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1. #BRUSSELS: Belgian media have named the two suicide bombers who attacked Brussels Airport yesterday morning as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui.
2. #VIGIL: Mourners flocked to a historic Belgian square last night to mourn the dead and injured in yesterday’s terrorist attack.
3. #WELFARE CUTS: UK finance minister George Osborne refused to apologise yesterday as he was forced to row back on disability welfare cuts announced in last week’s budget.
4. #CENSUS: Details of Census 2016 will be announced at a press briefing later on today. The census will take place on Sunday 24 April.
5. #FINGAL: Environment minister Alan Kelly has said that Fingal County Council are trying to purchase the houses in Tyrrelstown, Co Dublin where 100 families face the threat of eviction.
6. #STAY SAFE: Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority have issued an appeal to people travelling in cars over the Easter weekend to wear their seatbelts.
7. #ARIZONA: Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored big wins in Arizona in the latest presidential primaries last night. But their opponents picked up victories in other states.
8. #VISITATION: A mother whose three children are in State care has only been allowed four hours every year in which to visit them, the High Court heard yesterday.
9. #WET AND WINDY: The weather outlook for Easter weekend will be quite unsettled, with “very wet and windy” conditions forecast.
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