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1. State spend on commercial accommodation for Ukrainians and IP applicants falls by €104m

   Figures for first quarter show an average of €3.3m spent in area per day

2. Harris pushes back on claim Irish housing crisis among ‘most severe’ in Europe

   Housing poses challenge across EU, Harris says at turning of sod on 410-home scheme in Cork

3. Fine Gael councillor hired by Re-turn to lobby Minister responsible for Deposit Return Scheme

   Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Cllr Eoin O’Driscoll rejects Aontú claim concerning conflict of interest

4. School holidays ‘highly challenging’ for thousands of homeless children as rates rise again

   Weekly snapshot does not consider overcrowded housing, refuges, couch-surfing, sleeping rough or IPAS

5. Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair

   Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial

6. Woman killed in Clifden went to Garda and courts in effort to escape violent relationship

   Masuma Sohrabi (31), a mother of two, was found dead on Thursday morning close to IPAS centre in Clifden where she lived

7. ‘Our hearts are broken into a million pieces,’ funeral of teen who died while swimming on Burrow Beach told

   Abbie Carmody-Pepper’s brother said he was ‘so proud’ of his sister who had ‘tried to save her friend’

8. Four arrested as cannabis worth ‘more than €5m’ seized

   Gardaí and Revenue made the seizure in Dublin on Thursday

9. ‘Significant delays’ on Irish Rail services following ‘major’ signal fault

   Dart, Northern commuters line, Phoenix Park tunnel, Sligo and Belfast/Enterprise line are all affected

10. Aughinish Alumina warned EU restrictions on Russia trade could hit Irish national grid

    Investigation set out Co Limerick plant’s role producing alumina used to supply Russian arms manufacturers