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ArticleMara­thon effort as broth­ers com­plete 33rd run in 33 days

● Jordan and Cian Adams, broth­ers who are car­ri­ers of a fron­to­tem­poral demen­tia (FTD) gene that has claimed 12 of their fam­ily mem­bers’ lives, cross the fin­ish line in Dub­lin to com­plete their feat of run­ning 33 mara­thons in 33...

ArticleMother of two lured to her death and thrown in river

● A mother of two’s body was thrown into a river in Clif­den, Co Gal­way, after she was stabbed to death. Gardaí believe the vic­tim was lured from an Ipas centre. The body of the woman (31) was dis­covered shortly before 9am yes­ter­day along the...

ArticleWomen should have private care option – mater­nity chief

● The row over phas­ing out private care for preg­nant women has deepened after the National Mater­nity Hos­pital’s mas­ter warned it removes patient choice. Pro­fessor Jen­nifer Walsh said demand remains for both “private and semi-private mater­nity...

Article‘My hus­band has become a bor­ing wine snob’

Q My hus­band got into wine a few years back. Now, after doing lots of courses, he has become a fully fledged wine snob. He is obsessed with it and talks about very little else these days. I found it funny at first, but now I find it extremely annoy­ing.

Article‘I’m still the man to lead Lein­ster,’ says Cul­len

Leo Cul­len is adam­ant he remains the right man to lead Lein­ster for­ward, des­pite over­see­ing the province’s fifth con­sec­ut­ive Cham­pi­ons Cup final defeat. Cul­len’s pos­i­tion as Lein­ster head coach is under major scru­tiny fol­low­ing last...

ArticleWomen should have private care option – mater­nity chief

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ArticleBucket hats and glor­i­ous sun­shine on day one as Bloom expects 100,000