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1. Dublin player scoops €8.7m National Lottery jackpot

   The player is the second Lotto jackpot winner of the year to date

2. Gonzaga College plan for additional needs school is appealed to planning authority

   ‘Sylvan setting of our client’s rear garden will be degraded,’ objector’s representatives say

3. Former Kerry Group director Frank Hayes leaves estate worth €5m

   Former hotelier David Doyle had homes in Portugal and Dublin and assets in Ireland, UK and US, probate office papers show

4. A Cork-ney accent? Morgan McSweeney perplexes Westminster as he finally speaks

   Plus: high tempers in the art scene, the world’s quietest communications firm, and Michael D Higgins’s gift to the nation

5. Further fuel protests expected before the autumn Budget, spokesmen say

   One, James Geoghegan, says Government package of supports will be running out by July

6. Army bomb squad called in after suspicious device found in Donegal

   ‘Controlled explosion’ carried out on object, which appeared ‘discarded’

7. Man arrested after cocaine worth estimated €1.2m seized in Co Tyrone

   Seized phones showed evidence of drug supply and contained indecent images of children, says PSNI

8. Flight with 275 passengers diverts to Dublin Airport after engine issue over Atlantic

   Delta Air Lines flight DL-59 departed London’s Heathrow Airport at around 10.18am bound for Boston Logan International Airport

9. PSNI officer injured after being struck by motocross-style bike

   Six arrested in separate incidents for drink-driving and other offences

10. Thunderstorm warning: Met Éireann predicts outbreaks of rain throughout weekend

    A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place for counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo until 6pm on Saturday