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1. #CRISIS MANAGEMENT: The Olympic Council of Ireland has put together a ‘crisis management’ team to investigate the Rio ticket scandal.

2. #SEIZURE: Brazilian police have been given permission to seize the passport of Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney and five other OCI officials.

3. #APPEAL: A 13-year-old boy is in a serious condition after being struck by a car and knocked from his bike yesterday evening.

4. #TURKEY: A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

5. #ROUND ONE: Over 52,000 CAO applicants will receive their first round offers this morning.

6. #OFFERS: Nursing, midwifery and pharmacy courses are among the hardest degrees to get into this year.

7. #SHOOTING: A man is still in a serious condition in hospital after being shot several times yesterday morning in Crumlin, Dublin.

8. #HEROIN: Three people have been arrested after €210,000 worth of heroin was seized in two UK registered vehicles.

9. #CLOSING CEREMONY: 16 days and 975 medals later, the Rio Olympics went out with a bang.

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