Irish Times
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College Green plaza moves forward: Dublin’s €80m, traffic-free plaza from Trinity College to Dame Street has secured over 80% public support. A planning application is due this summer, with completion targeted by 2030.
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Major drugs cases:
- A Dublin man (40) was charged after a €4.2m cannabis seizure (210kg) near Shannon, Co Clare, following a joint Garda–Customs operation.
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A Bauer Media marketing executive (36) was arrested after a “controlled delivery” of cannabis worth €111,000 to Marconi House, home to Newstalk and Today FM; he is charged with possession for sale or supply.
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Courts and justice:
- A 48-year-old Kerry man was convicted and fined €400 for possessing AI-generated child pornography (four images) after pleading guilty in Tralee District Court.
- Judge warns social media users against identifying two 16-year-olds charged over the assault on Alex Coughlan, who died days later; DPP to seek takedowns of breaching posts.
- Jury returns further guilty verdicts in the trial of six accused of sexually abusing their deaf relative, bringing total guilty counts to seven; deliberations continue.
- In Mayo, a coroner recorded medical misadventure in the stillbirth of Amelia Rose Hunt; her parents said they felt “vindicated” after repeated antenatal concerns.
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Jeffrey Donaldson: courtroom reporting captures the former political leader’s fall from prominence as his trial proceeds in Courtroom One.
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Policing oversight: Watchdog Fiosrú says “less than a handful” of 101 complaints about Garda conduct during last month’s fuel protests are being investigated; about 30 related to the Whitegate refinery blockade where pepper spray was used.
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Community: Croke Park hosted its seventh annual Eid celebration, with a message that “we cannot allow hatred to win”; over 500 attended, including Bertie Ahern and Msgr Eoin Thynne.