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1. Man pleads guilty to stabbing teen sisters with broken bottle after rejecting his advances

   Attack by Shando Alfa (27) was ‘violent, vicious and unprovoked’, court told

2. ‘It’s like Costa del Raheny’: Beachgoers in Dollymount make hay while the sun shines

   As temperatures continue to rise, some are starting to miss a more typical Irish climate

3. High temperature record for May broken twice in same day

   Reading of 30.5 degrees was recorded at Shannon Airport on Tuesday after previous high of 29.7 degrees in Carlow

4. Natural fertiliser aid schemes shelved despite rising cost of chemical variety

   Six months ago, Minister said he was ‘delighted’ at interest farmers were showing in the scheme

5. Woman (50s) released without charge following arrest in Kyran Durnin murder investigation

   File being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions

6. Paul Cleary appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner after interim stint

   Cleary previously served as Assistant Commissioner, responsible for leading policing of Dublin metropolitan region

7. Decision on first offshore wind farm since Arklow Bank due within months

   Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue

8. ‘A momentous day’: Search begins for man believed ‘disappeared’ by IRA 50 years ago

   Seamus Maguire (29), from Co Armagh, is believed to have been killed by republican paramilitary in 1976

9. Child and two adults fired at in Limerick drive-by shooting

   Attack occurred on Hyde Road last Friday, with footage shared across social media on Tuesday

10. ‘Extreme event’: Here is what’s causing record-breaking temperatures in Ireland and Europe

    With climate change, such extreme weather events ‘happen with more ferocity’ and could lead to deaths