The Central Bank is introducing strict new rules for car insurance.
From today, insurers must tell their customers the premium they paid the previous year, in clear writing, on the same page as their new quote.
They will also have to give a quote for each policy available - such as comprehensive, third party fire and theft cover, or third party only.
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Gardaí in Kerry are appealing for information following the discovery of a man's body in Kenmare on Thursday, October 24th.
Emergency services were alerted to the scene of a possible road traffic collision at Clonee shortly before 7.00am.
The body of a man in his 60s was discovered in a ditch close to his car.
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There was a 43% rise in child abuse referrals to Tusla in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2018.
The Child and Family Agency received 7,613 referrals in the first three months of this year.
Emotional abuse doubled and sexual abuse rose by 34%, with 1,029 referrals.
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Maria Bailey's Fine Gael branch has called for an urgent review of her place on the party's election ticket.
On Thursday night the TD at the centre of swing-gate controversy lost a vote that could spell the end of her political career.
Deputy Bailey tried to sue the Dean Hotel in Dublin after falling off a swing at the premises - a case she later dropped.
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An mystery illness that spread among US embassy staff in Cuba was most likely caused by emotional trauma and fear, according to a new report.
At the time, the affliction was blamed on a suspected sonic attack.
At least 22 personnel were said to have been affected by unexplained hearing loss between the autumn of 2016 and the summer of last year, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries.
