LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Permission granted for Ringaskiddy incinerator project; Zinedine Zidane steps down as Real Madrid manager

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IRELAND: Planning permission has been granted for a controversial waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy.

IRELAND: An adoption rights campaigner says that most people who were illegally adopted do not want redress, just the truth.

IRELAND: Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for the entire country tomorrow.

IRELAND: The Health Minister has praised Independent TD Clare Daly for her work on the abortion referendum.

WORLD: Denmark has joined some other European countries in deciding to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa.

BUSINESS: A public awareness campaign on the €1.5bn personal contract payments (PCP) industry by the consumer watchdog simply masks the “glaring hole” of the lack of consumer protection when it comes to car finance.

SPORT: Zinedine Zidane has announced his departure as head coach of Champions League winners Real Madrid.

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SHOWBIZ: Sinead Burke appears alongside The Duchess of Sussex and singer Dua Lipa in Vogue magazine’s inaugural Power List of their 25 most influential and aspirational female figures.

DISCOVER: An encounter between a homeless man and a police officer in the US ended in the most heartwarming way.

FEATURE: The terrible crimes that shook this country over the last number of weeks left all of us feeling a little numb and confused. We have to examine terrible events like these and ask the difficult questions; what confluence of events took place for something as heinous as those crimes to visit this island and those unfortunate girls?

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