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1. Storm overflow pipe burst causes ‘brown sludge’ spill near blue-flag beach in Meath

   Authorities informed after resident detected ‘horrendous stench’ while walking dog in the area

2. Flood impacts continue to be felt throughout Leinster following Storm Chandra

   Drier weekend expected but public urged to remain cautious as further rainfall likely to lead to river and surface-water flooding in east

3. Some Catholic teaching is ‘rancid’ and needs updating, says Mary McAleese

   Increasingly small number of celibate male bishops will not make required changes, says former president

4. Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?

   The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands

5. Where did this duck come from and why is it in Ireland?

   Readers’ notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

6. Anatomy of an obsession: the end of a relationship and the murder of Bruna Fonseca

   Texts, voice messages and recorded conversations read out in court show Miller Pacheco would not accept the end of his relationship with his Brazilian girlfriend

7. ‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service

   Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of children

8. ‘I aspire to forgive him’: Colin Howell’s son on his double killer father, who murdered his mother

   Seamus Howell has no memories of his mother and has not spoken to his father since he confessed in 2009 to murdering her 18 years earlier

9. UCD and DCU students through to Irish Times Debate final

   Final will take place on Friday, February 27th in Dublin City University

10. Storm Chandra: Flooding possible in ‘many areas’ as further rain forecast

    Businesses hit by Storm Chandra floods may get State funding of up to €100,000