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1. Man in his 30s dies in hospital following car crash in Co Longford

   Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place on the R392 in Ballymahon last Sunday

2. Met Éireann forecasts 100km/h gusts and rain on Easter weekend as Storm Dave nears Ireland

   Status yellow wind warning comes into force for the country from 1pm on Saturday until 2am on Sunday

3. Child hit by bottle during disorder before Irish Cup semi-final in Belfast

   Man (19) arrested during violent scenes before match between north Belfast side Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts

4. Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon now behind Israeli lines as IDF advances south

   Safety concerns for more than 300 Irish soldiers at Camp Shamrock as Israel seizes territory

5. Family of Co Laois man missing since 2019 in ‘a living nightmare every day’

   Sister of William Delaney, who is presumed murdered, appeals for information about his disappearance

6. Convoy of Russian shadow-fleet tankers monitored off west coast

   Five of the vessels travel through Irish exclusive economic zone in likely bid to discourage boarding attempts, say military sources

7. Dublin’s derelict property owners face crackdown as council plans to impose levies

   Council seeks to boost numbers on dereliction register ahead of new tax on derelict properties in bid to tackle ‘urban scourge’

8. ‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service

   In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State

9. ‘I’m not a natural-born killer but I’ve learned to shoot ethically and I’ll help cull deer’

   Ella McSweeney is not a natural-born killer but she will shoot deer next month for the first time. It’s for the woodlands

10. This Common toad is now considered to be an invasive species

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