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The Irish Times - News

• EU Contest for Young Scientists features starch, spinal fusion and autonomous driving
• Junior entrepreneurs encouraged to start real businesses in the classroom
  Primary schools have one week to sign up classes to take part in this year’s programme
• New personal injury measures needed to reduce premiums – report
  Average compensation for whiplash about 4.4 times higher in Ireland than in Britain
• Councils should buy vacant houses compulsorily, Donohoe told
  Government could assist by paying acquisition costs, Indecon report to Minister says
• Unemployment main driver for Spaniards moving to Ireland, says recent arrival
  ‘Once people settle down here they call their friends and say “this isn’t bad, you can find a job here” ’
• Surgical mesh failure rates unacceptably high, expert says
  Better evaluation needed of use in operations involving pelvic region organs, review says
• Man (83) ‘hadn’t much choice’ but to try stop raid at bookmakers
  Great grandfather Denis O’Connor hopes men responsible turn themselves in soon
• Minister cautions that report on future of policing will take time to implement
  GRA welcomes recommendation for body-worn cameras for gardaí