A woman and her young daughter have been killed in a crash in Co Mayo. Separately, a man has died in a crash in Co Westmeath. 96 people have now died on Irish roads so far this year - 12 of the fatal road crashes happened on Cork roads.
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A formal hearing of the Labour Court will take place this afternoon, which will lead to a recommendation to resolve the pay row between pilots and management at Aer Lingus. So far, nearly 400 flights have been cancelled while members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association conducts a work-to-rule action.
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A Cork hotelier says the hospitality and tourism sector urgently needs a return to the 9% VAT rate. A coalition of hospitality groups including the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the VFI are hosting an event today to highlight the challenges faced by businesses.
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and People could soon be wearing headbands to measure their brain activity and stress. Similar to fitness watches, which measure heart rate and step counts, brain scanning headbands would track mental workload.