LAST UPDATE | 14 Oct 2019
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1. #BREXIT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to concede more ground to Brussels as hopes for an early breakthrough in the Brexit talks appeared to falter.
2. #CRECHE EXPOSÉ: New documents show that Tusla accused RTÉ of not prioritising the welfare of children during a war of words in the days before an exposé into practices at a Dublin creche chain aired.
3. #AIB SURVEY: Half of small businesses in Ireland have cancelled or postponed investment plans because of Brexit.
4. #THE KURDS: Syrian government troops will deploy along the border with Turkey to help Kurdish fighters fend off Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria.
5. #CORK: Tributes have been paid to homeless man Timothy Hourihane who was savagely beaten to death in Cork city at the weekend.
6. #JAPAN: Thousands of rescue workers are searching for survivors of Typhoon Hagibis, two days after the storm hit Japan, killing at least 35 people.
7. #SLEEP TIGHT: According to a new study by Dublin City University, a sleeping programme taught in school and at home might be the answer to improving children’s sleep behaviour.
8. #WHERE’S THE BEEF?: The first meeting of the newly established Beef Market Taskforce is to take place later this morning.
9. #FORECAST: It’s set to be cloudy throughout the day with heavy and persistent rain, Met Éireann has said.
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