Headlines tonight: Mom put painkiller patches on two young sons before stabbing them; Kerry Minor player injured in terrible attack

Here are the night’s top headlines from Independent.ie.

The mother put pain-relieving patches on two young sons before stabbing them in the neck and body, the court said

Warning: The report contains details that some may find troubling

Ukrainian refugees are being “housed in beautiful locations and seasonal hotels,” claims Clare TD, who says the district is struggling to meet their needs

Kerry Minor player injured in terrible attack

Garda are investigating the attack that left Kerry with a broken nose and jaw just hours after defeating Cork

“In an ideal world, it shouldn’t be a big statement” – GAA star Nicole Owens on Jake Daniels’ decision to come out

For Dublin-based GAA star Nicole Owens, who has become a mental health advocate after speaking out about her struggles with anxiety, coming to terms with her own sexuality has been tremendously healing.

Motorcyclist in his 50s killed in Kerry crash

A motorcyclist died in a crash on Strand Road in Tralee on Tuesday afternoon.

Britain is acting like a ‘rogue state’ on riot amnesty, says Mary Lou McDonald

The Indo Daily: ‘How can you hurt a baby like that?’ – Justice for Santina Cawley as Karen Harrington is jailed for murder

Penalties for people who fraudulently demand payment of €400 to take in refugees

Existing welfare laws are being amended to accommodate the payment, but senior government sources said the size of the fine and whether a fraudster faces jail time has yet to be decided.

Dramatic footage shows the fire in Carlow after a car drove into a building

Four men charged after Garda cracked down on the “epidemic” of extortion by drug debt collectors

One defendant, a pizza maker, is said to have falsely called an off-duty Lake Garda home and threatened him, while in another case an alleged victim was stabbed repeatedly by another suspect over alleged debts.

“He fights homophobia head-on” – Leo Varadkar praises English footballer Jake Daniels, who has come out as gay

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has praised English footballer Jake Daniels for fighting homophobia “head-on”. Yesterday the Blackpool forward became the first active male professional footballer in Britain to come out as gay.

Taxman believes a pet food company’s raw meat product is unfit for human consumption

A pet food company that had argued that it should not be subject to VAT on a meat-based pet food product because it was fit for human consumption lost its claim.