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1. #NOT SORRY: Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has given his first interview in two years – and has been branded “arrogant and cocky” as a result.

2. #HEALTH: A report has revealed that delays in discharging hospital patients is costing the HSE more than €500,000 per night.

3. #FRONTLINE: A female garda is currently awaiting surgery in Beaumont Hospital to treat a serious head injury sustained on duty when her car was rammed in the early hours of this morning.

4. #CHINA: A six-year-old boy in China has lost his sight permanently because a woman gouged out his eyes after luring him into a field. He was heard today asking, “Why is it dark?”

5. #2013 WORDS: Omnishambles, twerking, dad-dancing and girl crush are some of the new ‘buzzworthy’ words just added to the Oxford Dictionaries online. Srsly.

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