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Today's top stories in 6 seconds
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
WHAT’S THE STORY?
1. Alan Shatter has lost his appeal against a ruling that he breached data protection law when he revealed details about Mick Wallace benefiting from garda discretion.
2. A murder investigation is under way in Dun Laoghaire after a 65-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home.
3. A man was arrested following a four- hour standoff with gardaí after a woman was assaulted in Mallow, county Cork.
4. Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night was unexpectedly feisty.
5. Laya Healthcare has been taken over by AIG. But what will that mean for Laya customers?
6. A night cafe for homeless people opens in Dublin city centre tonight.
(Main pic: A murder investigation is under way in Dun Laoghaire after a 65-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
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