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• Last month saw the highest level of patient overcrowding at Irish hospitals since 2006, with 6,624 people waiting for medical attention on trolleys during the month, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
• The Criminal Justice Inspection has published a report saying the Northen Ireland’s police ombudsman’s office is “becoming less independent” and has been undermined by its work in high-profile cases.
• Gardaí are appealing for information regarding a road accident in Tralee, Co Kerry this morning, in which a pedestrian in his mid-60s was killed.
• Ireland’s first red light camera enforcement project is to begin shortly, with a camera being installed in Dublin city centre to catch drivers running red lights. Those caught breaking the law will be charged up to €120 and receive penalty points.
• Figures from Visa show that European consumers are starting to spend more – in most countries – with spending up by 2.5 per cent in Q2. However, perhaps unsurprisingly, bailed out states such as Ireland and Portugal saw spending fall.
• A HETAC college in Limerick has announced it is closing its door after 60 years in business: HSI Limerick Business School says it has ceased trading as of today and provisions are being arranged for all students at the college.
• Killarney has been named Ireland’s tidiest town this year, on the 53rd anniversary of the competition.
• Bolivia banned all motorised vehicles yesterday in a bid to help reduce pollution, with even the country’s president taking an eco-friendly jog to work.
• The FBI has issued a warning to small aircraft ahead of the 9/11 anniversary this Sunday; there is no specific information about a potential plot but the FBI says small aircraft pose a terrorism and security threat.
• The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak continued today in Cairo despite clashes inside the courtroom. Police were forced to separate victims’ lawyers from Mubarak’s defence team as the third hearing of the trial got underway.
• Iceland’s former Prime Minister, Geir Harde, has denied charges of negligence over the country’s banking collapse in 2008. If found guilty, Haarde faces up to two years in prison.
• A British inquiry into its own pursuit of terrorism suspects is due to examine allegations about cozy relationships between UK intelligence officials and Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya.
• Before Kilkenny’s hurlers board a train home at 6pm this evening with the Liam MacCarthy Cup, they paid the champions’ customary visit to Our Lady’s - see our slideshow.
• Where’s your favourite place on this little rock we call home? Our pals at TheLineIreland asked people on the streets of Dublin that very question… can you guess which spot has been deemed “f***ing savage”?
• Many of us would be embarrassed if we had a “urination incident” on an aeroplane – but not Gérard Depardieu. The French actor reprised his Obélix role to recreate the scene of controversial flight to Dublin last month in this video.
• This year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada came to an end today; the annual event sees tens of thousands of people descend on the Black Rock Desert to create a community of “art, self-expression, and self-reliance” that lasts for one week.

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