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1. Cage fighter seeks miscarriage of justice ruling for 2014 murder conviction

   Leszek Sychulec (40s) was jailed over killing of man (23) beaten and left to drown in river Shannon

2. Minister to meet Kevin Bakhurst and RTÉ officials to discuss presenter payments

   Broadcaster paid almost €100,000 to Claire Byrne and Ray D’Arcy after both left roles in Radio 1 last year

3. Extend assault leave to school secretaries injured at work, says Fórsa union

   Fórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted

4. Domestic violence reports to gardaí rise by 10% this year so far, figures show

   Garda data released on Go Purple Day shows almost 18,000 reports in first four months of 2026

5. Scarlett Faulkner case: Judge’s order for girl to be psychologically assessed not yet carried out

   Court ordered seven weeks ago that 16-year-old accused be evaluated

6. Former Royal College of Physicians admin worker unfairly dismissed, tribunal hears

   ‘Nobody talked to me,’ says Monsurat Balogun, a mother of three who was out of work for more than a year

7. Warning issued on overcharging scams at Irish pubs and restaurants

   Bank of Ireland urges customers to be vigilant when making card payments

8. RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott

   Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests

9. Met Éireann forecasts sunny spells today, but heavy rain is on the way this weekend

   Friday will be mainly dry but persistent rain and possible thunderstorms are in the mix

10. Man who raped brother says some evidence used in trial should not have been admitted

    Barristers for the State argued this was merely an ‘academic exercise on phraseology’