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1. Molly the turtle begins journey to warmer waters after more than 20 years in Kerry

   Loggerhead first came to Oceanworld Aquarium in 2004 after she washed up at Castlegregory and is now heading for release off Portugal

2. Temperatures due to hit 20 degrees on Friday as Met Éireann forecasts ‘thundery’ showers

   High pressure will continue to dominate into next week, current indications suggest

3. New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairman

   Over €31m has been spent on a rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yet

4. Man (60s) dies after being hit by shuttle bus at Dublin Airport

   Fatality occurred on road between airport roundabout and terminal

5. Ireland at risk of ‘lone wolf’ attacks and Islamist terrorism, new security review warns

   Legislation designed to counter threats from terrorism and ‘hostile state actors’ is weak and outdated, former judge says

6. Is the cost-rental housing model broken?

   Apart from the fact that there is not enough of it, the system is all positives for tenants but cracks are emerging for providers

7. Billionaire children of Silvio Berlusconi set for Dublin High Court proceedings with Central Bank

   Proceedings centre on €13.8bn Italian lender Banca Mediolanum, in which Berlusconi family investment group is a big shareholder

8. Attempted murder of Gerry Hutch to be included in case against Daniel Kinahan

   Cartel leader was arrested in Dubai last Friday, where he has lived for a decade

9. Commission on sexual abuse to seek information on cases up to 2013 in public survey

   Inquiry is not limited to schools run by religious orders, says chair

10. ‘It doesn’t make sense’: Seasoned drivers treated like learners due to Ireland’s licence rules

    Thousands of returning ex-pats and new arrivals from US face ‘significant financial burden’ over difficulties obtaining a licence