LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: TV licence fee on cards for tablets and laptops; Footage captured of female body-slammed by US police

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IRELAND: Communications Minister Denis Naughten is to discuss a new TV licence system, to cover all media devices, with Cabinet colleagues this morning.

IRELAND: A TD has called on the DAA to come clean about its support for Norwegian’s new low-fares transatlantic services out of Ireland amid concerns about the future of its proposed Cork to New York.

IRELAND: Extended pay-parking times due to come into effect in a busy part of Cork City next week have been slated.

WORLD: A social media post has gone viral showing a police officer slam a 22-year-old woman into the ground.

WORLD: The driver of a stolen truck who is suspected of ramming into a crowd in central Stockholm has admitted his guilt, a Swedish lawyer said.

BUSINESS: Huge demand for housing is probably even greater than many people imagine because homeowners are stuck in houses that are unsuitable for their families, a survey has suggested.

SPORT: There is a disagreement being played out between former Leinster and Ireland back Luke Fitzgerald and Nigel Owens, and it seems like a lot of the sympathy is with the Welsh referee.

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FEATURES: To mark International Siblings Day, Jonathan deBurca Butler speaks to four Irish celebrities about their relationships.

VIRAL: Just when we thought there couldn’t a more romantic Irish love story than Diarmuid and Gráinne, we meet Buster the dog and Jack the donkey.

SHOWBIZ: Matilda the Musical has announced its very first tour and we’ve made the cut.