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1. Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three times

   Record disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisis

2. Pregnant woman granted barring order after alleging father of child threatened to ‘burn’ her

   Man denied making threats after drinking and told judge he is determined to overcome his addiction issues

3. Galway cyclists seek a ‘safe space’ four years on from collapse of Salthill project

   ‘You are caught between parked cars where you could be ‘doored’ at any moment, or fast-moving traffic’

4. Social Democrats TD misses out on €1m from Palantir share boom off the back of Ice contracts

   Plus: Eamon Dunphy’s Michelin star mission; the Washington Post lays off a reporter in a war zone; and the pagans strike back

5. ‘A different type of protest’: Silence speaks volumes as healthcare workers march for Gaza in Dublin

   Silent walk in Dublin aimed at highlighting Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and its plans to prevent entry for 37 aid agencies

6. Cork man who served under George Washington honoured with new plaque

   Stephen Moylan, originally from Blarney Street, said to be first person to use term ‘United States of America’ in written form

7. Seven ‘very sick’ Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for ‘urgent’ treatment

   Children and carers taken from Gaza to Jordan with help from World Health Organisation and flown to Dublin

8. Two men posing as workmen attempt ATM theft at Belfast children’s hospital

   PSNI said it was unable to locate suspects after being called to the Royal Victoria in Belfast at 3.15am on Saturday

9. Brendan Behan’s family ‘extremely proud’ as plaque is unveiled outside his childhood home in Dublin

   Plaque unveiled outside playwright’s former childhood home in a part of Dublin that inspired many of his ‘great characters’

10. Dublin bus routes serving Chapelizod and Finglas to be amended from tomorrow following protests

    Changes to routes 23, 24 and 80 are in response to issues raised by residents in protests, says National Transport Authority