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1. Poulaphouca reservoir may need to release held rainwater, increasing flood risk in Kildare and Dublin

   Levels at State’s largest artificial reservoir have increased quickly in recent weeks

2. More than 2,000 applications for 145 cost-rental apartments in new Dublin scheme

   Successful applicants for Tallaght development to be chosen by lottery

3. Man (50s) dies after car hits pedestrian in Co Kildare

   Road traffic collision took place around 5.25am in the Mylerstown area

4. Gardaí seize cannabis worth €10m after raid in Co Louth

   Three men arrested in connection drug trafficking offences

5. Man (50s) dies, two women injured after assault in Dublin

   Two women in their 60s removed to hospital for treatment after man pronounced dead at scene

6. Storm overflow pipe burst causes ‘brown sludge’ spill near blue-flag beach in Meath

   Authorities informed after resident detected ‘horrendous stench’ while walking dog in the area

7. Some Catholic teaching is ‘rancid’ and needs updating, says Mary McAleese

   A bunch of celibate male bishops will not make required changes, says former president

8. Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?

   The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands

9. Where did this duck come from and why is it in Ireland?

   Readers’ notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

10. ‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service

    Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of children