The Top 4 Things You Need To Know Now

Sunday, 8 September 2019 08:50

The main stories making the news across Cork

A post mortem examination is due to take place today on the body of a man in his 50s found at a house in the City Centre

Gardaí found the man's body in a house on the Bandon Road yesterday morning.

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Fine Gael claims Fianna Fáil's "spending for all" mindset will destroy the country again.

Longford- Westmeath TD Peter Burke, who compiled a report for Fine Gael into spending demands from the opposition party, says the first six months of this year, Fianna Fáil have called for €4.35 billion in spending before the Budget.

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Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions secretary, has resigned from the UK Cabinet and her Party.

In a statement, she criticised the British Prime Minister's handling of Brexit - saying she no longer believes leaving with a deal is the Government's objective.

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The prime minister of the Bahamas says the islands are in their "hour of darkness", six days after the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian.

Tens of thousands of people are homeless.