TV licence fee renewals dropped 25% in the first week of July according to new figures seen by this station.
It marks a significant fall off in licence fee revenue in the wake of three weeks of controversy at RTÉ.
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A new report says the Macroom bypass has led to a significant improvement in air quality in the town.
Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide were measured at seven locations before and after the bypass was opened.
Air pollution fell by a combined average of 53.8% in the town.
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The trial gets under way in Carlow today of a man accused of bringing his dead uncle to a local post office to collect his pension.
41 Year old Declan Haughney, of Pollerton Road in Carlow is charged with deception over an incident in which he allegedly brought the body of his uncle Peadar Doyle into Hoseys Post Office on January 21 last year.
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Ireland is becoming wetter and warmer according to a new study by Met Eireann
Climatoligists have compiled a report based on the last 30 years showing how Irelands climate has changed.
Every county throughout the island has experienced weather pattern shifts.
