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1. #TRIATHALON: Dublin’s first Ironman race has started, traffic restrictions are in place to facilitate the event.

2. #ANNIVERSARY: Protests have been held in Ferguson, Missouri on the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. The unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white police officer.

3. #CRASH: A 19-year-old is in a serious condition after a car carrying five people crashed into a ditch in Longford in the early hours of this morning.

4. #KNOCK: The first chartered transatlantic pilgrimage flight by Aer Lingus to Ireland West Airport in Knock landed this morning. [RTÉ]

5. #PAPER: US politicians may be unknowingly using paper with the names of dead Iraqi civilians on it

6. #NAGASAKI: It’s 70 years to the day since the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

7. #ABORTION: A pro-life group has criticised Amnesty International for calling for abortion to be decriminalised.

8. #BALLOONS: Birdwatch Ireland says charity balloon releases are killing birds and dolphins.

9. #AGRICULTURE: Up to 60,000 people are expected to attend the 24th annual National Livestock Show at Tullamore in Co Offaly today. [RTÉ]