The Taoiseach's apology over his canvass in Kanturk on Friday night is being branded as "too late" by opposition parties. Simon Harris says he's "sorry" and "annoyed at himself" for walking away from a woman, while she was trying to raise concerns about disability services.
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Uisce Eireann says its continuing to fix any water outages as a result of Storm Bert. Crews are working to restore water in Fermoy and Dunmanway. Heavy rain over the weekend also saw flooding throughout the county in places like Mallow and Riverstick while thousands of homes and businesses had power outages.
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Families and friends will gather at Dublin Airport this morning to welcome home peace-keeping troops from Lebanon. Over 200 members the 124th Battalion will fly home from their 6 month tour in the South of the region.
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Adele says she doesn't know when she'll next perform again, after playing her 100th and final show in Las Vegas. The superstar's indicated she plans to take a "big break" from music, having found the run of gigs emotionally draining.
