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1. Rain and wind warnings issued for several counties this weekend

   Met Éireann warns of thundery rain and potential spot flooding in northwest

2. Funerals of two killed in Co Louth crash to take place on Saturday

   Services for Chloe McGee and Shay Duffy will follow those on Friday for Alan McCluskey and Dylan Commins

3. Clontarf house formerly owned by Cllr Nial Ring sells for €3.45m

   Receiver appointed to firm that sold property, used proceeds to pay legal costs in excess of €340,000

4. From €250 ‘investment’ to €1m retirement nest egg: How an Irish professor lost it all to scammers

   Retired academic believes fake recommendation on WhatsApp lured him into scam amid growing trend of criminals infiltrating chat groups

5. Russian signal jammed Irish aircraft communications channel

   Russia has been engaged in the jamming of civilian aircraft communications and GPS signals since the start of its invasion of Ukraine

6. The stain on your fingers from the bleeding aphids will go after a few days

   Éanna Ní Lamhna on the rarely seen great bittern, a very irritating caterpillar, and the beautiful green lacewing

7. Ella McSweeney: The golden plover’s numbers in Ireland have dwindled to a few isolated strongholds

   Ella McSweeney: Golden plovers have begun arriving from Iceland, home to a third of the world’s breeding population

8. Enoch Burke, wanted by Garda, posts video critical of mainstream churches and State

   ‘I have served God and this school with a good conscience for the last seven years,’ says teacher about to be returned to jail for ‘fourth time’

9. Air crash investigators remove plane wreckage from Co Waterford site

   Initial report on cause of crash that killed solo pilot expeced within 30 days

10. Gardaí appeal for witnesses after road deaths in Louth and Waterford

    Woman dies after crash at Bridge Street, Ardee, while cyclist dies after crash on Cork Road in Waterford City