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Swimmers were warned away from beaches 273 times last summer because of pollution or potential pollution fears.

Five Irish beaches have been closed due to poor water quality as we head into the summer months, including three from Dublin.

A SON of a Dublin man who was shot and fatally injured in a restaurant last Christmas Eve has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving.

A WOMAN accused of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to another female has been sent forward for trial.

Two teenagers loaded a stolen motorbike into the back of a van and then led gardaí on a high-speed chase along the M1 and M50 motorways, a court heard.

A father of three who walked down a street holding a hatchet had it for his own protection, and he hoped it would act as a deterrent to any troubles he might have, a court has heard.

A father of one who smashed a window in a house was identified as the culprit after his DNA was found in blood spatter at the property, a court has heard.

A mother of two who spent the last week in custody in the Dóchas Centre had received a “really, sharp shock” and it was “way worse than she ever imagined”, a court has heard.

A dangerous driver who performed a U-turn and entered a bus lane at speed, all in front of gardaí, has been put off the road for two years.

A driver who was involved in a three-vehicle crash on the N7 was suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder and depression and was self-medicating at the time, a court has heard.