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Wednesday 21 April 2021
Police are investigating a number of robberies in Northern Ireland.
It’s Good Friday tomorrow, and these guys are doing God’s work.
Frances Fitzgerald and planning minister Paudie Coffey have agreed a proposal to grant new veto-on-development powers to city and county councils.
If you paid by cash upon delivery, that is.
Move along folks, nothing to buy here.
Just 7 per cent of these businesses said they have managed to maintain pre-Budget 2014 sales volumes.
We headed along to the first night of Tom’s Beer Club in Bray to learn all there is know about craft beer.
Off licences in the north inner city have had this agreement with gardaí over the last few years and councillor Mary Fitzpatrick wants others to follow suit.
ScamBridge.ie protesters gathered outside a store in Deansgrange in south Dublin yesterday over the move.
Today is one of two days of the year when alcohol cannot be sold or purchased. In an almost post-apocalyptic scene, people rush to stock up the day before so that they aren’t left short and so they can get through their Friday night, but what’s that say about us as a society, asks Kathryn Reilly.
The well-known pub in south Dublin had receivers appointed to it yesterday.
The men are being questioned at Blanchardstown Garda Station over the robbery on Friday afternoon in which staff were threatened.
The statement from publicans comes as Michael Noonan rules out a lid tax.
The National Off-Licence Association said it is strongly opposed to pre-Budget calls for tax hikes. The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) and Licensed Vintners’ Association (LVA) have proposed a ‘Lid Levy’.
The PSNI are seeking information on the incident, which took place in Ballynahinch last night.
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS there’s a higher risk of dementia in those sleeping six or fewer hours per night at the age of 50 or 60.
Researchers say their findings cannot establish cause and effect, but suggest a link exists between sleep duration and dementia risk.
There was also a 30% increased dementia risk in those with consistently short sleeping patterns from middle to older age (from 50 to 70 years), irrespective of cardiometabolic or mental health issues (known risk factors for dementia).
The study indicates that sleep may be important for brain health in midlife, and future research may be able to establish whether improving sleep habits may help prevent dementia.
Nearly 10,000,000 new cases of dementia are reported worldwide every year.
A common symptom is altered sleep, but researchers say there is growing evidence to suggest sleep patterns before dementia onset may contribute to the disease.
Today we’re asking: How many hours sleep do you usually get per night?
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