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1. Minister ‘erred in law’ excluding two institutions from mother and baby homes scheme

   Norma Foley failed to properly consider whether St Joseph’s and Temple Hill should be included, court finds

2. Man who kept horses in ‘harrowing conditions’ jailed for two years

   Geoffrey Lyons (54) plead guilty to five out of 102 charges of cruelty in March 2023

3. Larry Murphy linked to search over disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard

   Gardaí receive information of alleged burial at now disused quarry near Wicklow-Kildare border close to Murphy’s former home

4. Noel Long appeals cold case conviction for murdering Nora Sheehan 44 years ago

   In August 2023 the State succeeded in pursuing the oldest murder prosecution in Irish history

5. Baltinglass residents hope for ‘closure’ for families of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard

   Memories of women missing since the 1990s remain strong in Co Wicklow town as new search begins

6. Disappearances of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob continue to confound

   Gardaí to conduct new searches to learn fate of the two young women who disappeared in the 1990s

7. Meta and WhatsApp given leave to seek judicial review of €12.9m levy by Irish media watchdog

   Companies claim they were given ‘invoices’ instead of the ‘appropriate notices’ by Coimisiún na Meán

8. Man to be sentenced for killing ‘intruder’ suffers punishment attack in prison, court hears

   Judge to pass sentence in March after jury previously delivered unanimous guilty verdict of manslaughter

9. Man who sexually abused his partner’s three sisters jailed for 13 years

   Christopher Fitzsimons (40), was convicted last July of all 22 counts against him relating to three complainants

10. Defence Forces report almost 140 dangerous incidents involving troops in past two years

    One injury reported from direct physical assault while another soldier hurt as a result of ‘unintentional aggressive behaviour’