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1. Legacy of the Troubles continues to affect mental health and wellbeing of people in North

   Study finds current rates for post-traumatic stress disorder in over-50s in region as high as almost 5%

2. ‘Pups are not just for Christmas’: Dublin mayor highlights importance of dog welfare

   Ray McAdam says Ireland has a ‘shameful standing’ as Europe’s ‘puppy farm capital’

3. Drive-by shooting in Rathkeale under investigation amid heavy Garda presence

   Checkpoints and Garda helicopter in Limerick town in effort to keep lid on tensions

4. Man jailed for four years after hitting garda with car and reversing toward him

   Thomas Connors was spotted driving silver Audi TT in Castletroy area of Limerick

5. Accused to be tried at Central Criminal Court over alleged murder of Ukrainian teenager

   Vadym Davydenko was stabbed at a Dublin care facility in October

6. Man jailed for six months after ‘destroying floor’ of cathedral by defecating on it

   Richard McDermott (42) was ‘visibly intoxicated’ and hassling Ennis massgoers along with other men

7. Meath fire: foul play not suspected in Sunday afternoon blaze at Civil Defence HQ in Navan

   Building at Mullaghboy Industrial Estate was unoccupied at the time and no injuries have been reported

8. Gardaí arrest 170 in one week for driving under the influence as drug use rises

   184 people have died on Irish roads in 2025, already exceeding previous year’s total of 174

9. ‘It’s like Noah’s Ark’: The man saving every native seed in Ireland

   Darren Reidy has been researching and gathering native seeds across the country since 2022

10. Louth man accused of murdering his parents and brother returned for trial

    Robert O’Connor is charged with the murder of his mother Louise Doherty O’Connor, father Mark O’Connor and brother Evan O’Connor