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1. Activist Margaretta D’Arcy ‘raged against normalisation of war’, recalls President Connolly

   Nollaig na mBan commemoration held in Galway for anti-war campaigner who died in November

2. Merchant’s Quay: Temporary supervised drug injection facility in Dublin to become permanent

   Merchants Quay service had permission to operate until June but has now secured permanent status

3. Inquests into ‘sad and tragic’ Newtownabbey double-murder expected in June

   Kenneth McClean-Flanagan (26) is believed to have murdered his mother and girlfriend

4. Driving testers vote in favour of industrial action over insurance concerns

   Any action could have detrimental effect on waiting times for driving tests

5. Man charged with murder of Donegal businessman Stephen McCahill

   Accused is nephew of deceased and popular local musician

6. Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlash

   Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok

7. Enoch Burke granted leave to seek injunction against disciplinary appeals panel

   The school teacher’s application will be heard by the High Court on Thursday

8. Man accused of slamming partner’s head into wall and throwing baby ‘across room’

   The woman told the court he was a good father but had an alcohol problem

9. Expect more extreme weather as climate change impact now ‘stark’, says Met Éireann

   Four of the last five years have been the warmest on record, according to forecaster

10. Snow and ice to linger in parts but temperatures starting to rise

    Met Éireann forecasts eastern counties to be coldest as thaw sets in across northwest