Morning Briefing – Local Irish News
Irish Times - Brian McNally, a campaigner wrongfully convicted in the 1976 Sallins train robbery, has died aged 83; he spent decades seeking a public inquiry and State apology. - Dublin fatal stabbing: a mid-teen boy arrested in the Qayyum Balogun investigation was released without charge; a file goes to the DPP. - Marion Fossett, renowned ringmistress of Fossett’s Circus, has died aged 71. - Belfast: PSNI is investigating a suspected racially motivated arson that gutted a former gospel hall on the Shankill Road; fire deemed deliberately set. - High Court permits a life-saving blood transfusion for an eight-month-old despite the mother’s religious objections, following an urgent HSE application. - Cruinniú na nÓg: more than 1,000 free creative events for children are running nationwide today; The Ark is a key Dublin hub. - Curragh lands dispute: the Defence Minister seeks High Court injunctions as two caravans parked near the racecourse are said to be attracting “waves of trespassers.” - Kildare tragedy settlement: family of Stephen O’Driscoll (24), ejected from a bus and killed on the M9 in 2019, settles a High Court case against JJ Kavanagh & Sons for €20,000. - Leaving Cert pressures: students cite heavy mental demands and timing challenges, with concerns over lengthy Irish and history papers. - Sligo retirement village: disabled and elderly residents due for eviction receive a six-month extension; the original termination notice remains in effect.