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1. Sun shines on Mark Carney as Aughagower welcomes world leader

   With its small stone bridges and babbling stream, the Co Mayo village made for a picture-postcard backdrop for a returning Irish emigrant

2. ‘There is fear in my home’: Up to 2,000 attend anti-racism march in Dublin

   Event was held in response to recent violent demonstrations and rioting in Belfast

3. Archbishop condemns ‘outrageous’ violence towards migrant communities in NI

   Eamon Martin praises contribution of immigrants and says racism is a ‘grave sin’

4. Gardaí to extend testing of Tasers for six months, expand pilot to Limerick

   Pilot programme for devices began in Dublin in December, which has seen them used 15 times

5. Woman fears drug dealers could arrive at her house over partner’s potential narcotics debt

   Dublin District Family Court hears appeals for interim protection orders

6. Thousands of vulnerable children’s records ‘may be destroyed’ in coming weeks

   Concerns mounting for contents that could include children’s letters, poems or accounts of personal events

7. Dua Lipa celebrates wedding on Denis O’Brien’s luxury yacht. Another victory for Ireland

   Plus: Europe’s flag absent from the Dáil, Feargal Quinn makes The New Yorker, and a gunfluencer for whom the Provo aesthetic appeals

8. Leaving Cert week three: How to stay motivated for the final hurdle

   ‘It takes resilience. Keep going, the finish line is in sight’

9. From the HSE to Church of Ireland dean: ‘I took a huge salary cut, but I’ve never been happier’

   ‘Sitting in meetings would have killed me’ says Canon Tom O’Brien of his unlikely career change

10. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s grandfather’s heroics during the Civil War

    Robert Carney held off a mob of anti-Treaty demonstrators who tried to storm a guard station in Co Wicklow