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1. #PROPERTY: A new report from property website Daft.ie shows that the national average price for a house is now €230,000, 9.4% higher than a year previously and over €65,000 higher than its lowest point.

2. #COLOMBIA: President Michael D Higgins has extended sympathy to Colombia as the death toll from mudslides in the country tops 200.

3. #DRUGS: A man is set to appear in court over the seizure €1.5 million worth of cocaine and cannabis in Artane, Dublin.

4. #POOLBEG INCINERATOR: We spoke to locals in Ringsend in Dublin about the controversial plant, which is finally set to start burning waste this month.

5. #GARDAÍ: The Sunday Times reports that Women’s Aid has questioned the accuracy of garda figures on domestic violence – following revelations that one million breath tests which never took place were recorded.

6. #SEXUAL ASSAULT: A 14-year-old boy has been arrested over the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Chicago that was streamed live on Facebook and watched by about 40 people who didn’t report it to authorities.

7. #DUBAI: A large fire broke out at a high-rise complex under construction near Dubai’s largest shopping mall, sending thick smoke billowing over the city this morning.

8. #CORK: A new four-building project that will be the largest office block development in Cork city when completed has cleared its final planning hurdle.

9. #RICH LIST: The Sunday Independent has published its Irish Rich List, with the Mistry family taking the number one spot. The newspaper says the family is worth €15.4 billion from its stake in Bombay-based company Tata.

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