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1. #GONE: Former Irish Olympic chief Pat Hickey has resigned from the International Olympic Committee’s executive board, according to RTÉ.
2. #IRMA: Hurricane Irma has regained Category 4 strength with 210 km/h winds as it moves toward Florida, according to forecasters this morning. The hurricane’s leading edge is already lashing the Florida Keys.
3. #HOOK: The controversy over George Hook’s rape comments gets mentions in a number of Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Business Post reports that the main sponsor of Hook’s High Noon show, Dalata – which owns the Clayton Hotels – is threatening to end its association with the presenter.
4. #GARDA BOSS: Also in the Business Post this morning – the paper’s Michael Brennan reports that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is in line for a lump sum of €300,000 and annual pension of €100,000 if she can resist calls for her to step down until the end of November.
5. #GARDA REPORT: Why did just seven gardaí make submissions to the breath test probe, which dominated the headlines earlier this week? We’ve been speaking to rank-and-file members.
6. #WE ARE MANCHESTER: “We’ve got to move forward with love and not hate, and that’s how we win.” – Comedian Peter Kay, who once worked as a steward at the venue, offered a message of defiance as the Manchester Arena reopened last night.
7. #DRUG QUESTIONS: “People wanted to know about LSD – how to take it slowly and what to expect. We had a lot of questions about ketamine as well.” – Drug welfare staff told us what it was like working at last weekend’s Electric Picnic.
8. #ASK BARRY: Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen has been speaking about the abuse his brother, former Taoiseach Brian Cowen, suffered as the financial crash took hold. The Offally TD gave an in-depth interview to the Sunday Independent’s Niamh Horan.
9. #INCOMING: Finally, we’re in for some wet and windy weather today. Two weather warnings come into effect in the next few hours. The west coast will be worst affected.
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