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##### Gordon Elliott in tears as he finally breaks Cheltenham week duck in last race
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##### President Michael D Higgins thanks the Irish people for their trust, in final St Patrick's Day message
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##### Kerry make three changes for Armagh clash as Gavin White set for first appearance
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##### McFly's Danny Jones âdeeply apologises to wife and familyâ after kissing reports
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##### Paul Hosford: Boycott of White House allows Sinn FĂŠin to put an optimistic spin on the North
The boycott of the Shamrock Ceremony does also allow the party show that it is set apart from Fianna FĂĄil
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##### MicheĂĄl Martin should have stood up for Europe
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##### Mahmoud Khalil case raises fears for foreign students and green card holders in the US
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##### 'We love Donald Trump' is now the world's currency, and Ukraine must spend it
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##### Trump pledges to âexpel rogue actorsâ in political speech at Justice Department
US President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career.
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##### Ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney sworn in as Canadaâs new prime minister
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