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Top Stories

• Air traffic control failure in UK cancels dozens of Dublin flights: A technical issue at UK provider Nats disrupted hundreds of flights, with more than 70 cancelled at Dublin Airport before the problem was resolved. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Gardaí investigate large drone sighting off Wicklow coast days before Trump visit: An Aer Lingus pilot reported a large black drone near Dublin Bay, prompting a garda investigation and Coast Guard search. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Teenager pleads guilty to wrong-way M50 chase after M9 crash deaths: A 17-year-old admitted endangerment and motor theft charges, with his lawyer citing the fatal M9 collision as a turning point in his behaviour. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)

Politics & Society

• Transport minister criticises RSA for silence after M9 collision: Darragh O'Brien said the Road Safety Authority should have been more vocal about road safety following the fatal M9 crash, adding the authority needs to "get its act together" on driving test wait times. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Bullying allegations in ambulance service to be examined: The HSE has appointed retired Major General Maureen O'Brien to independently chair a new group addressing alleged bullying, harassment and discrimination within the National Ambulance Service. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Media watchdog investigates X over parental controls: Coimisiún na Meán has opened its first formal investigation under Ireland's Online Safety Code, citing concerns about X's age assurance mechanisms and parental control systems. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Farmers advised to prepare for severe climate swings: The Climate Change Advisory Council warned Irish farmers will face increasingly severe weather extremes and called on the Department of Agriculture to develop a tailored climate-risk tool within 12 months. (Source: RTÉ News)
• McAleese steps down from GAA integration role: Dr Mary McAleese said she is "devastated" after resigning as chairperson of the Integration Committee, following the GAA's request to pause and reconsider the timeline for amalgamation with the LGFA and Camogie Association. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Mother of Dubliner charged in Germany calls for trial observer: Mimi Tatlow-Golden urged the Irish Government to send an observer to the trial of her child Daniel Tatlow-Devally, charged over a break-in at an Israeli-owned arms plant in Ulm, citing the lack of an official trial record. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Tusla housing children in hotel rooms poses safety risks, says watchdog: Hiqa found that vulnerable children are still being placed in unregulated hotel rooms due to limited emergency residential care, raising "significant" safeguarding concerns. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Fianna Fáil gathers in Tullamore with leadership not a talking point: Micheál Martin's position was not under scrutiny at the party think-in, with the Taoiseach in good form and working the room between policy sessions. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Courts & Crime

• Woman to be sentenced for killing infant son and attempted murder of daughter: A 34-year-old woman appeared at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing the death of her eight-week-old son and attempting to murder her two-year-old daughter in July 2021. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Man who admitted Limerick murder guilty of terror offence: Habib Shah Shamel, 29, pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown Court to possessing documents useful to terrorism, having previously admitted the murder of Geila Ibram in Limerick in April 2023. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Boy (8) died after riding 'dangerously defective' quad bike: An inquest heard that Finn McGrath from Co Monaghan died in hospital after the quad bike he was riding had serious steering defects and non-functioning front brakes. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Homicide inquiry resources committed to Bryan Lowe hit-and-run investigation: Gardaí believe the driver who killed 17-year-old Bryan Lowe in Co Clare deliberately rammed him off his e-bike, and are examining phone records showing the teenager had expressed safety concerns. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Teenager pleads guilty to wrong-way driving on M50: The 17-year-old admitted endangerment and motor theft charges after leading gardaí on a 33-minute pursuit, entering the M50 twice against traffic in a stolen Toyota Aqua. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)

Business & Living

• Recruitment agency ordered to pay €4m to Revenue: Allen Recruitment Consulting Limited, now in liquidation, owes €4,147,088 in unpaid tax, interest and penalties, the largest sum on the latest Tax Defaulters' List. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• NAMA wind-down cost almost €8m in staff exit payments: The final closure of the State's "bad bank" saw 54 employees receive termination payments averaging around €147,000, including redundancy, garden leave and retention payments. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Housing minister seeks review of EV charger regulations: James Browne is examining whether there is an "interpretation" issue in planning rules requiring EV chargers in new estates, following disputes in several Dublin communities. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Sport & Culture

• The Traitors Ireland reaches halfway point with new recruit: Episode six saw Aoife recruited as a traitor by Carla, with a slip-up at breakfast and the murder of Denis heightening paranoia among the faithfuls. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)

Other

• Air traffic control issue resolved after hundreds of cancellations: Nats said the technical problem affecting UK airports was fixed by 7.30pm, but tens of thousands of passengers faced disruption with over 1,000 flights cancelled across the UK and Ireland. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Aer Lingus pilot reports large drone near Dublin Bay: The pilot spotted a large black drone at 6,000ft about 3km from the aircraft approaching Dublin, with an Irish Coast Guard helicopter dispatched to the area. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Mother pays tribute to 'beautiful boy' killed in Mayo level-crossing crash: Eoin Doyle's mother described her kind-hearted son at his funeral in Cloonfad, following the collision at Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis that also injured his father Declan. (Source: The Irish Times)
• 'Experienced swimmer' drowned in rough sea conditions in Dublin: An inquest heard that Paul McSweeney (65) died after going swimming between Dún Laoghaire Baths and Sandycove Beach on a day of bad weather, with lifeguards unable to revive him. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Body of woman recovered from water off north Donegal coast: The woman, believed to be visiting the Fanad area on holiday, fell into the sea near the Great Pollet Sea Arch and was recovered by Coast Guard personnel after a major search operation. (Source: TheJournal.ie)