More foster carers are needed in Cork as Ukrainian children arrive in Ireland.
That's according to TUSLA as they issue an urgent appeal for people to open their homes to children in need of a home, due to the current humanitarian crisis and the impact of Covid-19 on communities.
The child and family agency say they have changed their rules, so aspiring carers no longer need to be married, unemployed and own their own home.
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The cabinet is set to sign off on an 80 cent an hour increase in the minimum wage this morning.
It's one of a number of items on the agenda as the Dáil returns from its summer recess this afternoon.
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The man whose decomposed body was found in a flat in Dublin, has been named as 28-year-old Tony Dempsey.
Gardai upgraded the case to a murder inquiry yesterday, after a post-mortem examination.
One line of inquiry is that he was targeted in a row over drugs.
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One of Ireland's oldest shopping centres is up for sale.
Douglas Village Shopping centre is now on the market with a guide price of €21m.
