IRE - The Irish Times

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1. Gardaí to extend testing of Tasers for six months, expand pilot to Limerick

   Pilot programme for devices began in Dublin in December, which has seen them used 15 times

2. Woman fears drug dealers could arrive at her house over partner’s potential narcotics debt

   Dublin District Family Court hears appeals for interim protection orders

3. Thousands of vulnerable children’s records ‘may be destroyed’ in coming weeks

   Concerns mounting for contents that could include children’s letters, poems or accounts of personal events

4. Dua Lipa celebrates wedding on Denis O’Brien’s luxury yacht. Another victory for Ireland

   Plus: Europe’s flag absent from the Dáil, Feargal Quinn makes The New Yorker, and a gunfluencer for whom the Provo aesthetic appeals

5. From the HSE to Church of Ireland dean: ‘I took a huge salary cut, but I’ve never been happier’

   ‘Sitting in meetings would have killed me’ says Canon Tom O’Brien of his unlikely career change

6. Leaving Cert week three: How to stay motivated for the final hurdle

   ‘It takes resilience. Keep going, the finish line is in sight’

7. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s grandfather’s heroics during the Civil War

   Robert Carney held off a mob of anti-Treaty demonstrators who tried to storm a guard station in Co Wicklow

8. Thousands of people attend anti-racism demonstration in Belfast

   PSNI says number of arrests over disorder in Northern Ireland that followed knife attack reaches 23

9. Aga Khan’s daughter reveals Shergar was killed ‘in an awful way’ by IRA

   Princess says her father refused to pay £2m ransom as money would be used to fund terrorism

10. Swedish contract killer died in Limerick car crash with loaded pistol at his feet

    Armed man wearing balaclava when collision occurred, but accomplice managed to flee scene