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Five things you need to know today

London knife attack; teacher penalties; bishop’s support for Maynooth; Lidl jobs

A private ambulance crew removes a body from the scene where one women died and several people were injured in a suspected knife attack in Russell Square, Central London, Britain, August 4th, 2016. Photograph: EPA

Thu Aug 4 2016 - 07:14

1. London knife attack

A woman in her 60s was killed and at least five others were injured Wednesday night in a knife attack in Russell Square park in London. A 19-year-old man was arrested shortly after officers arrived at the scene. A Metropolitan Police official said the early indications "suggest that mental health is a significant factor in this case."

2. Non-union teachers face penalties due to industrial row

More than 1,000 teachers who do not belong to a trade union face losing allowances and salary increments worth thousands of euro because they work in schools staffed mainly by ASTI members, who are in dispute with the Government over pay.

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3. Catholic bishops voice their support for Maynooth

Fourteen of the 26 Catholic diocesan bishops in Ireland have backed St Patrick's College despite the recent controversy at the college, indicating they will continue to send seminarians to Maynooth, with some saying they will also send trainee priests to the Irish College in Rome.

3. Dublin housing plan requires over €80m in infrastructure

[ More than €80 million in essential infrastructure is needed to make key privately owned sites in Dublin city ready for large-scale housing development, Dublin City Council has said. ]

4. Lidl is set to hire 600 staff in €100m expansion

Lidl is aiming to cement its growing share of the Irish grocery market by hiring an extra 600 employees over the next two years.The hires will be split between more staff for its head office functions and new positions for store workers and managers, as Lidl pushes ahead with a €110 million capital investment plan of store improvements and greenfield expansion.

5. Ireland will be supported by EU in Brexit talks, Minister says

The Government is confident it will be supported by all EU member states when it makes an argument for Ireland's "unique" circumstances during Brexit negotiations, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan.

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