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1. #EXPLOITATION: The exploitation of workers in the hospitality sector is spiraling out of control, according to former employees who have now launched a campaign to protect workers.
2. #HOUSING: The majority of properties available to rent are priced beyond the reach of people dependent on state housing benefits, a study by the Simon Communities has found.
3. #TRUMP: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has told US President Donald Trump his country won’t pay for a wall along the US-Mexican border.
4. #WEATHER: Wind warnings are in place for 14 counties, with gusts of up to 110km per hour expected. Rain warnings are also in place for Cork and Kerry.
4. #FGM: The lack of training of Irish doctors and nurses about female genital mutilation means thousands of women affected by the practice aren’t getting the optimum care they need.
5. ULSTER BANK: A group representing around 60 Irish businesses will be appearing before the finance committee today demanding compensation from Ulster Bank for how the bank handled their loans during the recession.
6. #FILM: The company trying to build a ‘world-class’ film studio on Dublin Bay is pushing ahead with the development despite the project being left out of key long-term plans for the area.
7. #MISSING: Police in Northern Ireland have made a renewed appeal for information about the whereabouts of Gerard Conway on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance.
8. #RESEARCH: Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered a biological molecule important in cell growth is also critical in protecting us against infection – so much so that we would be unable to fight the common flu virus without it.
9. #TELEVISION: Mrs Brown’s Boys and Graham Norton were among the winners at the UK’s National Television Awards.
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