Here are some of the headlines this morning...

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IRELAND: Rents have reached their highest level ever, with tenants now paying more than €1,300 per month.

IRELAND: The Government has challenged the credibility of a report by the Simon Community which found that the vast majority of rental properties in our cities and larger towns are beyond the reach of those in receipt of state housing supports.

IRELAND: Female students continue to outperform their male counterparts in the Leaving Cert.

IRELAND: An 84-year-old postmaster says he won’t take a severance package from An Post because closing his post office could sound the death knell for his rural community.

WORLD: Human remains found at a New Mexico desert compound have been identified as those of a missing boy with severe disabilities.

BUSINESS: House of Fraser has apologised to customers after cancelling all orders placed online.

SPORT: Limerick manager John Kiely is drowning out the noise from the foothills of the Galtees.

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SHOWBIZ: Dolly Parton, Ariana Grande and Janelle Monae are among the latest stars to remember the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

VIRAL: Two Canadian kids’ daring adventure was thwarted when police found the pair in their pyjamas, carrying a hand-drawn map to “London”.

LIFESTYLE: As the summer holidays come to an end, Ciara McDonnell asks well-known parents for their back to school routines.