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1. Peter McVerry Trust in talks with Government to give up ownership of part of property portfolio

   Housing charity seeks ministerial consent for transfer of properties to relevant local authority

2. Co Laois tenant granted damages from housing body over alleged anti-Traveller abuse from neighbour

   In separate case, tenant told by RTB to pay arrears of €12k on property where electricity had been cut off due to non-payment of bill

3. Commission of investigation into abuse in schools ‘a priority’ for new government

   Norma Foley informs survivors ‘there has been no let-up in the work being carried out... to progress the establishment of the commission of investigation’

4. A fifth of homelessness budget should be spent on prevention measures, Threshold says

   Charity says landlords are taking advantage of the rent pressure zones system

5. Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds

   Exam integrity will be compromised by access to artificial intelligence tools, ASTI says

6. Investigation into alleged child sex abuse examines possible links to case of woman missing, feared dead

   Three men were arrested for questioning over abuse and neglect of children and vulnerable adult before release

7. House, car and cash seized from drug dealer were funded by crime, High Court rules

   There was no acceptable evidence to rebut evidence of a prima-facie probability that the cash seized was drug-dealing money, judge says

8. Church sit-in is out of frustration over venue closure, prayer group member says

   Judge adjourns case to Thursday to allow an affidavit to be filed on behalf of prayer group’s chairman

9. Ireland weather: What to expect from Storm Éowyn as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds and possible snow

   Forecaster issues advisory with fifth named storm of the season set to hit Ireland

10. Ballymun to get biggest social housing development since towers demolition

    Almost 300 social homes to be built on land left over from Ballymun regeneration project