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1. Jo Jo Dullard: Family and gardaí make renewed appeal to public on 30th anniversary of Kilkenny woman’s disappearance

   Ms Dullard was last seen around 11.30pm on  November 9th, 1995, in the village of Moone, Co Kildare

2. Tributes paid to Irishman who drowned in accident in Madeira

   Oleksandr Kurinnyy (44), who was known locally as Alex, drowned while on holiday

3. Man (45) charged with firearms and explosives offences

   Paul Sheehan with an address in Douglas, Cork was brought amid tight security to Cork District Court

4. Girl seriously injured in 2023 Parnell Square stabbing ‘making great progress’

   Child recently celebrated her seventh birthday at home ‘with lots of cake tasting’

5. Gardaí investigating after woman (70s) found dead in Spiddal, Galway

   It is understood the woman is from the local area

6. Ireland may seek aid of French warship to boost security during EU presidency

   State already investing in drone defences ahead of visits from ministers and heads of state next year

7. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail: planning Ireland’s future outside the electoral cycle

   A disconnect seems to exist between what the Department of Finance warned against this week in an ‘alarming’ report and what the Government is doing

8. Why are robins so friendly? They see us as meal tickets

   Eanna Ní Lamhna identifies a southern European species spotted in Dublin and a cricket with rhythm

9. Drones, cars and dogs running off the lead can tip the balance against shorebirds’ survival

   Migratory waterbirds live on a knife-edge – the main causes of disturbance to them are people and their dogs

10. High Court stays final orders in Athlone international protection accommodation case

    Protests took place last year over plan to develop tented accommodation on site to rear of existing direct provision centre