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1. #ON THE BOOKS: The first same-sex marriages in Ireland could take place as early as next month as legislation is due before cabinet later today.
2. #ABORTION: Nearly a third of people say the issue of abortion will be a deciding factor in how they vote in the general election.
3. #FENCE: Hungary’s controversial barbed wire border with Serbia is to be extended to their border with Romania.
4. #FACE OFF: As many British newspapers focus on whether or not he should have sung the national anthem, Jeremy Corbyn is preparing for his first Prime Minister’s Questions as Labour leader.
5. #DISLIKE: Facebook is working on a ‘dislike’ button founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed yesterday.
6. #HARBOUR FIRE: A fishing vessel that caught fire in north Dublin has required 20 firefighters to bring the blaze under control.
7. #PARAMILITARIES: As talks are set to resume in Northern Ireland, the British government has suggested a monitoring body to keep an eye on paramilitaries, says RTÉ.
8. #JUSTICE: Victims of sexual violence should have the option to face their attackers through restorative justice, a Dublin conference will hear this week.
9. #SUPERSTITION: A Malawian teacher suspected of attempting to sell an albino schoolgirl for $10,000 was arrested yesterday.
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