Polls have opened in the Presidential election. People will have three choices on the ballot paper - Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin.
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Protests continued in Citywest in Dublin last night. Around 100 people gathered for a peaceful demonstration outside the IPAS centre in Saggart village.
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A garda road safety operation is in place across the country this morning. Bank Holiday weekends are one of the times when road users are at the highest risk of being involved in a death or a serious crash on the roads. 16 people have been killed on Cork roads so far this year.
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and Over 500 artists are arriving in the city to perform for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. Impromptu street performances, the Big Jazz Bus and a new street food festival can be expected by Jazz festival goers.
