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1. #SOUTH KOREA: The captain of the ferry which sank and killed over 300 people in South Korea has been sentenced to 36 years in prison.

2. #CRASH: A 44-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car in Limerick this morning.

3. #STABBED: A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in his Tralee home by an intruder.

4. #GOING DOWN: Garda numbers are on the decline - except in Donnybrook station in Dublin 4.

5. #NEWRY: 12 men have been arrested in connection with violent dissident republican activity in Northern Ireland.

6. #WATER PROTESTS: Protesters from Detroit and Greece are jetting into Ireland for the next big water protest in a month’s time.

7. #EBOLA: Some ambulance staff are worried that their response to Ebola wouldn’t be adequate if they had to deal with a case of the disease.

8. #SO MUCH RAIN: It looks like the weather isn’t going to get better anytime soon. Heavy downpours are set to continue for the day.

9. #LOVE/HATE: The ex-Governor of Mountjoy reckons the Love/Hate prison scenes were pretty accurate.

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