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The top four things you need to know - Wednesday August 9th

RedFM News
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06:51 9 Aug 2023


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The Taoiseach will visit Belfast today as talks continue to restore the Stormont Assembly.

Leo Varadkar will hold a round of bilateral meetings with the leaders of the main Northern Ireland political parties, as well as sporting and business interests.

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An agreement has been reached to ensure student accommodation won't be used to house refugees.

There had been tension within government after it emerged in-demand student housing in Sligo was to be used for those fleeing the war in Ukraine, leaving many students without a place to live for the next academic year.

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A judicial review has been granted to the DAA over a decision by Fingal County Council to enforce a limit on night-time flights.

The Court also imposed a stay preventing the enforcement notice issued by the Council from being applied.

The Council had directed the airport to limit the number of flights to 65 between 11pm and 7am.

****Personal information about every serving police officer and member of police staff in Northern Ireland has been published online in a major data breach.

The PSNI themselves made the sensitive material public in what they’re calling a "human error".

It's believed identities of officers were contained in a spreadsheet published in connection to a Freedom Of Information request.


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