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1. #NO CONFIDENCE: The majority of Irish people have no confidence in the new cabinet formed by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, a new Claire Byrne Live/ Amárach Research poll carried out for TheJournal.ie has shown.
2. #LABOUR PAINS: Labour stalwart Brendan Howlin has said that he hasn’t made his mind up yet about whether or not he will run for the leadership of the party.
3. #CHILD BENEFIT: A clause in the draft programme for government proposes tying child benefit to school attendance.
4. #UNITED NATIONS: Ireland is set to face the United Nations to answer questions on its human rights record later today.
5. #QUEEN: The British queen has been caught calling a Chinese delegation that visited the UK last year “rude”.
6. #PROTEST: A group of concerned parents in south Dublin are staging a protest over plans to erect a mobile phone mast on a building close to a local primary school.
7. #UNIONS: The Communication Workers’ Union has hit out at private companies with State contracts that refuse to negotiate with unions.
8. #WRITE-OFFS: An investigation by RTÉ has found evidence that Ireland has become an import destination for cars written off in other jurisdictions.
9. #SANDERS: Democratic candidate has won an upset victory to beat rival Hillary Clinton in the party’s West Virginia primary.
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