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1. #LEITRIM: Gardaí are asking the public for help finding those responsible for placing a viable bomb outside the home of a garda.

2. #THE DISAPPEARED: The family of Columba McVeigh, who was kidnapped at the age of 17, has issued another appeal for information on the location of his remains.

3. #IT’S OFFICIAL: The Marriage Bill 2015 was signed into law yesterday.

4. #DANGER: Opel is carrying out an investigation after a car in Cork burst into flames.

5. #TALLAGHT: Two men have been charged over a massive drugs haul by gardaí.

6. #HERO: A court has heard of the bravery of a 10-year-old boy who saved his sister from being abducted in Laois.

7. #CRIME: Burglary rates in the capital have seen a massive increase since 2007, an analysis by The Irish Times has revealed.

8. #SYRIA: UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has urged participants in talks on the Syrian civil war not to merely look out for national interests but to show global leadership, BBC reports.

9. #LAWSUIT: Taylow Swift is suing a DJ she claims touched her in an intimate place.