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1. Irish consumers worse off by at least €1,000 a year due to Middle East war – despite deal

   Aftershocks will keep prices of oil, food and packaging high for months

2. Have your say: Should Ireland follow the UK’s move and ban social media access for children under-16s?

   UK prime minister Keir Starmer announced that teenagers will be banned from all the main social platforms by next spring

3. Gardaí investigating murders of Jo Jo Dullard, Deirdre Jacob to begin new Wicklow search

   Latest operation near the Kildare border follows major excavation at a disused quarry in February

4. Limerick car crash leaves man dead and four others in hospital

   Man (40s) died at scene of two-car incident that left two others with serious injuries

5. Fate of Dublin’s historic James Weir Home to be announced today

   Early 20th century structure had provided nursing accommodation for decades before closure

6. New Luas timetable and extension of Dart to Drogheda part of imminent Dublin transport plan

   Proposed Congestion Action Plan aims to free up traffic and will see Dart services extended to Drogheda

7. Survivors of serial sex abuser Bill Kenneally seek law on misconduct in public office

   Victims of Bill Kenneally will review damning report findings with Minister for Justice on Tuesday

8. Garda fails in High Court bid to prevent dismissal over drink-driving conviction

   Serving member was four times over the legal limit when stopped in 2022

9. More than 630 asylum seekers have voluntarily left State in 2026

   Department of Justice has paid €222,500 to those who have left during 2026

10. Irish showjumper Bertram Allen fails to have police statements excluded in upcoming US trial

    Allen was arrested in Florida after car crash and is alleged to have failed sobriety tests