WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. WATER charges kick in tomorrow, and with the energy regulator issuing its final ruling, we now know how much it’ll cost to do this…

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2. DAVID Cameron is NOT impressed with our tax regime, telling UTV it was “about time” the ‘Double Irish‘ arrangement for foreign companies was stamped out.

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3. PROMINENT Dublin publican Charlie Chawke has come under fire for saying foreigners shouldn’t work as front-of-house staff in hotels and pubs.

4. GARDAÍ in Dublin’s north inner city arrested seven people this morning and seized €17,000 worth of PVP – a synthetic stimulant and active ingredient in the infamous “bath salts” designer drug.

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5. VOTERS in Roscommon and South Leitrim got a chance to watch candidates in the forthcoming by-election battle it out on RTÉ’s Primetime last night. Catch up here, in case you missed it. There was a bit of this going on…

6. GSOC is investigating the death of a man in his 30s early this morning, who was hit by a Garda patrol car in Co Louth.

7. TENS of thousands of pro-democracy protesters are taking to the streets of Hong Kong again today, as part of the Occupy Central “Umbrella Movement.” Here’s a stunning drone video showing just how full the streets are with demonstrators.

8. AN Irishman who was glassed in the face at a nightclub in 2011 has made a fantastic timelapse video of how his face has healed, and it went viral overnight. Check it out.