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1. #HOLLES STREET: An external review is expected to be carried out into the circumstances surrounding an abortion at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street.

2. #BREXIT: After six weeks of negotiations UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ended his talks with Prime Minister Theresa May saying the discussions have “gone as far as they can”.

3. CO-LIVING: Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said that co-living flats are part of the solution to the housing crisis.

4. #ASIA: Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. The vote is a major victory for the island’s LGBT community.

5. #GAA: Tributes poured in for Dublin gaelic football legend Anton O’Toole who passed away at the age of 68.

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