BULLETIN: Hotel Vat rate to rise to 11%; Gambling tax to double to 2%

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IRELAND: Petrol, diesel, cigarettes and the hotel Vat rate are all going up in next week's Budget. It comes as final negotiations take place ahead of Budget day on October 9.

IRELAND: The Government is set to double the gambling tax as part of next Tuesday’s budget, according to Government sources.

IRELAND: A husband or wife who kills their spouse will be unable to benefit financially from selling the family home under strict new laws set to be introduced by the Government.

IRELAND: Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick has attacked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for isolating him since becoming leader in his resignation statement from Fine Gael.

IRELAND: New crime figures show a sharp rise in violent crimes, including serious assaults, robberies, aggravated burglaries, and rapes.

WORLD: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is being sued by a woman in the US who alleges he raped her in the penthouse suite of a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.

ANALYSIS: The Government says it takes fire safety very seriously. Reports in recent years have been lacking, however, with tragedies still a real possibility, writes Michael Clifford.

BUSINESS: Ryanair shares plummeted by close to 13% — knocking nearly €2bn off the company’s value — after it said full-year profits will likely be lower than expected.

SPORT: He smiled, charmed, and quipped his way through a relatively stern interrogation from the media yesterday but, after the dust had settled on Jose Mourinho’s press conference ahead of tonight’s Champions League tie with Valencia, it was hard not to sense a hint of change in the Old Trafford air.

SPORT: Alan Bennett has dismissed criticism of Cork City’s style of play, pointing out that the 1-1 draw with Bohemians in Dalymount Park on Sunday means the club remains on course to extend its recent dominance of the FAI Cup.

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CULTURE: Ailbhe Griffith stars in a new film on her own real-life experience about arranging a meeting with the man who had assaulted her, writes Esther McCarthy.

SHOWBIZ: JK Rowling’s gritty crime drama Strike will return to screens following the release of the latest novel in the series, Lethal White.