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• Storm Boelo to bring Status Orange warnings: Met Éireann has issued Status Orange rain and wind warnings for seven counties as Storm Boelo tracks towards Ireland over the bank holiday weekend, with severe and damaging gusts and flooding expected. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Glenstal Abbey school to close by 2028: The trustees of the well-known Co Limerick private boarding school announced on Friday that it will wind down operations no later than August 2028, citing declining demand for boarding education and rising costs. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• Shamrock Rovers crowned league champions: The Hoops secured their sixth Premier Division title in seven seasons with a 4-0 win over Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium after Bohemians lost to Shelbourne at Dalymount Park. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)

Politics & Society

• Irish man detained in West Bank set for deportation: Ian Hutcheson, 62, from Dublin, was among a group of international activists detained by Israeli authorities on Thursday morning in the village of Al-Buweib while visiting a Palestinian family during the olive harvest. His daughter Gráinne confirmed he was being put on a flight home, and the Department of Foreign Affairs said it is providing consular assistance. (Source: The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie)
• ICCL criticises Minister's intervention in consent video row: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties described Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan's comments on the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's hugging video as "unsettling", after the charity removed the video following public criticism. O'Callaghan said the video "does not represent the views of the Government" and was "inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents". (Source: The Irish Times)
• Robinson urges unionists to think long-term after Drumcree fallout: DUP leader Gavin Robinson told party members that collapsing the Assembly would likely strengthen Sinn Féin, following a week in which Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart resigned as a party officer over the Drumcree stand-off. A legal challenge to the Secretary of State's ban on the Garvaghy Road parade is expected to be judged next week. (Source: RTÉ News)

Courts & Crime

• Psychiatrist tells trial murder accused was in schizophrenic relapse: Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Fiona Toal told the Central Criminal Court that Robert O'Connor, of Drumgowna, Louth Village, was experiencing a relapse of schizophrenia when he fatally stabbed his mother Louise (56), father Mark (54) and brother Evan, and meets the criteria for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial also heard his father had reported "serious concerns" for the family's safety to a social worker a decade ago. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Gardaí investigate death of man found on Macroom golf course: The body of Jack O'Donovan, aged in his 20s and from Dan Corkery Place in Macroom, was found at Macroom Golf Club at 9.30am on Friday, and the case has been allocated the resources of a murder investigation with a senior investigating officer and incident room established. A post-mortem by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster is to determine the course of the investigation. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Accountant's office searched in Liberty Recycling money laundering probe: Detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau searched an accountant's office as part of an investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds at the Dublin charity, after two BMW X5 SUVs worth €250,000 and designer goods worth €40,000 were seized. The charity is chaired by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, though there is no suggestion he is under investigation. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Woman arrested over murder of Paul O'Connor in north Cork: Gardaí investigating the death of Paul "Bosco" O'Connor (56), whose body was found by the Blackwater river at Ballyellis near Mallow on 15 October, have arrested a woman in her 40s. Gardaí believe O'Connor was shot in an "execution-style killing" when he went to retrieve a kilo of stolen cocaine. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Josie Ray murder trial hears of alleged headbutt: The Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick heard evidence that Hasan Ali Gori (52), accused of murdering Josephine Ray (89) at her home in Nenagh in August 2024, allegedly headbutted the deceased's daughter Mary Ray the night before. Gori, originally from Chad, has pleaded not guilty. (Source: The Irish Times)
• PSNI vehicles damaged during Derry disorder: Two police vehicles were damaged after youths threw stones, bottles, paint and fireworks at officers in the Creevagh Heights area of Derry on Friday evening. PSNI Superintendent Claire Hamilton described the violence as "completely unacceptable behaviour" and appealed for calm. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Airbnb wins High Court case over suspended Colombian account: Airbnb Ireland Unlimited Company successfully opposed High Court proceedings brought by Medellín-based Turisvivienda SAS seeking reinstatement of its account, which was terminated over concerns about its ban on listings for sex tourism. Judge Marguerite Bolger refused the injunction, noting long-standing issues in Medellín relating to sex tourism and sex trafficking. (Source: The Irish Times)

Business & Living

• Trinity researchers discover how cancers evade chemotherapy: Scientists at Trinity College Dublin found that cancers enter a "zombie-like state" called premature senescence, exploiting the immune system's wound-healing properties to survive chemotherapy and acquire oxygen and nutrients. The team identified Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins as central to the process, offering hope for improved treatment options. (Source: The Irish Times)

Sport & Culture

• Musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79: The Tullamore-born multi-instrumentalist and Aosdána member, central to the revival of Irish traditional music through Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, has died at the age of 79. Tributes have poured in, including from The Late Late Show, where he was the first inductee into its Trad Music Hall of Fame. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Bohemians' title challenge ends in defeat to Shelbourne: Mipo Odubeko's 85th-minute winner gave Shelbourne a 1-0 victory at Dalymount Park, ending Bohemians' title hopes as Shamrock Rovers clinched the league. Bohemians remain second, six points behind Rovers and two ahead of St Patrick's Athletic, while Shels stay fourth. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• RSA figures show rise in serious injuries among young drivers: New Road Safety Authority analysis shows almost a third of drivers aged 17-25 suffer serious injuries in crashes, a higher share than any other age group, with serious head and chest injuries most common. Kerry man Seán O'Leary, injured in a 2021 crash caused by a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in Abbeyfeale, spoke of his "agony" as the figures were published. (Source: RTÉ News)

Other

• Status Orange warnings issued as Storm Boelo approaches: Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange rain warning for Galway and Kerry from 7am to 2pm on Saturday and a Status Orange wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 2pm Saturday to 9am Sunday, with Status Yellow rain and wind warnings also in place across several counties. The UK Met Office has issued a Yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland from 6pm Saturday until 3pm Sunday. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Man killed and five wounded in shooting near Paris: A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five, including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times, in Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere southwest of Paris on Friday. President Emmanuel Macron visited the town and the Élysée described the attack as a "racist terrorist attack"; police arrested a 39-year-old suspect in nearby Coignieres. (Source: RTÉ News)