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1. Thirty-four men deported to Poland and Lithuania from Ireland on grounds of criminality

   The charter removal flight had 22 Polish and 12 Lithuanian nationals on board

2. Temperatures to reach up to 27 degrees as warm spell continues

   Sunny weather follows unusually cold May, with highest temperature of the year so far, 24.9 degrees, recorded at Phoenix Park

3. Proper inquiry could have stopped ex-garda Paul Moody’s abuse, head of Fiosrú says

   Emily Logan accepted if agency investigated first allegations in 2017 Moody would not have been free to abuse second woman

4. Planning rules for one-off housing to be eased under new proposals

   Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says

5. Enjoy your life, but pick your friends wisely, says D-Day veteran on 100th birthday

   George Spencer describes himself as being lucky, as he reflects on his life

6. How a son’s death in New York has led to almost 2,500 grieving families being helped

   Kevin Bell was 26 when he was killed in the US. Amid their grief, his parents created a unique organisation which continues to help people who’ve lost loved ones overseas

7. Bench warrant still ‘live’ for nurse accused of exposing himself to female colleague, hearing told

   Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct by professional standards committee

8. Mining entrepreneur and academic Richard Conroy leaves estate valued at almost €5m

   Racehorse trainer Kevin Prendergast leaves €5.7 million, probate office records show

9. How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden

   Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds

10. ‘We were met by force’: Relief, jubilation and sadness as Irish flotilla activists return

    Twelve Irish citizens, including President’s sister Margaret Connolly, land at Dublin Airport after spending time in Israeli detention