LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Man dead following Cork crash; Removal of 8th Amendment 'a step too far' says McGrath
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A man has died and two others were injured in a crash in east Cork. Gardaí are investigating the fatal crash on the N25 Midleton to Castlemartyr Road at Two Mile Inn at 10.45am this morning.
The Government's plan to provide mortgages for first-time buyers with lower interest rates than the main commercial banks has been met with criticism.
Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson Michael McGrath says he would not be able to support the removal of the 8th Amendment with access to abortion up to 12 weeks, describing it as ’a step too far.’
Gardaí have launched an investigation after more than €70,000 worth of drugs, believed to be cocaine, was discovered at the offices of a fire station in Munster.
The speaker of Catalonia’s parliament has proposed former regional leader Carles Puigdemont as candidate to form a government, despite his status as a fugitive from Spanish justice.
World Cup winner, ex-England captain and Blackpool great Jimmy Armfield has died at the age of 82.
Growing inequality resulted in 82% of new global wealth going to the richest 1% last year, while the poorest half of the world saw their prosperity flatline, a report by Oxfam has shown.
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