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1. Numbers in Garda roads-policing units falls to lowest level since 2017, says Drew Harris

   Garda chief says numbers do not indicate a lack of commitment to road safety but reflect change in nature of policing

2. Criminal Assets Bureau urged to seize State’s investments in Israel-linked companies

   Formal complaint made to bureau over investments made by State-owned Irish Strategic Investment Fund

3. Daniel Kinahan was ordered to pay €2.5m to former business partner by Dubai courts in 2021, records show

   The judgment, relating to a failed business deal, was later reversed after Kinahan appealed on a technicality

4. Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns

   Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds

5. Gardaí appeal for taxi driver witnesses to fatal gangland shooting in Drimnagh

   Josh Itseli (20) was shot in the head with an AR-15 rifle on Knocknarea Road earlier this month

6. ‘Every child in the State should have the opportunity to be educated through Irish,’ committee told

   Campaigners for Irish-medium schools criticised Minister Foley and Department of Education before an Oireachtas committee

7. Former Domino’s worker awarded €19,000 in sexual harassment case

   Staff in fast food Dublin outlet would ‘howl at women as they passed by’, Jasmine Olaru told Workplace Relations Commission

8. Decision on Garda file relating to 2017 death of Jamie Tighe Ennis in Dublin expected within months

   Inquests of two gun violence victims adjourned

9. ‘This is heartbreaking’: Migrant workers protest over rules on family reunions

   Large group of migrants demonstrate over Family Reunion Policy in front of Department of Justice in Dublin on International Day of Families

10. Mayo GAA club challenges rejection of request for inclusion in cash-for-visa scheme

    Investor included in an application must be new and not linked to another project, notes Minister’s representative