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European governments believe a deal is unlikely before mid-December

Some retirees facing mandatory higher pension drawdowns The head of financial planning with Merce says it is “probably bad” for people who had wanted to protect, or ring-fence, the funds in AMRFs, as they will now be obliged to access these retirement savings. Photograph: iStock

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Kerry farmer found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of neighbour Michael Ferris has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of a neighbouring farmer in Co Kerry. Photograph: Domnick Walsh

Court had heard Michael Ferris (63) drove at John Anthony O’Mahony with teleporter

John FitzGerald: Dublin’s bus network needs major overhaul Dublin’s bus network must adapt to reflect the city’s growth. Photograph: Alan Betson

Most commuters in 2040 will depend on buses not the Luas, Dart or Metro

Noel Whelan: Ignorance of Ireland returns to bite Tories The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and British prime minister Theresa May during a bilateral meeting in Brussels. Photograph: Taoiseach Government/PA Wire

Brexit threatens North’s peace with potential for Border to become a targeted zone

Macedonia’s parliament approves name change deal with Greece Macedonia’s prime minister Zoram Zaev: his government secured the 80 seats it needed after persuading deputies to break ranks with the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE. Photograph: Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty

Nationalist deputies switch sides to pass controversial western-backed accord

Children among those honoured for bravely saving others from drowning Clodagh Hayes (centre) who was awarded a bronze medal for bravery after she saved a boy from the river Lee with Krista Valteris (left) and Keisha Moloney from Carlow who were awarded certificates of bravery after they rescued and saved a boy from a pond. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

‘I was in my pyjamas, I ran down the stairs and I dived in. I knew . . . they needed help’

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Border businesses feel their way in the dark as ‘Brexpo’ get-ready tour reaches Monaghan

Man was serving suspended sentence for sexual assault when he raped woman The court heard the man has 13 previous convictions, including one for sexual assault in 2011, for which he received a two-year suspended sentence.

Travelling salesman jailed for five years for ‘opportunistic rape’

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