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1. Below-freezing temperatures and patches of rain and fog forecast for later this week

   Met Éireann predicts frost and ice to set in at weekend with some wintry showers are possible in northern areas

2. Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009

   Court in Texas ruled against Seamus Culleton despite his being married to a US citizen and being a green card applicant

3. ‘How does education need to evolve to support children?’: Convention invites public to speak up 

   Public invited to have their say into how education system needs to evolve

4. Design process on €700,000 Mount Merrion Park steps ‘could have been improved’

   National Transport Authority carries out review on project that cost €500,000 more than estimate

5. Dublin GP who allegedly posted anti-Covid policy tweets has case to answer, committee rules

   Marcus de Brun facing 10 factual allegations

6. Army corporal claims he was ‘blocked’ from promotion despite being ‘only person qualified’ for job

   Adam Courtney taking legal action against the Minister for Defence and the Attorney General

7. Fears over management of €1.7bn fund linked to slow exit from wardship

   About 1,500 adults were still in wardship at the end of January, way behind projected schedule

8. Change in guidance on use of pronouns for trans students to be considered

   Independent review of current school ‘resource’ on LGBTQI+ issues under way

9. Ancient burial discovery by local sleuths has brought renewed focus on wind farm plans

   7th century find raises concerns about juxtaposition of heritage protection and windfarm development

10. Over 3,000 applications have been made to defective housing construction block scheme

    Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m