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- Adults in Northern Ireland are being given free £100 vouchers to be spent before the end of November.
- Sinn Féin is among those calling on the Government to create a similar initiative.
- Stakeholders have raised some doubts about the programme, reports Céimin Burke.
- Tenants have shared experiences of poor living conditions, unreasonable payment expectations and the stress of not having security of tenure.
- Landlords said they try their best to be fair, but some government measures disproportionately impact on those renting out just one unit.
- Hutch was arrested by Spanish police in an operation on the Costa Del Sol in August.
- Gardaí want to charge him in connection with the Regency Hotel attack in which David Byrne was murdered.
Today’s News
# High Street Voucher
# High Street Voucher
‘Give it to those that suffered most’: Should a NI-style £100 voucher be introduced in Ireland?
Yesterday’s News
# Housing For All
# Housing For All
Government approves ‘comprehensive’ review into Ireland’s planning laws
The Taoiseach said the legislation needs ‘a complete overhaul’ to deliver on the targets set out in the Housing For All strategy.
# Justice Committee
# Justice Committee
Justice Committee: Govt should create strategy to address premature release of info into media
The Joint Committee on Justice released its report ‘Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic’ today.
# Champions League
From The42
# Champions League
Lionel Messi off the mark as Paris St Germain beat Manchester City
The Argentinian added to Idrissa Gana Gueye’s opener in a 2-0 win.
# Lawsuit
# Lawsuit
Prince Andrew acknowledges court papers over sex assault claims
He has been accused of sexually assaulting a then 17-year-old girl.
# Missing
# Missing
Family and gardaí 'concerned for well being' of woman (51) missing from Dublin
Nataljia Rimsiene was last seen on Sunday evening at approximately 8.30pm.
# Courts
# Courts
Judge in Foxrock murder case tells jury to flag any issues with nature of evidence being heard
Grace Miano (53) is charged with the murder of Malawian man Limbani ‘Robert’ Mzoma (27).
# Belgium
# Belgium
Cork University Maternity Hospital apologises after babies' organs were incinerated
The organs of 18 babies were sent to Belgium along with clinical waste, prompting an investigation.
# Evening Fix
# Evening Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
# The Wembley Tape
From The42
# The Wembley Tape
'It irks me a lot' - Irish assistant boss Andrews still in the dark over source of Videogate controversy
Stephen Kenny had previously suggested there were people ‘behind the scenes or elsewhere’ behind the saga.
# Parnell Street
# Parnell Street
Youth assaulted during incident at Luas line in Dublin city centre
A number of Garda units attended the scene and youths had dispersed upon arrival.
# Children's Health
# Children's Health
Plan to tackle healthcare waiting lists to be announced shortly, says Taoiseach
There are more than 100,000 children on waiting lists for treatment, assessment and diagnostic tests.
# Simply The Best
# Simply The Best
Ireland named 'best country' for response to pandemic in Bloomberg monthly resilience ranking
The nation was praised for its “startling turnaround” and the success of the vaccine rollout.
# Energy Grid
# Energy Grid
Government to oppose proposal to ban data centres in Ireland
The Taoiseach has said banning data centres is ‘too crude a measure’.
# Women Of Honour
# Women Of Honour
'Urgent' independent review to be carried out into abuse experienced in the Defence Forces
Women have alleged they were sexually assaulted and discriminated against while serving in the Irish Defence Forces.
# Winter Is Coming
# Winter Is Coming
Emergency powers linked to indoor dining extended to January, but Govt says no plans to use them
Provisions in the Health Amendment Act are due to expire on 9 October.
# The Remote
# The Remote
The Remote: Two new Britney docs, Hector in Éireann and Louis Theroux does true crime
Here are some TV highlights for the week ahead.
# Climate Action
# Climate Action
Greta Thunberg criticises ‘blah, blah, blah’ from world leaders on climate
The Swedish environmental figurehead spoke at a meeting of youth climate activists in Milan.
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Ireland to donate 335,500 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Uganda
The consignment of vaccines will be completed later this week.
# Offaly
# Offaly
'It's gutted. It's gone': Heartbroken staff at Glenisk left reeling from devastating blaze
The fire broke out around midday yesterday.
# Fuel Crisis
# Fuel Crisis
Boris Johnson says crisis on petrol forecourts is ‘stabilising’
The British Prime Minister urged motorists to go about their business in the normal way.
# Adoption
# Adoption
Adoption tracing legislation ‘risks being found unconstitutional’, O'Gorman tells Committee
Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges to new laws, he said.
# Your Rental Stories
# Your Rental Stories
'It keeps me awake every single night with worry': Your stories of Ireland's rental crisis
# Paris Attacks
# Paris Attacks
'I can still feel the explosion': 2015 Paris attack survivors recall events in trial testimony
300 survivors as well as family members of the victims of the attacks are to take the stand over the coming weeks.
# Courts
# Courts
Two women given jail sentences in excess of five years for human trafficking offences
Alicia Edosa (45) and Edith Enoghaghase (31) were each found guilty of two counts of trafficking women.
# Latest Figures
# Latest Figures
Coronavirus: 1,499 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest Covid-19 case numbers were confirmed this afternoon by the Department of Health.
# Balance
From The42
# Balance
'The attitude is the problem for us' - Cork club mounts case for issues in women's rugby
Patrick O’Connor of the Bantry Bay RFC speaks to The42 about the current state of the game.
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck: Sign up to The Journal's monthly newsletter about misinformation trends
See how we’re fighting misinformation and disinformation every month.
# Russia
# Russia
Russian investigators launch new 'extremism' probe against Alexei Navalny
The probe could see the opposition leader spend up to 10 more years in jail.
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
Government agrees to provide up to 500 extra places for Afghan family members
More than 670 Afghan nationals have already been granted permission to reside in the State so far this year.
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
WHO chief apologises for sex abuse by staff in Democratic Republic of Congo
The abuses were committed by the UN agency’s staff who were in the country to fight an Ebola outbreak from 2018 to 2020.
# Eileen Rushe
# Eileen Rushe
Cervical cancer campaigner Eileen Rushe dies aged 35
Rushe was diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2018.
# Metrolink
# Metrolink
Taoiseach says 2034 is a 'realistic assessment' of when MetroLink will be delivered
The Taoiseach says it is ‘wrong’ to say the project has not been delayed.
# UK
# UK
Dangerous levels of drugs found in river running through Glastonbury Festival, researchers find
Levels of MDMA and cocaine in the water were so high it could be harming wildlife further downstream, the study found.
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Pfizer submits data to FDA to authorise Covid vaccine for young children
Pfizer and BioNTech are also trialling their vaccine children under the age of five.
# Taking Off
# Taking Off
Ryanair to reopen Cork Airport base and restore 20 routes for next summer
The investment will restore all the company’s pre-pandemic capacity at Cork from December.
# Now What
# Income Support
# Income Support
Number of PUP recipients falls below 110,000 for the first time this year
A total of 106,245 people received the payment this week.
# RIP
From The42
# RIP
Legendary Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt dies aged 83
Hunt, who was part of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning line-up, scored an unrivalled 244 league goals for the Reds.