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1. Man charged with dangerous driving following incident near Whitegate oil refinery protest

   Darra O’Shea (27) allegedly drove tractor and slurry tanker through Garda checkpoint as he attempted to join blockade by fuel protesters

2. Grace and Noah most popular names for babies born in Northern Ireland last year

   Arthur, Leo and Meabh enter top 10 as traditional names continue to dominate rankings

3. Truck show cancelled due to ‘ongoing fuel crisis’ as more protests planned

   Protests against fuel prices are to take place in Dublin and Carlow

4. Care assistant found vulnerable patient ‘drained’ of blood by brother, court hears

   Accused pleads not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity

5. More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodation

   Report indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunification

6. Report on claims about improper use of public money at State-funded body sent to gardaí

   Department says investigation commissioned by Skillnet Ireland experienced significant constraints due to persistent lack of co-operation

7. Ireland’s hills are victims of policy that hurts farmers and nature

   Incentives to do the wrong thing have hindered habitats, wildlife and good farming practice

8. Communities risk being sidelined in Government’s new drug strategy, warn groups

   Local taskforces say proposed approach will ‘unravel decades of life-saving work’ as decision-making is centralised into HSE

9. Early sunny spells to give way to rain later today, says Met Éireann

   Ireland weather forecast: Although the immediate outlook is wet, best of the sunshine expected at the weekend

10. The flag that saved six Fenians from a ‘living tomb’ to go on display for the first time

    Presence of an American flag 150 years ago made the Catalpa one of the most celebrated prison breaks in history