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With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is particularly concerning’

Plus: Defence Forces spending on Pilates sounds like a bit of a stretch, Michael McGrath discusses European master plan in Cork and Independent TDs take us back to the past

The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards

A sleek villa in the Caribbean, an apartment on Norway’s western seaboard, a country-style house on La Gomera, a townhouse on the edge of Fuerteventura’s capital or a semi-D with a 100m-long garden in Ballina?

Nero Book Awards judges praise novel for ‘sheer quality of its writing ... brilliant dialogue ... characters ... wit and humour’

Driver of second vehicle, in his 30s, was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening

Second road death in 24 hours as man in his 70s dies after being hit by a car in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick

A three-storey townhouse with vehicular rear access or a charming converted forge near Roaring Water Bay?

Books on Ireland’s built heritage from Robert O’Byrne, Peter Harbison, Michael Lunt, Susan Roundtree, Ian Hannigan and Andrew Ziminski

Plus: Keith Duffy in a falling out over knees, Enda Kenny artfully backs a winner, and it turns out RTÉ and Sinn Féin can feel at home with each other after all

Ella McSweeney: Without radical and urgent changes in how we use the land, the future of our most distinctive lakes is bleak

Alice Kinsella and Daniel Wade explore the dimensions of a whale’s sentience, of its secret life offshore, its utility, its value and its survival

Emergency unit that has been used to save lives will need to be replaced

Mr Nally (81), who died last Friday, came to national prominence in 2004 after shooting dead John ‘Frog’ Ward who had been trespassing on his farm

Farmer’s high profile 2005 manslaughter conviction was quashed and he was found not guilty in a retrial

We’ve picked out 16 wine bars worth a visit when you’re not quite in the full restaurant mood

Sean Maye is seventh person to be fatally injured this year on a 6.5km-stretch of the N17 outside Claremorris

Pizza, mezze, fish and chips, wine bars, bistros ... Twelve restaurants for a laid-back bite

Judge grants sister of jailed teacher Enoch Burke leave to bring judicial review proceedings seeking to quash her conviction for a public order offence

Red warning for two counties while orange warning in place for six counties