Top stories for Monday, October 31

Below are nine stories that are currently featured on the irishexaminer.com home page.

Taoiseach warns of ‘terrifying’ wave of delayed cancer diagnoses next year: Ireland will see a “terrifying” wave of late cancer diagnoses next year, and in some cases, too late in medicine, warned Taoiseach Michéal Martin.

Starting tomorrow, the first €200 electricity credit will appear on your bill. The first of the government’s three €200 electricity credits will appear on consumers’ bills from tomorrow. >>Read more.

The housing crisis is eroding the benefits of the Irish education system. Had successive governments listened to experts, acted, and planned ahead, the situation could have been mitigated, writes Laura Harmon. >>Read more.

Mortgage switching more than doubles as homeowners try to avoid ECB rate hikes. The number of homeowners switching mortgages has more than doubled as customers demand better value following three rate hikes by the European Central Bank (ECB). >>Read more.

Endometriosis patient Lin Luan leads a group of senators calling for greater care. Independent Senator Lin Ruan reveals she has endometriosis and will work with other members of the Senate to investigate limited access to treatment in Ireland I am going to ask the Oirichitas Health Commission for help. >>Read more.

Views from the harbor are included in the €435,000 Passage West 4 bed. With the garage built into the ground, these Pembrokewood homes have an unusual look, but a very interesting interior layout.

Patrick Kelly: Brave and clever, Nemo leveraged the traditional final know-how. Nemo was riding from off. They spotlighted everything from matchups to tactical approaches. >>Read more.

Suzanne Harrington: Happy Halloween, Farmers: What kind of fresh Halloween hell is this? In a country that likes to preach to others about parliamentary democracy, is he the third unelected leader thrust upon us in these three years?>> read more.

The Culture That Made Me: Gráinne Seoige on Dance Music and Minority Report: Stations also include Downton Abbey, Ken Follett and Outlander. >>Read more.

and today’s weather

Showers or prolonged rains are expected to be fairly widespread in the south and west this morning, especially in Munster and south Leinster with flooding and potential disruption.

In the afternoon, the western regions will experience drier and brighter weather, but the rain will clear slowly towards the east through the evening.

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