An investigation is underway following the suspicious death of a woman in Co Louth.
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/> The body of the 34 year old mother of three was found in a house in Dundalk overnight.

Gardai are appealing for information.

Fergal O’Brien reports:

The European Commission says it “regrets” the leaking of a draft document on Ireland’s progress in implementing the bailout deal.
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Newstalk’s Political Correspondent, Páraic Gallagher is in Leinster House.

He says the source of the leak this time is different to a number of others and could prove embarassing for the Irish authorities:

/> In the US more than half a million people are without power as Hurricane Isaac moves through southeast Louisiana.
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/> New Orleans is being hit with 80 mile-per-hour winds – seven years to the day after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Some residents are believed to be trapped after a flood wall was breached.

Rick Knabb is the director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

/> The aunt of a man with autism is suing the gardai claiming that they falsely imprisoned and assaulted her nephew in Co Donegal.
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/> The High Court has heard that the 27 year old was arrested in September two years ago for allegedly chasing two girls with a stick.

Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent Francesca Comyn reports:

/> The opening ceremony for the London Paralympic Games is just hours away.
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/> Professor Stephen Hawking will guide the show – which is called “The Enlightenment” and Road and track cyclist Cathal Miller will be Team Ireland’s flag bearer.

Organisers are encouraging plenty of audience participation – at home and in the stadium – including a synchronised ‘apple crunch’.