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1. #ARREST: A man is being detained in Lucan Garda Station following the death of a pensioner in Dublin on Friday.

2. #MIDDLE EAST: Israel unleashed its biggest air strikes on the Gaza Strip since 2014 as Israel and Hamas traded fire and two Palestinians were killed. (BBC News)

3. #TRUMP ON TOUR: Donald Trump has said that says Queen Elizabeth told him that Brexit ‘is a very complex problem’.

4. #EDUCATION: School secretaries are preparing a national campaign next year to address precarious employment issues and pay discrepancies.

5. #HAT IN THE RING: Dragon’s Den star Gavin Duffy will seek to contest the presidential election, reports The Sunday Times.

6. #CLOSURE: Discount retailer Dealz faces the potential shuttering of a store in Wexford after losing a planning battle over the unauthorised outlet.

7. #BURGLARY: A burglar with a history of drug addiction has thanked a judge for “saving” his life by putting him back into custody.

8. #LICENCE FEE: The government is to look at the possibility of giving the Revenue Commissioners or private firms the responsibility of collecting the licence fee, reports the Sunday Business Post.

9. #BIG GAME: France takes on Croatia in Moscow today in football’s World Cup final, but is it still the biggest prize in the sport?

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