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1. ‘Stop this horror’: Protesters pledge to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre

   Tourists and Dubliners perplexed by redevelopment plan but one business owners calls for ‘progress’

2. New gorse fire breaks out at Killiney Hill as visitors advised to keep away

   Firefighters expect to be on the scene ‘for the foreseeable’ after dry spell raised risk of blaze

3. ‘I almost feel like she’s here with me’: thousands gather for Darkness into Light walks

   Ireland’s largest suicide-prevention walk in Phoenix Park hears tributes to friends and calls for awareness

4. Man (20) dies in Wexford motorcycle crash

   Motorcyclist died at the scene on the L4016 near Glenour, Adamstown, on Friday night

5. Man who took part in ‘ferocious’ attack outside Dublin casino is jailed for 10 years

   Victim left lying unconscious on street and no effort by assailants to contact emergency services

6. Row over alleged illegal occupation of former cinema car park in Ballyfermot to be heard in July

   Kaifan Ltd is the owner of Ballyfermot property, which stopped screening movies in 1980

7. Tesco van driver given suspended sentence over death of 83-year-old in Dublin car park

   Van was driven at 12km/h when it hit Thomas Leeson in a supermarket car park

8. University of Galway academic fails in challenge to younger applicant who secured lecturing post

   Siptu said it was ‘not plausible’ that winning candidate Dr X could have outscored complainant at interview

9. Pressure grows on Government over Aughinish Alumina as dozens of MEPs demand export ban

   Move follows Irish Times investigation revealing Co Limerick plant ships vast amounts of alumina to Russia

10. Irish woman accused of stealing almost €1m from one of Australia’s richest women

    Annalouise Spence (51) allegedly went on five-year spending spree while working for billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson