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1. Irish troops in Middle East forced to take shelter as air strikes continue

   About 380 Irish troops are stationed in bases throughout the region

2. Two arrested and over €700,000 worth of drugs seized in Dublin operation

   More than €700,000-worth of cannabis and cocaine was found, along with cash sums in euro and sterling

3. Two teenagers killed and three injured in car crash in Co Mayo

   Single-vehicle crash took place on a local road at Laghtadawannagh near Ballina at 4.15am on Sunday

4. Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa

   Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday

5. Chartered flights now ‘routine’ says Minister as 63 South Africans deported

   Fifty four adults and nine children were flown from Ireland to South Africa on Saturday night

6. Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica

   Thomas Gould goes viral; Revenue sniffs out new detector dogs, ‘basic laws of physics’ show Dublin 15 getting a raw deal, Netflix ‘on board’ for Keegan adaptation

7. Woman secures barring order against husband alleging he hit teenage daughter so badly she suffered concussion

   The woman told Dublin District Family Court that husband also ‘bit’ into daughter’s hand and she was hospitalised

8. New rent rules have come into effect today. But what will they mean for renters?

   Significant overhaul of private rent control system will take force on Sunday, affecting all new tenancies

9. Woman (63) charged with murder of man following assault at Dublin house party

   Tatjana Talockina, a Latvian national with an address at Foster Terrace, Ballybough, appeared at Dublin District Court

10. Farmers say they will not back down over calls for removal of Bord Bia chairman

    Protesters demonstrate outside constituency office of Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon