The Briefing - Your Wednesday morning news catch up

Welcome to your Wednesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

BRIEFING TOP STORY

DRUGS RAID NETS 45 DEALERS IN FIRST COMMUNITY-LED OPERATION

Local residents have scored a victory against drug dealers after information they provided to gardaí led to a major operation resulting in the overall arrest of 45 people.

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IRISH NEWS

PAT DOES A U-TURN: KENNY'S BACK ON THE BOX FOR UTV

Veteran broadcaster Pat Kenny has taken another leap of faith in hopping aboard UTV Ireland to make a return to television early next year.

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PROTESTS TO CALL FOR REPEAL OF 8TH AMENDMENT 

Protests will take place across the country this evening, calling for the repeal of the 8th amendment to the Constitution.

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WORLD NEWS

VIDEO 'SHOWS MURDER OF US JOURNALIST' BY ISLAMIC STATE

A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, US officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent US airstrikes in Iraq.

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KNIFEMAN KILLED BY ST LOUIS POLICE

US police officers in St Louis shot and killed a 23-year-old man who they say was wielding a knife and refused to drop it.

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SPORT

TOMPKINS QUESTIONS MAYO'S 'STOMACH' FOR BIG OCCASION

Two-time All-Ireland winning Cork footballer Larry Tompkins has launched a withering attack on the Mayo players, claiming James Horan’s troops "need to grow up" if they are to bridge the county’s 63-year wait for Sam Maguire glory.

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WENGER CONFIDENT ABOUT QUALIFYING

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger remains confident his men can finish the job and qualify for the Champions League after battling to a goalless draw against Besiktas in Istanbul, where midfielder Aaron Ramsey was sent off.

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BUSINESS

PTSB MAKES €4M GROUP-WIDE PROFIT

Permanent TSB made a group-wide profit of €4m before bad debt charges and exceptional items for the first six months of the year.

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VIEWPOINTS

THERE WAS NO CONCERN FOR SAVITA, JUST USUAL SELF-SATISFIED PUBLIC IRE

IT is hardly credible that the hue and cry in the aftermath of the Savita Halappanavar tragedy was to legislate for the X case.

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SHOWBIZ

BUSEY 'VISITED BY PATRICK SWAYZE'S GHOST'

Gary Busey claims he was visited by Patrick Swayze's ghost last week.

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TOP FEATURES

PHIL LYNOTT: THE LEGEND LIVES ON

On what would have been his 65th birthday, Ed Power looks at Phil Lynott’s legacy.

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MOST READ RIGHT NOW ...

HELICOPTER PILOT MAKES DRAMATIC LANDING

A helicopter pilot and his student walked away uninjured from an emergency landing in Cork yesterday — this pilot’s second dramatic landing in the city.

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