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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #PANAMA PAPERS: The publication of over 11 million tax-related documents concerning the offshore dealings of world leaders and celebrities has seen connections made with Vladimir Putin and David Cameron. From an Irish point of view, the Irish Times reports that a residence in Dublin is the registered address of a company linked to arms deals.
2. #DEPORTATIONS: The first wave of deportations of migrant refugees from Greece back to Turkey has begun.
3. #OLIVIER AWARDS: Ireland had a night to remember at the London theatre awards last night, with Clare actress Denise Gough winning best actress for her role in the play People, Places and Things.
4. #HOUSE PRICES: Prices are rising all across the country - and they’re going to keep going up. At this stage the rate of increase is greatest outside Dublin.
5. #JOBS JOBS JOBS: 320 new jobs are on the way for Dublin courtesy of US technology firm HubSpot.
6. #MICHAELLA MCCOLLUM: The young Tyrone woman convicted of drug-smuggling in Peru has given her first televised interview to RTÉ.
7. #TESCO: The supermarket chain has been told to offer higher compensation to Dublin and Cavan workers who were given no paid breaks.
8. #RHINO HORN: Members of a Limerick crime gang are to be sentenced later today for plotting to steal €73 million worth of jade and rhino horn artefacts.
9. #MYLES: It’s organ donation awareness week. This is the story of four-year-old Myles Jordan, a small boy who has had both his kidneys removed, and who is waiting on the transplant list.
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