IRE - The Irish Times

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1. Fuel prices top €2-a-litre as annual extra cost to households could hit €1,000

   The annual cost of the crisis to Irish households could come close to €1,000 if the conflict is prolonged, it has been warned

2. Gerry Adams was ‘as culpable as those who planted the bombs’, Troubles-era case hears

   The former Sinn Féin president is being sued by three victims of IRA attacks

3. Police ‘gripped’ seriousness of Noah Donohoe search at early stage, inquest told

   Boy’s body was found in a north Belfast storm drain in June 2020 six days after he left home

4. Political failings leave women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditions

   Report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date

5. ‘My four children are all using AI in various ways in their studies’

   Spending hours doing traditional academic work that can be generated by AI in seconds just seems wasteful

6. Ireland’s oldest man: the two things he attributes his long life to

   Paddy Claffey (104) retains a good appetite, enjoys fresh air and keep up with the mart on his tablet

7. Homeless woman told to find ‘normal accommodation’ before having surgery

   Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’

8. Decision on €2.7m Temple Bar umbrellas ‘yet to be made’ after years out of commission

   Umbrellas

9. Budget of €2.2m for cancelled student grant IT project not ‘in any way’ realistic, department says

   Project incurred costs of €6.4 million by end of 2024 while still in initiation phase

10. ‘I think my eye socket may be broken,’ pregnant woman tells domestic violence court

    Woman gets barring order against man who allegedly punched her and tried to choke her with a chair