Kevin reports on Ireland’s upcoming alcohol‑warning labels and the heated debate around their effectiveness, delay, and public attitudes toward drinking. He also covers the ongoing issues of shoplifting and violence toward retail workers in Belfast, alongside the PSNI’s seasonal safety operation. Other stories include a proposed renaming of Dublin Airport after former Taoiseach Seán Lemass, the death of fashion designer Paul Costelloe, and a tribute to Donegal‑born All Black Dave Gallaher. Kevin highlights a new cross‑border university partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and Dundalk Institute, HP’s global job cuts linked to AI, and a Sycamore Gap sapling planted in Strabane. He also discusses the political row over flying the Palestinian flag at Belfast City Hall, Dublin’s separate dispute over renaming Herzog Park, and a shocking petrol attack on a woman in Clondalkin.

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