The number of homeless people has nearly doubled in the past 4 years. 611 adults were accessing emergency accommodation in Cork according to the latest figures.
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The new SNA redeployment scheme is being welcomed by Fórsa. It would mean Special Needs Assistants could go to another school if the need for them in their school is reduced.
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Mourners have one more day to see the Pope lying in state - before his funeral tomorrow. Tens of thousands of people have already filed past the pontiff's open casket in St Peter's Basilica - following his death on Monday at the age of 88.
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You're probably eating a chocolate digestive the wrong way. The iconic biscuit recipe is 100 years old this year, and the general manager of McVitie's chocolate refinery and bakery in England, says the biscuit was designed to be eaten with the chocolate side facing down.
