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1. 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

2. 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’

3. 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’

4. Former Christian Brother jailed for sexually assaulting two boys more than 40 years ago

   Liam McGrath (75), previously a teacher known as Brother Kilian, described in court by one of the survivors of his abuse as ‘evil’

5. ‘You have mocked God’: Enoch Burke tells judge after jailing of his mother and sister

   Judge notes we live in a democracy, not a ‘theocracy governed by the Burke family’

6. Injunction sought over occupation of Ballyfermot car park at rear of former Gala Cinema

   Building owner claims former car park tenant and a number of others had illegally taken possession of property

7. Celbridge primary school to close tomorrow due to ‘urgent’ fire safety and building compliance issues

   St Patrick’s Primary will shut its doors from Thursday for remedial works

8. More than 1,300 applications received for 56 cost-rental homes in Dublin

   Successful applicants will pay €1,547 per month for two-bed units allocated in first phase of Oscar Traynor Woods housing development

9. Large crowd attends UCD protest after ‘nude, bruised’ image of student shared

   University says it stands with its students in support of victims of sexual violence

10. Former State agency chief told gardaí he was ‘being blackmailed’ by a senator

    Francis O’Donnell tells Workplace Relations Commission he reported to gardaí that ‘significant fraud had occurred at Inland Fisheries Ireland’