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Morning top 5: Body discovered in burning car in Dublin; Cabinet set to approve broadband plan

An investigation has been launched after a man's body was found in a burning car in Dublin. Garda...
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06.48 19 Nov 2019


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Morning top 5: Body discovered in burning car in Dublin; Cabinet set to approve broadband plan

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06.48 19 Nov 2019


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An investigation has been launched after a man's body was found in a burning car in Dublin.

Gardaí and emergency services were called to the Mount Andrew area in Lucan at around 8:15pm last night.

It's suspected the man may have been shot before the car was set on fire.

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It's expected the National Broadband Plan contract will be signed today.

The deal is set to get approval from the Cabinet after the EU ruled the contract complies with state aid rules.

Cabinet ministers are meeting at the earlier time of 7:30am this morning to sign off on the contract.

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A number of demonstrators remain at a Hong Kong university besieged by police, after hundreds finally left the site following fiery clashes on Sunday and Monday.

Local media reports that about 100 anti-government demonstrators remained at the Polytechnic University campus on Tuesday morning local time.

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam called for the situation to be resolved in a "peaceful manner".

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A new tax credit for navy personnel is to be introduced from January.

The proposal will see those who spend at least 80 days at sea able to claim €1,270 a year.

It's being brought before the Dáil later today as part of an amendment to the Finance Bill.

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Roughly one in four young people in Ireland suffer from severe anxiety, according to the latest 'My World Survey' into the state of youth mental health in Ireland.

It shows the number of teenagers reporting the problem has doubled in the past seven years.

Among young adults, cases have also risen by more than two thirds.

Main image: The scene where the burning car was discovered at Mount Andrew Rise in Lucan, County Dublin. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

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