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Two-year-old child in serious condition after being hit by vehicle in Co Limerick
The child was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick.
'An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight
Tributes pour in for teenager killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare
The Burning in Dromcollogher: State commemoration 100 years from Limerick cinema fire
From transport to timings: Everything you need to know about Katie Taylor’s Croke Park fight
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Thousands of fans gather ahead of Katie Taylor's much-awaited fight in Croke Park
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Journalist and environmental campaigner Frank McDonald dies aged 76
Two-year-old child in serious condition after being hit by vehicle in Co Limerick
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'An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight
SPOTLIGHT

Katie Taylor at Croke Park The Irish boxing icon gets ready to say a final farewell to her fans 

training day
Taylor makes a dream come true for a Dublin girl ahead of her Croke Park bout
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RAISE ME UP
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ALI IN CROKER
Crazy golf in Palmerstown, a Quinnsworth ad, fighting at Croke Park: When Ali came to Ireland
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final countdown
'Every punter wrote it off': Croke Park chief brings us inside preparations for the Taylor fight
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late night
Croke Park doesn't want a wild crowd or 'mad busy bars' for late-night fight
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Masked anti-immigrant protesters block roads at Dover port
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Seaweed Harvesting
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New Drugs
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Illegal Wildfires
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Water Use
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Nitrous Oxide
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Yesterday
4th September 2026
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Troy Parrott scores first goal for Real Betis to earn stunning win over Real Madrid
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Boy (12) killed in collision between car and train in Ballyhaunis named locally
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Russian ambassador is 'not in a position to lecture anybody', says Taoiseach
Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge formally declares mistrial
Clancy (36) stood accused of murdering her three children, but her defence argued she should not be found criminally responsible as she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.