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1. Global trade developments to shape Government’s St Patrick’s Day schedule

   ‘We must focus on what is within our control,’ Minister says before Government Trade Forum meeting

2. Rain and unsettled weather ahead as low pressure settles in

   Met Eireann sees little respite in conditions through weekend and into next week

3. Flood defences for one of Ireland’s most at-risk areas now not expected until 2033

   Clontarf flood scheme will have taken 30 years ‘if all goes well’

4. Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds

   Ciarán Kenneally resigned from role with agency in 2019 after making protected disclosure

5. Church services

   Week beginning Saturday, January 24th, 2026

6. Frontline gardaí yet to fire Tasers one month after issue

   Pilot project fast-tracked in response to concerns about increasing attacks on officers

7. One of Dublin’s busiest roads set for year of traffic restrictions due to new water main

   Clontarf Road to city route to close for four months to facilitate watermains replacement

8. The Irish civil servant walking barefoot from Istanbul to Mayo

   Eamonn Keaveney has taken a career break from his job as a civil servant to break a world record for the second time

9. Lack of resources cannot excuse duty to prepare local plans, Supreme Court rules

   Exception does not apply in relation to Meath County Council’s failure to commence local area plan for east of county, court rules

10. Boston bouncer found guilty of manslaughter of Dublin carpenter on St Patrick’s Day 2023

    Barry Whelan (46) found lying on street in city and died in hospital three days later