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A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of student Karen Buckley, whose disappearance sparked a four-day search which ended today with the discovery of human remains at a farm.
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A friend and neighbour of Karen Buckley's has described being haunted by the thought of what may have happened to Karen.
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A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of student Karen Buckley, whose disappearance sparked a four-day search which ended today with the discovery of human remains at a farm. Follow the latest updates from the scene as they emerge.
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As the search for missing Cork woman Karen Buckley continued last night, her friends and family thanked the public for their support and well wishes.
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Hundreds of people gathered at a church in Mourneabbey last night for a Mass of Hope for missing student Karen Buckley as word filtered through that police in Scotland had detained a man for questioning in relation to her disappearance.
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IRELAND
A Labour senator has published plans to make cyberbullying a criminal offence.
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The Health & Safety Authority brought a case through the Director of Public Prosecutions against University College Cork and a workman yesterday, arising out of a fatal accident on campus where a member of the college’s governing body died while working near a cherry-picker machine two years ago.
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SPORT
Leinster Rugby have released a new ad for 2015/16 season tickets and have gone in a very different direction to most sports ads.
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Roy Keane’s one-time international teammate Jason McAteer believes the Corkman’s exit from Manchester United was down to a gradual breakdown of trust rather than any sudden fall-out with Alex Ferguson.
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ANALYSIS
At least 3,500 refugees drowned close to European shores in 2014, but the EU shows no willingness to change the very policies that have led to this crisis, writes .
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EXAMVIRAL
When there's no waves to be seen for miles, you'll take anything just to get a bit of surfing action.
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We all know what the capitals of England and France are because they are epicentres of culture, art and business. But what about states we have less interaction with such as Seychelles or Liechtenstein?
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TECHNOW
Tinder is rolling out an update, which should help users discover more about their potential matches.
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DICE and EA will unleash a Star Wars: Battlefront trailer on Friday, April 17th as part of Star Wars Celebration. The panel will be live-streamed.
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WORLD
Malaysia has said the search area for missing Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the airliner is not found by May.
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A young woman wept as she was found guilty of setting a honey trap for a professional gambler who was kicked to death for his winnings.
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BUSINESS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the nation's economic performance.
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The ECB has no plans to curb or curtail its money-printing programme though it expects eurozone economic recovery to broaden and strengthen.
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LIFESTYLE
If someone quips ’oh I’m colour blind’ when they can’t see a particular colour, it’s often dismissed as a funny quirk. Bur discovers colour blindness can effect everything from playing sports to reading maps to career choice.
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Alan Rickman’s latest role as King Louis is another example of his penchant for playing real people, writes
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SHOWBIZ
Ed Sheeran could be the latest star to join the terrifying world of Game Of Thrones.
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MOST READ RIGHT NOW
A Russian submarine close to the coast of Ireland may have dragged a trawler violently backwards after snagging in its nets, a fishermen’s organisation said.
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