BULLETIN: Rebecca Carter's marks upgraded; Bags of spinach recalled from supermarkets
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Rebecca Carter's leaving cert marks have been upgraded meaning she now has enough points to do veterinary medicine in UCD.
The Food Safety Authority have recalled bags of spinach from leading supermarkets amid warnings over Listeria.
A High Court judge has called for changes after ruling the State was not obliged to compensate a garda for the loss of her car which was burnt out by a drugs gang while it was parked outside an unmanned Garda station.
A “neighbour from hell” who harassed three of his neighbours and filmed one of them masturbating received a four-month suspended sentence in Blanchardstown District Court.
A Christmas reindeer had its lights knocked out by a drunken man who rugby-tackled it to the ground and yesterday the culprit was jailed for three months.
The prospect of a no-deal Brexit has led to a spike in interest from UK residents looking to relocate to West Cork, according to a leading property expert.
The banking system is rotten and can only get worse — we need change, writes Oireachtas finance committee chair John McGuinness on the 10th anniversary of the banking bailout.
The warning signs were there, and yet when it came to the crunch, the bank guarantee caught many by surprise, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.
A hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh devolved into a partisan fist-fight on Thursday as Democrats and Republicans — and Mr Kavanaugh himself — sparred over explosive allegations that he had sexually assaulted an acquaintance while both were teenagers.
It's first blood to the USA at the Ryder Cup. Follow it live here.
America's Brooks Koepka has been left shaken on the first morning of the Ryder Cup after one of his tee shots hit a female fan in the head, leaving her with 'nasty injury'.
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Conor McGregor has donated €10,000 to a 5-year-old Irish boy who’s awaiting life-changing surgery.
Ask Audrey's column: I had one of those ‘what’s that smell?’ moments, when I realised it was all the Norry soccer fans in Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the Liam Miller match.
Graham Norton has condemned “short-sighted” celebrities who avoid paying tax.
With a new album out today and a viral hit, thanks to X Factor, Ed Power finds Kodaline in a happy place.
Life hacks: Listen to your gut instinct when you need to take action, says lifestyle coach Anna Geary.
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh has never shied away from uncomfortable topics but she tells Helen O’Callaghan that as a woman in her 40s, it’s an uphill battle to get the right platforms.
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