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LAST UPDATE | 10 Feb 2022
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
1. #INFLATION PLAN: The cost of living package due to be announced today will have targeted supports – as well as a ‘universal benefit’ for all households, according to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.
Speaking at an event in Trinity College yesterday, he said the cost of living is fast becoming the “burning issue” for the public, and that they are feeling the impact of rising inflation in their weekly shop, their energy bills and their fuel costs.
2. #FINANCIAL WORRIES: The number of people struggling financially has doubled since before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new poll.
Difficulties facing many people in Ireland currently are highlighted in the new poll conducted by Red C on behalf of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).
3. #ISRAEL: In an opinion piece today, Michael Benyair, former Attorney General of Israel, writes that he agrees with Amnesty International that Israel is an apartheid regime.
“It is with great sadness that I must also conclude that my country has sunk to such political and moral depths that it is now an apartheid regime. It is time for the international community to recognise this reality as well,” Benyair says.
4. #GARDAÍ: A new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána has been launched by Justice Minister Helen McEntee.
Budget 2022 has provided for the recruitment of up to 800 gardaí and 400 Garda staff this year. Many of those recruited will be drawn from this competition.
5. #PARTYGATE: Detectives investigating lockdown parties in Downing Street are to send out questionnaires to people believed to have taken part.
Before the end of the week, officers from what has been named Operation Hillman will begin contacting more than 50 people thought to have been involved in events which are the subject of police inquiries.
6. #DOG FOULING: Dublin City Council has acknowledged that dog fouling continues to present a “serious challenge”, as figures recently released showed just 27 fines have been issued in the last five years.
7. #NEW ZEALAND: Police have begun arresting dozens of protesters who were camped out on the grounds of New Zealand’s parliament on the third day of a convoy protest against coronavirus mandates.
The arrests today came after parliament speaker Trevor Mallard took the rare step of closing the grounds.
8. #LOTTO: A large family syndicate from Co Mayo are the winners of the largest Lotto jackpot in the history of the game in Ireland, after claiming the €19,060,800 in Dublin.
The family, who wish to keep their win private, won the jackpot with a Quick Pick ticket they bought at Laura’s XL store in Castlebar town in Co Mayo.
9. #EARLY HUMANS: Homo sapiens ventured into Neanderthal territory in Europe much earlier than previously thought, according to fresh archaeological evidence.
The new discovery pushes back the arrival of Homo sapiens in Western Europe to around 54,000 years ago.
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My solder balls haven’t given me any issues so far, but if they do. . I shall bring them into the doctor for a gander.
Hilarious.
This issue is old, not new, why is the journal reporting this, the iPhone 6 and 6 plus released 2 years ago. The touch issue first came up not long after that. Hardware and software problems with all technology, not sure why the journal seems to overly report on issues with apple products.
bit too defensive of Chinese made iPhone
The trick is not to be a sheep and use a product that doesnt have an apple logo.
Yes Gavin because non-Apple products never have problems? Unfortunately with the rapidity of modem product development and production cycles problems like this will arise from time to time no matter what the product or the supplier. As long as the manufacturer is reasonable and replaces the faulty product it isn’t a big deal.
Meh the trick is to buy electronics as cheaply as possible as it’s all made in sweatshops in China.
Or don’t have it in your back pocket.
my Sammy S5 has been in and out of pockets so many times without any problems…dont get an iphone..simple
@Gavin: Indeed
Solution: Buy a HTC.
Triied that. It broke in less than two months.
Broke,how? You buying the cheap models?
Hopefully Apple will go back to the glass and carbon fibre in the 5,5s been holding off upgrading as the six is no where near the same quality.
Carbon fibre?
Don’t touch one, with a bargepole.
stop or you will wake the isheep
My phone’s better than your phone.
Grow up.
But, my phone actually is better than your phone. Really.
Yep… I have been that Soldier… I’m just after getting my 4th iPhone 6+ over the last 10 weeks. The first one had this problem when within warranty and the 2 replacements developed the same problem (one within 3 weeks and one as soon as I turned the phone on). I was back and forth to Three with these replacements (turns out you don’t get new phones but refurbished ones).
Anyhow after 3 replacement phones and 8 weeks without a phone, I gave up on Three and went straight to Apple who have me a new phone (after a lot of back and forth).
Turns out this is an issue with the 6plus but not with 6S.
iPhones are useless. All upgraded models are just cosmetic now.
iPhones are not useless as my 6plus and iPhone 4 still work perfectly,And I have Andriod devices aswell.all depends on the users needs,and capabilities.
Ok Ken – But they are way over-hyped & over-priced.
The iShit strikes again.
Wouldn’t you be sickened after spending all that money
You’d be diseased
I have never had this issue with my iPhone 6plus(9.3.3)64gb wounded does it happen only on 16gb?
You wish the only difference is memory size everything else is the same
Have my 5s over 2 years ago & yes battery is poo in it but other then that I’m lucky it hasn’t given me any hassle apart from a weak wifi signal sometimes but few ppl have said it could be down to otterbox case but I kinda need to hold on to this for as long as I can so the case stays!
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