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1. Funeral of Tadgh Farrell (4) hears mother’s tribute to ‘my sweet little boy’

   Gardaí from the Serious Crime Unit began carrying out searches at three properties on Friday morning

2. Decision on planning application for new service station in Creeslough deferred

   Council planners request further details on 14 different aspects of the site and its services

3. Pedestrian killed in crash involving bus and car in Kildare

   Woman (70s) killed in separate Limerick incident

4. ‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in years

   An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out

5. ‘You’re talking about 6am to 6pm door-to-door’: How motorway congestion in Dublin is getting worse

   There has been a 40% increase in M50 traffic on its busiest stretches, between Finglas and Blanchardstown

6. Doctor played ‘cat and mouse’ to avoid being found in breach of landlord duties, says judge

   Dr Abdallah Alsaleh lost his High Court appeal against a €7,500 damages award to a couple who alleged he unlawfully evicted them

7. Man who blackmailed vulnerable woman with naked photos for €9,000 is jailed

   Derry man Jordan McKeever (27) told police he asked woman for money to fund his gambling habit

8. Plans for 170km pipeline to bring water from Shannon to Dublin to be lodged

   The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners

9. Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain, spot flooding and cold nights over the weekend

   Friday weather will be mainly dry apart from showers on Atlantic coasts

10. Uber protest: Assessment of taxi booking service licensing requested by Minister

    A six-day protest by taxi drivers had been suspended in anticipation of Government intervention on the issue