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Thousands of people across Cork have taken part in this year's Darkness into Light event. 

It's the second year that the annual fundraising inititiave by Pieta House has taken place at a social distance.

The suicide prevention charity's described the weather for Darkness Into Light as "challenging for a challenging year". 

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Plans for adopted people to get access to their birth records will move a step closer next week. 

The Irish Times says the Cabinet's expected to allow the legislation to be drafted when it meets next Tuesday. 

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3,600 vulnerable people will receive a Covid-19 jab in a vaccination centre in Cork this weekend. 

It's the latest clinic run by 22 GP practices in Munster Technological University. 

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An immunology expert thinks young people here need to be vaccinated in the autumn as they're at huge risk of being infected with Covid-19.

Professor Kingston Mills says most cases of the virus are in the 19 to 24 year old age group, followed by 14 to 19 year olds.

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