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1. French jury asked to uphold 14-year rape sentence for Irish former rugby player Denis Coulson

   Court hears final arguments in appeal by Irishman and former team-mates of rape convictions

2. Gardaí detect 680 speeding drivers in first day of Easter road safety clampdown

   One motorist was caught driving at 147km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N11 in Co Wicklow

3. Robbie Lawlor murder: Man appears in court on foot of NI extradition warrant

   Jonathan Gill (44) wanted by PSNI in connection with Dublin gangland criminal’s murder in Belfast six years ago

4. Met Éireann extends yellow wind warning for Ireland as Storm Dave approaches

   Storm is expected to hit at 1pm on Saturday, bringing gales and rainy weather until 2am on Sunday

5. Manager reported 20 claims of financial and legal wrongdoing at Wilson’s Hospital School

   Workplace Relations Commission rejects manager’s claim she was punished or bullied for reporting irregularities

6. Gardaí investigating Creeslough explosion submit supplementary file to DPP

   DPP will decide whether charges should be issued following investigation into tragedy that took 10 lives in 2022

7. Teenage cyclist seriously injured in Galway crash

   Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to collision which occurred in Claregalway on Tuesday

8. ‘A Ryanair turnover’: First Air Corps flight into Beirut spent only 30 minutes on tarmac

   Pilot Capt Lauren Cusack says careful consideration given to route selection, threat assessments and departure window for €70m Airbus C295

9. Plans to strip convicted killers of parental rights to proceed despite Tusla’s concerns

   Department of Justice ‘satisfied’ that Valerie’s Law ‘is constitutional in all respects’

10. MetroLink chief’s shock resignation could spook construction market

    New Zealander Sean Sweeney leaving role as latest costs for multibillion-euro project set to be submitted to Government