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1. Actor Gary Lydon instilled love of arts in young performers, funeral hears

   Prominent figures from the world of film, stage and television attend service in honour of Wexford actor

2. Body of man (30s) found in house in Castlebar, Mayo

   Outcome of postmortem to determine course of Garda investigation

3. Gardaí investigate arson attack on house in Tralee by men wearing balaclavas

   Property at Cois Coille was petrol-bombed shortly before 4am

4. Hibernia Line launches ferry service from Cork to Boulogne

   Company expects new direct route to France will appeal to holidaymakers nervous about flight disruption and cost over fuel crisis

5. Ryanair gets €15,000 judgment against Dublin man for ‘unacceptable’ in-flight behaviour

   Airline said man’s actions forced Lanzarote-bound flight to be diverted to Portugal

6. Man banned from yoga studio after anti-Christmas comments loses religious discrimination claim

   Man’s continued presence a threat to the ‘tranquillity and peacefulness’ fundamental to yoga, Workplace Relations Commission hears

7. Man with ‘significant history of violence’ who assaulted ex outside workplace jailed

   Mykola Kaznacheiev (56) previously received prison sentences totalling 21 years in his native Ukraine

8. Minister gets more authority to object to developers who try to turn creches into housing

   Minister for Children will now be designated as a prescribed body under planning laws

9. Met Éireann forecasts mixed weather with sunny spells for this weekend

   Highest temperatures over the coming days are likely to remain at about 14 to 15 degrees, the forecaster said

10. ICG revenues jump 14% as it passes on higher fuel charges and emissions costs

    Roll-on, roll-off freight unit traffic rose 5.2% on same period last year, but car volumes were down 2.9% and container freight 3.8% weaker