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1. Gardaí are investigating after a woman’s body was found at a house in Mayo.

2. The National Security Agency has temporarily lost its authority to collect phone records in bulk, after the US Senate failed to reach a deal that would prevent key counter-terror provisions from expiring at midnight. 

3. 40,000 women are set to take part in the VHI mini-marathon in Dublin today, with the Cork Marathon also taking place. Here’s what you need to know about road closures and the weather.

4. Fianna Fáil is calling for legal counsel representing the Houses of the Oireachtas to join this week’s High Court action to reassert the Constitutional protection over the reporting of comments made by members of the Oireachtas. [RTÉ]

5. The coalition plans to freeze rent hikes for thousands of families, according to the Irish Independent.

6. Thousands of older people in nursing homes are being administered powerful sedatives to subdue challenging behaviour, reports the Irish Times.

7. Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is facing growing pressure to reopen a key Dublin garda station.

8. The EU has responded angrily to Russia’s entry ban against 89 European politicians, officials and military leaders. [BBC]

9. Secret police files dating back from 1915-1916 are being made available online today.