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1. Planning permission for rowing centre is refused over concerns for geese

   Objector argued high-performance facility would harm roosting habitat of protected birds

2. Murder accused’s friends shocked when he told them he killed ex-girlfriend, court hears

   Friend tells court Miller Pacheco said: ‘I killed Bruna’ and showed her body

3. Former driving instructor jailed for fraudulently carrying out 21 theory tests for money

   Daniel Trifan one of six people who came to garda attention for providing unlawful service between 2018 and 2021

4. Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12

   OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds

5. ‘Pity’ Deer Park works cost €753,000 but new entrance is ‘a good project’, PAC told

   Building of ramp and 14 steps in Dublin park cost over €500,000 more than initially proposed

6. Women prisoners left to huddle in doorways during storm while locked outside

   New report details ‘stark’ and ‘degrading’ conditions in the Irish prison system driven by record overcrowding

7. Opposition TDs to apply for legal costs following failed ‘super junior’ challenge

   Attorney General Rossa Fanning says State will oppose deputies’ application

8. Gardaí told of George Nkencho’s ‘severe mental health issues’ minutes before death

   Inquest hears Nkencho armed with knife during confrontation with Gardaí

9. Court strikes out prosecution against man found with alleged anime child abuse images

   Judge told Finley Bowd (21) had not come to police attention before

10. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians on Irish road behaviour: ‘I have had multiple near misses’

    Motoring standards at ‘all-time low’ as cyclists are accused of ‘ignoring red traffic lights’