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1. #GANGLAND: Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has announced that a new armed unit of the gardaí will be set up in response the the killings in recent days.

2. #CONSUMERS: Vodafone, Meteor, Three and UPC were all served with enforcement actions over consumer law breaches last year.

3. #CAVAN: A courthouse in Cavan was cleared earlier today to allow the bomb squad to inspect a suspect device.

4. #WOGAN: Terry Wogan was once turned down from a job at the BBC by David Attenborough because the station already had an Irish announcer.

5. #DEBATE: Pat Kenny is set to host a televised debate for TV3 between the leaders of Ireland’s four biggest parties.

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