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1. ‘Soul destroying’: Courts struggle to rein in repeat teen offenders amid capacity limits on detention

   Judges face daily dilemma over insufficient places as concerns expressed that ‘feral’ gangs are committing crimes ‘without any fear of recrimination’

2. Garda online promotion test beset with problems, prompting row within force

   Process hit by technical issues, with those who complained allowed retake same two-hour assessment for second time

3. Teenagers ‘back on the tear’ within hours of court hearings amid lack of places at Oberstown

   District Court president Paul Kelly says the child justice system is at risk of being brought ‘into disrepute’

4. Irish prison cells likely to be fitted with remote monitors following spike in inmate deaths

   Remote ‘signs of life’ monitors will alert prison staff if inmates show signs of medical emergency

5. Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list

   Nominee places range from the shadows of Croagh Patrick to a once derelict dump site in Dublin’s Liberties

6. I say, these butterflies look rather busy

   Éanna Ní Lamhna on mating rituals, a shrew having a bad fur day, and a fine photograph of a hummingbird hawkmoth

7. Irish woman settles legal row over ‘mini soap-opera’ videos featuring Sylvanian Families toys

   Japanese firm took issue with Thea von Engelbrechten over her online posts of its animal-like figurines

8. Intel gathered following HSE attack leads to dismantling of ransomware gang

   Operation targeted international group said to be responsible for ‘serious ransomware attacks’

9. Masked gunman made off with pizza instead of cash, judge told

   Robert Lynch, of no fixed abode, was denied bail at Dublin District Court

10. Rare white stork spotted in Dublin may be result of climate change, says expert

    Bird normally native to Spain and Portugal seen on Lusk lamp-post prompts questions about migration