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1. #BIG TOBACCO: The government has paid €4 million to firms linked to big tobacco firms since 2013.

2. #KILLINEY: A solicitor whose debts are reported to be around €71 million remains barricaded in his Killiney mansion.

3. #APPEAL: Convicted murderer Joe O’Reilly will make another bid to be freed from prison today.

4. #PADDY’S DAY: The Foreign Affairs Minister will march in the New York St Patrick’s Day Parade, despite their ban on LGBT groups marching under their own banners.

5. #WEATHER: It’s going to be very, very cold again.

6. #FIGHTING FIRES: Dublin City Council has announced that the National Ambulance Service will take over the handling of calls for the city’s ambulance service from Dublin Fire Brigade.

7. #EMBARRASSED: Irish women are too embarrassed to talk about incontinence during pregnancy, but one in three suffer from it, a new study says.

8. #PAYING OFF: Bookmakers Paddy Power have announced record profits.

9. #ARRESTED: Martin “The Viper” Foley remains in custody after being arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged false imprisonment yesterday.

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