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1. #PRISON Eamonn Lillis is due to walk free six years after his wife’s death, but he hasn’t left prison yet. A large media presence is awaiting his release.

2. #BLAZE The Air Corps has been called in to deal with a fire that’s raging in Killarney National Park. People are being asked to avoid the park for their own safety.

3. #THE POINT Wrestling star Sheamus is calling on people to pay their water charges – and his comments aren’t going down well.

4. #DUBLIN Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault on a teenage girl in Balbriggan, which is reported to have occurred on Wednesday.

5. #USA It is believed that former First Lady Hillary Clinton will make her White House run official this weekend.

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