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1. #BANGKOK: At least 27 people are dead after a huge explosion outside a religious shrine in Bangkok.

2. #MAYO: A man in his 50s was stabbed in an attack at a house in Ballina.

3. #ROUND ONE: Students across the country were nervously checking CAO points today as the first round of college course offers were made.

4. #OOPS: A technical error saw Revenue sending letters to foreign businesses asking for millions of euro.

5. #AWKWARD: An Irishman in Sydney has been arrested after a couple awoke to find him naked in their bed.

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