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Sunday, 6 June 2021 08:19

The main stories making the headlines across Cork

A man in his sixties was among three people rescued by local RNLI volunteers in Cork yesterday.

He had fallen off a cliff while out walking along the coast yesterday morning.

The volunteer Kinsale crew had been out on a routine training exercise off Garrettstown beach when they spotted a man struggling against the rocks near the Old Kinsale Head at around 9am.

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19 people were arrested in Dublin following a second night of trouble in the city centre.

Gardai say a group of around 200 young people threw glass bottles at officers on South Anne Street at around 9pm.

Public order units cleared crowds from the area.

There was further trouble in Temple Bar at around 10pm.

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Cork City councillor says a number of public toilets have been opened to prepare for more crowds.

Parts of the city quays have been fenced off to prevent people from gathering, there are more bins and cleaning teams have been doubled up.

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The Finance Minister says he remains confident Ireland will still be an attractive place for foreign direct investment, even if a global corporation tax rate of 15 percent is implemented.

The world's wealthiest nations agreed to the new minimum level yesterday at a meeting in London.

Paschal Donohoe's acknowledged the change could affect about a fifth of Ireland's tax revenue and cost us 2.2 billion euro a year.