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1. Jón Jónsson disappearance: Veteran UK criminal identified as person of interest

   Icelandic man (41) last seen leaving Bonnington Hotel in Dublin in February 2019 but Garda inquiry has found no trace

2. He said he’d be back: Arnold Schwarzenegger awarded honorary degree at Ulster University

   Actor and former governor of California (78) returns to Belfast 60 years after first visit to receive honorary doctorate

3. Two men charged with using drone to fly drugs worth thousands of euro into prison

   Judge sets bail with range of conditions, including no involvement in drone activity

4. Probationer garda facing imminent dismissal to win stay of execution

   High Court grants leave for garda to bring judicial review challenging procedures and recommendations of board of inquiry

5. ‘Blameless young women’: 134 Magdalene survivors granted higher compensation

   Length of time in the laundries was a critical factor in the amount a woman would be compensated

6. Dublin man (97) made at least six wills regarding estate valued at more than €800,000

   High Court makes orders on proper approach to dealing with Patrick Joseph Quinn’s US investment shares

7. Man charged with murder of former IRA member and MI5 informant Denis Donaldson

   Arrest followed extradition from Scotland on foot of European Arrest Warrant

8. Woman says ‘death would have been easier’ as rapist jailed for 10 years

   William Kavanagh (58), who smirked at victim after one offence, found guilty of three rapes after retrial at Central Criminal Court in Limerick

9. Mother distressed that new law requires disabled son’s discharge from wardship

   High Court obliged to implement the law ‘rather than to make it’, judge says

10. Tanning salon run by sister of Conor McGregor admits selling treatment to underage girl

    Stop N Glow Limited, run by Aoife McGregor, ordered to pay €1,000 in costs and donate €500 to the Little Flower Penny Dinners charity