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The Health and Safety Authority have launched an investigation after a man died while carrying out repair works at a school in Kildorrery in North Cork last week. 

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Ireland's consumption of alcohol is 80 per cent above the global average, according to Alcohol Action Ireland who are calling on the Finance Minister to maintain the current excise duties on drink, in its pre-budget submission today.

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A farmer's margin of the retail price of livestock has decreased by a quarter over the past 15 years, according to a former minister.

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Researchers in the US have linked optimism and prolonged lifespan after a study of tens of thousands of people.

 

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