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New rules on school cover free up €25m

THE Department of Education has clawed back €25 million in taxpayers' money after tightening up rules on substitution cover for teachers.

 

National wage deal back on table

THE Government is preparing to renegotiate last year's controversial national wage deal.

 




Waste disposal 'should return to local authorities'

BIN charges will fall across the country if local authorities take back full control over household waste, according to a report commissioned by the Department of the Environment.

 




South and west hit by worst floods in 20 years

THE worst flooding in two decades has destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and devastated thousands of acres of farmland throughout the country, mostly in the south and west.

 




Towns under siege as fallout from deluge continues

BLOCKED roads, fallen trees along with flooded homes and farmland greeted the residents of west Cork and Kerry yesterday as continuing heavy rainfall took a grim toll on one of the worst-hit parts of the country.

 




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