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1. Weather warnings coming to an end but Met Éireann forecasts more rain

   Temperatures set to increase in the coming days as wet conditions look set to persist

2. UN rights monitors ‘alarmed’ at Garda using double-strength pepper spray on peaceful protesters

   Special rapporteurs contact Government, including over public order policing at pro-Palestine protest at Dublin Tunnel last year

3. Mission improbable: Dubliner’s spyware innovation helps save California’s nut farmers

   Prof Eamonn Keogh’s movie-inspired sensor can help identify major nut pest through its wing beats

4. Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cuts

   Any reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarity

5. Cab granted permission to sell ‘very high worth’ cars seized from former Real IRA member

   Two BMWs and an Audi, which were in Nathan Kinsella’s possession, were described as assets ‘in depreciation’

6. TDs argue entitlement to costs of unsuccessful challenge over ‘super junior’ ministers

   Attorney General says court could have regard to fact that motivation in bringing cases was ‘at least in part their own political advantage’

7. Met Éireann says some counties could face 50mm of rainfall with multiple warnings in place

   The forecaster has predicted more heavy rain across the country today

8. Racism and hate not being tackled with energy needed to meet scale of problem, rapporteur says

   ‘Structural racism’ persists across public services in areas such as employment, housing and health, report states

9. Judge dismisses Rathmines residents’ bid to overturn St Mary’s College rugby pitch plan

   Judge says he has ‘sympathy’ for Kenilworth Square residents but ultimately finds the council’s decision to be valid

10. Inside the Dublin data centres consuming an unknown amount of energy

    Software giant Microsoft’s electricity demands remain a source of contention, in particular when it comes to powering AI