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1. Fifth arrest over Edenderry house fire that killed two

   Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60) died in a suspected petrol bomb attack on December 6th

2. Man who abused his two sisters over 10 years given suspended sentence after payout to victims

   Meath man (66) pleaded guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault against his two younger sisters

3. Prison officers warn chronic overcrowding is making job ‘truly impossible’

   Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan urged to prioritise providing prison officers with the necessary equipment

4. Two men arrested over fatal assault on Scarlett Faulkner released without charge

   Woman in her 40s and a teenage girl are currently before the courts in connection with young mother’s death

5. Coroner to deliver findings on Belfast killing of five people by British army

   A priest, three teenagers and a man in his 30s died in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast in July 1972

6. Call for interim review of landmark mental health legislation after 2½ years

   Government advised to act because any gaps in law ‘going to arise quickly and immediately’

7. Property giant to get €526,000 refund after winning legal dispute over meaning of ‘house’

   Words used in legislation ‘may not bear the meaning generally understood’, says judge

8. Semi-State lands targeted for takeover in nature restoration drive

   National Parks and Wildlife Service best placed to manage lands for nature, says Minister

9. Alleged transfer of €1.5m of Irish taxpayers' money by autism body to UK ‘possibly criminal’

   Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’

10. Plastics and fossil fuels are two sides of the same disastrous coin

    Big oil likes to think plastics can ‘future-proof’ the industry as world moves away from fossil fuels for energy