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1. Independent inquiry into murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane formally established

   Finucane shot dead by loyalist paramilitary group at his family home in 1989 attack found to have involved collusion of British state

2. Gerry Adams was ‘as culpable as those who planted the bombs’, Troubles-era case hears

   Former Sinn Fein leader’s barrister says period was ‘fertile ground for rumours’ that had ‘metamorphosed into assumed facts’

3. Motorists left behind over €300,000 at toll booths last year

   TII says M50 charge generated €216.6m in revenue in 2025, despite chronic congestion

4. Man who meted out a ‘volley of violence’ on his defenceless friend found guilty of murder

   Tomas Cypas inflicted ‘a battering’ during ‘appalling attack’ on Juris Kokenbergs

5. Fuel prices top €2 a litre as annual extra’ cost to households ‘could hit €1,000’

   Annual cost to Irish households could come close to €1,000 if conflict is prolonged, retail expert warns

6. Police ‘gripped’ seriousness of Noah Donohoe search at early stage, inquest told

   Boy’s body was found in a north Belfast storm drain in June 2020 six days after he left home

7. Political failings leave women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditions

   Report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date

8. ‘My four children are all using AI in various ways in their studies’

   Spending hours doing traditional academic work that can be generated by AI in seconds just seems wasteful

9. Homeless woman told to find ‘normal accommodation’ before having surgery

   Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’

10. Ireland’s oldest man: the two things he attributes his long life to

    Paddy Claffey (104) retains a good appetite, enjoys fresh air and keep up with the mart on his tablet