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1. ‘Disgusting and gut-wrenching’: Regeneration of Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats to be scrapped

   Ninety-year-old complex has been plagued with social and structural problems for decades

2. First project tracking hedgehogs in Northern Ireland aims to help protect their future

   Creatures are classified as near threatened across Europe

3. Is it you? Winning €8.7m Lotto ticket sold in Applegreen station in west Dublin

   The search is on for the owner of the winning ticket

4. Boy (15) among three people arrested over bomb attack on Lurgan police station

   Dissident republicans have been blamed for the incident in March which saw a food delivery driver hijacked

5. Leaving Cert 2026: Tell us about how preparations are going and how you are feeling

   There is so much to prepare for, and plenty to digest in the aftermath, too – if you can imagine a world where this is actually over!

6. Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls for ban on early morning preflight airport drinking

   Airline boss says measure would reduce the number of passengers who were disruptive on aircraft

7. Children’s Rights Alliance calls on Meta to engage with media watchdog investigation

   Coimisiún na Meán to investigate if Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook breached provisions of Digital Services Act

8. Scene of alleged stabbing by brother ‘like a horror film’, court told

   William Brennan (32) denies causing serious harm to two brothers at yard they shared

9. Boy (13) arrested after police attacked with petrol bombs in Derry

   PSNI says masked youths threw fireworks, petrol bombs and masonry at vehicles during disruption

10. ‘Could my son lose a college offer if CAO details incorrect?’

    Parents should ensure that the correct Leaving Cert number is recorded when the Central Applications Office email arrives