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1. Pedestrian hit by lorry in Co Donegal last week dies in hospital

   Woman in her 40s fatally injured in incident in Letterkenny last Friday; second woman injured in Dublin collision on Monday

2. Tributes paid as ‘inspirational’ open water swimmer and charity fundraiser dies

   Paddy Conaghan completed 300 charity sea swims, aged in his 80s, around Ireland

3. Courts’ poor box raises €1.5m last year, with sum of €100,000 going to SVP

   Poor box donations previously came under spotlight as some motorists were permitted to use these to avoid penalty points and/or driving bans

4. Motorists warned as fuel price protests may impact Dublin commuting routes

   Protests organised over spiralling diesel, petrol and home heating oil prices caused by Middle East conflict

5. It’s the ‘subtle signs’: Hairdressers in North get police training to spot coercive control

   PSNI’s Behind the Smile initiative helps stylists recognise signs and know how to respond safely

6. Students missing subjects over Government ‘failure’ to address teacher recruitment crisis – TUI

   Teachers Union of Ireland president Anthony Quinn says teacher retention ‘remains a significant challenge’ in second-level schools

7. ‘My son has an Irish language exemption. Is there anything we need to do?’

   National University of Ireland communicates exemption data to the Central Applications Office, which will add it to an application

8. Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increases

   Conferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisis

9. Irish tipster deletes posts promoting gambling site that claims to be regulated from African island

   Rob Heneghan claims to be most followed racing tipster in world and attended Cheltenham with Luke Littler

10. Former State solicitor Patrick Treacy leaves estate worth €3.2m

    Treacy (93) founded a solicitors’ firm in Nenagh and went on to serve as State solicitor for Tipperary North for many years