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1. #PARIS UNDER ATTACK: French authorities are saying this morning that at least 120 people were killed in attacks at several locations in the country’s capital last night.

2. #STATE OF EMERGENCY: French police are looking for possible accomplices to the attackers responsible for the explosions and shootings, as President Francois Hollande declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders.

3. #IRISH RESPONSE: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has expressed his shock at the attacks, calling yesterday the “blackest of black days” for France. President Michael D Higgins also expressed his condolences last night, saying he had passed on his “deepest sympathies” to France’s ambassador to Ireland. Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs has set up a phone line for anyone concerned about relatives or friends in Paris.

4. #BAIL HEARING: Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm has made an emotional appeal to be released on bail pending his extradition case, after US officials filed paperwork that deemed him to be “a clear flight risk”.

5. #STABBING: Two men were injured in a stabbing outside a Dublin bar last night.

6. #INVESTIGATION: The Irish Examiner reports that Garda phones will be checked as part of an inquiry into how information about an ongoing criminal investigation was leaked to the media. The investigation relates to allegations of sexual abuse against a former government minister.

7. #DEATH SQUADS: Soon-to-be-revealed information about British army collision with loyalist paramilitary “death squads” is expected to shock the UK and Irish political classes, according to The Irish Independent.

8. GENDER QUOTAS: A new poll has found that most people oppose political parties being required to ensure a third of their candidates are female at the next general election.

9. #EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL: A former presenter at one of the country’s most popular local radio stations has been awarded €26,000 for constructive dismissal.

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