LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Carlow teen in need of blood transfusion caught in hurricane; Road users urged to wear reflective clothing

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Carlow teen in need of blood transfusion caught in hurricane; Road users urged to wear reflective clothing

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IRELAND: A man who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in County Roscommon isurging people to wear hi-vis vestson the roads.

IRELAND: A 19-year-oldCarlow teenager battling a rare form of cancerhas been caught up in the horrific flooding disaster in Houston, Texas, over the last number of days.

WORLD: A lorry driver facing 20 chargesover a motorway horror crash in England that left eight people dead has appeared in court.

WORLD: A controversial Indian spiritual guru has been jailed for 10 years on charges ofraping two female followers.

ANALYSIS: The failure of so many childcare providers to sign up for the new scheme underlines how much work remains to be done.

BUSINESS: As the summer draws to a close it is useful toconsider the impact of tourism on the economy.More particularly we can sometimes draw lessons and analogies from the tourism sector to the wider economy.

SPORT: Honda hint Fernando Alonso deliberately pulled out of Belgian Grand Prix.

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VIRAL: Here’s what everyone thinks of Taylor Swift’s new music video.

SHOWBIZ: Your complete guide to Electric Picnic 2017.

FEATURES: Emer Rutherford has turned her passion for fashion into ahugely popular blog, penneystoprada.com, and has almost 100,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram.

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