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- Tusk rejects Johnson's call for backstop to be scrapped
European Council President Donald Tusk has said that a letter sent to him by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson included no "realistic alternatives" to the backstop. - UK to 'unshackle' officials from most EU meetings
Britain will "unshackle" its officials from most European Union meetings so they can focus on Brexit, reducing attendance by up to half, the Brexit minister has said. - Call for broadband network to stay in public ownership
A report carried out by the Oireachtas Committee on Communications has recommended that the broadband network infrastructure remain in public ownership. - High Court to give Ryanair injunction decision tomorrow
The High Court will give its decision tomorrow morning on an application by Ryanair for an injunction restraining some of its Irish-based pilots from striking later this week. - Two arrested in Dublin over attempted NI bomb attack
Two men have been arrested in Dublin in relation to a bomb that was placed under a serving police officer's car in Belfast in June. - Man charged with murder of UK police officer
A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a British police officer who died while he investigated a burglary. - Daft ordered to block discriminatory adverts from site
The country's largest property website, daft.ie has been ordered to block any discriminatory advertising from appearing on its website. - Call on Govt for scheme to protect rental deposits
The Union of Students in Ireland and national housing charity Threshold have called on the Government to immediately implement a Deposit Protection Scheme in order to safeguard rental deposits. - Gardaí investigate alleged assault on Muslim teenager
An investigation is under way into an alleged assault on a Muslim teenager in the south of Dublin city at the weekend. - Italian prime minister announces resignation
Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation after his government lost support of key coalition members. - 'Give it a spin' - Dublin Bus wants more women drivers
A recruitment drive has been launched by Dublin Bus and prospective women bus drivers are being encouraged to attend open days this weekend. - Syrian army set to take key town after rebel withdrawal
Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the opposition's last major stronghold. - Rio de Janeiro bus hijacker shot dead by police
A gunman holding a busload of passengers hostage in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has been shot dead by police, officials said, ending a hijacking that had lasted for several hours. - Probe after shots reported fired during NI funeral
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating footage which appears to show shots being fired during a funeral for a former member of the IRA. - Spain to send ship to take migrants off charity vessel
Spain is to deploy a naval patrol boat to Italy's Lampedusa island to take migrants off a charity rescue vessel that has been stuck at sea for days as Italy refuses it access. - HK leader sees 'way out' of chaos through dialogue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace, and that dialogue with peaceful protesters would provide a "way out" for the Chinese-ruled city. - Average monthly rents hit record level - report
Average monthly rents across the country rose to a new record level during the second quarter of the year, according to the latest quarterly Rental Report by Daft.ie. - Roadworthy homemade car surprises traffic police
Traffic police in England have shared an image of what they called "the most unusual vehicle". - Creed taking part in talks to resolve beef prices row
Talks aimed at resolving a dispute between farmers and the meat industry have entered a new phase as the Minister for Agriculture has begun taking part. - US president 'promises' no Trump hotel for Greenland
US President Donald Trump jokingly promised that he would not build one of his eponymous hotels in Greenland, after he confirmed his interest in buying the Danish territory.
