Irish Times
- EPA warns Irish water quality remains unsatisfactory, with little improvement last year and the best rivers continuing to deteriorate; meaningful progress unlikely soon.
- ETUC urges Government to use Irelandâs upcoming EU presidency to secure workplace reintegration supports for up to 1.2 million Ukrainian soldiers, many with disabilities.
- Teen cyclist dies after colliding with a parked lorry on the N72 near Lismore, Co Waterford; postmortem to follow.
- Hospital and GP apologise for failings in care of a woman who died from acute liver failure linked to isoniazid prescribed for latent TB; High Court told liver monitoring should have occurred.
- Judge criticises lack of formal notice for criminal legal aid solicitorsâ three-day withdrawal from Wednesday, calling it âhighly discourteousâ; most non-custody cases across multiple courts affected.
- Jeffrey Donaldson trial: prosecution argues there is âno reasonâ the two women alleging childhood sexual abuse would lie; urges jurors to confront the consequences of the alleged crimes.
- Teaching Council inquiry into Enoch Burke set to be postponed to accommodate preliminary applications; allegations relate to trespass at Wilsonâs Hospital School in breach of court orders.
- Ex-Fianna FĂĄil TD Jim Glennonâs character reference describes a convicted child abuser as a âfriendâ with âinfectious energy,â saying he cannot reconcile the convictions with the man he knew.
- Leaving Cert chemistry exam widely viewed by teachers as fair, with familiar topics and good choice; integrated elements may have challenged some students.
- Bloomsday: Ringsendâs Oarsman (formerly Tunneyâs) revives its Joyce connection featured in Ulysses, spurred by local resident Lisa McLaughlinâthough the famed âsuperior tawny sherryâ remains absent.