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Public Services Card: Pascal Donohoe and Regina Doherty had preliminary copies of the damning Data Protection Commission report a year ago. Karlin Lillington The State will not learn from Public Services Card fiasco
Traffic extremely heavy on M50 following vehicle fire Drivers are advised to take care on the M50 as smoke may be affecting visibility

M50 northbound reopens between Junction 13 Sandyford and Junction 12 Firhouse

Lucky ticket-holder scoops €11m in biggest Lotto win for two years The jackpot of €11,225,280 – the highest in more than two years - had been rolling since June 12th.

Win is 15th biggest in game’s history and follows jackpot roll-overs since June 12th

Brexit: Merkel gives Johnson 30-day deadline to avoid no-deal German chancellor Angela Merkel and British prime minister Boris Johnson in Berlin: Mr Johnson arrived to shouts of “No Brexit!” from a hostile crowd. Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP

‘Irish peace is European peace,’ says Macron ahead of visit to Paris from British PM

College accommodation: Should you buy a place for your kids? Over the course of the four years needed for a typical degree, parents could expect to spend €35,200.

Is it possible for parents to buy a property near their children’s college and later sell it at a profit?

Foo Fighters in Dublin: ‘This is the perfect f**king gig’ Dave Grohl in action as the Foo Fighters play the RDS. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Review: Only once during the RDS gig did Dave Grohl and friends take a foot off the gas

The Rose of Tralee: Sending nude photos or spewing in your handbag doesn’t exclude you Sydney Rose Brianna Parkins with Dáithí Ó Sé at the 2016 Rose of Tralee festival. Photograph: Twitter

Brianna Parkins: You can do anything you want at the festival, as long as it is good craic

Number of people being treated for problem gambling reaches record levels There are an estimated 30,000 problem gamblers in the State. Photograph: iStock

Figures show 257 cases recorded last year – the highest number since records began in 2010

ATM theft suspects caught, more cash recovered after they return to scene of earlier arrest Gardaí intervened in an attempted ATM robbery in Virginia, Co Cavan last Wednesday morning. Photograph: Garda Press Office.

Gardaí find further €100,000 as three suspected members of gang are arrested in Co Meath yard

New dad Stander living the dream as World Cup beckons CJ Stander taking part in the Ireland squad session at the The Campus, Faro. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Munster man and his Ireland team-mates braced for a big and bruising England

Deep retrofit work to be funded from energy body’s 2020 budget Minister for the Environment Richard Bruton: said it was unfair on householders who had applied on time for retrofits to have to wait indefinitely for a decision. Photograph: Tom Honan

Bruton reversal of decision to end scheme may need €8m for work on 302 households

No-deal Brexit could disrupt police co-operation – report An attempted ATM robbery in Virginia, Co Cavan: the ability to fight all-island crime such as the recent wave of ATM robberies could be affected by a no-deal Brexit. Photograph: Garda Press Office

Study for north-south group warns of disruption and delay to extradition

Sex offender living with child in care among Tusla backlog Tusla was thrown into controversy in April 2015 after it was revealed there was a backlog of hundreds of unallocated case files in its Portlaoise office. Photograph: Alan Betson

One sex offender living with son (14) in the care of the State, internal emails show

Ombudsman raises concerns about HSE medical card policy John Wall highlighted the difficulties faced by those who are given a terminal diagnosis in getting access to terminal illness medical cards.

John Wall, diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, had emergency medical card revoked

Kerry council to erect warning signs about risk of Lyme disease Killarney National Park, Co Kerry: The National Parks and Wildlife Service said sticking to paths minimises the risk of Lyme disease. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

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