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Sailing: Strong Irish skiff squad set to compete at Weymouth

U23 49er world champions Dickson and Waddilove expected to feature

What will €165,000 buy in Spain, Italy, France, Scotland, Donegal?

Take five: Sea views in Donegal, a medieval village in Tuscany or a Scottish farmhouse

Ronaldo’s Old Trafford return harks back to happier times

Juventus player comes back to Manchester under a dark cloud

Shares surge on the prospect of north American trade deal

Travel software developer Datalex climbs 1.7% after reporting strong profits

Footage of Genoa bridge collapse shows man having narrow escape

CCTV film emerges as Italian PM says government is working on penalties against operator

Italy’s national debt may rise by €9.4bn if toll roads nationalised

Termination of Autostrade’s contract would force the state to take over its liabilities

Genoa bridge death toll rises to 43 as search operation ends

Workers making site secure and helping investigators to establish cause of disaster

Genoa bridge calamity: Autostrade stops short of apology

Company vows to rebuild bridge and sets aside €500m on day death toll tops 40

Italian government to punish Genoa motorway operator

Five people still unaccounted for after bridge collapsed on Tuesday, killing 38 people

It was ‘year zero’ for Italian football – and then came Ronaldo

Serie A has not witnessed a transfer coup of Ronaldo’s magnitude since the arrival of the Brazilian Ronaldo at Inter in 2002

Cut in two, Genoa finds its political paralysis eclipsed by shock

Experts warned for years the Morandi Bridge, was in poor shape and potentially dangerous

US-China trade talks pledge eases market tensions

Market report: Ryanair climbs amid signs of easing industrial relation tensions

Up to 20 may still be missing after Genoa bridge collapse

Searchers have been combing through the debris of the collapsed Morandi Bridge

Genoa bridge collapse: Couple and eight-year-old son among victims

Two families named among the 39 victims of the Morandi Bridge collapse

Iseq hits four-month low as Turkey and China spook investors

Tencent warning pushes emerging markets index into bear territory

Genoa bridge collapse kills at least 35 as search for survivors continues

Firefighters pull seven people alive from rubble after ‘enormous tragedy’ on motorway

How Italian disco hit became Liverpool’s ‘Allez Allez Allez’

‘L’Estate Sta Finendo’ (‘Summer Is Ending’) is a 1985 hit for Italian disco duo Righeira

A maritime disaster – An Irishman’s Diary on the fate of the ‘Principessa Mafalda’

What can you get for €120,000 in Donegal, Turkey, Egypt, France and Italy?

A bungalow in Lifford, Co Donegal or homes in Egypt, France, Italy and Turkey?

‘Best fans in the world’ left when they were needed most

O’Neill’s side fell apart – and that is why it was vital supporters remained part of the crowd

Victory at Girona helps Barcelona maintain 100 per cent record

Luis Suarez celebrates his 100th league game with another goal for Catalan giants

Jimmy Magee contributed to the ‘soundtrack to many generations’

Ex-colleagues recall the talent of ‘Memory Man’ to find the right words over and over

Steam of anxiety over racism fuels train trip in Italy

Pádraig O’Morain wonders about prejudice and when we should speak up for ourselves

Take Five for €250,000

A three-bed farmhouse in Dordogne or a stone farmhouse in Tuscany

Body found in Italy is unlikely to be missing Dublin-based woman

Asian woman’s remains were discovered in a suitcase in Rimini Harbour on Saturday

Kitty Rogan (104) reflects on a life at the frontline

Former nurse recalls an attack by the Black and Tans and a narrow escape in the Blitz

Swiss open world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel

Gotthard Base Tunnel will take trains through Alps after 17 years under construction

Liverpool look to south-east Asia for cash windfall

Off-loading Mario Balotelli and selling naming rights of new stand high on Anfield agenda

Cargo ships pose Islamic State terror threat to Europe

Data shows smuggling, bogus logs, unusual coastal stop-offs and inexplicable voyages

Eamonn McCann: In praise of Dolly Sinatra

Crooner’s mother was one a of generation of strong, unafraid women without whom the world would be a less enlightened place

John Kay: World is getting smaller but borders still big business

Lapsed borders can become obstacles again as political economy changes

Dún Laoghaire cruise plan ‘could attract 400,000 visitors’

Backers of ‘next generation’ cruise ship plan hope berth would quadruple visitor numbers

Tunisia museum attack claimed by Islamic State

Group releases audio praising two militants as Tunisian officials deploy army to cities

Samuel Eto’o completes move from Everton to Sampdoria

Cameroonian striker leaves after scoring four goals in 20 appearances

Cutting the power cable – the rise and rise of wireless charging

Since the pioneering experiments of Nikola Tesla, wireless power transmission has been a dream, but is likely to breakthrough soon

Four dead as heavy rains batter Italy and Switzerland

Man (70) and girl (16) killed house in Cerro di Laveno collapsed in landslide last night

Last body missing from Costa Concordia wreck located

Discovery supports theory Indian waiter Russel Rebello helped passengers escape

What will €200,000 buy

Michael A O’Brien and Sons is seeking €200,000 for this four-bedroom house in Tallow, Waterford. We seek similarly-priced properties in Turkey, France, Italy and Croatia

Premier League: Who’s come and gone in the transfer window

A comprehensive list of the players that have moved clubs

Costa Concordia wreck arrives at Genoa for scrapping

Operation to remove wreck from reef and tow it for scrapping estimated to cost €1.5bn

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