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1. Meath councillor ‘spat on’ during alleged racial attack

   ‘I’ve experienced all matters and all forms of discrimination and attack, online and offline’, says Yemi Adenuga

2. Two men in court charged over seizure of €670,000 drugs in Cork

   Daniel Collins and Derek Kavanagh charged following two seizures by members of Cork City Divisional Drugs Squad

3. Two men accused of targeting DoneDeal and Facebook sellers in spate of vehicle thefts

   Edward Collins (21) and Sean Hutchinson (24) face 13 and 24 charges respectively

4. Doctors warn women about toxic shock after girl (16) became severely ill during period

   Most common cause for condition is tampons left in too long, although no evidence found of this in Drogheda case

5. Dull and wet weekend forecast, with rain warning for Co Wicklow

   Met Éireann forecasts gloomy weather over weekend, although some brighter spells are expected on Sunday

6. All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks

   Department of Defence body prepared the advice for handling extreme weather and other crises

7. MetroLink: Buying Dartmouth Square houses in Ranelagh ‘to cost more than €30 million’

   Between 10 and 15 homes on Dublin square will be bought after agreement reached with residents, and offers made on other homes on route, says project director

8. ‘Significant’ increase in cases of child-on-child online sexual abuse, gardaí say

9. Dancing, debts and claims of deposit-diverting: Flatley battles for his Lord of the Dance show

   Former dancer and the producer of the show he created are locked in a standoff ahead of its 30th anniversary tour

10. State declared free of bird flu but poultry must remain housed in secure buildings

    Legal orders requiring poultry to be kept in secure buildings remain in place despite the declaration of ‘disease freedom’