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1. Fota Wildlife Park reopens to the public following bird flu outbreak

   Popular tourist attraction in Co Cork was closed for 10 weeks in ‘challenging’ period for staff

2. Defence Forces took ‘correct decision’ not to shoot down rogue drones, says Taoiseach

   Micheál Martin was speaking during a visit to Lebanon to meet Irish peacekeepers on Saturday

3. Small plane that crashed in Waterford had issues with fuel pump and faulty spark plug

   Light aircraft was en route to France from Sligo last month when sole occupant reported technical problems

4. Man (34) dies on way home from work as car leaves road and enters river in Cork

   Family and friends of the man, who was working in a nursing home in Leamlara, became concerned when he failed to return home

5. Man (20s) in critical condition after Co Tipperary assault

   Gardaí appeal for witnesses following the incident in Cahir early this morning

6. Drummer from The Script is landlord of mould-ridden ‘uninhabitable’ garden studio

   Glen Power ‘is fully committed’ to resolving issues and has spent more than €9,000 on works, spokesman says

7. Martin to use Lebanon visit to call for accountability over Seán Rooney killing

   Irish peacekeeper (24) died after his armoured vehicle came under fire in December 2022

8. Man found dead in Phoenix Park was unidentified for a year, despite ID in pocket

   Body of James O’Neill remained in a Dublin morgue from November 2023 until December 2024, when documents were found in his coat

9. Living in a mould-covered garden studio: ‘Christmas is going to be miserable’

   Oriel Corway says her lungs and mental health have been affected by the state of her rented living quarters in Tallaght

10. ‘People come once and love coming back’: Meet the Christmas tree farmers with a ‘privileged’ job

    The trip of a drive into the Dublin mountains to collect a tree has become a festive tradition for many