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1. School withdraws appeal for toilet rolls from pupils but funding strains remain

   Primary school principals say balancing books is ‘impossible’ without seeking parental donations

2. Legal action launched against State over alleged failures on Dublin and Monaghan bombings

   Filings issued on behalf of some of the bereaved families of 1974 bombings, which killed 34

3. Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hears

   Criminal Assets Bureau says house in Youghal was bought in 2015 using money from ‘elaborate’ scam

4. Ex-PSNI officer arrested over alleged sexual offences while on duty

   Man arrested on Wednesday following complaint

5. Man suffering from relapse of schizoaffective disorder found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

   Jury accepts evidence that Austin Mangan was unable to refrain from killing Maud Coffey

6. Gardaí search five properties in escalation of Peter McVerry Trust investigation

   Evidence was seized during the searches, which took place across three counties

7. Pair charged with attempted murder of man (42) doused in petrol and set alight in Tipperary

   Patrick Williams spent weeks in hospital receiving treatment for burn injuries

8. Ireland’s new apartment guidelines to be referred to European court after challenge

   Interpretation of EU’s Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive a key issue in case

9. Dublin man found guilty of manslaughter for killing ‘intruder’ at his home

   Patrick Murphy (35) was found not guilty of the murder of Jordan Ronan (20)

10. Stormont Executive agrees to set aside £119m for PSNI data breach payouts

    Move described as ‘welcome relief for officers’