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The 9 at 9 Connolly is polling way ahead of Humphreys, planning is under way for an international force in Gaza and there’s unlikely to be any electricity shortages this winter.
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Election campaign costs
1. In today’s morning lead The Journal Investigates revealed that it costs, on average, over €20,000 between candidate and party spending to run a successful election campaign.
Election poll
2. Catherine Connolly is significantly ahead of Heather Humphreys according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll.
Gaza
3. Planning is already under way for an international force to enter Gaza to stabilise the security situation, two senior US advisors have said.
Personal injury cases
4. The average settlement for a minor neck or back injury is 4.9 times higher in Ireland than in England and Wales.
Electricity shortages
5. The national energy grid operator has said there is unlikely to be any power shortages this winter.
UNIFIL
6. For the mayor of the small South Lebanese hillside village of Kounine the withdrawal of Irish troops will mean “the beginning of another war” with Israel.
Donaghmede
7. A male teenager has died following a suspected stabbing incident at a Tusla emergency residential unit in north Dublin.
Prince Andrew
8. The late sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre wrote in her memoir that Prince Andrew acted as if sex with her was his “birthright”.
Ivan Yates
9. Ivan Yates has hit back at criticism from both Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys’ respective campaigns over the “smear the bejaysus” remarks he made last week in relation to the presidential election.
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