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1. #CRASH: Two men were taken to St James’ Hospital in Dublin after a car crashed into a bus stop in Dublin.
2. #SEXUAL ASSAULT: A well-known hotel boss has been charged with 80 offences relating to the sexual assault of teenage boys, according to the Irish Daily Star.
3. #FIRST GAY TAOISEACH?: Health Minister Leo Varadkar appeared on the Late Late Show, discussing the impact coming out has had on his life.
4. #SHOW ME THE MONEY: Fine Gael and Labour are seeking bigger scope for tax cuts in the Budget than the agreed €750 million limit, according to the Irish Times.
5. #CLINTON: Former US President Bill Clintion has offered to intervene in the deadlock threatening Northern Ireland institutions. (RTÉ)
6. #FRESH CAR SMELL: Dublin Garda stations have received 145 new cars since 2014.
7. #iPADS FOR EVERYONE: Finance Minister Michael Noonan told a Fine Gael fundraiser every child over five years of age in Ireland should be given an iPad to make the country more tech-savvy, reports the Irish Independent.
8. #VOLKSWAGEN DRAMA: Switzerland has temporarily banned the sale of Volkswagen diesel-engine models which could have devices capable of tricking emission tests. (BBC)
9. #FATAL SHOOTING: The Irish Daily Mirror reports that Gary Hutch, the Irish crminal who was shot dead in the Coast Del Sol, was “betrayed to his enemies for just €5,000″.
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