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1. Fuel tank drivers faced ‘significant threats’ during protests, says industry body chief

   Garda Commissioner ‘absolutely appalled’ by intimidation directed at members over course of demonstrations

2. Man jailed for six years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Sligo

   Former teacher locked girl behind a locked door, court heard

3. Fuel protests: About ‘650 stations’ without fuel; demonstrations planned in North

   Patrick O’Donovan suggests RTÉ report encouraged protesters to go to Whitegate

4. Dispute between refugee accommodation firm and Government settled

   Palmerstown Temporary Accommodation signed contract in 2024 with Minister to covert Ballyfermot industrial estate property

5. Lyra McKee trial: Riot could have been ‘staged show of force for propaganda purposes’

   Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago

6. How much will petrol and diesel cost after new measures kick in this week?

   Even with the latest excise cut, motorists will still be much worse off than they were six weeks ago

7. ‘No toxic mining’: Public inquiry into controversial Tyrone gold mine reconvenes

   Previous hearings were suspended as the Irish Government had not been notified about inquiry

8. Scarlett Faulkner dies following attack in Co Tipperary

   Limerick woman, who was in her 20s, was being treated at Cork University Hospital after she was attacked on side of the road last month

9. Extension of Luas Green line to Finglas can proceed after High Court cases resolved

   Extra 4km of line to run from Cabra to north of Finglas village at expected cost of €600m

10. Garda accused of bribery, facilitating crime gang and possessing ammunition

    Eoghan Clerkin (51) is the fourth man to be charged following an inquiry by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation