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Lunchtime Fix: 6 things you need to know

Catch up as you refuel.

WHAT’S THE STORY? 

1. They’ll do it but they’re not happy: Aer Lingus has reluctantly agreed to pay €191 million into its employee pension fund to help end the dispute at the company. 

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2. Two men were arrested in the early hours of this morning in Cork over allegations that two teenagers were sexually assaulted after attending a Jason Derulo concert in the city.

Monaco World Music Awards Jason Derulo AP Photo / Bruno Bebert AP Photo / Bruno Bebert / Bruno Bebert

3. A 21-year-old man has been arrested after the body of a 50-year-old woman was discovered at a house in Bray overnight. Gardaí were alerted to the scene following reports of an incident at the house.

Bray death. Gardai at the scene where Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

4. Talk about a truckload of drugs. Gardaí seized almost €6.3 million worth of drugs in two separate stings in Louth and Dublin, including the single biggest heroin seizure so far this year.

Two held over 7m Euro heroin seizure PA Archive / Press Association Images PA Archive / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

5. And speaking of drugs, meet Ralph, drug-finder extraordinaire. The Customs Service dog was involved in the seizure of half a million euros worth of drugs at Rosslare port, including LSD and heroin.

Raph the custom's drug dog with his handler Denny Lawlor for David Medclaf Revenue Revenue

6. The head of the GAA has admitted the organisation got it wrong with the decision to hold five consecutive Garth Brooks concerts at Croke Park this summer.

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