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1. #FIRE: A family of three – including a baby girl – are in a critical condition in hospital after a fire at a house in Belfast last night.

2. #KERRY: The Garda Ombudsman is investigating the death of a man in Tralee after his body was found at a garage.

3. #GERMANWINGS: Data from the second black box recovered from French Alps crash has confirmed that the co-pilot acted deliberately.

4. #BOOZE BAN: Despite calls for laws to change, today’s Good Friday alcohol ban remains in place. Dubliners have been having their say.

5. #HIT THE ROAD JACK: Siptu’s general secretary Jack O’Connor walked off Vincent Browne’s show last night. He claimed was a protest over TV3′s union practices.

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