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1. #DRINKING: A major new report into Ireland’s binge drinking culture found Irish people don’t recognise the problem in themselves. However the report, funded in part by Diageo, doesn’t call for a ban on sports sponsorship by drinks brands.
2. #RENT: Rents went up again last month by 7.1%.
3. #ARGOS: The advertising watchdog has reprimanded Argos after the store advertised six items as being available on sale when they weren’t in stock.
4. #NIGHT VISION: The Taoiseach says gangs are using night-vision goggles and driving at high speed to evade gardaí while robbing rural homes in an interview with the Irish Independent.
5. #METRO STATION: The government is planning a €1.8 billion plan to build a Metro system between Dublin city and the airport according to today’s Irish Times. The move comes after the shelving of the Dart Underground.
6. #SUICIDE: Installing barriers and safety nets can cut suicide at hotspots by more than 90%, a new study shows.
7. #CATALONIA: Catalan leaders want voters to “give the finger” to Spain in Sunday’s regional elections.
8. #FOR SALE: A Nama-controlled site built at the height of the Celtic Tiger is on sale for €185 million. The Elmpark Urban Campus on Merrion Road in Dublin has offices and apartments.
9. #BIG BEAUTIFUL WALL: Donald Trump says that the wall he would build as US President on the border with Mexico would be a “great and beautiful wall”.
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