IRE - The Irish Times

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1. New book on Irish dancing ‘feis fixing’ scandal by Irish Times journalist launched

   Dirty Dancing by political correspondent Ellen Coyne ‘a quintessentially Irish story’ told with ‘empathy’ and ‘intellectual rigour’

2. Teenage boy (15) caught with €80,000 worth of illegal tablets placed on probation bond

   Boy, who pleaded guilty to possession, is engaging with local youth service

3. ‘Thrill-seeking’ disqualified teenage driver who led gardaí on high-speed chases jailed

   Teenager drove vehicle against southbound traffic on M50 during one chase

4. Suspended trade union executive member will find out if she can run for re-election on Friday

   Lorna Langan says suspension decision arose out of her attempts to highlight wrongdoing and malpractice

5. High Court quashes shooting range operator’s conviction for allowing unauthorised use

   Garda previously told District Court alcohol and firearms did not belong on the same premises and he found the combination ‘quite frightening’

6. ‘Middleman’ involved in €500,000 Trinity College Dublin hardship fund fraud jailed

   Luke Taaffe (34) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct

7. Enoch Burke asks appeal court to allow late challenge to finding he was validly suspended

   In normal course litigants must file an appeal to a High Court decision 28 days after formalisation of relevant order

8. Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes

   Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden

9. Wildlife experts call for ‘misleading’ timber industry book to be removed from schools

   Foreword by Michael Healy-Rae champions virtues of commercial Sitka spruce without referencing environmental harms

10. Department must pay €30,000 to visually impaired employee over ‘protracted’ discrimination

    Paul Hill ‘humiliated’ by Department of Social Protection’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations for over 12-year period