Housing will once again dominate the Cabinet meeting this morning, ahead of an opposition motion in the Dáil later today. Plans to extend the rent pressure zones to the entire country will be discussed, as well as the establishment of a new planning authority.
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Two-time All Star hurler Anthony Nash told a garda, "Do you know who I am?" after crashing his car into a ditch in Blarney. Cork District Court heard yesterday the former Cork goalkeeper from Barterswood in Tower admitted, "I’m drunk," when stopped by Gardaí but the drink driving charge was dismissed due to lack of proof on when he was driving.
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People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy was released from police custody in Egypt last night, and is expected to return home to Ireland later today. He was detained for a second time yesterday - after going to a police station in Cairo to ask for the return of his phone.
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According to research, toilet roll should be hung in the under position, not over. A professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester, says the 'under' orientation is safer and more effective.
