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1. Woman (48) with cerebral palsy settles birth management case against Coombe for €6.25m

   Legal action relating to 1978 birth is the oldest negligence case of its kind before courts

2. Leaving Cert day five: Irish paper two brings relief as ‘wordy’ question is only complaint in biology exam

   More than 140,000 students across junior and senior cycle begin day five of State exams

3. Police appeal for calm ahead of anticipated Belfast protests following knife attack

   Politicians express shock over incident and graphic footage circulating online

4. What ‘soft skills’ are and why they’re more important than ever

   Skills like critical thinking, creativity and problem solving allow a graduate to stand out from their peers

5. Former rugby international Brendan Mullin charged with stealing perfume from Brown Thomas

   Mullin (62) appeared in court accused of Hermès perfume theft worth €158

6. Bill Kenneally investigation finds serious dereliction of duty by senior gardaí

   Health board also criticised for failing to follow through on abuse complaints by teenage boy in timely manner

7. Loaded gun found in car after fatal three-vehicle collision in Limerick

   Gardai launch manhunt for driver who fled scene of crash that killed passenger

8. Controversial new apartment standards open for public consultation amid legal challenge

   Environmental impact report published after its absence was highlighted in legal case

9. Who is Bill Kenneally? The basketball coach whose crimes had ‘lifelong impact on victims’

   Judge Michael White’s report details sex offender’s strong ties to political dynasty

10. ‘Abhorrent crimes’ of convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally detailed in landmark investigative report

    Serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s, report finds