Here are today’s top stories on Independent.ie.
Relief for motorists as prices stabilize and petrol drops to €2 per litre
There is a rare relief for motorists, as industry experts say: The fuel price has stabilized after falling to its lowest level in months.
Back on the Street: The Swimming Coach Who Killed His Wife and Child to Hide a Dirty Secret
While waiting for a verdict, Frank McCann sat in the courtroom engrossed in a book about “the perfect murder.” The book, “Total Eclipse,” was described as “gripping” and “eerie,” which could easily be words attributable to McCann’s own story.
‘Compulsory control is a freedom crime, it takes away the equality and dignity of people’, says expert
The Paul Moody case was a textbook example of compulsive control, according to the leading global authority on crime.
Saudi-backed LIV Golf series will host an event in Ireland on Donald Trump’s track by 2024
Greg Norman Is Determined To Win The LIV Golf Invitational Series to Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare
‘Don’t put your life on the internet, criminals are watching’ – gardaí warns of fraud threat
The danger of posting too much personal information about yourself online has been emphasized by gardaí after three criminals were jailed for a €282,000 romance fraud in which a 66-year-old woman lost her life savings.
Double-digit inflation before the end of summer as GDP slows
Ireland’s price rises are already at their highest level in 38 years and showing no signs of slowing down when the economy loses steam
Report on questions from doctors’ defense showing that levels of awards and legal fees have fallen
A body of defense for doctors facing medical negligence claims questioned the findings of a report that indicated that award levels and legal costs had fallen significantly in such cases the past decade.
Backseat TDs vent their anger amid climate deal fallout
Having government backbenchers criticized the lack of ambition and detail in the new legally binding CO2 emissions targets.
About 40,000 passengers have canceled flights departing from Dublin Airport this month by airlines
Around 40,000 people disrupted their travel plans this month as 240 flights departing for Dublin were cancelled.
Tax evasion threatens Rishi Sunak. to sink
For a man whose campaign was based on the inevitability of victory, Rishi Sunak could hardly have been further from his target. Three weeks after Britain’s Conservative leadership race, polls show his opponent Liz Truss is nearly out of sight.