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1. #TRAGEDY: Fans flocked to the Chapecoense football team’s stadium, where they sat for tearful prayers around an empty pitch.
2. #RENT: The cost of renting a house in Dublin has dropped (ever so slightly) for the first time in three years.
3. #PEACE: The Colombian congress has agreed a peace deal with FARC rebels, which aims to bring an end to the decades-long conflict.
4. #MEDICINAL USE: The government is not expected to oppose a bill on medicinal cannabis, which goes before the Dáil today.
5. #WATER: Simon Coveney is facing a revolt from Fine Gael TDs who want those who paid their water charges to be refunded, reports the Irish Examiner.
6. #NEW YORK: Police in New York have released a video showing an opportunist thief steal a pot of gold worth $1.6 million in broad daylight in Manhattan.
7. #NO SHOW: Barack Obama held a reception for Nobel prize winners at the Oval Office yesterday, but Bob Dylan was conspicuous in his absence.
8. #COMPENSATION: A woman who developed permanent facial skin damage after using a “high-end” cosmetic product on the recommendation of a beauty therapist has been awarded €37,500 damages.
9. #ENDA: The Taoiseach has praised Apple’s contribution to Irish employment, ahead of his meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook later today.
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