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1. Man (40) questioned by gardaí over death of mother of three in Waterford

   Suspect was known to woman (43), who died of stab wounds sustained in her home

2. Catholic weddings drop by more than half in 10 years

   Overall marriages also declined since 2014, as civil registrations and humanist ceremonies grow

3. Luas remains partially suspended after pub fire in Dublin city centre

   Two hospitalised after blaze, with single lane of Eden Quay currently open to traffic

4. Two men arrested over fatal assault of Scarlett Faulkner

   Men aged in 40s and late teens held in Garda stations in Co Tipperary over fatal attack in Birdhill

5. Sentencing of prominent publican’s son and daughter in Limerick assault case adjourned after guilty pleas

   Alison Chawke and Bill Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel, in Limerick

6. Ten Dublin councillors reject claim Herzog Park renaming plan was anti-Semitic

   Ten lndependent and PBP councillors say apology ‘should not be used to rewrite the substance of the issue’

7. Father has €5.8m property debts written off in return for €45,676

   Debt servicing firm Everyday Finance will recover 0.78% of what it is owed

8. Plan to wind down State-funded hotel accommodation for Ukrainians is defended by Minister

   ‘Vulnerable people will not be left alone,’ says Colm Brophy

9. Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told

   Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency

10. Failure to comply with secure care order for minor may mean ‘someone will die’, court told

    Court hears unless child is placed immediately in special care there could be a fatality, ‘or more than one’