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1. Gardaí to deploy drones for day-to-day policing after new unit created

   Aerial devices could be used during public order incidents such as riots and for searches

2. Woman arrested as part of investigation into use of fake passports

   Gardaí seized car and other evidence after searching a residential property in south Dublin

3. Gardaí seek legal change to protect officers involved in high-speed pursuits from charges

   Commissioner reveals plan after garda conviction for dangerous driving during pursuit of masked men on scramblers

4. Drowning of two men near Doonbeg described as ‘huge tragedy’

   Bodies of anglers recovered from sea by Aran Island Lifeboat following co-ordinated operation on Tuesday

5. Public give Fota Wildlife Park’s newest cheetah cubs Swahili names

   Over 1,000 people offered possible names for the animals with Nia and Nuru ultimately chosen

6. Are Irish peacekeepers at risk in Lebanon as Israel targets Hizbullah in war on Iran?

   Irish Unifil troops have continued to carry out daily patrols despite the increasing danger of being cut off or under attack

7. Human rights and Irish language activists among President’s Council of State appointments

   Academics added to advisory committee alongside former taoisigh and chief justices

8. Back-garden living incentives could expose older homeowners to abuse, charities warn

   People renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protections

9. Man charged with running crime gang and cocaine smuggling to face Special Criminal Court trial

   Brian Grendon (48) was arrested following investigation by Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau

10. ‘Intensive upgrade’ for Dublin’s Pearse House flats approved after rethink by council

    Previous application would have combined small flats into larger ones, reducing overall numbers