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1. ‘I never showed fear’: Gardaí who freed IRA hostage while under fire in 1975 receive honours

   Twelve gardaí were awarded Scott Medals for bravery in a ceremony on Friday

2. Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally says German arms plant break-in motivated by ‘urgent humanitarian concerns’

   Berlin-based Dubliner and four others on trial in Stuttgart accused of illegal entry and criminal damage at Elbit Systems Deutschland in Ulm

3. ‘I used to think I was going to be a writer’: Paschal Donohoe awarded library medal

   Former Minister for Finance cited Isaac Asimov and Philip Pullman as early favourites

4. DublinBikes scheme to be discontinued after 17 years with plans for new service

   Under the council’s new scheme, it will own the stations and possibly also the bikes

5. Taoiseach raises abuse redress by religious orders with Pope Leo

   Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts

6. Fingal County Council rejects Dublin 15 Manna drone hub

   Company had applied for retention of hub, which flies groceries, medicines and takeaways

7. Learner driver ran over and seriously injured then girlfriend in act of ‘horseplay’

   Lana Dowling (20) given suspended sentence over incident in which young woman fell from bonnet of Nissan Micra and was run over

8. Two murder accused allegedly heard ‘gloating’ about assaulting man who died in hospital

   Christopher Colin Nobes (31) and Andrew John Matthews (25) charged with murder of Nicholas Gordon (51) in Belfast

9. Irish flotilla detainees due to fly home on Saturday

   Fourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday

10. Former elite boxer jailed for six years for ‘vendetta’ attack on cousin

    Unprovoked knife attack has left ‘blameless’ victim traumatised and with life-changing injuries