WHAT’S THE STORY?
1. A Cabinet minister has said that he does not believe there is an appetite for a referendum on the State’s abortion laws. That is despite a number of protests being held this evening for a vote on repealing the Eighth Amendment.
2. ICELAND has started evacuating residents as the risk of a volcano eruption grows. Yikes.
3. NEW research, published by the Higher Education Authority today, shows that 99% of 18 to 20 year olds in Dublin 6 go to college, while only 15% of their peers in D17 do the same. That means we “urgently need to tap into the deep reservoirs of disadvantage”.
4. VIOLENCE in Gaza has kicked off again with reports of air strikes killing a pregnant woman and four children this morning.
5. THE family of journalist James Foley have pleaded with his kidnappers to spare the other hostages after a video of their son’s alleged beheading was put online. Here is his mother Diane’s full statement:
6. A man in his 40s was shot dead in Saggart last night and gardaí have sealed off the crime scene at Boherboy.
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