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1. ‘Worrying’ failure rate in septic tanks poses risk to public health, EPA says

   2025 figures show 59% of inspected systems were incorrectly installed, malfunctioning or poorly maintained

2. Security guards should not be deployed in Tusla care units because of staffing problems, says judge

   ‘Unexpected’ number of staff at unit out on stress-related leave, court hears

3. Gardaí investigate role of security guards’ restraint in case of man who died on Dublin’s Henry Street

   Yves Sakila (35) died in Dublin city centre on Friday after being pursued over suspicions of shoplifting

4. Conviction quashed for man who served three years of life sentence for Cameron Reilly’s murder

   Court of Appeal found trial judge’s instructions to jury may have been seen as ‘advocacy’ for prosecution in parts

5. Meath couple face application for costs of demolition of illegally built home

   Chris and Rose Murray are disputing court’s contempt finding against them

6. Three men remanded in custody after being charged with arson attack on Kerry house

   Gardaí allege incident was retaliation for similar earlier attack in escalating feud between two families

7. Conor McGregor’s planning application for large extension to Kildare home is invalidated

   Kildare County Council says drawings submitted were ‘misleading and incorrect’

8. Man (60s) dies in tractor crash in Co Leitrim

   Death brings to five the number killed on the State’s roads over the weekend

9. Church pastor (83) jailed for 12½ years for sexual abuse of a child in his congregation

   ‘I’m determined to take back my life and not be afraid to live,’ victim, now aged 20, says

10. Man (63) who raped vulnerable teenage boy on Waterford beach after meeting on dating app is jailed

    Neil Elliott, of Cheekpoint, Co Waterford, pleads guilty to rape of teenager (16) in Tramore in August 2022