MORNING BULLETIN: Irish person dies in Morocco; Gardaí face pension levy hike
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Public sector workers are set to face three rates of pension contributions, with gardaí being hit with the biggest levy.
Rescue workers trying to battle a huge forest fire in west Galway may not get the weather needed in order to fight the blaze.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is offering consular assistance following the death of an Irish citizen in Morocco.
A man shot in a gang-related incident in Dublin yesterday remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Soaring home prices has boosted household wealth but Irish people are still the fourth most indebted in the EU a decade after the start of the crash, Central Bank figures show.
A moderate earthquake close to the earth's surface has killed eight people and injured more than 20 others in western China, officials said.
Wexford’s Conor McDonald has branded some of the recent criticism of manager Davy Fitzgerald as “childish” and “hurtful”.
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