-changing injuries to GP says ‘one mistake’ ruined lives
12:40
Irish News
Appearance of missing head of King George V statue at Kneecap gig sparks Australian police inquiry
10:40
Crime
Agony after baby killer admits guilt in jail... but mother had no legal right to know
10:31
Irish News
Jarlath Burns accused of using GAA as ‘Trojan horse’ over major road project
10:24
Irish News
‘An amazing character’ – Irish pilot who fought in Battle of Britain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway dies aged 105
10:12
Weather
Met Éireann forecast dry conditions as temperatures set to rise ahead of unsettled weather this weekend
09:55
Comment
Maeve McTaggart: Donald Trump found a way to embarrass Ireland on St Patrick’s Day
21:16
Opinion
Naoise Dolan: It might have been news to Micheál Martin, but Rosie O’Donnell won’t regret leaving Trumpland for Ireland
15:30
Editorial
The Irish Independent’s View: On St Patrick’s Day, we celebrate the best of us – all of us
03:30
Comment
Jenny Maguire: Let’s celebrate Irishness for ourselves, not for the eyes of other nations
03:30
Comment
Fionnán Sheahan: Taoiseach Micheál Martin must tell ‘minister’ Michael Healy-Rae he’s playing senior football now
03:30
Comment
Beth Kowitt: In an age when workers are finding it hard to raise a smile, Starbucks’ ‘forced joy’ could be the most miserable corporate trend ever
03:30
Letters
Letters: This St Patrick’s Day, let’s celebrate the welcome contribution of migrants
03:30
Opinion
Lorcan Nyhan: Donald Trump is taking a big risk, putting his legacy ahead of the price of eggs
03:30
Opinion
RTÉ's Joe Duffy: Covid lockdowns were blunt and uncaring, but we don’t need a blame game – we need to learn
03:30
Opinion
Eilis O’Hanlon: Society needs people like the Burke family, who don’t give a hoot what people think of them
03:30
Opinion
David Quinn: Whether Ireland likes it or not, US Republicans are going nowhere – so building good relations with them is crucial
03:30
Letters
Letters: An Post now making nostalgia less affordable to older people
03:30
Editorial
The Sunday Independent’s View: After Donald Trump, another diplomatic challenge in US — and Middle East — for Taoiseach Micheál Martin
03:30
Comment
Julia Molony: ‘Dyslexia doesn’t exist’ is harmful clickbait that diverts attention and resources away from helping children
03:30
Comment
Colin Murphy: Scrap the Tricolour and the Soldier’s Song – the 10 concessions we might have to make to bring about a united Ireland
03:30
Business
Group paid out €18m for Bono and The Edge’s hotel company
03:30
Irish Business
Why has a global firm with cosmopolitan directors set up its home in a small business unit in Longford?
03:30
Media
€370k spent on public sector recruitment campaign to show how ‘exciting and diverse’ it is to work there
03:30
Media
Midlands 103 vows ‘to preserve local ethos’ as it buys South East Radio
01:00
Money
Gary Brown: ‘One summer I worked in the fish market. Nobody would sit near me on the bus on the way home’
12:45
World Business
Trump tariffs slowing global growth – OECD issues stark assessment
12:38
Irish Business
State agency set up to fund small housing developments accused of ‘undercutting’ private-sector rivals
11:30
Irish Business
Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day exodus is a reminder that Ireland needs to stay connected – and that means lifting the cap on Dublin airport
03:30
Business
The week ahead in business: St Patrick’s Day boost to business in more ways than one
03:30
Irish Business
Dear Vicki: I’m losing business to an out-of-town retail park – will this trend ever get any better?
03:30
Money
Michael Houghton: ‘Frugality can go too far. I once saw a wealthy man eating a leftover burger to save money’
03:30
Money
Pub prices too dear? Not so, according to bank index that says our weekly wages can buy 168 pints of Guinness
03:30
Comment
Beth Kowitt: In an age when workers are finding it hard to raise a smile, Starbucks’ ‘forced joy’ could be the most miserable corporate trend ever
03:30
World Business
‘No guarantees’ US won't go into recession, says Donald Trump’s treasury secretary
03:30
Irish Business
How Ireland’s tech start-ups are set to be among the winners of Europe’s military spending surge
03:30
Golf
Pádraig Harrington and Séamus Power join Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in €6million Amgen Irish Open field at K Club
16:08
Horse Racing
Double tilt not on the cards as Gavin Cromwell’s Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin skips Aintree Grand National
15:40
Rugby
Ireland No 8 Jack Conan signs new deal with Leinster
15:33
Connacht Rugby
Connacht scrum coach Colm Tucker hails Mack Hansen as ‘vital cog’ for province and Ireland
15:15
International Soccer
Mauricio Pochettino: ‘Donald Trump asked if US can win the World Cup’
15:03
Boxing
From the fishing boats of Cork to the bright lights of pro boxing ‘King’ Callum Walsh aims to be top of the world
14:00
Hurling
Cork and Midleton hurling legend Ger Fitzgerald dies aged 60
13:51
International Soccer
England new boy Dan Burn still yet to celebrate Carabao Cup final heroics with Newcastle
13:47
International Soccer
Ireland to play Senegal and Luxembourg as June friendlies are confirmed
13:41
International Soccer
‘My family straight away were buzzing. They couldn’t stop smiling’ – James Abankwah on the loan road to verge of senior Ireland debut
12:00
Premier League
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s ear ‘destroyed’ by Liam Roberts challenge as plastic surgeon does ‘hell of a job’
11:54
Premier League
Liverpool need six new signings in busy summer ahead according to Jamie Carragher
11:26
Camogie
Kerrie Finnegan leading by example as Dublin battle to stay in top flight
11:00
Tennis
LeBron James ‘happy to have helped’ Russian ace Mirra Andreeva to BNP Paribas Open win over Aryna Sabalenka
10:05
Soccer
Australian gay footballer Josh Cavallo faces ‘multiple, multiple, multiple death threats’ every day
09:50
