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1. Family of woman murdered by husband in Dublin ‘distressed’ after killer granted day release

   Siobhán McLaughlin was killed by her husband in ‘savage, torturous’ attack 20 years ago at her family home in Goatstown

2. Why has the thorny issue of hedgerows surfaced in court?

   A case involving illegal removal has proved costly for company and nature

3. Gardaí investigating suspicious death of woman (32) in Ballincollig, Co Cork

   Neighbours found the mother of one, named locally as Kelly Cremin, after becoming concerned about not having seen her since Thursday

4. Natalie McNally murder trial jury shown police interview with accused

   Stephen McCullagh denies murdering Natalie McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant when she was killed at her home

5. State given more time to respond to Jozef Puska’s appeal submissions over Ashling Murphy murder conviction

   Puska was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2023

6. Man accused of Daena Walsh’s murder told gardaí he did not kill his ‘soul mate’

   Central Criminal Court trial hears Garda Technical Bureau members found knives in bags in Co Cork apartment and items of bloodstained clothing

7. Man claiming to be mistaken for one of nine identical brothers first to be prosecuted for obstructing deportation

   Sam Okwuoha was to be deported to Nigeria earlier this month

8. Michael Flatley legal dispute with former solicitor to go to mediation, High Court hears

   An allegation over a hold on files and claims on both sides about legal fees

9. Ana Kriégel murder: Records on Boy A’s progress in custody ‘crucial’ to life sentence appeal, court hears

   Boy A was one of two boys convicted of schoolgirl Ana Kriégel’s murder in Dublin seven years ago

10. Man accused of ‘savage’ murder in Co Mayo told gardaí he acted in self-defence

    Liam O’Leary (33) said he ‘smashed’ John Casserly’s face with a glass in Ballina apartment after being told he was ‘dying tonight’