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1. Tracy Clifford dropped from 2FM slot after 10-year run to make way for new line-up

   In a statement, RTÉ said new schedule ‘reinforces 2FM’s position as the original and collective voice of young Ireland’

2. Music teacher charged with human trafficking and exploiting a child for sex

   James Briscoe (48) with an address at Seamount in Belfast faces eight charges

3. MetroLink director to step down from long-delayed Dublin rail link project

   Seán Sweeney took up €550,000-a-year role less than two years ago

4. Storm Dave to bring strong winds and cold temperatures as Met Éireann issues yellow warning

   It will be very windy on Saturday and that pattern will continue into next week

5. Gardaí have resources to enforce Grace’s Law and should not fear prosecution, Canney says

   Mother of Grace Lynch calls on Minister for Justice to ensure gardaí can enforce new laws

6. Appeal issued over threat to nature from fires, litter and dogs

   Countryside fires increased last year and wildlife and habitats are continuing to decline

7. Gardaí seize cannabis worth €7 million in Co Kildare

   Finds are latest from investigations under Operation Tara targeting organised crime

8. Migrant chef paid €1.61 an hour for 90-hour weeks in case branded ‘economic slavery’

   Madhu Foods Limited, trading as Guru Indian Cuisine, found to have committed multiple employment rights breaches against the worker

9. Environmental group loses challenge to permission for power plant in north Kerry

   Group claimed planning commission ‘significantly underestimated’ greenhouse gas emissions from proposed facility

10. Detective duo net €5m and charge more than 200 suspects in fraud investigations

    Money laundering network deployed by criminals operating countrywide, Garda conference hears