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1. ‘He’s my first son and I will miss him forever and ever’: Funeral for Qayyum Balogun takes place

   The 21-year-old was fatally stabbed in Dublin city centre earlier this month

2. Cyclist tells jury man ‘planted’ knife ‘multiple times’ in child’s chest and neck

   Accused Riad Bouchaker was hit on the head with bike lock during Parnell Square incident, court told

3. Woman (80s) found dead in Co Waterford is named as man arrested

   Man arrested at 4am on Tuesday with postmortem being carried out on body found at house in Ardsallagh

4. In pictures: Dublin celebrates Bloomsday 2026

   People have been marking the literary occasion with Edwardian dress and re-enactments from James Joyce’s Ulysses in the capital

5. ‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors

   Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions

6. Court to release character references, including one from ex-TD, from child-abuser case

   Daniel Ramamoorthy (40) was jailed for two years and four months for sexually exploiting 13-year-old boy at a Christian children’s camp

7. Leaving Cert Spanish paper had ‘something for everyone’

   Majority of questions approachable to students of all levels, says teacher

8. Dublin Castle cafe granted injunction restraining landlord from closing it during EU presidency

   Silk Road Cafe was facing prolonged period out of business due over security concerns amid Ireland’s term at head of bloc

9. Councils will be under ‘Damocles sword’ to use €1bn housing fund before it is withdrawn

   More than 80 projects across most local authority areas will lead ‘directly’ to 86,000 new homes, Government claims

10. ‘Pain and hurt’ of two women who allege Jeffrey Donaldson abused them ‘still visible’, court told

    Prosecution barrister delivers closing arguments at former DUP leader’s sex offences trial in Newry