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1. COURT: Singer Dolores O’Riordan shouted “I’m an icon, I’m the Queen of Limerick” during an air rage incident at Shannon Airport where she also head-butted and spat in the face of one garda, a court was told today.

2. #NO FERRY: The Galway company running the only ferry service to Inis Mór has confirmed that it intends to cease operation next month.

3. SHOOTING Gardaí in Co Wicklow have arrested a man in connection with a shooting in Greystones on Saturday morning.

4. #FIRE RISK: Ireland’s consumer watchdog is “actively considering” taking enforcement action against several retailers selling hoverboards, a spokesperson for the authority has said.

5. #CONOR MCGREGOR: The UFC featherweight champion will be hosted by the Lord Mayor of Dublin at a civic reception next month.

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