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Theresa May says speculation about an imminent breakthrough in talks is premature

Irish woman who stabbed fiance asked why she did not leave him Catherina Cahill seen with David Walsh, who she admitted killing in Australia. Photograph: Facebook

Tina Cahill says she believed David Walsh every time he said he would change

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Friends’ reactions to my pregnancy announcement ranged from utter disbelief to, um, utter disbelief

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Papers reveal exchanges between officials and ministers divided over Otto Skorzeny

Vulture funds engage better with borrowers in arrears than banks - report Vulture funds are, on average, considering more arrangements for those in arrears when compared to banks and retail credit firms. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Central Bank finds firms acting for vulture funds largely honouring code of conduct

The Story of Home: Escape to the country Grainne Walsh, Metalman Brewery: “Home is somewhere you feel completely relaxed and at ease in. Everyone’s idea of a comfortable home is different, but for me it’s about space and access to outside space.” Photographs: Tanya Colclough
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Gardaí to arrest three men in connection with referee attack Referee Daniel Sweeney, who is originally from Dungloe, Co Donegal, has a broken jaw and fractured eye socket. He is unable to talk and can only drink through a straw

Daniel Sweeney expected to require a further two weeks in hospital for eye and jaw injuries

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No bad blood between the pair as they meet in Dublin ahead of November internationals

Gardaí speak to Larry Murphy as part of Deirdre Jacob inquiry Larry Murphy leaving Arbour Hill Prison in 2010 after serving his sentence for rape. File photograph: Alan Betson

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