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1. #LETTERBOMB: An envelope containing explosive material destined for a financial institution in Dublin was intercepted in France before it could detonate.

2. #OFF THE TABLE: The Seanad debate on fishing boundaries bill continues – but the government can’t comment on it because of a High Court case.

3. #VEGAS: The suspect in a shooting on a bus on the Las Vegas Strip has surrendered to police.

4. #EARLY START: In case you didn’t know, your clocks should have gone forward last night.

5. #CRISIS POINT: Over €1 million has been spent to destroy 2,000 horses in Dublin.

6. #IRISH ABROAD: The story of the hundreds of Irish men and women who left the country for China up to 100 years ago is now about to be told.

7. #AID: Ireland has spent €430 million on criminal legal aid in the past eight years.

8. #RUN AMOK: There are traffic restrictions in place in Dublin as the Port Tunnel run takes place.

9. #ANOTHER DAY: The Bus Éireann strike entered its third day today, with no signs of any potential end in sight as of yet.

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