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ELECTION 2016
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has branded a €1.24bn shortfall in the costings in Fianna Fáil’s election manifesto as the party’s “black hole of Calcutta”.
RTÉ has strongly rejected claims it excluded Sinn Féin and its president Gerry Adams from general election coverage this week.
Fianna Fáil has launched proposals to reduce traffic congestion, make public transport more affordable and improve planning for commuters.
Labour has put pressure on Fine Gael to have the process of a referendum on the Eighth Amendment “well under way” by the summer.
Social Democrats joint leader Stephen Donnelly said the party will not identify any specific redline policies that it would demand before it would agree to go into coalition.
If by Wednesday of next week you are still undecided, unsure where you are going to place that X and are still looking for answers, then this is the place to be.
IRELAND
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has strongly rejected claims that he “did a runner” from families of sex abuse victims who tried to speak to him about abuse allegations when he was minister for health.
Families are being devastated by rip-off rises in the cost of living, including a 30% surge in car insurance over the past year, consumer champions have warned.
The Irish Prison Service spent €440,000 over the past two years purchasing 2,505 TVs for inmates.
Plans to launch the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport in May have been deferred.
Customers of telecommunications company Eir, formerly Eircom, have been warned about a new phishing email which thousands of people are known to have received yesterday.
Reclusive elderly twin brothers from Cork, who were facing burial in a pauper’s grave after dying alone in London, could be brought home for a dignified funeral after a cousin came forward.
WORLD
A Polish magazine has caused outrage with a front cover that depicts a blonde woman clad in the European Union flag screaming as she is being groped by dark-skinned men.
A woman whose baby was cut from her womb told herself she had to survive for the sake of her unborn daughter and she tried to fight back.
SPORT
Tommy O’Donnell, Donnacha Ryan and James Cronin return to action for Munster in tonight’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Glasgow Warriors on the 4G pitch at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.
Babs Keating has called on Congress delegates to vote against the motion to bring forward the All-Ireland finals by two weeks.
BUSINESS
Richard Bruton, the minister for jobs, planned to woo returning emigrants and plug holes in the workforce by introducing a flat 30% rate of tax for skilled workers.
Inflation figures yesterday showed that Ireland’s housing costs divide has widened, with mortgage costs continuing to fall while rents continue to soar.
VIEWPOINTS
The Feds want the tools to break into an iPhone but their fight with Apple isn’t about getting information on one terrorist — it’s about setting a legal precedent, writes Matthew Gault
LIFESTYLE
Angela Lansbury moved to Cork in the 1970s for the sake of her children, and formed an enduring bond with the area, writes Marjorie Brennan
VIDEO
Robbie Henshaw has announced he will be wearing blue next season with Leinster. But is it the right move?
VIRAL
There are a million artistic ways of expressing yourself these days but here is one that will get you fit at the same time.
Cannabis use is not associated with increased risk for developing mood or anxiety disorders, new research suggests.
TECHNOW
: The Division has been in the works for many years with numerous delays but it's finally close to launch, which means it's time to test it out for free in the open beta.
Crouching Dragon Tiger Hidden Dragon had a sequel which is ready to debut exclusively on Netflix - Sword of Destiny
Reports indicate that Apple's upcoming iPhone 7 could let users charge their handsets from up to 15 feet away from a charging point.
SHOWBIZ
Kanye West only "wants the best" for Taylor Swift. The 'Only One' hitmaker has praised the 'Shake It Off' star just days after he released a song claiming he "made her famous".
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
For Labour, it is hard to come to any conclusion other than it is tanking and needs a miracle now, writes Alison O’Connor.
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