IRE - The Irish Times

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1. Recycling rates stagnate as waste volumes grow, leaving Ireland way off target

   Environmental Protection Agency says recycling lags behind EU average and not improving fast enough

2. Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Lurgan police station car bomb attack

   New IRA claimed responsibility for incident involving hijacked driver and ‘crude but viable’ device

3. Family of man who died from ‘overwhelming sepsis’ after discharge settles legal action

   High Court hears of failure to properly investigate Michael Cuddihy’s complaints at University Hospital Limerick

4. Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case

   UK’s highest court upholds Northern Secretary’s appeal against Belfast rulings on human rights issues

5. Man (32) who claimed he was ‘tortured’ by brothers found not guilty of stabbing

   William Brennan cleared of two charges of assault causing serious harm to his siblings John and Jerry Brennan jnr

6. Bin bag ban hits Dublin’s north inner city as area seeks to dump ‘dirty’ image

   Large waste compactors installed on streets, and fines for noncompliance to be enforced within weeks

7. New Dublin Fire Brigade recruits will serve city with ‘pride and honour’

   Probationary firefighters went through 18 weeks of ‘intense training’

8. Row settled over outbuilding claimed to have caused embankment collapse and rail closure

   Couple disputed allegation their structure was to a ‘very significant extent’ on CIÉ owned land

9. State spending €128m on helicopters that cannot lift groups of soldiers, committee told

   Departmend of Defence official says priority for H145 aircraft was training and capacity

10. Jury discharged in rape trial after members searched internet about case

    ‘Beyond regrettable’ some jurors ignored explicit instructions on carrying out private research, says judge