Polling stations around the country are opening now for General Election 2024. Voters are being reminded they don't need their polling card to cast their ballot, but they must bring a valid form of ID to the polling station. More than 430 thousand people across the city and county have registered to vote.
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SVP says some families are burning rubbish to heat their homes. Over 4,600 people in Cork called the charity last month struggling with crippling costs.
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A number of retailers across the country are being prosecuted for breaking sales pricing laws. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has launched proceedings against them. The shops in the electrical, cosmetics, furniture, clothes and shoes' sectors are due before the courts in January next year.
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Your morning coffee is going to cost you a lot more than it used to. The price of coffee has risen to a 47 year high this week.
