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1. Man (22) and girl (9) injured in petrol bomb attack on house in Cork city

   Man in intensive after after helping sister escape burning house

2. Man raped ex-partner and threatened to take her eyeball out with a spoon, court hears

   Man (36) was jailed for nine years for sexual assault, rape, and threats to kill

3. Extra €19 million allocated for special needs assistants this year

   Government last week paused controversial review of SNA allocations following widespread criticism

4. Life at Ireland’s biggest boarding school: ‘I have so much more independence’

   At Kilkenny College, a co-educational school under Church of Ireland patronage, student boarders are given a voice

5. Hit-and-run driver who killed Mia Lily Keogh O’Keeffe (16) was unaccompanied learner, gardaí believe

   Vehicle was found at driver’s family home so badly damaged gardaí were surprised it could be driven from scene

6. Record number of people convert to Catholicism in Archdiocese of Dublin

   St Mary’s Cathedral welcomes 129 at this year’s ceremony, up from 14 converts in 2022

7. Garda feared for his life when dragged six metres by motorist, court hears

   The garda no longer has the confidence to work ‘on the front line’

8. Two Youghal Ironman competitors drowned in event organisers felt was safe, inquest hears

   Verdict of accidental death due to drowning returned in case of Ivan Chittenden, while inquest of Brendan Wall adjourned

9. Prominent publican’s son and daughter plead guilty to assault at four-star Co Limerick hotel

   Charlie Chawke's daughter Alison Chawke and her brother Bill arraigned in Limerick court over 2023 incident at Dunraven Arms

10. Significant component of Leaving Certificate science exams risks student safety, teachers claim

    Department of Education advised to pause AAC implementation immediately on health and safety grounds