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1. #LOUTH: An investigation is ongoing this morning into the shooting dead of a garda and another man in Omeath, and the shooting of a woman. Tributes have been pouring in for Garda Anthony Golden, a father of three.

2. #DRUGS: Two men and a woman have been arrested and charged after more than €1.6 million worth of drugs were seized in Dublin. They are due to appear in court this morning.

3. #CARRICKMINES: A special fund is to be set up to helped those bereaved and made homeless following the Carrickmines halting site fire. A book of condolences will be opened by Dublin Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh at the Mansion House today for the ten victims.

4. #LONGFORD: A man is due to appear in court following an aggravated burglary in Edgeworthstown yesterday.

5. #UP UP AND AWAY: Rents are getting so high that there’s “little chance” of saving for a house, according to a new survey.

6. #SYRIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended his country’s air strikes in Syria, saying the aim is to “stabilise the legitimate authority” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to the BBC.

7. #PICK ME UP: Three of Dublin’s largest taxi firms have come together to launch a new app in a bid to rival Uber and Hailo.

8. #AFGHANISTAN: Two British soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash, reports Sky News.

9. #DOLLYMOUNT STRAND: The family of an Irish man who sustained a traumatic brain injury when he hit his head on some rocks while kitesurfing in 2011 has set up a trust fund to help raise money for his care.

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