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1. Judge to rule next month if man fit to stand trial over Parnell Square attack

   Psychiatrists clashed over Riad Bouchaker’s fitness to plead and stand trial

2. What’s so complex about introducing contactless payment for public transport in Ireland?

   It will probably be another two years before we can pay with our bank cards on buses, trains and the Luas

3. N11 delays expected in Co Wicklow amid lane closures for three weeks

   Portions of the dual carriageway will be closed to allow for tree-felling work at Glen of the Downs

4. Met Éireann warns of ‘worst-case scenario’ with more rain exacerbating flooding

   Met Éireann says heavy rain on saturated ground with full rivers and high tides will lead to localised flooding

5. ‘Towns do not have the financial strength of cities’: the burn-out of St Patrick’s Day festivals

   Insurance, financing and volunteers among the myriad challenges that organisers face

6. More than 140,000 drivers still on learner permits in advance of sweeping rule changes

   High numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chief

7. New contactless payment system for public transport may cost up to €270m

   Project, known as next-generation ticketing for buses, trains and Luas, will not be completed until mid-2028

8. Post-Leaving Certificate courses play growing role as routes to work and higher education

   Exploring PLC options is now considerably more straightforward in Co Dublin, thanks to a clearer, unified application system

9. Construction to begin on missing link of Dublin Port cycle route

   Route’s two phases are designed to open access to port area and should be complete by 2027 and 2030

10. Taoiseach arrives in sceptical Enniscorthy with assurances of immediate flood relief

    Micheál Martin’s tour of badly hit counties comes amid warnings of further rain, turning to ice by week’s end