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1. #HOUSING: The Housing Minister says he wants to change the law to impose tougher sanctions on rogue landlords who deliberately overcrowd their properties and put tenants lives in danger.
2. #COURT: The first ever ‘fitness to teach inquiry’ in Ireland will be held later today.
3. #MURDER ATTEMPT: A man suspected of a number of killings is among four men arrested over the botched Kinahan murder attempt.
4. #LIMERICK: Gardaí told a court that they fear there will be “loss of life” after alleging a “feud” between two rival criminal gangs had “erupted” in recent months in Limerick city.
5. #ANNIVERSARY: A new memorial to victims of the Enniskillen bomb will be unveiled this morning to mark 30th anniversary of IRA attack.
6. #HOMELESS: The number of people relying on the Simon Community’s emergency bed service is continuing to increase as the charity’s resources continue to be stretched, a new report has said.
7. #INTIMIDATION: People are being warned that small weed or cocaine habits are fuelling violent crime.
8. #BOOZE: After a long hiatus, the Bill to ban booze ads from buses, trains and near schools is back.
9. #NEWBORNS: Over 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave since the scheme was introduced in September 2016.
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