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FoodTomatoes and figs: Two of my favourite recipes using these fruits to see out summerBy Mark Moriarty
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IrelandDid the man named as Éamon de Valera’s father on his birth cert exist at all? By Ronan McGreevy
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PoliticsA calculated game: the latest attempt to persuade NI paramilitaries to disbandBy Gerry Moriarty
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Middle EastMillions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation findsBy Naomi O’Leary
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IrelandNew Defence Forces chief: ‘Ireland has to be able to provide a defence to repel any initial invasion’By Conor Gallagher
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IrelandRussian ‘shadow fleet’ among pressing security threats to Ireland, Defence Forces chief saysBy Conor Gallagher
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USUS bars Palestinian leader Abbas and 80 officials from annual UN meeting as allies pledge statehood
IrelandBlackwater fish kill: EPA finds creamery co-op wastewater exceeded permitted discharge limits By Olivia Kelleher
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IrelandTeen who died at Belfast festival was ‘full of life’ with ‘big dreams’, funeral hears By Sarah Slater
IrelandIreland must stay true to human rights commitment as envisioned by Daniel O’Connell 200 years ago - MartinBy Barry Roche in Caherdaniel
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EuropeVideo shows Irish protester assaulted by German police during Gaza demonstrationBy Stephen Conneely and Barry Roche
Gaelic GamesLar Corbett stars as Tipperary cap stellar year with All-Ireland hurling Masters winBy Paul Keane
SoccerShamrock Rovers and Shelbourne fixture details released for Conference League matchesBy David Gorman
SoccerBohemians miss chance to put pressure on leaders Shamrock Rovers after draw with Sligo RoversBy David Goulden
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