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1. Weather forecast for freezing temperatures on Friday as Arctic air mass approaches

   Rain expected to give way to frost and ice, with thermometer hitting −4 degrees on Friday night

2. Irish held by Ice Q+A: Has US law changed? What is the legal advice?

   Those who entered US on visa waivers but overstayed ‘have fewer rights than people smuggled in’

3. Garda group raises threat of ‘blue flu’ on St Patrick’s Day if issues not resolved

   GRA warns it may withdraw services around Ireland’s EU presidency and will cancel voluntary overtime on national holiday

4. Man accused of strangling his father bought ‘conspicuous pink coat’ and rented Lamborghini

   Henry McGowan experienced impulsive behaviour in run-up to killing of his father, court hears

5. Cyclist ‘convinced he would die’ after being driven over by SUV making illegal turn

   Rider ‘still tortured’ by sound of his breaking bones, court hears

6. Lawyer complains about hearing delays in case over €6m apartment’s alleged heating defects

   Case concerns claims by businesswoman Aideen O’Byrne that Dublin 4 apartment has endured temperatures of up to 33 degrees

7. Woodpeckers responsible for 10 power cuts in one year in Co Clare town

   Birds’ noisy pecking is weaking wooden poles carrying electricity lines, says ESB

8. ‘Keep children and pets away’ – warning after deadly plant washes up on beach

   Public urged to avoid highly toxic ‘dead man’s fingers’ weed and to keep children and pets away

9. Teenage boy sent for trial over alleged rape of unwell girl at house party

   Judge says schoolboy (16) should be tried in the Central Criminal Court

10. Childcare firms seek to raise €250,000 to fund legal challenge to pay-setting process

    But stakeholders’ group, including Siptu, expresses ‘serious concerns’ at proposed court action