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1. Man due in court over Belfast knife attack following night of violence in city

   Unrest follows anti-immigration demonstrations in wake of incident that left victim seriously injured

2. A graduate’s story: ‘I felt uncertain about whether to start working or continue studying’

   I chose a master’s in sustainable finance because I felt it aligned with where the future is heading

3. The experts’ view: What does a graduate programme offer and how is AI changing the game?

   Graduate programmes provide support and certainty but they don’t represent the entire graduate jobs market

4. State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally report

   Former basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to light

5. Family of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane believe inquiry can deliver ‘whole truth’

   Finucane shot dead by Ulster Defence Association in 1989 in attack found to have involved British state collusion

6. Irish Rail wanted to end contract last year for delayed IT project company

   TDs to hear from State-owned rail company about €50m write-down on system to manage movement of trains

7. State to invest €460m to set up seven advanced tech research centres

   An AI centre will get €122 million in funding and be co-ordinated by five universities

8. ‘He looks awful like Gramps Carney’: Mayo relatives set for visit of Canada’s PM

   Mark Carney will visit the village of Aughagower this Sunday where his ancestors hailed from

9. Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds

   Separate study found ‘no general pattern’ of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of welfare payments

10. Several homes and bus set on fire as hundreds take to Belfast’s streets after knife attack

    PSNI repeat appeal for calm as vehicles set alight