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Liam Kett
A major report on the future of policing in Ireland is to be unveiled in Dublin this afternoon.
The Garda Representative Association is hoping it will address diversity within the force.
Kacey O'Riordan reports.
Ruth Morrissey's High Court case against the HSE and two laboratories has been adjourned until January.
The terminally ill woman is taking legal action over the alleged misreading of her cervical smear tests.
President Michael D. Higgins has officially opened the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly.
300,000 people are expected at the farming festival over the next three days.
From there, Stephanie Rohan reports.
Met Eireann has issued a status orange weather warning ahead of the arrival of Storm Ali.
13 counties, including Kildare, will be affected, with gusts reaching up to 120 kilometers an hour.
The country's top child protection expert says alcohol abuse is having a damaging effect on children's welfare.
Geoffrey Shannon says drinking too much limits the ability of parents to look after their kids properly.
Politicians are returning from their summer holidays as the new Dáil term begins this afternoon.
With the budget, Brexit and confidence and supply negotiations all to be dealt with in the coming weeks, there's lots on the agenda.
Protesters are taking to the streets of Dublin later to demand a reversal of rural post office closures.
An Post has named 159 post offices it is preparing to close, including those in Donadea, Moone and Narraghmore, and Kildare's hinterland of Donard and Ballybrittas.
Workers in Ireland are paying more tax today than they were a decade ago.
In a pre-budget submission, the Irish Tax Institute says take home pay for a single person on 35 thousand euro is down by nearly one thousand euro.
Two thirds of farmers think the government is doing a poor job on issues affecting them.
The Irish Farmers Journal/Red C Poll of a thousand farmers found that broadband and rural transport are the main areas that need significant improvement.
A major report on the future of the Gardaí is expected to recommend wide-ranging reforms of the force.
The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland will present its report in Dublin this afternoon.
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