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Watch: news2day Wednesday, 19 March 2025

We checkmate in with a school chess competition. Astronauts splash down - but what is it like being in space for so long? We look ahead to Ireland v Bulgaria and more...

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Four schools in Dublin put their smarts and strategy into overdrive, as they took part in the Ficheall Chess Tournament, so Florence went to checkmate it out!

Two astronauts who have spend over 250 days in space finally splased down on Planet Earth and even had a warm welcome from a pod of Doplins. We find out more about the story and what happens when you spend so much time in space.

Ireland MNT take on Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League Group B promotion/relegation play-off on Thursday evening and RTÉ Sport spoke to the players and manager. Coverage is across RTÉ and you can find out more here!

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