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1. #INM: Communications Minister Denis Naughten has defended contact he had with a PR agency over the proposed takeover of Celtic Media by Independent News and Media, amid mounting pressure from the opposition.

2. #SICK LEAVE: The health sector lost the highest number of days due to work-related injury, equating to 92,000 days per year between 2008 and 2014, according to new research.

3. #RIP: Tributes have been paid to TV presenter Dale Winton, who has died at the age of 62.

4. #BELFAST: Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man whose body was discovered in Belfast last night.

5. #FINE GAEL: The latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll shows that Fine Gael has seen support drop from 34% to 31% since the last poll was taken three months ago.

6. #EVICTIONS: The government has been criticised by opposition party members, housing experts and NGO officials for failing to signal measures to prevent families living in buy-to-let properties being evicted.

7. #PRISON: The Prison Officers’ Association has accused the Prison Service of failing to record all assaults on prison officers, RTÉ News reports.

8. #CANCER: Two out of every five public patients are waiting over three months to get tested for bowel cancer – the second most common cancer-related death in Ireland.

9. #NONPROFITS: Less than 1% or under 750 people working in Irish nonprofits are paid over €70,000, according to a new report.