IRELAND

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• Noonan has said that he expects that the Apple tax investigation will be dropped. 
• Joan Burton reckons the General Election will happen in March 2016.
• Ian Bailey told the High Court today that ‘Vigilantes put a rat in my letterbox and I felt hunted like an animal.’
• Right2Water says the gardaí have been out in an ‘invidious position‘ with the water protests.
• A dossier said to contain allegations of tax evasion against a number of former politicians, including ministers was handed to PAC.
• Over 700 new jobs are set to be created for Longford, Kildare, Dublin and Galway.

INTERNATIONAL 

#UK: After saying ‘no way we won’t pay’ the UK has agreed to pay half of its €2bn bill from Europe.

#WALES: Cannibalism is being linked to the murder of a young woman at a homeless hotel.

#ZUCKERBERG: The CEO of Facebook believes that the social network can stop Ebola.

#AUSTRLIA: An Australian newspaper printed that Ireland was the home of potatoes and not much else.

#MANCHESTER: A hospital granted a dying woman her final wish to say goodbye to her beloved horse by bringing the horse to her.

INNOVATION

• This headset can help blind people to navigate the city they’re in. [TheJournal.ie]
• Want to know why you were forced to download Facebook Messenger? [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

And finally- if you’re in Dundalk and fancy some red grapes…get ready to splash that cash.