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1. #BARDO MUSEUM A number of people are reported to have been taken hostage after shots were fired at the parliament in Tunisia.

2. #SLIGO Gardaí are investigating a fatal road accident in which a man in his 80s died.

3. #FRANKFURT Violent protests have been taking place ahead of the official opening of the European Central Bank’s new headquarters.

4. #TALLAGHT Two teens were arrested after two men were assaulted near a Luas stop.

5. #AWKWARD A handshake between President Barack Obama and Taoiseach Enda Kenny didn’t work out quite as planned.

6. #TOP GEAR Jeremy Clarkson could be back on the BBC by May – this time on Have I Got News For You.

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