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Ahern on racism storm
● Bertie Ahern says he regrets if anyone was offended by covertly recorded remarks about immigration he made during an election canvass. But he told the Indo Daily podcast he does not accept claims he is a racist.
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THE WEST IS
AS Roscommon located a final, killing thrust, it felt like a moment of almost mystical power was being emblazoned across a vast and cloudless sky. You didn’t have to feel the tug of tribalism to understand that another of those magical Championship...
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COVER STORY CEO WHO PUTS PEOPLE FIRST
CPM’s Lorraine Butler finds the perfect business match
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Speech can have the final say at Newbury TAKE NOTE
NOTABLE SPEECH (2.35) can let his talent do the talking in the big race at Newbury today. Charlie Appleby’s (inset) brilliant winner of the 2,000 Guineas in 2024 is carving a career as one of the world’s best milers and his profile has taken on a...
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Ireland’s GREENWAYS
David Flanagan takes us around twelve of Ireland's longest greenways based on the book which he and co-author Richard Manton have produced as a practical guide containing everything you need to know to tackle Ireland’s greenways on foot, by bike or...
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NUN KILLER LET LOOSE ON CITY STREETS
Twisted nun killer Kealen Herron walked free from prison yesterday after spending 24 years behind bars. Evil Herron (45) sexually assaulted and murdered Sister Philomena Lyons (68) in Ballybay, Co Monaghan, on December 15, 2001. It is believed he has...
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TRAGIC JASTINE’S MUM DIES ON VISIT TO HER GRAVE
THE mother of murder victim Jastine Valdez has died while visiting her daughter’s grave in the Philippines. Tragic Jastine, 24, was kidnapped and murdered by Mark Hennessy, inset, in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, on May 19, 2018. He was later shot dead by...
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TROPHY HUNTERS
Jamie Carragher lifts the UEFA Cup after a golden goal victory over Alaves in 2001
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RAIDS IN SLIGO TOWN TARGET ORGANISED CRIME GROUP
ON Monday of this week, May 11, more than 100 Gardaí conducted a search operation in Sligo, Donegal and Monaghan. There were also searches in Tyrone in conjunction with their PSNI colleagues – as part of an investigation into an Organised Crime Group...
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Optometrists to sue State for €100m over rates paid for ‘free eye tests’
The Department of Social Protection is being targeted with what could be a more than €100m damages claim by independent optometrists, who are challenging the amount the Government pays them for performing eye-tests under the Treatment Benefit...
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Thumbs up: dual citizen is no loser!
Thousands of Cork fans travelled over the county bounds for the Munster final against their traditional rivals in Killarney last Sunday. The picturesque town was a hive of activity and a sea of colour from early on Sunday morning as both sets of flags...
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Plans progress for landmark multi-use hub in Fermoy
An 11-acre site along the River Blackwater in Fermoy has been identified as a ‘significant opportunity’ to create a landmark educational, creative and environmental hub for the region. Plans for the proposed project continue to be developed with the...
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Builder awarded nearly €14k
A Wicklow builder has been awarded €13,981, after taking a civil case over alleged unpaid works carried out during a home renovation project. Claimant Aidan O’Connor, of Ballywaltrim Cottages, Bray, appeared at a civil sitting of Bray District Court...
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Freshwater pearl continues to delay flood relief scheme
During a joint committee meeting on Climate, Environment, and Energy in the Oireachtas, it became clear that the freshwater pearl in the River Slaney is still preventing progress on the long-awaited Enniscorthy Flood Relief Scheme. The Enniscorthy...
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Woman who took out loan in her mother’s name avoids jail time
A woman who used forged documents to take out a €9,000 loan in her mother’s name has avoided a custodial sentence Angela Marie Curley (47), with an address at McCurtain Street, Gorey, County Wexford, appeared at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court for...
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GCC student was physically and emotionally abused by teacher
A Tusla report involving “founded” allegations of emotional and physical abuse carried out by a man who is currently the principal of a special needs school in Dublin during his time as a teacher at a Wexford boarding school, has been brought to light...
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‘I was born here and this is where I belong’
Suad Mooge has vowed not to let a wave of racist abuse overshadow her Rose of Tralee journey after being crowned this year’s Dublin Rose. The 25-year-old medical scientist, whose parents emigrated from Somalia in the 1990s, said she remains proud of...
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Todhchaí na ngnólachtaí Gaeilge seolta ag an Aire
Sheol an tAire Gaeltachta Dara Calleary tionscnamh nua inné le go mbeidh sé níos fusa gnólacht Gaeilge a chur ar bun áit ar bith in Éirinn. Tá sé mar aidhm ag Todhchaí tacú le cruthú 15 ghnólacht nua Gaeilge ar a laghad gach bliain, agus deiseanna a...
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‘We aren’t being greedy, we just want equal pay to similar healthcare professionals’
Paramedic Tim Sheridan stood on the side of the R750 in Wicklow on Tuesday morning, flanked not just by colleagues but by his fiancée Zara and their young son Tadhg, as passing motorists sounded their horns in support. Rather than responding to...
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Senator appeals for information in tragic Kyran Durnin case
Drogheda Senator Alison Comyn has called on anyone with information about Kyran Durnin’s disappearance and murder to come forward and contact the Gardai. She was speaking as the child’s 10th birthday would have been this Friday if he were alive...
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Family ‘devastated’ by memorial damage on hit-and-run anniversary
The family of a 35 -year old Louth bricklayer who was killed 12 years ago as he walked home from a night out have spoken about their “devastation” at discovering that a roadside memorial in his honour had been destroyed. They made the heartbreaking...
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‘Keep our children safe on their way to school’
Chairperson of Lissivigeen Parents’ Association Michelle Barrett (back row third from left); Fiona Ashe (Parents Association); School Principal Ellen Cagney and School Warden Catherine Duggan with students from Lissivigeen National School.
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Ambulance strike over pay will escalate in the coming weeks
National Ambulance Service workers in Sligo took part in 24 hours of industrial action in a dispute over pay and warned there will be an escalation next week if their demands are not met. Stoppages of 48 and 72 hours are planned over the next two...
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Wexford taxi driver targeted and defiled teenager
Awomanwhowasdefiledasateenagerby amanshethoughtwasherbiologicalfather has told Wexford Circuit Court that she was “just a child who wanted to be loved”. Taxi driver Andrew Taylor, with an addressat23TalbotGreen,Wexford,admitted...
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RTÉ Weather Calendar Spring 2026
This year, the RTÉ Weather Photo Competition is celebrating its 25th year of showcasing amateur photographers on the TV weather bulletins and in the RTÉ Weather Photo Competition Calendar, which is published free with the RTÉ Guide in November. We’re...
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SILAGE SEASON
Niall Coakley, a brother of Martin Coakley Agri-contractors, uses a John Deere 7750 Harvester to draw silage for local dairy farmer Richard Collins in West Cork.
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TRIBUTES FORMUM & TRAGIC NEWBORN
A YOUNG mum found dead alongside her newborn infant in their Carrick-onSuir home had moved into the property just three months ago – after spending months with her partner and two small children in emergency accommodation. Gardaí believe Polish...
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FUN ON THE RUN
FUGITIVE Drogheda mob boss Keith Boylan has been living it up in sun spots abroad dodging gardai while continuing to exert influence back home. The sentencing hearing of girlfriend Hannah O’conner for money laundering last week shed light on the...
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Tax cuts and hike to living alone payment are ‘budget priority’
Tax cuts and targeted measures for older people are on the cards for the next budget, the Taoiseach has said. The Government is also aiming for a new Cost of Disability payment later this year. Micheál Martin told the Sunday Independent that a broad...
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Full-frontal nudity! Heaving buttocks! Horny sex!
VICTORIA SMURFIT on the return of Rivals and why season two will make you laugh, cry and yearn for some good old-fashioned 1980s bonking
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Publisher’s Statement
Where waterfalls seem to fall from the sky, mountains rise into the clouds, and powerful waves crash against rugged headlands and endless beaches, this is, without question, one of the most extraordinary places in the world to call home. It is a...
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Fantastic Florals
Nothing says springtime more than floral print. Brighter days, softer colours, pastels, linen, effortless styling mixed with the theme of chic, airy fashion – we can’t help but love it! When one wears floral, the outfit is practically complete....
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Editor’s note
dublin 4th Floor, Independent House, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 telephone 01 829 9685 email [email protected] And just like that, it’s 2026 and our sixth year in the life of RSVP Country Magazine! We’re delighted to have a young woman of...
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THE FRIDAY NIGHT CÉILÍ Memories of Mitchelstown Comhaltas - 1960s to 1980s
In recent times we were reminiscing about our childhood memories, as we were both born in 1962 within a six-week timeframe and lived across the road from one another in King Street. Among the liveliest recollections from the late 1960s through the...
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Publisher’s Note
We are also delighted to feature Mark O’Brien from the Abbey Theatre, as well as Michelle Maguire, Ireland’s Blue Book and the Novel Traveller: Michelle Walsh Jackson. Dublin is a city with a rich history, a lively culture and a thriving community....
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Publisher’s Statement
Welcome to the Summer edition of Go Wild Staycation Ireland, our bi-annual celebration of the incredible staycation experiences that await across the island of Ireland. This issue marks an exciting and important milestone for us. For the very first...
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