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1. #IT’S GRAND Finance Minister Michael Noonan has insisted the ruling from Eurostat regarding Irish Water won’t have any impact on October’s budget. Europe’s statistics agency has said the troubled utility can’t be kept off the government’s balance sheet.

2. #ATTACK A manhunt is taking place in Barcelona after two people were injured in a gun and knife attack.

3. #RECOVERED Gardaí in Co Wicklow have recovered three valuable paintings that were stolen during a burglary at a house in October last year.

4. #JOBS Limerick got a boost after taxi-sharing app Uber announced it would be creating 300 jobs in the city.

5. #WAR ON OBESITY After some speculation, Tesco Ireland confirmed it WON’T be banning Ribena and Capri-Sun.

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