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• Lawyer has court orders made against him for ‘shocking’ service and debts over €200k
• Charlotte Mulhall out on supervised day trips as she prepares for her release from prison
• Airport drone sighting not picked up by specialist technology
• 1923 Ballyseedy massacre was ‘premeditated murder’, says Tánaiste
• TikTok influences reading habits as Irish book sales hit record high of €170m
• No loo, no loan – buyers are denied mortgages for vacant houses that need fixing up
• Kathleen Reynolds leaves estate of over €4m to six of her seven children
• Cabinet to decide on replacing evictions ban with new moratorium
• Simon Coveney: ‘My career isn’t a vanity project, I really want to contribute to public life’
• PAC to investigate ‘extraordinary’ exit package given to former horseracing chief Denis Egan

Irish News

• The official Covid inquiry: expect hard questions — and even tougher answers
• Social Democrats are tapping voters others can’t reach – and it’s working
• Lawyer has court orders made against him for ‘shocking’ service and debts over €200k
• Charlotte Mulhall out on supervised day trips as she prepares for her release from prison
• Roderic O’Gorman ‘raids’ funds to push €1.1m to LGBTQ+ projects
• Sunday Independent poll: Two years of lockdowns ‘still taking toll on children’s education and development’
• Airport drone sighting not picked up by specialist technology
• 1923 Ballyseedy massacre was ‘premeditated murder’, says Tánaiste
• TikTok influences reading habits as Irish book sales hit record high of €170m
• No loo, no loan – buyers are denied mortgages for vacant houses that need fixing up

World News

• Donald Trump vows to ‘finish what we started’ in speech to Republicans
• China sets new growth target as it looks to recover from pandemic
• Self-help author is first Democrat to challenge Joe Biden for party nomination
• Court appearance of station master in Greece train crash delayed
• Battle for Bakhmut: Everyone is gone, save those ‘too poor, too old, too stubborn, or too bewildered to evacuate’
• Prince Harry retaliates after ‘eviction’ from Windsor cottage
• Fox News lawsuit: Rupert Murdoch admits TV station promoted lies – to avoid alienating Trump fans
• Boris ‘veered from lockdown sceptic to zealot’ — new leaks
• Israelis protest against legal overhaul plans for ninth week
• Tunisians march against inflation and president’s squeeze on dissent

Sports

• Finding the root cause… the former Galway hurler who faced his own addiction and is helping others
• Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Vera Pauw and the language of coaching
• Bernard Jackman Opinion Rugby is a tight-knit community and rarely is this shown more than when it loses one of its own like Tom Tierney
• Club struggles could cost Shane Duffy – Stephen Kenny
• Darragh McElhinney hopes to be medal contender in 3000m final
• Jon Rahm is looking after number one
• Manchester United bidders ‘move to the next stage of takeover process’
• Nadine Doherty Opinion Meath and Donegal forced to adopt a high-stakes strategy
• Kylian Mbappe breaks PSG record as Matt Doherty makes Atletico debut and Festy Ebosele gets first Udinese start
• Tommy Conlon Opinion Corner-back revolution is here to stay

Business

• SYS boosts assets to €315m with Dublin acquisition
• Nine-out-of-10 Airbnb hosts would rather leave their units idle than rent it out to long-term tenants, survey finds
• Lender to double Irish loans to €2bn
• Supermarket squeeze – Can the sector keep the tills ringing?
• Dalata says its hotel valuations have now recovered to pre-Covid levels
• Cost-of-living crisis sees cash crowned king as household finances are stretched
• ‘Copenhagen was so expensive I had to buy breakfast and lunch at Lidl every day’
• Danish electric car charging firm Monta planning Irish expansion
• The reel-deal – good times keep on rolling at Windmill Lane
• An Bord Pleanála now reviewing documents relating to Skerries site

Life

• The changemakers: Meet the women working to make Ireland a better place
• Auto advice: Punctures — how to avoid one and what to do when your tyre gets one
• Review: Practical, comfortable, well-equipped and good to drive, Nissan’s Qashqai is hard to beat
• Forget dogs, little robin redbreasts are a man’s best friend
• It’s capitalism on ginger shots: Why I’ll never join the TikTok 5am-9am brigade
• ‘I had to do it to honour Vicky Phelan’: Well-known Irish women step into the past for a unique photography exhibition
• From the Jellyfish Lady to ‘the mother of computer programming’ – 43 of Ireland’s hidden heroines
• Mayo winemaker Wine Róisín Curley: ‘I love being a pharmacist — it’s not something I would give up’
• Solo travel – why the world is opening up for holidaymakers once seen as ‘spoilage’
• Washington DC - travel with Pól Ó Conghaile to a ‘movie set of a city’ full of political intrigue

Style

• Frolo founder Zoë Desmond: ‘It’s not unusual to see kids described as baggage on traditional dating apps’
• Marijuana ‘really helped’ but cocaine ‘did nothing’ – Prince Harry gives revealing interview after Frogmore Cottage eviction
• From newcomer Máiréad Tyers to the amazing Jack Reynor: 10 brilliant Irish performances in TV shows to watch right now
• Paul Mescal says he was wearing only his ‘sweaty underwear’ when he first met Nicole Kidman
• Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor who fell from grace, dies weeks after brain aneurysm
• Actor Tom Sizemore dies after career tarnished by scandals
• ‘I had to do it to honour Vicky Phelan’: Well-known Irish women step into the past for a unique photography exhibition
• Jimmy Kimmel jokes he is ‘thrilled’ Matt Damon might not attend Oscars
• Una Healy hits out at fake Instagram account impersonating her and ‘trying to scam people’
• Kate Moss’s wellness range: ‘Looking for the most effective skincare for €140? Look elsewhere’

Entertainment

• ‘I wanted to be the witch’ – author Liz Nugent on embracing her dark side
• Barbara Brennan: ‘It’s very unnatural to lose a child. After he died, my daughter pulled me through because I had to be there for her’
• Succession knows to go out on a high – so why do so many TV shows flog a dead horse?
• Sharon Horgan says Irish success during 2023 awards season is ‘unsurprising’
• Everything Everywhere All At Once sweeps Film Independent Spirit Awards
• Mrs Brown’s Boys to return to BBC with first mini-series in a decade
• Robert Webb says heart surgery ‘provided gap in the domino topple’
• Success of Irish talent in 2023 awards season ‘unsurprising’, says Sharon Horgan
• Sharon Horgan: My daughter wants Paul Mescal to beat Colin Farrell at the Oscars
• Alesha Dixon says starring her pets in kids books is ‘way of keeping them alive’

Travel

• Solo travel – why the world is opening up for holidaymakers once seen as ‘spoilage’
• Washington DC - travel with Pól Ó Conghaile to a ‘movie set of a city’ full of political intrigue
• Inside Carlisle Bay - Antigua’s Irish-owned resort with the wellness wow-factor
• Dublin, New York, Porto, London: You’ll love these five townhouse hotels
• Top 10 trips for culture vultures
• As the Hollywood sign turns 100, now is the perfect time to explore LA
• Michael O’Leary demands urgent action from transport minister after drone disrupts Dublin Airport flights for sixth time
• Cheap US flights from London Gatwick launch as another Norwegian airline takes off
• Riding Vietnam’s Reunification Express – how to do Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by train
• Dublin Airport to host jobs fair to recruit hundreds of workers after last summer’s queue chaos

Videos

• Jake Gyllenhaal stars alongside Conor McGregor in Apple TV series 'Presumed Innocent'
• Heart-warming moment young rugby player Lily Byrne gets picked for Ireland's U18 team
• 'It's definitely worth avoiding' - Professor Anthony Staines on avoiding Covid and its long-term effects on the health service
• Shocking footage shows fatal crash, as a building collapse during a police chase
• Trisha Lewis opens up about gambling addiction on RTE's Late Late show
• Irish footballer Amber Barrett opens up to Ryan Tubridy about the goal which sent Ireland to the 2023 Women’s World Cup
• Comedian Emma Doran discusses her hilarious experience of the 'silent ride' on RTE's Late Late show
• Housing minister's plea to the Catholic Church for land has mounted to nothing
• Let's Talk Formula 1: Ep 1
• Charlie Weston: The scandal of vulture funds treatment of mortgage holders

Cork News

• Cork’s Otto Goodwin hailed as Eavan Boland ‘emerging poet’
• Roy Keane cameo features among top five Young Offenders highlights
• Garda investigation launched after referee allegedly subjected to ‘verbal abuse and threats to his safety and life’ at Cork youths match
• Man aged in his 60s dies in fatal traffic incident in Cork
• Cork’s lovable rogues Jock O'Keeffe and Alex Murphy to return for fourth series of The Young Offenders
• Cork pedestrian loses life in fatal road accident near Midleton
• Zeus to create 40 new jobs at new Cork logistics facility
• Duhallow domestic season gets underway with Duncon Cup
• Cork footballers can pass Clare acid test of their credentials
• Illegal burning of land is a hot topic at this time of the year

Dublin News

• Regional Irish airports also vulnerable to drones with no detection technology in place
• Late Late Show viewers split over Emma Doran’s first appearance on talk show
• Infamous Wagatha Christie trial coming to Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre
• Vegan bakery Bear Lemon to close due to ‘crazy’ running costs
• The top 10 restaurants in Dublin, according to TripAdvisor ratings
• Dubliner still has the Christmas present Colin Farrell gave him during child cancer battle
• Dublin councillor’s e-cargo bike stolen while buying St Patrick’s Day parade materials
• Dublin Airport drone solution ‘not as simple as some may seek to make out,’ Department of Transport says
• Hunt for dangerous driver after man hit ‘a number of times’ by Opel Astra in Lucan
• Popular First Dates waiter Pete announces marriage to Tallaght nurse Megan

Kerry News

• Kerry FC boss Billy Dennehy admits to ‘mixed emotions’ as win over Treaty United just eludes the fledgling club
• Kerry FC claim first ever point in hard-fought draw with Treaty United
• Kerry team unchanged for Division One assignment against Tyrone in Omagh
• Sinn Féin President to meet with relatives of Free State soldiers killed by IRA in Kerry during civil war
• Jack Kennedy to miss the Cheltenham Festival as time runs out on recovery from leg injury
• Five things to look out for ahead of Kerry’s National League clash with Tyrone
• ‘Experiencing more’ in Killarney as Kerry starts preparing for St Patrick’s Day
• Kerry nurse drove drunk after bad news
• Tea, tractors, and much more at Killarney racecourse
• Off-duty Kerry hotel worker assaulted in car park by two men following concert in Gleneagle Hotel

Louth News

• Louth U20s suffer another deflating defeat as Monaghan win Philly McGuinness Cup tie in Castleblayney
• Louth entrepreneurs of future at Student Louth Enterprise Awards
• Gang boss Cornelius Price’s funeral to be held in UK next week as police on high alert
• Gaeil Colmcille prove their Feis Cup pedigree yet again to pip Donaghmore/Ashbourne in Meath GAA pre-season final
• St Patricks’ late scoring spree earns them a first Corn na Boinne success as Duleek-Bellewstown succumb to defeat in Meath GAA pre-season final
• Louth County Council Dog Pound launches Facebook page for rehoming dogs
• Louth well-prepared for camogie league opener at home to Carlow
• Mickey Harte on the impact of Louth’s championship defeat by Kildare last May – ‘The only way to apply that type of learning was to narrow the gap’
• Tullamore thumping appears to have been a turning point for both Louth and Kildare under their respective regimes – a Wee shock could be in order in Ardee
• Andy Boyle on Dundalk FC’s home clash with St Patrick’s Athletic – ‘It’s a good chance to get our season up and running at home’

Sligo News

• Sligo based company enters the home care market
• Sligo Rovers suffer first league defeat of the season
• Over 2,000 people left Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital without treatment
• Pictures show a night out in Ballymote as Smash Hits played 80’s and 90s music
• Pony sold by Sligo farmer at auction was later found to be lame and was put down
• Inclusive theatre performance for younger audiences comes to Sligo’s Hawk’s Well
• Granting of planning permission for Sligo Rovers’ stadium plans a ‘significant step forward’
• Strandhill a surfer’s paradise as visitors travel from across the globe to catch some Sligo waves
• Sligo offers plenty of choice to go walking in the great outdoors
• Wild Atlantic Way’s northern stretch offers scenery, serenity and a link to the Spanish Armada

Wicklow News

• Wicklow rugby players working their magic for Ireland at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver
• Harry Groome on target as Bray Wanderers held in Ballybofey
• Bray’s Wanderers bright light Billy O’Neill on song for Ireland U15s against Wales at the Carlisle Grounds
• Blessington’s Daniel Cooney captains SETU Carlow to Rory O’Connor Cup title
• Gaelcholáiste na Mara put up a brave fight in South Leinster ‘D’ football final
• New five-year Wicklow Age Friendly Strategy launched
• See photos as winners at Wicklow Student Enterprise Awards crowned
• Former Wicklow Garda Mick Fogarty dies – we’ve lost ‘one of life’s gentlemen’
• Wicklow hosts more than 100 film and TV crews at national meeting
• Wicklow students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards

Wexford News

• Wexford nun is the inspiration behind new PhD in SETU
• Two people brought to Waterford hospital from Wexford road crash as fire-damaged A&E remains closed
• Sod turned on first phase of ‘iconic development’ for Wexford town at Trinity Wharf
• Pictures from ‘exceptional’ photography exhibition in Wexford County Hall
• One of Wexford’s youngest priests reveals how a round the world trip led him to a life of faith – ‘God won’t call you on your mobile phone’
• Wexford property with derelict buildings to go under the hammer in online auction
• Pizza delivery driver gets life for murder of Gorey teenager Conor O’Brien
• Wexford fire crews battle car fire inside multi-storey car park
• Taoiseach visits ‘extensively’ fire damaged Wexford General Hospital – ‘weeks to months before it’s fully operational’
• Wexford woman who suffered whiplash in car accident is awarded €41,000