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1. Row settled over outbuilding claimed to have caused embankment collapse and rail closure

   Couple disputed allegation their structure was to a ‘very significant extent’ on CIÉ owned land

2. State spending €128m on helicopters that cannot lift groups of soldiers, committee told

   Departmend of Defence official says priority for H145 aircraft was training and capacity

3. Jury discharged in rape trial after members searched internet about case

   ‘Beyond regrettable’ some jurors ignored explicit instructions on carrying out private research, says judge

4. Chawke siblings brought ‘embarrassment’ on their family after hotel assault, court hears

   Alison and Bill Chawke pleaded guilty to the assault at the Dunraven Arms Hotel

5. Actor Gary Lydon instilled love of arts in young performers, funeral hears

   Prominent figures from the world of film, stage and television attend service in honour of Wexford actor

6. Body of man (30s) found in house in Castlebar, Mayo

   Outcome of postmortem to determine course of Garda investigation

7. Gardaí investigate arson attack on house in Tralee by men wearing balaclavas

   Property at Cois Coille was petrol-bombed shortly before 4am

8. Hibernia Line launches ferry service from Cork to Boulogne

   Company expects new direct route to France will appeal to holidaymakers nervous about flight disruption and cost over fuel crisis

9. Ryanair gets €15,000 judgment against Dublin man for ‘unacceptable’ in-flight behaviour

   Airline said man’s actions forced Lanzarote-bound flight to be diverted to Portugal

10. Man banned from yoga studio after anti-Christmas comments loses religious discrimination claim

    Man’s continued presence a threat to the ‘tranquillity and peacefulness’ fundamental to yoga, Workplace Relations Commission hears