Fine Gael has opened a two week nomination process to find its new candidate for the Presidency. It's after a high-level party meeting last night following Mairead McGuinness' decision to withdraw from the race.
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Investigations are continuing into a large fish-kill in North Cork. Up to 10,000 wild fish have died along an 18km stretch of the River Blackwater in the past week.
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A tax exemption for homeowners who sell electricity back to the grid will end in December. Currently, people with solar panels can earn up to €400 a year tax free by giving power they generate back to their supplier.
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As if cooking for guests wasn't challenging enough, now dinner party hosts say they have the added headache of cooking for friends on weight-loss jabs. A survey found 20% became annoyed after cooking a feast for friends who only picked at their food because they were taking the likes of Ozempic and Mounjaro.
