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1. Taoiseach condemns blocking of aid to Gaza but says action at summits ‘unlikely’

   On Russia, Micheál Martin said it remains to be determined whether Vladimir Putin is serious about Ukraine peace talks

2. Lifetime anonymity orders protecting NI defendants to be contested after David Walliams ruling

   Author failed in court bid to block media naming him over sexual misconduct allegations amid claims he would self-harm

3. Police ombudsman’s new €4m IT system abandoned shortly after contract signed, Fiosrú says

   New case management system could cost €12m over 10 years, ombudsman tells Dáil Public Accounts Committee

4. Farmer in west of Ireland charged with keeping live calves in pen with dead calves

   Sean Coughlan (47) appears in court facing 40 alleged animal welfare offences

5. Sperrin Mountains gold mine inquiry wraps up after 52 days of evidence

   Controversial application included potential water pollution and digging up peatland marked for conservation

6. Debt enforcement of €314,000 to go ahead alongside Garda investigation into ‘threatening’ men

   Two unidentified men claiming to be ‘republicans’ sought debt recovery

7. Planning for wind and solar farms could be granted within six months under new plans

   Grids Package regulations due to be finalised by Christmas under Ireland’s EU presidency

8. Brendan Kavanagh: The tech boss who former employees say ‘blurred’ lines in the workplace

   Former staff say the education-technology entrepreneur’s unorthodox management style negatively affected them

9. Man charged with rape, sexual assault and sending sexual material to girls

   Accused (23) faces multiple charges in Cork and one in Galway over offences to children

10. More than 700 homes planned for Digital Hub lands in Dublin 8

    Land Development Agency to lodge planning application in the coming weeks