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FAI nets €4.5m profit from Euro 2016 participation FAI chief executive John Delaney and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill. The FAI’s turnover rose to €50.4 million kast year. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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Bill on judicial appointments unlikely to pass in current form File photograph: Getty Images

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