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1. Coronas’ Limerick concert called off after guitarist falls ill on stage

   Dublin outfit had been due to play King John’s Castle on Friday night

2. Bullfinch recovered in operation targeting ‘nasty world’ of bird trapping

   Enduring problem in Ireland often goes under the radar and can prove fatal to animals, says BirdWatch Ireland

3. Family of man who drowned at Youghal Ironman event disappointed at inquest verdict

   Brendan Wall (43) died while swimming at event in 2023

4. 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

5. 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

6. ‘It just feels surreal to us’: Shock in Clifden at death of Masuma Sohrabi 

   Mother of two, who moved to area 18 months ago having left Iran, worked in a Co Galway hotel and volunteered in local community

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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