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IRELAND

Dublin Port defends spending €520,000 on company credit cards last year

It says all expenses are checked and that no concerns have been raised about any expenditure.

Bloody Sunday soldier expected in Derry court in August

Strike by up to 10,000 health workers to go ahead as talks end without agreement

Four men arrested as part of garda probe into Dublin shooting

Man who died in quad bike accident in Co Donegal named

OUR COLUMNISTS

Terry Prone

Johnson will be next British PM because it’s not about character

Colm O'Regan

'If Trump appeared thoughtful and mannerly this could lead to followers deserting him'

Suzanne Harrington

Time to stop censoring comedy with manufactured and over stated outrage

Elaine Loughlin

Government buying absolution from our climate sins

WORLD

Two wounded as shots fired at victory parade for NBA champions in Toronto

Prime minister Justin Trudeau remained on stage while the ceremony was briefly interrupted.

UK aims to resettle 5,000 refugees in 2020, Home Secretary says

Philip Hammond urges leadership contenders to show fiscal responsibility

'If I make a mistake, it becomes tragic': Fears Indian magician drowned attempting Houdini-style trick

Former Egypt president Mohammed Morsi dies following collapse in court session

SPORT

England beat Ireland U20s with last-minute try

Tom Willis’ last-minute try ruined the Ireland Under-20s’ final quarter fight-back as England won a titanic World Rugby U-20 Championship play-off 30-23 in awful underfoot conditions in Rosario.

Martinez says Lukaku move would be good for the striker and Manchester United

Club likely to vote on men-only membership

As a new coaching ticket is in place for next season, what's next for Munster?

Thomas says Froome’s crash could have been a lot worse

SPORTS COLUMNISTS

Anthony Daly

Pizzas, high jinks, head to heads and destinies decided elsewhere in great weekend of hurling

Donal O'Grady

Tipperary’s sharpness on show from the warm-up, but was this Limerick’s phoney war?

John Divilly

Was it a tactic or are Galway too afraid to kick the ball?

Kieran Shannon

Banner did not win the war, but they won the last battle

VIEWPOINTS

Garda filing system seems to let us down time after time

Why does An Garda Síochána appear so careless when it comes to retaining records that might reflect badly on the force?

Residents of Monaghan village driven to distraction by prolonged road closure

Time to embrace a new approach to Iran

Iron Lady’s authority in doubt after victory for people power

Zappone’s haste risks further offending adopted people

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BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

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BUSINESS

Providence Resources shares fall on Barryroe funding delay

Shares in Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources fell 16% on news of a further delay to a $9m (€8m) funding advance for its flagship Barryroe field off the Cork coast.

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LIFESTYLE

Appliance of science: Why does your stomach rumble?

Some say it’s a sign of hunger or an upset stomach, but regardless of what causes it, we are all familiar with the odd sounds our stomachs can make, writes Dr Naomi Lavelle.