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Shoppers and staff at the Halfway Shop in Ballymacelligott, Co Kerry, which is working with Local Link Kerry and Ballymacelligott Support Group to deliver groceries to local people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Pictures: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus

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Where a shop opening is a heartbeat, not a hard sell
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Success is one thing — building on it another

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Success is one thing — building on it another
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Kieran McGeeney meets his match in bride Maura
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A man in his 20s has died after the car he was driving collided with a truck in Co Louth this morning.

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