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1. Vulnerable child has spent six weeks in windowless hospital room in absence of ‘safe alternative’

   High Court grants HSE extension to order keeping teenager with ‘extreme needs’ in room with mattress on floor

2. Man jailed for harassment and threats to share intimate images of girlfriend

   Judge says accused, who was 27 years older than victim when relationship began, appeared to ‘enjoy toying’ with woman’s emotions by making threats

3. ‘I didn’t think I would get out’: First flight from Dubai since start of Middle East war lands in Dublin Airport

   Passengers describe alarms in the middle of the night and seeing missile trails in United Arab Emirates

4. Disabled artist is ‘back to worrying’ about how she will afford rent

   Maryam Madani (36), living in Bettystown, Co Meath, was in receipt of basic income scheme until last month

5. Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation

   Paying farmers to swap cattle for conservation has helped sway the balance in biodiversity’s favour

6. Government told in advance Irish ferry passengers would have faces scanned arriving at Holyhead

   Minister for Justice says his department was advised in advance of facial recognition technology trial by UK immigration officers

7. Regeneration of two derelict Phibsborough homes for social housing scrapped over €1.7m ‘excessive cost’

   Dublin City Council now has ‘no plans’ for Phibsborough houses it bought seven years ago

8. Man who threatened to cut off students’ fingers jailed for nine years

   Martin Ekhosuehi (22) denied charges of aggravated burglary, assault causing harm, and making threats to kill

9. Heating oil prices increase by more than 50 per cent in Ireland in less than a week

   Opposition politicians and farmers accuse providers of price gouging while the Government stands ‘to one side twisting its hat’

10. Murder accused spent time with Natalie McNally’s body while ‘distraught’ at wake

    Bernadette McNally said Stephen McCullagh told her he did not want to attend her daughter’s funeral as ‘he didn’t want to be recognised’