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1. Man jailed over role in €500,000 An Post smishing scam

   Laptop found in home of Brandon Abrahams (33) had ‘thousands and thousands’ of spreadsheet pages with people’s personal debit-card details

2. Coolmore company fined €100,000 for hedgerow destruction offences

   Judge says removal of 1.15km of hedgerows caused ‘significant harm’ to the environment

3. Rick O’Shea appointed as new presenter of RTÉ’s arts and culture show Arena

   O’Shea has been interim presenter since July 2025

4. Cash-in-transit driver who suffered brain injury in crash settles case for €1.9m

   Counsel for Anthony Bourke (66) said he was involved in nine previous road traffic incidents and G4S colleagues were nervous to travel with him

5. Former garda pleads guilty to coercion and harassment of a woman

   Man, who cannot be named, due to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in May

6. More than 27 million seized in a week: the front line in Ireland’s fight against cigarette smugglers

   Republic being used as gateway for smuggling into UK as organised crime drives growing black-market trade across Europe

7. Doctor jailed for eight years for raping nurse as she slept in Limerick apartment

   HSE ‘regrets’ delay in suspending Dr Louay Kila, who worked at Limerick hospital for a year after the rape

8. Political adviser told redundancy payment only available if MEP loses seat

   Leinster House job made redundant in 2024 when adviser and politician moved to European Parliament

9. Man (80s) in serious condition after being struck by bus while walking in Bray

   Incident happened on Thursday evening; road remained closed on Friday morning

10. Ireland weather update: Wintry showers due in parts today with chilly weekend ahead

    Forecasters expect St Patrick’s Day to be cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle and best conditions in the east