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• Ryan seeks rulebook on Paris deal

  Cop26 will generate significant momentum for climate actions across the globe if a detailed and precise rulebook on implementing the landmark Paris Agreement emerges from Glasgow this week, Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan said yesterday.

• Lunney thanks authorities following convictions

  Businessman Kevin Lunney has thanked all involved in the investigation and trial leading to the conviction of three men for abducting and intentionally causing serious harm to him just over two years ago.

• Belfast health tech company raises £2.2m

  Belfast-based health tech company B-Secur has raised £2.2 million (€2.57 million) in its latest round of funding, to bring it to a total of £8.8 million this year, according to investor Kernel Capital.

• Facing NZ ‘ is what I have dreamt of since I came to Ireland’

  No doubt much will be made of the probable inclusion of three New Zealand-born players in the Ir eland match-day squad to face the All Blacks next Saturday at the Aviva Stadium but no less than James Lowe and Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park is undoubtedly a better player now than the one who arrived in Ireland over five years ago.

• Pure fun cannot be underestimated in the lives of children

  I hate the dark evenings. I'd hibernate for the winter if I could - waking up for Christmas of course - but hiding away for the rest of the shorter days. So, while the clocks going back meant that I had an extra hour of sleep (one of the upsides of not having a baby or toddler in the house anymore) and the clock in my car was correct for the first time in six months, there was still a bit of a "meh" feeling as I watched the evenings draw in ever more quickly.

• Is stock index membership for sale?

  Can companies buy their way into the S&P 500 index? It seems an extraordinary question about the world's most widely-followed index. However, a recent working paper, bluntly titled Is Stock Index Membership For Sale?, suggests grounds for concern.

• GoBus sues station over alleged fee hike

  Intercity coach operator GoBus is suing Galway Coach Station after it allegedly threatened to revoke its permission to use the station unless it signed a new contract that increased its loading bay fees by a factor of 10, despite reduced operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a sworn affidavit to the Circuit Court last month, GoBus said it has a licence from the National Transport Authority (NTA) to operate a total of 26 services per day from the Fairgreen Road station in Galway city to Dublin Airport, as well as 24 services per day from Dublin Airport to Galway.

• Kingspan reports 44% increase in sales to €4.7bn

  Insulation maker Kingspan saw sales increase by 44 per cent to €4.7 billion for the nine months to the end of September despite what it described as "extraordinary" raw material inflation.

• Up to half of houses in schemes to be reserved for owner occupiers

  Local authorities will be empowered to set aside up to 50 per cent of homes in new developments for owner-occupiers under proposals to be considered by Cabinet today.

• Put your togs on

  Sir, - Your photo on page two (News, November 8th) of the swimmers in Skerries is ridiculous. Could these people not have swam wearing their togs? Do they raise any more money for charity by being naked?

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• Man denies he helped Lunney abductors

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• Lunney trial accused disputes phone number link

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