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<p>Kerry County Council CEO Fearghal Reidy. Unpaid levies of €655k were written off after it was found they were 'unenforceable due to various inaccuracies in the files' Picture: Domnick Walsh </p>

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Kerry writes off €655,000 in 'unenforceable' derelict site levies

Kerry County Council had to remove all the sites from its derelict sites register and write off unpaid levies of €655k after 'various inaccuracies' were found in the files

<p>The Daft.ie report suggests that landlords have been delaying putting properties on the market to take advantage of the new system. Picture: iStock</p>

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Daft.ie housing data says rents rose a record 4.4% after reforms

<p> 26/7/22 Paul Moody sentence hearing. PIC: Collins Courts</p>

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Former garda Paul Moody returned to jail for coercive control of second woman

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culture

Comic book icon Frank Miller on Sin City, and coming to West Cork for the Fastnet Film Festival

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Treatment for cocaine use surged last year, with more than 15,442 cases, report shows

RTE pay revelations

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RTÉ: What is the financial scandal facing the broadcaster?

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SDonal Lenihan: A Champions Cup without South African involvement is fine by me

My Wedding Day with Annalise Murphy: 'We planned a cycle with our friends the night before our wedding'

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My Wedding Day with Annalise Murphy: 'We planned a cycle with our friends the night before our wedding'

Kieran Connell: Ireland has a long multicultural history. It's time to tell that story

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Kieran Connell: Ireland has a long multicultural history. It's time to tell that story

News

Children's exercise report

Children with disabilities 'need a national advocacy service'

Oireachtas disabilities committee to hear from groups including Inclusion Ireland and Epic (Empowering People in Care)

Mental heath referrals

Children with disabilities 'being failed twice' by lack of services and system 'that doesn't recognise their needs'

First-round CAO offers

Key target to tackle disadvantage in higher education achieved two years early

Negotiating car prices

Continuous vehicle coverage could take thousands of uninsured cars off roads

sport

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Road bowling: Murphy and O'Neill set up Munster junior A final meeting

Seán Murphy beat former Munster champion Andrew O’Callaghan while Brendan O’Neill had 80m odds against former Munster senior champion, Edmund Sexton

Irish Champions Festival - Day One

Fleur De Provence has chance at Gowran Park to build on promising debut

Arsenal fans at the Emirates

The key factors that saw Arsenal win Premier League title

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City - Premier League - Vitality Stadium

Pep Guardiola suggests he has still to make decision over future at Man City

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Insight: Must Reads

An Irishwoman's Diary series 1: Meet the Irish women who left their mark on history

An Irishwoman's Diary series 1: Meet the Irish women who left their mark on history

Irish women have made their mark on the world across generations. Deirdre O'Shaughnessy and Clodagh Finn discuss six such women and their incredible stories

General Election Ireland 2024

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is no 'Robin Hood of the Oireachtas'

Imelda May: 'My brain never stops ticking — when nighttime comes, the circus arrives'

Imelda May: 'My brain never stops ticking — when nighttime comes, the circus arrives'

The agonies and ecstasies of adopting a rescue dog — or two

The agonies and ecstasies of adopting a rescue dog — or two

Regular Columnists

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Sarah Harte: Tommy Fleming's difficulties show the tragic impact of homophobia

Fergus Finlay: The UK leadership battle really matters for Ireland — so who will win?

Terry Prone: Barry Keoghan should take a leaf out of Enya's book when it comes to silence

Shona Murray: EU still fails to defend citizens despite overturning of sanctions against Albanese

Lifestyle

Farran filmmaker explores shell shock and the experiences of WWI veterans

Farran filmmaker explores shell shock and the experiences of WWI veterans

George Lynch is taking the next steps in his burgeoning career with a short that forms part of the roster on the Fastnet Film Festival, writes Esther McCarthy

FTD Brothers 'feel hugely privileged' as marathon fundraiser for dementia surpasses €1.5m

FTD Brothers 'feel hugely privileged' as marathon fundraiser for dementia surpasses €1.5m

2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises

'A Strictly first': Trio of new co-hosts confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing

'They’re like extended family': Cobh mum on how LauraLynn children’s hospice became a lifeline

'They’re like extended family': Cobh mum on how LauraLynn children’s hospice became a lifeline

Viewpoints

Pope Benedict XVI Celebrates Mass At Nationals Stadium

Aoife Cassidy: School sacraments have no place in modern education

'The entire spectacle is sustained by a primary education system still structurally organised around religious dominance'

Naoise Nunn: I'm an arts festival organiser — our funding has been gutted in the name of tourism

Naoise Nunn: I'm an arts festival organiser — our funding has been gutted in the name of tourism

Galway West: Fianna Fáil's young Cillian Keane wooing voters for transfers

Galway West: Fianna Fáil's young Cillian Keane wooing voters for transfers

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ieExplains: Why does Ireland need an additional 3,000 community nurses and therapists?

Property

Planning commission approves total of 900 Cork City homes following spate of objections

Planning commission approves total of 900 Cork City homes following spate of objections

Three major residential schemes in Cork City have been approved after each was appealed by local residents to the planning commission

Restoring an old house

Home Q&A: Should I stay in the house during our extension and deep-energy renovation?

Baz Ashmawy shares his recipe for a kitchen revamp

Baz Ashmawy shares his recipe for a kitchen revamp

Peter Dowdall: What to see and do at Mallow Home & Garden Festival this weekend

Peter Dowdall: What to see and do at Mallow Home & Garden Festival this weekend

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Dalo's Hurling Show: Tipp tumble from the top again and Mark ascends to the punditry throne

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Tipp tumble from the top again and Mark ascends to the punditry throne

Liam Sheedy joins Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers to review the weekend's hurling.

Donegal v Down - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

S John Fogarty: Why there will be more GAA+ outrage this week

Dublin v Westmeath - Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Final

S Kieran Shannon: Westmeath's new heroes bring back days Leinster thought it had lost

The Gaelic Football Show: A weekend that showed how great the game now is

S The Gaelic Football Show: A weekend that showed how great the game now is

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The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The year of care campaign, with Aolish Gormley

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The year of care campaign, with Aolish Gormley

Sligo business owner Aolish has established the Year of Care campaign to lobby for a full year of postnatal mental health care for new mothers

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What’s at stake in the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What’s at stake in the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections?

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Mick Clifford examines fallout from Garda firearms sting

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Mick Clifford examines fallout from Garda firearms sting

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Fianna Fáil at 100 — Has Ireland passed the party by or can it change with the times?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Fianna Fáil at 100 — Has Ireland passed the party by or can it change with the times?

Watch Now

Watch: Jordan Adams of FTD Brothers completes Cork marathon

Watch: Jordan Adams of FTD Brothers completes Cork marathon

Jordan completed the Cork event without his brother, as he bowed out earlier due to an injury

Watch: DMax 7.7 fitness event in memory Darragh McCarthy

Watch: DMax 7.7 fitness event in memory Darragh McCarthy

Sir Keir Starmer visit

Watch: Keir Starmer vows to stay in power and prove 'doubters' wrong

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New Munster land mobility service facilitator appointed

New Munster land mobility service facilitator appointed

Cork farmer Emma Behan has been appointed to the role, working alongside Dairygold to guide farmers in future planning and succession

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Beef finishers ‘stunned’ as factories cut prices by another 10c/kg

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Hogget trade under pressure as Eid demand nears end

Kerry Dairy Ireland rebrands as 'Kinisla' amid €300m investment programme

Kerry Dairy Ireland rebrands as 'Kinisla' amid €300m investment programme

World

House Armed Services

UK help in Strait of Hormuz ‘appreciated at appropriate time’ – US commander

Help from Britain and other European allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz “would be appreciated at the appropriate time”, a top US commander has said.

California Wildfires

More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as California wildfire threatens homes

The Great North Investment Summit

Andy Burnham to contest crunch Makerfield by-election, Labour confirms

Italy Maldives Dive Accident

Bodies of two Italian divers recovered from Maldives underwater cave

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Step into nature during National Biodiversity Week

Step into nature during National Biodiversity Week

Ireland’s future grid — infrastructure challenge at core of energy transition

Ireland’s future grid — infrastructure challenge at core of energy transition

Engaging with communities is core to our energy-secure future, says Statkraft

Engaging with communities is core to our energy-secure future, says Statkraft

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