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• Citizenship rules to be tightened with eight-year residency requirement: Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan is bringing proposals to Cabinet that would increase the residency requirement for Irish citizenship from five to eight years, alongside language testing and economic self-sufficiency conditions. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• Man in 20s critical after Co Meath assault, arrest made: A man in his 20s is in a critical condition following an assault at a residential property in Ballivor, Co Meath, with a man in his 40s arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Over 200 landowners issued compulsory purchase orders for Dart+ West: Irish Rail has commenced formal land acquisition proceedings for 206 landowners between Spencer Dock and Maynooth as part of the Dart+ West electrification project. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)

Politics & Society

• New rules for Irish citizenship: How will they work?: The Government's overhaul of citizenship rules will increase residency requirements from five to eight years, introduce language proficiency requirements in Irish, English or Irish Sign Language, and add a new obligation demonstrating knowledge of Irish civics, society and politics. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Rules for seeking Irish citizenship to be tightened under proposals due to go to Cabinet: The proposed reforms include a two-year continuous residency requirement before applying, six of the preceding 10 years in the State, economic self-sufficiency conditions, and new powers for ministers for justice to revoke naturalised citizenship on national-security grounds. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Citizenship a privilege, says minister ahead of overhaul: Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan said "citizenship is a privilege, not a right" as Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed the Government will discuss proposals to bring Ireland in line with other EU member states on naturalisation rules. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Government rules out universal energy credits in Budget: Taoiseach Micheál Martin has ruled out universal energy credits in next month's Budget, saying one-off payments reduce capacity to deal more substantively with ongoing issues, while Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said income tax cuts would be modest. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Budget proposals may swing to fairway or bunker for Govt: The Government's decision to extend temporary fuel excise cuts until the end of October at an estimated cost of €407m has left less wriggle room for budgetary promises, with ministers indicating income tax adjustments will be "modest" within a €1.5 billion package. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Inheritance tax changes and 'very significant cut' to childcare fees on the cards for budget: Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers confirmed there is room in this year's budget for modest inheritance tax threshold adjustments, while Taoiseach Micheál Martin said childcare will be a key focus with Children's Minister Norma Foley outlining further details. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• People urged to join national walkout highlighting violence against women: A campaign group based in Co Waterford is encouraging people to leave home, work or wherever they are for 15 minutes at 11am on Wednesday, September 30th, using the hashtag "#WalkOutForWomen" to raise awareness of violence against women following nine violent deaths of women in Ireland this year. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Dublin city councillors back motion calling for halt to bus and train fare hikes: All parties at Dublin City Council agreed to a motion calling for the reversal of planned public transport fare increases due in January, which would see adult fares rise by an average of 15%, with the council to write to the NTA and Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Rise in child poverty despite growth in average incomes: New ESRI research shows 200,000 children are living in households below the poverty line, an increase of almost 30,000 in 2024, despite average household incomes rising by 4% when adjusted for inflation, with child poverty rising to 22.7% after housing costs. (Source: RTÉ News)
• NI has highest infant mortality rate in UK, doctors warn: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said Northern Ireland's infant mortality rate has increased from 4.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 4.5 per 1,000 in 2024, with MMR vaccination uptake falling and 45.2% of 16-year-olds estimated to have a probable mental illness. (Source: RTÉ News)

Courts & Crime

• Man (20s) in a critical condition after Co Meath assault: Gardaí responded to an incident at a residential property in Ballivor shortly after 7am on Monday, where a man in his 20s sustained serious injuries and was taken to Mullingar hospital before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, with a man in his 40s arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Gardaí investigating possibility that teenager deliberately knocked off e-bike in Co Clare: Gardaí are investigating whether 17-year-old Bryan Lowe, from Westbury, Corbally, and Clonlara, may have been deliberately knocked down while travelling on an e-bike at Cottage Cross near Clonlara village at 11pm on Friday, with a silver/gold Skoda Octavia with registration 05-C-5982 understood to have been recovered partially burned out in the Castleconnell area. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Man and woman arrested following prison drug smuggling investigation: A man and woman both aged in their 20s were arrested on Monday morning by gardaí attached to Crime South based at Lucan and Ronanstown stations, detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, following a two-year investigation into smuggling drugs and contraband into Wheatfield, Cloverhill and Mountjoy prisons. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Ticketmaster accused of law breach over Oasis tickets: Ticketline Unlimited Company, trading as Ticketmaster, faces two charges under the Consumer Protection Act in connection with Oasis tickets sold on 31 August 2024, following an investigation by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, with Dublin District Court told the case "will be fully contested". (Source: RTÉ News)
• PSNI says fights being organised online between rival fans of Northern Irish football teams: PSNI football coordinator Inspector Gary McCullough said following a number of recent incidents, police are aware that rival fans of Northern Irish football clubs are arranging fights online, and issued an appeal to parents and guardians to help prevent young people becoming involved. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Business & Living

• New €43m swimming pool approved to replace leisure centre being demolished for MetroLink: Plans have been approved for a €43 million public swimming pool in Ringsend to replace the Markievicz leisure centre on Townsend Street, fully funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with new cost estimates for the 19km MetroLink line expected to range from around €14 billion to €17.5 billion. (Source: The Irish Times)
• More than 200 property owners face compulsory purchase orders for Dart+ West: Irish Rail is to contact 206 landowners between Spencer Dock in Dublin and Maynooth, Co Kildare, with formal "Notice to Treat" letters issued from Monday, seeking land for alignment improvements and construction access associated with electrification of the rail line. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• Man lodges fresh complaint alleging Inland Fisheries Ireland made him 'sacrificial lamb': A Workplace Relations Commission hearing in Letterkenny, Co Donegal heard that James Doherty, an assistant fisheries inspector with IFI from Buncrana, lodged an "up to date" complaint last month, with WRC adjudicator Shay Henry saying there was "no way" he could deal with it as part of ongoing proceedings. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Rathwood ends 'working relationship' with brothers formerly behind business: Evergreen Home & Garden Holdings issued a statement on Monday afternoon saying its relationship with James and Thomas Keogh has come to an end, days after The Irish Times revealed the brothers remained heavily involved in the company following the €750,000 rescue scheme approved by the High Court in July. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations: The Child and Family Agency said it has "identified inconsistencies in the historic recording and reporting" of information sought by The Journal Investigates under Freedom of Information and "cannot currently validate the figures", after initially stating 46 foster carers had been "statutorily ceased" before admitting this was "an overcount". (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you: First-time buyers are struggling to find anything within their price range according to a new report from IPAV, with the ESRI estimating Irish house prices are around 17% higher than economic fundamentals would suggest, and TheJournal.ie is seeking reader experiences of house-hunting. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Sport & Culture

• 'La Madrina' Taylor remained in charge until her momentous Croke Park mic drop: Katie Taylor ended her boxing career at Croke Park on Saturday before 80,000 people, going out "in a whirr of indomitable madness" with her farewell described as "the most impressive stadium show in boxing history". (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• 'No croissant because I'm on death row': Tensions mount and there's more Gaeilge on The Traitors: In episode five of The Traitors Ireland, the Faithfuls identified both remaining Traitors - Páraic and Carla - before breakfast had even finished, while six players were kidnapped by the Traitors with one not seeing sunrise. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Other

• Family 'failed' over man's death hours after discharge: A jury at the inquest into the death of 37-year-old Michael Hanley from Strandhill Road in Sligo returned a narrative verdict, finding he died from multiple injuries after being struck by a train near Ballsodare on 27 September 2024, hours after discharge from a HSE mental health unit, with his sister Mary Hanley saying the family "continue to feel failed". (Source: RTÉ News)
• Eiffel Tower closes due to staff strike over removal of female colleagues for Hindu group visit: The Eiffel Tower closed due to a strike by staff over "professional instructions that led to female employees being sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of their sex" during a visit by a delegation from the BAPS Hindu spiritual movement, with operating company SETE acknowledging "these conditions should not have been accepted". (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Argentina targets energy firm over Falklands operation: Argentina's government said it will file criminal charges against energy company Navitas Petroleum and its executives for operating in the Falkland Islands, following remarks by President Javier Milei who vowed to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory. (Source: RTÉ News)