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1. #LÁ FHÉILE PADRAIG: The big day is here – here’s a list of what’s on
2. #POISONING: Russia has said it will expel 23 British diplomats in response to UK measures over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter.
3. #HOT AIR: Fáilte Ireland objected to a planning application to build a wind farm in Doonbeg months after Leo Varadkar contacted the tourism agency to relay Donald Trump’s concerns over the proposal.
4. #RADICAL PATHWAYS: An expert in youth radicalisation has warned that Ireland must act to prevent the spread of extreme ideologies here.
5. #SEEMS UNNECESSARY: The former FBI deputy Andrew McCabe, has been fired from the Justice Department just days before retirement.
6. #MEATH: Grocery giant Tesco has overturned a €5,000 payout previously granted to a worker accused of stealing cash from the self-scan checkouts at one of its stores.
7. #COURTS: Two men who punched a female wheelchair user in the face, kicked her and knocked her to the ground have been jailed.
8. #ALONE: A Loneliness Taskforce has been set up to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Ireland.
9. #NYC: The Taoiseach paid a visit to the site of the Stonewall protests in New York.
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