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Friday 23 October 2020
The next season of the show will air in 2020.
The weather’s set to stay fine, so why not get out and enjoy it.
Bloomsday, the Wild Atlantic Way and Cruinniú na nÓg are on the agenda for this weekend.
Where in the country?
A weather warning will be in place from midnight until 8am tomorrow morning.
Organised by RTÉ and Creative Ireland, the Taoiseach gave a speech at the launch of Cruinniú na Cásca.
Children’s charity Barnardos said it was appalled by the figures
The 40 million kilometres travelled since bike schemes began here is enough for 1,000 round trips around the planet.
Further announcements will be made later this year.
Rents nationwide were up almost 10% last year, while in Dublin they now outstrip the peak levels of 2007.
Clare came out with the lowest amount of people being added at just 78.
In 2012, an average of 8 families were becoming homeless in Dublin each month. Now it’s 70 families.
Peter Nyberg said it’s “unlikely something really exciting and new will emerge” from the Oireachtas investigation.
Advocates and survivors of mother and baby homes have been outraged at the government’s handling of legislation passed in the Dáil last night.
… and at the very least think they won’t have any less money.
There are also protests in Limerick, Galway, Cork and elsewhere.
The family have made an application to the Guinness World Records.
While there have been gains over the last year, most Irish people still can’t save every month.
Education, renovating homes and holidays are all increasingly popular, but saving for a rainy day is still king.
Social entrepreneurs are being sought for a new competition that offers funding for innovators.
The O’Connor family will feature in tonight’s Nationwide Storm Special.
Despite an increasing in savings, attitudes towards it would seem to be contradictory with only 24 per cent of people believing that “now is a good time to save”.
Look at his little face. LOOK AT IT!
It is thought that the deadline for property tax registration may have triggered this.
A nationwide campaign against the proposals will include a major public meeting in Cork City Hall.
The Nationwise/ESRI Saving Index revealed most people are still using any spare funds they have to pay down debt.
60 per cent of people say that government policy discourages saving.
Thomas Pringle TD has called on the government to provide insulin pump services for children with diabetes nationwide.
Statistics compiled by mortgage lender Nationwide show the rut continuing – but it’s far more gentle than in Ireland.
The trial bus will operate across a number of city routes in Cork until August, in partnership with Bord Gáis Networks.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
Did you stay up to watch the debate, or catch highlights this morning?
If you did, we want to know: Who won last night’s US election debate?
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