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1. EU court adviser casts doubt on Ireland’s nitrates derogation in water quality case

   High Court has sought EU opinion on Government’s duty regarding protections from farm pollution

2. Tesco secures permanent order preventing couple from trespassing on development site

   Pair had allegedly been keeping horses on the land and using buildings as makeshift stables

3. ‘A stupid split-second decision’: Apology offered to umpire assaulted during minor hurling match

   Concussion and other injuries sustained by official were not caused by Michael Kelly (41)

4. Judges adopt heavier sentence guideline for many domestic violence offences

   Guidance applies to offences committed in intimate relationships

5. ‘One last blast’: Musician marks 200th and final housing crisis protest outside Leinster House

   West Cork activist retires his Thursday performances, where he sang Everyone Should Have a Home

6. Planning permission granted for new petrol station next to site of Creeslough tragedy

   Several bereaved families had objected to ‘profoundly insulting’ proposal

7. Lyra McKee murder accused ‘part of shooting party’ who ‘stewarded crowd’, court hears

   Prosecution has been making final submissions in trial of three men accused of murdering journalist in Derry

8. Three children in same family secure €3.6m after settling cases over epilepsy drug

   Cases alleged failure to investigate risks of mother taking sodium valproate during pregnancies

9. Investigation into stabbing of Cork father at advanced stage, inquest hears

   Father of three Mark O’Connell (36) died in Hollyhill following incident last November

10. Carlow property demolished 10 years ago without permission still not restored

    Owners have ‘clear and unequivocal unwillingness to comply’ with 2017 court order, court hears