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Presidential nominees criticise Peter Casey’s comments on the Traveller community

Threshold apologises for falsely claiming landlords were charging ‘viewing fees’ Threshold statement: ‘Threshold wishes to apologise for the lack of clarify and any public misinformation arising around the concept of a ‘viewing fee’ being a growing phenomenon’ Photograph: iStock

Housing charity says it ‘incorrectly characterised’ upfront tenant payment to media

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Roseanne Barr slates ABC’s decision on how to write her out of her ‘happy family show’

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Khashoggi’s ‘fingers severed’ in brutal interrogation The dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was reportedly tortured and killed in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2nd. Photograph: Mohammed al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images
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College Green plans refused by An Bord Pleanála amid bus and traffic concerns The board said it would not approve the scheme because of “significant adverse impacts on pedestrians and on bus transport within the city centre”. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

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