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1. #INVESTIGATION Three senior gardaí have been arrested following raids on a number of premises in Munster this morning.

2. #MAY DAY British Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed to set out a timetable for her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party next month.

3. #ANA KRIEGEL Evidence has been heard in the 12th day of the murder trial of Ana Kriegel.

4. #TRUMP VISIT Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says protests during the expected visit of US President Donald Trump next month will be “allowed and welcomed”.

5. #DERRY Police investigating the killing of Lyra McKee have carried out searches at a number of properties in Derry.

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