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1. Witness who discovered body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in 1996 dies in west Cork

   Near neighbour Shirley Foster discovered the 39-year-old’s badly beaten body near her holiday home

2. Leaving Cert day two: English papers should reflect ‘plummeting’ literacy levels, says teacher

   Leaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper two

3. Leaving Cert English paper two a ‘thought-provoking’ paper with ‘no curveballs’

   Paper two challenged candidates but was ‘manageable’, teachers say

4. Man charged with assault causing harm in connection with Qayyum Balogun stabbing investigation

   Man to appear before Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Friday morning

5. More than 20,000 fish feared killed in pollution incident in Co Louth river

   Inland Fisheries Ireland says source has been identified as agricultural discharge

6. Man convicted over threats to Simon Harris and family withdraws appeal against jailing

   Patrick Grealish (50) pleaded guilty to charge of making online threat to kill or cause serious harm to Fine Gael leader and family

7. Husband of woman who claims Jeffrey Donaldson abused her as child breaks down in court

   Witness tells court how his wife confided in him about the alleged abuse: ‘I recognised this was massive for her’

8. Wicklow man first non-New Zealander to claim coveted sheep-shearing title

   ‘It’s what I love to do’ – Sean Dunne takes Irish national intermediate title shortly after return home

9. Retrial ordered for Aaron Connolly after Cameron Reilly murder conviction quashed

   Court found the Cameron Reilly trial judge’s charge to the jury lacked balance and in parts may have been seen as ‘advocacy’ for the prosecution case

10. SNA claims she was forced out of south Dublin school after parents objected to Palestinian scarf

    Employee alleges the schools’ management failed to protect her from mistreatment by parents who objected