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1. Man (20s) dies after car crash in Co Dublin

   Bank holiday roads policing operation in place as busy roads lead to risk

2. ‘Truly beautiful soul’: Alex Coughlan remembered at funeral after Blanchardstown assault

   Sister Zara leads tributes to ‘glue of the family’ who died aged 37

3. ‘I have had to put up with this paranoia all my life’: Woman married for 50 years granted order against husband

   Man never ‘changed a nappy or tied a shoe’ for family’s children, court hears

4. O’Sullivans gathering in Cork aims to break record for most people with same surname in one place

   Gallaghers mustered almost 1,500 in Letterkenny to secure title in 2007

5. Irish showjumper Bertram Allen did not understand rights after drink-driving arrest, US court hears

   Motion seeks to suppress statements made by Olympian after car crash on January 13th

6. Gardaí seek international help to identify DNA found on Sophie Toscan du Plantier boot

   Unknown DNA was found on one of Toscan du Plantier’s boots

7. Men account for 84% of surviving drivers who test positive for alcohol after serious road crashes

   Garda operation over bank holiday weekend to target dangerous driving, speeding and mobile use at wheel

8. ‘Irish only or it burns’: Rise in racially-motivated attacks on Dublin council homes

   Far-right incidents often follow rumours about ethnic-minority families being allocated a home ahead of white Irish families

9. ‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes

   The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties

10. Dún Laoghaire swimmers defiant despite water quality warning: ‘I’ve done worse things for me than swimming in the sea’

    Conflicting results about safety of Dún Laoghaire Baths sends mixed messages to the public