“Thursday’s Top Stories: Legal Action, Soaring Rents”

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Original Text: A previous Rose of Tralee contestant’s father has initiated a lawsuit against the company orchestrating the festival. Richard Henggeler, a Kerry Rose Festival Ltd stakeholder, has filed a case in the High Court with the intention of retrieving alleged funds he loaned to the firm. Anthony O’Gara, the CEO of the Kerry Rose Festival, claimed ignorance regarding the case and was unable to comment.

News
– Rent for new tenancies has surged at double the pace in regions beyond Dublin compared to the capital city at the year’s end, a shift that can be attributed to the trend towards remote work and relocation away from Dublin due to the pandemic.
– A minimum of 30 men who used to sleep in tents outside the International Protection Office on Mount Street in central Dublin, were left without accommodation on Wednesday evening.
– A London Plane tree, towering over 40ft on O’Connell Street and severely damaged by a fire during the Dublin riots last November, will be cut down as per the Dublin City Council.
– An Garda Síochána has revealed the sites of nine new speed cameras which are set to be installed at notable accident-prone areas.

World
– The Democratic governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, is poised to sign a Bill repealing a civil war-era abortion ban.

The Big Read
– Google has shown apparent duplicity concerning internal politics, according to Karlin Lillington. There is the everyday politics which might get employees fired, then there are the Political dynamics, for which Google is a good example.

Opinion
– Finn McRedmond ponders the implications of Weinstein’s overturned conviction for the #MeToo movement.

The housing crisis is being sidelined in the immigration discussions, claims Lorcan Sirr. PwC, one of the Big Four accounting firms, has suggested in its pre-budget proposal to the Finance Department that grants that facilitate the purchase of electric vehicles should also be applicable to used vehicles, not only new ones. This recommendation aims to quicken the transition from fossil fuel vehicles and assist the country in achieving its climate goals.

In sports news, the forthcoming Tyson-Paul fight in Texas this July appears to be nothing more than a ridiculous spectacle, far from being a legitimate sporting event, suggests Dave Hannigan. The motivations behind the match-up between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul can be discerned from observing the mass production of a high-energy drink named Prime.

Lastly, the most recent ‘Sign of the Times’ survey by Ipsos B&A presents a concerning picture of life in Ireland. The report indicates that the locals are worn out, overloaded by the pervasive influence of technology and financially strained, with the far-right’s violent online tirades adding to the stress and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Written by Ireland.la Staff

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