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1. Man jailed for raping young relative is removed from teaching register

   Teaching Council bans him from reapplying for 30 years over sex attacks he committed in his teens

2. Solicitors maximise number of court appearances in legal aid cases to boost fees, review finds

   Multiple legal aid certs granted for ‘no stated reason’

3. Solicitors defending alleged brothel-keeper get €14,000 in legal aid in single sitting, review finds

   Department of Justice seeks to introduce standard solicitor’s fee of €455 in legal aid cases in bid to reduce costs

4. Ecologists are leaving the field as AI moves in

   Technology is revolutionising how we gather and assess data on nature, presenting huge benefits and no little irony

5. ‘You don’t need a smartphone to be cool’: How a school’s ban is inspiring pupils worldwide

   Greystones initiative is helping to protect children and easing parents’ fears over harm from internet

6. Should I be worried about this mushroom on my wall?

   Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on a quick-growing fungus, an eagle sighting and a sea mouse

7. Chinese students beaten with crowbar left Ireland following vicious attack

   Two of the three victims flew from China for sentencing hearing of Aidan Cullinane and Gerard Quinlan

8. TCD Hist and SADSI students triumph in Irish Times Debate final

   Students debated the motion that the United Nations has had its day

9. McVerry Trust seeks to have man subject to order that he vacate property

   Charity wants man who moved in to one of its properties earmarked for homeless people to leave before end of February

10. Murder accused told garda his friend had threatened to rape his mother, court hears

    Scaffolder Tomas Cypas is accused of murdering Juris Kokenbergs by stomping on his head in October 2024