IRE - The Irish Times

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1. Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget

   Planned ticketing system allowing use of bank cards on buses, trains and Luas faces cost overrun of €41m

2. Plan for 58 homes in Bunratty rejected due to tourism impact concerns

   An Coimisiún Pleanála said proposed development would be ‘unsympathetic to the distinctive historic character’ of Co Clare town

3. ‘Pick a finger or toe’: Man back in custody after breaking suspended sentence for attacks on ex-partners

   Ben Curry (25) beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint and subjected another ex-girlfriend to a 40-minute beating in public

4. Two-thirds of 25-year-olds in Ireland report some type of discrimination

   Gender the most cited ground by ESRI study participants, with spending more time online associated with higher scores

5. Sex offender exploited ‘particularly vulnerable teenager’ after claiming to be youth worker

   Accused told child his mother did not love him and was not fit to have children

6. Why summer before sixth year matters for students considering UK university

   Applications for UK universities take longer and involve more planning compared to CAO’s

7. Aggressive car culture puts women off cycling

   Most women can cycle, but don’t feel safe doing so: ‘I think the majority of Irish drivers do not know what it’s like to be a cyclist in Ireland’

8. Push is on to save LIFE as EU looks to scrap nature funding scheme

   LIFE programme vital to efforts to bring Ireland’s corncrakes back from the brink

9. ‘The site could be a gem’: Derelict Rialto cinema racks up fines of €1m

   Dublin 8 property has been derelict for almost 20 years and is an eyesore for residents

10. Dunnes Stores strikers of 1984 praised at launch of anti-apartheid exhibition

    ‘You will never be forgotten and you should never be’, Michael D Higgins says at Little Museum of Dublin event