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#### ‘He’s a bit of a monkey’ – Irish woman on being a first-time Cheltenham owner after breeding horse on small Fermoy farm
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#### St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin: Everything you need to know from the route to road closures
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#### ‘Extensive policing plan’ in place for Dublin city centre as thousands expected for St Patrick’s Day
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Politics
#### ‘Thank you for the trust you have placed in me’ – President Higgins delivers final St Patrick’s Day message after 14 years
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#### Former Leinster star Rocky Elsom sentenced to two years and fined €280,000 but escapes visit to jail
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#### Animal charity says ‘enough is enough’ after horse killed on busy Dublin road
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#### Four years jail for Kerry mother who killed cyclist and fled the scene
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###### Wexford jewellers to close giftware department and bring business back to its roots – ‘The housing crisis has had a big impact on homeware’
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Courts
###### Wexford man who was making cannabis oil to help his wife deal with pain caught with €149,000 of drugs
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#### Wicklow manufacturer ranked in top 15pc of companies worldwide for sustainability
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#### Motorists in Cavan facing hundreds of euro in fines as gardaí seize cars in road safety crackdown
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#### Wicklow Way is hit on YouTube as Canadian influencer shares fastpacking adventure
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#### Wexford gardaí charge couple with theft of multiple air fryers from town centre store
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#### McFly star Danny Jones apologises to his wife and family after alleged Maura Higgins kiss
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#### ‘He would have been an incredible granddad’ – sisters Bonnie and Lottie Ryan on dad Gerry, grief and family life
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Irish News
#### ‘If there’s a bar in heaven it would be like this’: the Long Hall, the pub where Bruce Springsteen has whiskey behind the bar
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Travel
#### Meet the Irish families taking multigenerational breaks – ‘the kids loved running between the houses to granny and grandad’
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Europe
#### Our family holiday of a lifetime – training at the Real Madrid Academy and enjoying a feast of food in Sardinia
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#### Giant helter-skelter for popular hotel as €24m upgrade aims to create ‘ultimate escape for families’
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#### At Southwest Airlines, checked bags will no longer fly for free – ending much-loved policy
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#### Hotel review: A wedding favourite with a new focus is one to watch with B&B from €129
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Courts
###### Man who rented properties across Ireland to use as brothels was found with child abuse material on phone
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Courts
###### Teacher found guilty of grooming and sexually abusing teenage pupil jailed for two years
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Courts
###### Challenge over €30m contract to replace Irish Defence Forces uniform withdrawn
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###### Court sets aside injunction preventing receiver taking possession of Michael Flatley's Cork mansion
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###### Convicted rapist on holiday in Ireland jailed for rape and falsely imprisoning young woman in hotel
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###### Man who repeatedly sexually abused wife’s grand-nephew jailed for 11 years
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###### ‘He’s a bit of a monkey’ – Irish woman on being a first-time Cheltenham owner after breeding horse on small Fermoy farm
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###### ‘Extensive policing plan’ in place for Dublin city centre as thousands expected for St Patrick’s Day
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Courts
###### Jeffrey Donaldson case delayed as wife ‘unfit to stand trial’
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Irish News
###### President Michael D Higgins gives last St Patrick’s Day message after 14 years
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Irish News
###### Counter terrorism police investigating NI’s first potential Islamic terror attack following Belfast stabbing
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Politics
###### ‘Thank you for the trust you have placed in me’ – President Higgins delivers final St Patrick’s Day message after 14 years
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Comment
###### John Curtice: Could the polls be wrong about the extraordinary appeal of Reform with UK voters?
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###### The Irish Independent’s View: Taoiseach Micheál Martin boxed clever, but Donald Trump’s threats to Ireland remain
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Comment
###### Eduardo Porter: Understanding the real purpose behind Donald Trump’s blizzard of lies
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Comment
###### Mary Kenny: Don’t let Meghan and the domestic goddesses drag women back to the kitchen sink
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Comment
###### Frank Coughlan: Irish presidential election isn’t ‘Dancing with the Stars’, but it’s starting to feel like it
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Letters
###### Letters: EU is the real villain amid trade turmoil – not Trump and his threats of tariffs
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Comment
###### Ellen Coyne: Banning character references from rape trials would help tip those scales of justice closer to something that feels balanced
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Analysis
###### Gabija Gataveckaite: MAGA rants, ‘trade deficit’ and McGregor’s tattoos make for a fascinating face-to-face in the White House
22:03
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###### Fionnán Sheahan: Micheál Martin ducked, weaved and didn’t defend Donald Trump’s victims in Oval Office octagon
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Comment
###### Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: A routine check was life-changing for my baby, so what happens now the next appointment has been cancelled?
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Analysis
###### Sam Kiley: Ukraine 30-day ceasefire will be seized upon with great glee by Vladimir Putin
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Comment
###### Saoirse Hanley: We gained abortion rights here, but the campaign is not over. Women in other EU member states with restrictive laws need support
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Letters
###### Letters: GAA must keep pace with other sports if it is to have a future as an organisation
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Comment
###### Sinéad Ryan: If I can tap my credit card to pay for a bus journey in London, why do I have to wait until 2028 to do it here?
02:30
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Comment
###### Ian O’Doherty: Five years after start of Covid pandemic, we need a robust, transparent inquiry
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Business
###### Boost for hospitality sector as Irish consumers spent more in pubs and restaurants last month, AIB report shows
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Business
###### Repak secures €1.4m judgment against recycling firm
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Money
###### Home economics: My adult sons live at home and I want them to pay rent, but they say they’ll never move out if they do
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Business
###### Former Airbus chief says development of drones is now the key to EU defence
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Money
###### Home economics: I’m widowed and want to sell the family home, downsize and split the proceeds with my kids. Any drawbacks?
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Technology
###### Court of Appeal backs Meta’s right to challenge €265m data protection fine
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Money
###### Rising prices keep the pressure on household budgets
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Irish Business
###### Glenveagh chief says ‘fundamental review’ of stock market is needed
08:46
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Business
###### Chris Kelly buys well-known Fox’s Den pub in Co Meath for €1.5m
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