WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. THE SON OF murdered mother of 10, Jean McConville, says he fears he would be killed by the IRA if he revealed information about who killed her. He said this today a day after Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was arrested for questioning about her death in 1972.

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2. FEEL you are paying too much income tax? Finance Minister Michael Noonan reckons he’ll be easing that burden next year – and the Taoiseach mooted possibly lowering the property tax rate…

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3. BUT before that happens, we really, really hope you’re not one of the misfortunes to have been left payday-less by a ‘SEPA holiday’ which affected the payment of some wages through bank accounts today. SEPA-wha’? See here. 

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4. THE preliminary report on what is known so far about missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has just been published. See more here.

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5. COME here Angela Kerins and Frank Flannery: we want you. The Public Accounts Committee are looking for the power to compel the former Rehab CEOs to face them.

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