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1. #FIRE SAFETY: Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has ordered the coordination of a task force to re-appraise fire safety in Ireland in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
2. #CENSUS: The Central Statistics Office will issue court summonses up to eight people over a failure to fill out their census forms.
3. #FAKE NEWS: Time magazine has asked the Trump Organisation to remove fake magazine covers which feature the US president from a number of his golf clubs.
4. #BIN CHARGES: Waste operators have four months to roll out brown bins around the country after the government announced ending flat fee charges.
5. #PETYA: A global wave of cyberattacks appeared to have Ukraine as a primary target – but users who updated their systems should have been protected, according to experts.
6. #MORE TDS PLEASE: Ireland should get two new TDs following the next general election, and some areas will be gaining extra elected representatives, says a report.
7. #VENEZUELA: A helicopter dropped two grenades on Venezuela’s Supreme Court building in a “terror attack” against the government, President Nicolas Maduro said.
8. #HOMELESS VETERANS: At midday today, the 9th annual fundraising appeal for homeless former members of the Defence Forces will be launched.
9. #TIME PRESSURE: An education committee will discuss adding 30 minutes to the Junior Cert English exam, after 12,000 students signed a petition.
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