LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Rural-urban divide growing; Man shot dead in Dublin named

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IRELAND: President Michael D Higgins has said that he is not ruling out running for a second term as President and will state his intentions at the end of the Summer next year, 2018.

IRELAND: Almost 70% of those living in the countryside believe the divide between urban and rural Ireland is wider than ever.

IRELAND: The 28-year-old man shot dead in CityWest in Dublin last night has been named

IRELAND: Ibrahim Halawa's solicitor says there is no reason he cannot be home in Ireland by next week.

WORLD: All eyes will be on Donald Trump as he makes his debut address to the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly today.

BUSINESS: Ryanair has confirmed it is offering up to €12,000 to pilots who agree to forgo their holiday entitlements.

SPORT: Dublin footballer Dean Rock says he was not aware of a GPS tracker being thrown in an attempt to put him off at Sunday's All-Ireland Football final.

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SHOWBIZ: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor tells Esther McCarthy about filming his new prison-break film, Maze, in Cork

VIRAL: A dog has made its way on to the pitch during the Argentinian Primera Division game, and might have provided the moment of the football season so far.

SHOWBIZ: Designer Julien Macdonald  talks everything London Fashion Week.