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1. Gardaí seek international help to identify DNA found on Sophie Toscan du Plantier boot

   Unknown DNA was found on one of the dead woman’s boots

2. Men account for 84% of surviving drivers who test positive for alcohol after serious road crashes

   Garda operation over bank holiday weekend to target dangerous driving, speeding and mobile use at wheel

3. ‘Irish only or it burns’: Rise in racially-motivated attacks on Dublin council homes

   Far-right incidents often follow rumours about ethnic-minority families being allocated a home ahead of white Irish families

4. ‘House our own’: How the far right targets Dublin’s council houses

   The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties

5. Dún Laoghaire swimmers defiant despite water quality warning: ‘I’ve done worse things for me than swimming in the sea’

   Conflicting results about safety of Dún Laoghaire Baths sends mixed messages to the public

6. Coronas’ Limerick concert called off after guitarist falls ill on stage

   Dublin outfit had been due to play King John’s Castle on Friday night

7. Bullfinch recovered in operation targeting ‘nasty world’ of bird trapping

   Enduring problem in Ireland often goes under the radar and can prove fatal to animals, says BirdWatch Ireland

8. Family of man who drowned at Youghal Ironman event disappointed at inquest verdict

   Brendan Wall (43) died while swimming at event in 2023

9. Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair

   Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial

10. Woman killed in Clifden went to Garda and courts in effort to escape violent relationship

    Masuma Sohrabi (31), a mother of two, was found dead on Thursday morning close to IPAS centre in Clifden where she lived