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1. #RAIDS: French fighter jets carried out fresh airstrikes overnight against the Islamic State group stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria. Meanwhile, an international manhunt continues for fugitive Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam.
2. #SINAI CRASH: Russian officials have confirmed that last month’s Metrojet plane crash was caused by a bomb.
3. #HOUSING CRISIS: A new report shows rents rose nationwide at the fastest rate since the boom times in the months before the introduction of the government’s rent freeze measures.
4. #REFUGEES: Nearly half of the 50 US states have moved to shut the door on Syrian refugees as Republican governors called for a halt to the resettlement programme.
5. #HEALTH INSURANCE: The Irish Independent reports that Minister Leo Varadkar will this morning present a memo to cabinet proposing to axe the original model for the government’s universal health insurance plan.
6. #SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Today is the first day that same-sex couples around Ireland are able to get married, after the commencement order signed yesterday brought the Marriage Act 2015 into legal effect.
7. #SITESERV: The cabinet will today publish details of a report on concerns raised by the head of the IBRC inquiry over its lack of power to investigate financial documents relating to transactions carried out by the bank.
8. #BLOOD TRANSFUSION: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has suspended blood donations from women who have given blood in the last 18 months, after identifying issues with a device used to assess the presence of anaemia.
8. #TERROR THREAT: The Irish Daily Mail reports that a group of 10 suspected jihadis living in Ireland are being “thoroughly profiled” to assess whether they provided any logistical or financial support to the gunmen behind the Paris attacks.
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