MORNING BULLETIN: Taoiseach vows no sudden property tax rises; Isis challenge Britain’s Prince Harry to a fight
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has promised to work “might and main” to protect homeowners from increases in local property tax rates.
Judges told the Government some of their members were “struggling to get by” despite their six-figure salaries as they raised concerns over getting their pay restored.
A man who was found dead at his home in West Cork had been helped home by neighbours the night before following an apparent assault.
US President Donald Trump acted like "the world's emperor" at the UN General Assembly, Venezuela's top diplomat said.
Isis have challenged Britain’s Prince Harry to a fight so that the group could send “you and your Apaches to hellfire.”
: More than 2,000 jobs could be created if the Vat rate on hotels and visitor attractions in the North is cut to 5%, a report for the tourism industry has shown.
Outgoing Cork senior hurling manager Kieran Kingston isn’t ruling out a return to inter-county management in the future, but says that Cork, like many counties, could benefit from a supporters’ club or other mechanisms providing extra financial resources and facilities for its elite teams.
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In 1983, former Cork South West TD Jim O’Keeffe was involved in the discovery of a Russian spy ring in Dublin. His story now features in a new RTÉ documentary, writes Robert Mulhern
The first recorded use of the word ‘democracy’ is in The Suppliant Women. Little wonder its tale of female refugees still feels so relevant, writes Ellie O’Byrne
Valerie and Brian Cox joined Maura and Dáithí on the Today Show to discuss, for the first time together, Brian’s encephalitis and his astounding recovery.
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