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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 25 year old man in Tallaght, Dublin last night. Ademola Giwa died in hospital after being stabbed multiple times during a row at Mac Uilliam Road. This afternoon Gardai arrested a man in his 20s in Dundalk, Co. Louth in connection with the incident. A second man, who gardai say is in his 50s, received non life-threatening injuries and is continuing to receive medical attention.

2. Access for partners to maternity services is a post code lottery

The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin says fully-vaccinated people won't have greater access to the hospital than people who haven't been vaccinated. Restrictions for partners remain in place at the hospital, which it says is partly due to the low level of vaccination among its inpatients. 60 per cent of inpatients and their partners are not fully vaccinated. The hospital says it's willing to ease restrictions when the level of vaccination improves.

A Dungarvan pharmacist says he hopes to have vaccine stocks in place and ready for roll-out for 12-15 year olds by mid next week. Darragh Connolly, who is also Ex-Officio President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, says there are a few 'i's to dot, and t's to cross' on the scheme - including on consent - for young teens but he expects further clarity in the coming days.

The Department of Health has asked for the Attorney General's advice about mixing vaccine doses. It would mean people who were given an AztraZeneca jab, could get the likes of Moderna or Pfizer for a later dose. However immunology Professor Christine Loscher says there could be massive legal issues arising from this as it wasn't checked in clinical trials.

The Waterford Minor ladies footballers are in Munster championship action this evening. They face Clare in Fraher Field at 7pm. Meanwhile the fixture details for the 2020 Waterford County senior football championship final have been announced. The long-awaited clash of Ballinacourty and Rathgormack will take place on Saturday week - August 21st at 5pm in Walsh park.

The Spraoi Festival is gearing up to expand onto the Waterford Greenway this weekend. From Thursday August 12th to Sunday August 15th - a series of events will take place at 5 locations at the renowned amenity. Events will take place at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm each day.