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Queen Victoria statue toppled by protesters in Canada

Structure torn down amid growing outrage over deaths of Indigenous children

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Documents from Public Records Office show how 1921 speech to NI parliament changed

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Roy Keane struggles to calm down Graeme Souness ahead of the big game

Yeats, Freud and Lavery among heavyweights in Christie’s sale

Barney Eastwood collection includes important Irish and sporting pictures

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Lockdown auction market thrives as buyers browse from home

Sale prices for Julian Friers and Patrick Pye works far exceed auctioneer’s estimations

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