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A man remains in Garda custody this morning following a stabbing in the City yesterday.

The incident happened on Magazine Road yesterday at around 4pm
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An opposition TD is bringing forward proposals to overhaul the protections given to workers when their employer goes bust.

The issue has come to the fore as a result of the liquidation of Debenhams with staff holding protests outside the former stores over their redundancy terms.

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Senior Ministers will be updated on proposals to curb the influence of property investment funds in Ireland at a meeting this morning. 

Ministers Darragh O'Brien and Paschal Donohoe have been working on changes to planning and tax laws to stop investment funds buying up new housing estates. 

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The five-day moving average of new Covid-19 cases has dropped by 12% in the past week.

It's now back to levels seen at the end of last month, while just 104 patients were in hospitals with the disease last night - the lowest since September.

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