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1. Ireland weather update: Wintry showers due in parts today with chilly weekend ahead

   Forecasters expect St Patrick’s Day to be cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle and best conditions in the east

2. Personal trainer at women-only gym pleads guilty to assaults on former girlfriend

   John Peters (33), who told gardaí woman was not to be believed as she had mental health issues, said he is sorry for his actions and distress they caused

3. Six years for boatyard worker caught trying to escape ‘sophisticated’ grow house

   Tallaght house had been converted upstairs to grow cannabis in all three bedrooms

4. Four times more short-term lets than private rentals available

   Number of short-term lets outnumbers long-term rentals by four to one, Threshold claims

5. Government has ‘no immediate concerns’ about disruption to oil supplies

   Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae calls for measures to reduce fuel prices

6. Church services

   Week beginning Saturday, March 14th, 2026

7. ‘Deterrent capability’ will be ‘in tatters’ if Defence Forces retention not addressed, says Lieut Col

   Government analysis suggests it is years away from achieving even interim target for personnel numbers

8. Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’

   ‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief

9. Councils warn of risks to tourism and agriculture from Shannon water project

   Elected representatives in Clare pass resolution calling for planning permission for 170km pipeline to be refused

10. Angolan asylum applicant who said parents were murdered wins challenge over refusal

    Man submitted he was member of separatist group and his family was targeted by government forces